Ashley Woollard
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Chinese Limited working proficiency
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Martin Audio Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Production Support Engineer
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Jun 2018 - Present
Providing engineering and quality assurance support to production and NPI departments.Responsible for;• Implementation of and improvements to production assembly processes.• Investigation of acoustic quality issues in sub-assembly drive units and finished product systems.• Quality assurance support to UK manufacturing of sub-assembly and finished product system levels.• Quality assurance support to China/Far East supply chain. ODM/OEM finished product suppliers. Drive unit sub-assembly suppliers, and component suppliers. Both existing and NPI products• Quality assurance support to European supply chain. Wood/Composite cabinet manufacturers.• Development of quality, reliability test and NPI processes. Implementation of these procedures, standards and reporting.• Implementation of inspection processes to capture and document supplier and component quality.• Ensuring that manufacturing or production processes meet international and national standards.
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Bowers & Wilkins
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United Kingdom
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Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Acoustic Test & Design Quality Engineer
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2013 - Feb 2018
• Full responsibility for all acoustic test equipment within the Zhuhai manufacturing facility, sub-assembly drive units and finished product systems. Controlling a team of 2 test technicians.o Test template creation, parameter setting and limit setting.o Continual optimisation of test parameters and limits where required.o Implementation of Klippel QC software and hardware into all production lines between May & June of 2017.o Investigation of test failures, assisting the wider process quality team in determining the failure modes through analysis of test graphs and listening.o Responsible for creation, validation and maintenance of test chambers and associated equipment.• Co-ordination of all new project reliability testing.o Creating a reliability test matrix and defining appropriate testing for all components/finished products within a specific model or range of models.o Assessing results of testing based on predetermined company or recognised International standards.o Reporting test results in a clear and concise manner, allowing all within the company to easily understand test results.o Creation of bespoke and adaption of existing reliability tests to suit new components/products. This may include new materials and/or finishes, new assembly or fixing techniques.• Co-ordination of Zhuhai site Sample Approval Notifications.o Following up of component samples within the approval system.o Arranging the reliability testing required for new samples (new project and revisions of current components).• Co-ordination of Zhuhai site Engineering Changes.o Following up statuses of component changes within the change system.o Co-ordinating implementation of new revisions into the manufacturing process.o Collection of tracking data after implementation of changes.
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Process Engineer
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May 2008 - Feb 2013
Responsible for all engineering requirements of MF/LF drive unit manufacture:Process control for all existing and new product drive units including creation of work instructions.Maintenance, routine and urgent, of all drive unit assembly machinery.Design of assembly jigging and fixtures.Failure analysis and process improvement of defect drive units.R&D sample builds.
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Production Support Engineer
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Aug 2004 - May 2008
Working as part of a 3 person team:Responsible for routine and urgent maintenance of all manufacturing equipment, machinery, jigs and fixtures.Adjustment of assembly (adhesive dispense) machinery.Design of assembly jigging and fixtures.R&D sample builds.Assisted in the setup of the China manufacturing facility on various occasion over a period of 11 months from November 2006 to September 2007.
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Education
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2006 - 2008
Northbrook College, Sussex
BTEC Higher National Diploma - Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering -
2004 - 2006
Northbrook College, Sussex
BTEC Higher National Certificate - Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering -
1992 - 1996
Worthing High School
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