Eric Van Dyke
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On Demand Pharmaceuticals Inc
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior R&D Engineer
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Oct 2020 - Present
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Atlas Devices, LLC
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Manufacturing Engineer, Lead Prototype Machinist
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Jul 2012 - Jan 2020
** Owned 100% day-to-day operations of the internal CNC machine shops.** Managed high mix, low volume production of “extreme” parts for the defense, aerospace, and utility markets.** Specialized in machining complex thin-wall parts with 95%+ material removal.** Responsible for setup, programming and operation of 35 machine tools including multi-axis CNC milling centers, turning centers, routers, lasers, waterjets, finishing systems, customized test equipment, and 3D printers.** Subject matter expert in rapid prototyping, fixture design, mechatronic R&D, and test development.** Coordinated the prototype-to-production lifecycle for ~20 new product launches, including patented tactical systems.** Implemented company-wide wiki system and documented hundreds of procedures.** Developed full-stack toolchain for engineering change handling, G-CODE revisions, and process templates.** Provided “design for X” feedback at various stages of development (DFM, DFA, tolerancing).** Drove build-or-buy decisions for thousands of part numbers. Point contact for outside manufacturing vendors.** Decided capital expenditures for class-leading manufacturing facility, with focus on CNC.** Experienced millwright with 7 complete machine shop moves.** Led training programs for ~50 engineers and technicians.** Owned preventative maintenance and 5S plans for all shop equipment and facilities.** Drove quality programs including ISO9001:2015 and ANSI certifications.** CAD: SolidWorks 2020, PDM vault administrator. CAM: HSMWorks 2020, expert-level trainer.
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Lonza
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Switzerland
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Biotechnology Manufacturing Professional
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Dec 2008 - Jul 2012
** Instrumental in buildout of new bioparmaceudical manufacturing facility.** Developed flexible cGMP processes for a niche market in a highly-regulated industry.** Cross-trained teams for operational excellence in a cleanroom production environment.Rewarding Excellence Safety Initiative, Lonza Biologics (2010)
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Ritz Camera & Image
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Retail
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100 - 200 Employee
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Assistant Manager, Key Lab Technician Level IV, Educator, and Commissioned Sales Associate
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Jan 2006 - Jan 2010
** Responsible for all retail store operations including camera equipment merchandising, 1-hour photo lab, and photography classes.** Drove bottom-line revenue during market transition from film to digital imaging.
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Staples
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United States
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Retail Office Equipment
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700 & Above Employee
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Command Center Associate
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2004 - 2005
Provided second-tier technical support for remote installation of point of sale (POS) hardware, software, and fixtures rollout. Built software upgrade packages for nationwide transaction server upgrades.Certificate of Excellence, Fujitsu Transaction Solutions (2004)
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The Home Depot
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Lot Service Associate
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2003 - 2003
Performed lot and yard responsibilities including customer assistance, product selection, loading vehicles, merchandise security, order pulling, and expediting.
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Machinist Intern
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2002 - 2002
Used CNC and manual machine tools to manufacture parts to specification, prepared stock material, setup and ran machine tool cycles, hand finished parts. Performed rapid prototyping from prints in metals and plastic composites.
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Dollar Tree Stores
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Stock Manager
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2001 - 2001
Maintained on-hand stock integrity by ordering, receiving, stocking, and cashiering.
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Education
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Bachelor of Science, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering -
Bishop Guertin High School
High School Diploma, College Preparatory