Experience

Symbrosia
• United States
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Project Manager

  • Apr 2023 - Present


Subaru Telescope / National Astronomical Observatory of Japan / RCUH

• Senior Summit Technician/Work Sub-Coordinator

  • Jul 2020 - Mar 2023

  Works with the Summit Mechanical/Telescope Technicians in the Telescope Operation to carry out: (1) Mechanical tasks for the observation and its support system. (2) Technical tasks for the observation system. (3) Summit Work Coordination for priority of requests and scheduling. - Drives project vehicle to access summit site. - Assists Summit Work Coordinator to determine daily summit work, understanding contents and priority of work requests from various groups including the telescope, instrument, facility, and computer engineers and/or technicians and safety staff. - Monitors the ongoing summit work and reports any problems and/or troubles to relevant parties immediately while taking possible measures. - Provides other support at the summit or Hilo office as needed, such as assisting telescope, instrument, facility or computer engineers and technicians in system upgrades, maintenance or troubleshooting. - Generates maintenance reports and work requests. - Loads and unloads delicate telescope and other equipment involving large vehicles, overhead cranes, crane rigging, crating, forklifts, man lifts, etc. - Serves as an Emergency Medical Responder as needed. - Majority of the work is at the telescope site at Maunakea, with work in Hilo as needed. Show less



WM Keck Observatory

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mirror Segment Repair technician

  • Feb 2016 - Jul 2020

  Primary Responsibility: Following detailed online repair procedures, while working as a team, in order to safely and reliably return the 84 Zerodur mirror segments to operation/exchange in the telescope for nightly observations. - Daily processing of repairs to 3-4 mirror segments within the controlling processes as defined by the SRP database. - Preparing, loading and Transporting repaired and unrepaired mirror segments between W.M. Keck HQ and Mauna Kea Summit on a weekly basis. - Providing assistance to teammates on a variety of operations requiring 2 or more operators as well as helping to maintain a positive and open-minded team environment. Show less



Smart Electronics & Assembly, Inc.

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Program Manager

  • Jun 2015 - Jan 2016

  Primary Responsibility: New Business development with cradle to grave approach to a broad range of Defense and Aerospace customers: Request for Quote handling (RFQ), Contract Review, Purchase Order receipt (PO) and preparation for manufacturing processes. Interface with senior management and production floor while managing exceptions to the MPS production plan. Customers include Raytheon, Lockheed, General Atomics, and other 1st tier Defense/Aerospace companies.  Hands-on scheduling and leadership for all new programs. Communication of customer's engineering requirements on open issues and manufacturability feedback from production teams..  Liaison between external customer and internal for daily changes to build rates/mix and Engineering Changes (ECO/ECN).  Daily Shipping status' for external customers and end of day expectations for internal groups. Show less



Qual-Pro Corporation

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Program Manager

  • Mar 2014 - Jun 2015

  Primary Responsibility: Real-time communication with external customers, review and interpret New Product Introduction (NPI),Purchase Orders (PO) and Sales Order (SO) demand to drive priorities for manufacturing, interface with senior management and production floor, and managing exceptions to the MPS production plan. Customers included Raytheon, Teledyne RDI, Goodrich UTC, and many others.  Production Readiness Review (PRR) scheduling and leadership for new products. Communication with customer's engineering teams for open issues and manufacturability prior to NPI.  Liaison between external customer and internal for daily changes to build rates/mix and Engineering Changes (ECO/ECN).  Daily Shipping status' for external customers and end of day expectations for internal groups.  Alignment of material demands with kanban (KB) forecasting and reduction of inventory across all managed SKUs (~80 discrete Part Numbers) using Epicor MPS/ERP. Show less



C&D Zodiac

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Materials Planner

  • Apr 2013 - Dec 2013

  Primary Responsibility: Interpret Sales Order demand to drive priority of manufacturing, interface with senior management and production floor, communicate shipping schedule. Main program support for Boeing 787-8/9 Dreamliner airframes.  Daily release of work orders for the manufacture of complex carbon composite structures. Real-time production plan adjustments based upon ever-changing demand.  Liaison between Program managers and Production floor for daily changes to build rates / mix.  Customer point-of-contact for shipping details (Component/quantity/PO specific).  Developed LEAN system for releasing WO in alignment with actual demand and drove JIT ordering system via Royal 4/5 MPS. Show less



National Industrial Concepts

• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Production Planner

  • Jan 2011 - Feb 2013

  Primary Responsibility: BOM creation, Manufacturing Routing, Materials Usage, Engineering Changes,New Product Introduction, and Team Project leadership. Controlled release of over 1000 new Part Numbers yearly with 98% first-pass yield. Liaison between Scheduling (Forecasting) and Purchasing (Supply-Chain) team-members to control stock levels and reduce inventory costs Accountable for Inventory (Supply-Chain) Corrective Actions. Spearheaded Kaizan, 5S, and LEAN factory improvements. Show less



BlueView Technologies

• Manufacturing Supervisor

  • Jan 2007 - Oct 2009

  Primary Responsibility: Manufacture of key transducer components for all models of proprietary ultrasound technology, inventory management, RMA support, and on-site customer support. Engineered and implemented new marketable hardware for standalone computing of existing Ultrasound and ROV control systems. Point of contact for introduction and implementation LEAN and 6-sigma manufacturing practices to the company, decreased rework, shortened production time by 30%. Developed inventory strategies focused on maximizing stock for future market growth while minimizing costs. Developed and oversaw installation of new 6000 ft2 facility focusing on station design, electrostatic discharge protection and reduction of product build time. Accompanied sales team during customer visits to demonstrate the viability, system integration and productivity gains for the company with multi-beam sonar imaging. Show less