SUMMARY:

To Obtain an Engineering position

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Manufacturing Process Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Process medical and defense parts/assemblies
• M1 ERP system software
• SolidWorks for process drawings/gages/fixtures/custom tooling
• Created engineering work instructions for our PRP system
• Implemented doc control and revision standards for internal documents
• Performed process validations for the Passivation line and Laser Etching and reports
• Technical lead for major medical device companies and leading technology companies
• Lead cross - functional teams for creating the most efficient process
• Performed IQ/OQ and reports
• Job planning and prioritization of jobs
• Adviser to quality
• Created Process Flows
• Created Control Plans
• Performed Risk Analysis
• Created templates/overlays for Quality to use for inspection
• Analyzed profitability of parts for quoting
• Created plan to deal with inventoried parts that are of different revisions
• Lead on handling of passivated parts
• Lead on specific shipping procedures for individual companies
• Used Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing Process
• Participated and launched Kaizen events

Confidential

Engineering Manager

Responsibilities:

• Supervisor of 9 Drafter/Designers
• CAD Administrator for SolidWorks and AutoCad
• Created vault and vault items. SW EPDM
• Created drafting standards and developed modeling standards and procedures
• Implemented doc control and pre-production and production revision standards
• Implemented ECO plan and processes for doc control
• Created a deviation process
• Managed time and timecards
• Managed employee issues/needs
• Job planning and prioritization
• Lead between shop and engineering
• Automation Engineer and Designer of custom winches and controls
• Created standard parts saving Confidential many dollars in engineering and manufacturing.
• Implemented some Lean manufacturing practices.
• Created 3 new product lines in 4 months, complete with manufacturing drawings and product literature. All are good sellers and can create good profit margins
• Created R&D test platform for testing winches and new products

Confidential

Senior Designer

Responsibilities:

• Design of SIJ screws and Facet Joint resurfacing device
• Design test fixtures and perform testing, collect data in lab notebook and put into reports
• Assist in cadaver labs and perform instrumentation and device testing
• Prototype machining and prototype assembly for R and D
• Spec and order purchased parts for test fixture builds
• Administrator for Solidworks and Solidworks EPDM part management system
• Create models, drawings, and BOM’s for all of the products, instruments, assembly fixtures and packaging
• Assemble the facet resurfacing device
• Create Inspection and Manufacturing protocols
• Work with outside vendors to help manufacturing of products and fixture components
• Maintain and organize lab by ordering supplies and keeping a clean work environment
• Work with rapid prototype companies to get part in a timely and cost effective manner
• Work with FEA and other simulation tools
• Designed parts for injection molding, conventional machining, wire and sinker EDM, MIM and casting
• Create and make changes for ECO’s and follow thru completion.
• Create all documentation for parts, fixtures, packaging, IP’s, MP’s, SWO’s, manufacturing plans, BOM’s
• Applied GD&T when needed

Confidential

Senior Designer

Responsibilities:

• Design products for manufacture.
• PICC catheters, CVC catheters, Dialysis catheters, Drainage catheters, Apheresis catheters, Implantable Ports, Balloon catheter, PICC locating device. Single, dual, and triple lumen hub design, single and multiple lumen catheter design, component spec (purchase and custom), and catheter tip design
• Design fixtures for testing products on Instron, Smart Scope, and Yamaha robotic equipment. Also fixture design for test methods not using a purchased platform. Custom water baths, Luer ISO 594 test fixturing, CT Injection testing, Flow V.
• Pressure testing, burst testing, water-air leak testing, kink testing, fatigue testing
• Design fixtures for product manufacturing. Tippers, heat dies, table top molding machine, curve plate design for pigtail geometry
• Cad Administrator. Maintained SolidWorks on a network of multiple computers/users. Worked with cad supplier for company. Cad Vault, PDM administrator. SOP writer for the CAD design/drawing standards
• Grand Avenue document control system Preliminary Coordinator Reviewer and administrator
• SolidWorks

Confidential

Designer

Responsibilities:

• Design fixturing and machines for the manufacture of balloons, stents, and catheters (tip forming, bonding, laser necking, extrusion fixtures, cutters, curve plate design, stent rollers, air tester on manufacturing line).
• Fixture design for testing in the Design Assurance lab for all of the Instron, MTS, Smart Scope, and custom test platforms.
• Design water bath and measuring fixtures. Scope and calibrated reticles
• Design and build equipment for the Pilot Lab and transfer to production the validated equipment
• Solidworks, Auto Cad 2004, and Auto Inventor, Microsoft Office products
• Lead Designer for Confidential
• User of Windchill for document control