Experience

CEC Vibration Products

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manufacturing Engineering Manager

  • Apr 2023 - Present



TT Electronics plc

• United Kingdom
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manufacturing Engineer

  • Jul 1998 - Present

  •Teaching/training assembly processes, (soldering, torquing, crimping, wire cutting/stripping, mechanical hardware assembly, conformal coating, potting assemblies, staking components)•Review production/engineering drawings for release. •Improving assembly processes, writing assembly instructions/routers, training assemblers in new processes. •Assisted in simultaneously building Engineering Prototype & new Production. •Programming profiles for wavesolder machine & reflow oven (per workmanship IPC-A-610 & J-STD-001). •Program epoxy dispenser and contact machine for component placement.,•Programing SMT Juki KE-2060RL pick & place machine. •Helped develop new conformal coat process & select new Dymax UV material (per IPC-CC-830). Programmed conformal coat dispensing robot.•Chose washing chemical/process, programmed batch cleaning machine (Unit Design) \for cleaning RMA flux from soldering joints (thru-hole & SMT). •Filled out PFMEA & resulting Control Plans (CP). •Trained as Six Sigma green belt. Project - Reduce defects on Contact Machine/Wavesolder Reduction by 95% Project - Reduce production time by 2hrs/unit.•Problem solving production workmanship & process issues real-time. •Working with suppliers for contracting new products. •Worked on proposals, time studies, visual factory concepts and new product layout. •Familiar with structuring UID & Barcode labels per Mil-STD-130 •Designed tools/fixtures to aide in production build.Certified Trainer for J-STD-001H Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies (2003 to present)Certified Trainer for IPC-7711/7721C Rework, Modification & Repair of Electronic Assemblies (2018 to present)•Trained to IPC-A-610 Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies. Quality dutiesInternal Auditor for OHSAS18001 transitioned to ISO 45001:2018, ISO14001, AS9100 Quality Management System, AS9101 Quality Management System Assessment. Purchasing dutiesSafety dutiesSupervisory duties Show less

• Senior Manufacturing Engineer

  • Jul 1998 - Present

  I have been working at this location for 24 years. Company Name has changed from EG&G to PerkinElmer to Excelitas and Finally to TT Electronics.



Boeing

• United States
• Aviation & Aerospace
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manufacturing Engineer

  • Jan 1997 - Jul 1998

  (Formerly McDonnell Douglas) Writing planning for assemblers on production line. Ordered & design fixtures for production assembly aids, programmed surface mount BTU Reflow oven; Mydata Pick & Place machine. Reviewed and signed off on Engineering New Design Drawings. Assisted in simultaneously building Engineering Prototype and new Production. Company moved to El Paso Texas (Formerly McDonnell Douglas) Writing planning for assemblers on production line. Ordered & design fixtures for production assembly aids, programmed surface mount BTU Reflow oven; Mydata Pick & Place machine. Reviewed and signed off on Engineering New Design Drawings. Assisted in simultaneously building Engineering Prototype and new Production. Company moved to El Paso Texas



Hughes

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manufacturing Engineer

  • Jun 1995 - Jan 1997

  Made recommendations, purchased and programmed CCA assembly equipment such as surface mount pick & place machines (CAT-90,Fritch, Hughes 3500), Heller & Vitronics reflow ovens, Westek Aqueous cleaner, deHaart & MPM Solder Screen Printer, Palamar Ball & Wedge Bonder, Westec Aqueous Cleaner, LSM Cyberoptics Microscope; Nicolet X-ray machine. Fancort adjustable forming tool, PACE surface mount rework stations. Work with design engineers concerning board layouts for new surface mount pwbs. Training Assemblers to use equipment and new process (using organic flux, no-clean flux, TMM10 boards) Show less



NavCom Defense Electronics, Inc.

• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

• Senior Manufacturing Engineer

  • Jun 1988 - Jun 1991

  8/92-6/95 Title: Manufacturing Engineer II/Instructor Duties: Same as previous description now includes knowledge of surface mount technology. Worked with Quality Engineering implementing Statistical Process Control (SPC) to get sample inspection after wavesoldering. Did off-line training with assemblers and inspectors concerning workmanship and inspection criteria. Have knowledge in conformal coating circuit boards (i.e. applying silicone and acrylic). 6/91-8/92 Title: Production Line Supervisor/Instructor Duties: Supervised 11-20 circuit board assemblers adhered to production schedule and published production statuses. Investigated more efficient production flow. Made recommendations for new component prepping equipment. Assisted Production Control in material logistics flow. 6/88-6/91 Title: Manufacturing Engineer I (II following year)/Instructor Duties: Wrote planning for assemblers on production line. Designed fixtures for production aids. Restructured bills of material. Wrote process specifications for assembly procedures and tooling. Programmed CS400C Component Locator for inserting components, Asymtec Automove 403, which applied solder mask on circuit boards prior to wavesolder. Have knowledge of the Electrovert Procon I wavesolder machine. Certified as Category C Soldering Instructor for MIL-STD-2000A certifying assembly operators and inspectors. Worked closely with Quality Engineering, Design Engineering and Production Control. Show less