Manufacturing Engineer

• Dec 2020 - Present

Senior automation technician

• Oct 2019 - Dec 2020

Technical Support Engineer

• Jan 2000 - Dec 2020

As a Technical Specialist for IBE SMT Equipment, I oversee the repair, restore, and programming for a factoryautomation system company that averages $10M in annual revenues. My role includes working closely with customersto understand their needs, as well as address specific concerns or issues. I am skilled in troubleshooting systems toresolve equipment issues, as well as managing all project expenses which involves identifying parts and equipmentthat are available to continue production to meet timeline commitments. Additionally, I collaborate with suppliers andvendors to resolve technical issues and answer questions.A few key contributions while in this role include:⇨Serve as the company expert related to technical understanding and implementation of processes and equipment.⇨Spearhead sales calls consisting of working with customers to set delivery expectations.⇨Effectively develop team members by working one on one with each employee assisting them in understandingcompany processes, procedures, and equipment maintenance.⇨Successfully trained each team member on ladder logic, mechanical fundamentals, and control electronic systemsrelated to factory automatic which has led to employee efficiency and work flow.

Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

• Sep 1996 - Jan 2000

Evaluated new machine types for worldwide operationsEvaluated new line configurations for worldwide operations.Further developed my machine models to accommodate quick and accurate line configuration scenarios, including process time per product, cost, factory foot print, and ROIC. This was the primary tool for making equipment buying decisions. If the machine data was already in the model, new scenarios could be generated in 15 minutes. And that happened often.

Maintenance Supervisor

• Sep 1995 - Sep 1996

Supervisor of 30+ maintenance technicians over two shiftsResponsible for uptime and issue response time of maintenance activitiesKey role in Safety Committee because most of the corrective action fell within our responsibilityResponsible to preform, administer, and track preventive maintenance activitiesResponsible for setting individual goals of each technician and measuring their progression and compensation

Process Engineer

• Sep 1990 - Sep 1995

Responsible for two high speed SMT production lines and the machine specialist of all machines over two builds or 13 high speed lines.Tested and characterized each axis of all placement machine types to provide accurate data for a cycle time prediction tool.Developed accurate cycle time models for all machinesUsed these tools to develop placement pattern analysis tools and methods to provide the basis to outperform computer optimized placement programs.Used this optimizing strategy to prepare placement programs that were more than 20% faster than computer optimized programs.These programs were used 24/7 for 6 months at a time for a major product, saving millions in labor. This is the basis of my US Patent 5,933,349

Equipment Technician

• Oct 1988 - Sep 1990

Started Compaq as an equipment technician and wrote many maintenance process documents and procedures.Quickly learned machinery by reading manuals, schematics, parts drawings and programing manuals.Specialized in machine uptime and efficiency through the understanding of electronics control system, machine tool mechanics, and the software control applications.Wrote and modified PLC programs to customize machine function to our specific needs.Design, built, and implemented many process improvement devices some using PLCs.Managed the preventive maintenance activities as a group leader.

Test Set Technician

• Nov 1984 - Oct 1988

Test Set technician – Maintained an assortment of Universal Instrument Through-hole circuit board assembly equipment. All machines were computer controlled.Maintained test and measurement equipment. In-circuit, Functional, and Hot Mockup test systems were maintained. Most were computer controlled.Maintained the Local Area Network and the maintenance reporting response system Test Set technician – Maintained an assortment of Universal Instrument Through-hole circuit board assembly equipment. All machines were computer controlled.Maintained test and measurement equipment. In-circuit, Functional, and Hot Mockup test systems were maintained. Most were computer controlled.Maintained the Local Area Network and the maintenance reporting response system

Test Technician

• Sep 1983 - Nov 1984

Test Technician – Electrically and mechanically maintained high speed cassette duplication equipment. Electrically and mechanically maintained high speed cassette cartridge loading equipment.We were the key group that maintained product quality though sampling as well as machine uptime. Test Technician – Electrically and mechanically maintained high speed cassette duplication equipment. Electrically and mechanically maintained high speed cassette cartridge loading equipment.We were the key group that maintained product quality though sampling as well as machine uptime.