Experience

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  Turner Imaging Systems

  • United States
  • Medical Equipment Manufacturing
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Retired

    • Apr 2023 - Present

  • Research Machinist/Engineering Technician

    • Sep 2017 - Present

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  LDS Employment Resource Services

  • Tucson, AZ

  • Volunteer

    • Apr 2015 - Present
    • Tucson, AZ

    Finding employment opportunities for the unemployed and giving hope.

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  Harbor Freight Tools

  • Sandy, Utah

  • Logistic Associate

    • Jun 2017 - Oct 2017
    • Sandy, Utah

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  Brigham Young University

  • Provo Utah

  • Research Machinist

    • Jan 2012 - Jul 2014
    • Provo Utah

    Staff member of the Precision Machining Laboratory

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  Malema Engineering

  • Santa Clara, CA

  • Senior R&D Mechanical Technician

    • Apr 2008 - Jul 2011
    • Santa Clara, CA

    My responsibilities included fabricating stainless steel and fluorocarbon prototypes and building test set ups and conducting flow testing of flowmeters from 1/4" to 3" pipe size.

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  Xradia

  • Pleasanton, CA

  • Mechanical Designer

    • 2005 - 2008
    • Pleasanton, CA

    I was responsible for organizing and developing the machine shop and machining parts and tooling for the development of x-ray microscopes.

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  Advanced Bionics

  • Valencia, CA

  • Mechanical Engineering Technologist

    • 1999 - 2004
    • Valencia, CA

    Part of a team of about thirty engineers and technicians, I made SolidWorks models and drawings, machined parts and fixtures, performed testing and solved problems to produce the world's smallest implantable neuro-stimulator in under four years.

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  Sarcos Raytheon

  • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Mechanical Technician

    • 1996 - 1998
    • Salt Lake City, Utah

    I was active in the design and fabrication of explosive powered syringes, safe syringes, prosthetic limbs, and vacuum formed components for entertainment robots.

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  University of Utah Institute of Biomedical Engineering

  • Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Laboratory Supervisor

    • 1977 - 1996
    • Salt Lake City, Utah

    As primary assistant to Willem Kolff, the "Father of Artificial Organs, I adapted thermoforming to create a lighter, transparent and less expensive version of the Jarvik 7 artificial heart which was successfully used in animals and brain dead humans and was given FDA approval for human implantation.