Experience

HEWLETT PACKARD (HP)

• Austria
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Hardware Support Technician

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  Boise, Idaho, United States • Perform environmental and stress testing involving chamber test setup, cabling/connections, PCA tracking and routing, and reporting of test results. • Coordination and completion of rework. • Perform debug and communicate results to engineering and test teams. • Create cables, test fixtures and prototype parts. • Report and maintain data integrity on test results and secure product information. • Ability to learn and use new processes and procedures. • Ability to… Show more • Perform environmental and stress testing involving chamber test setup, cabling/connections, PCA tracking and routing, and reporting of test results. • Coordination and completion of rework. • Perform debug and communicate results to engineering and test teams. • Create cables, test fixtures and prototype parts. • Report and maintain data integrity on test results and secure product information. • Ability to learn and use new processes and procedures. • Ability to communicate effectively with team members, leadership, and customers. • Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision. • Positive attitude, willingness to contribute, and demonstrate flexibility and ability to change tasks when required by customer. • Test and troubleshoot cables, cards, test infrastructure. • Offer improvements or issues for set up or test fails. • Testing on the bench and verifying in the BEST system.

• Formatter Tracking Coordinator

  • Oct 2020 - Oct 2021

  Boise, Idaho, United States • Ability to use tracking system to identify and assist engineering staff members to move formatters through the work centers and various tests, updates, version changes and physical locations. • Experience in working within Excel and comfort with invoices, keeping detailed records and maintaining a complex tracking system. • Ability to handle multiple priorities and successfully resolve issues related to priority for the customer. • Able to work independently in a rapidly changing… Show more • Ability to use tracking system to identify and assist engineering staff members to move formatters through the work centers and various tests, updates, version changes and physical locations. • Experience in working within Excel and comfort with invoices, keeping detailed records and maintaining a complex tracking system. • Ability to handle multiple priorities and successfully resolve issues related to priority for the customer. • Able to work independently in a rapidly changing environment. • Results-oriented and self stater. • Work constructively within a team and willingness to learn/share knowledge and workload.



Wabtec Passenger Transit

• United States
• Railroad Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Lead Electrician

  • Aug 2019 - Aug 2020

  Boise, Idaho, United States • Work with and train people in Erie Pennsylvania on our process of installing the harness in HVC. • Worked with Engineering drawings and schematics. • Maintain a high-level proficiency in product Quality.

• Lean Manufacturing Production Lead Electrician

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2019

  Boise, Idaho, United States • Drive Lean training and implementation of a Lean toolkit to include value stream mapping, Kanban, team problem solving, and Kaizen. • Partner with continuous improvement leaders to implement Lean principles and practice. • Implement lean manufacturing principles, create standard work procedures, continuous improvement, and lessons learned. • Ensure established quality standards that are achievable from all production activities. • Create quality alerts to systemic… Show more • Drive Lean training and implementation of a Lean toolkit to include value stream mapping, Kanban, team problem solving, and Kaizen. • Partner with continuous improvement leaders to implement Lean principles and practice. • Implement lean manufacturing principles, create standard work procedures, continuous improvement, and lessons learned. • Ensure established quality standards that are achievable from all production activities. • Create quality alerts to systemic problems. • Perform root cause analysis on defects and develop mitigation plans through picture books or other means.

• Production Lead Electrician

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2017

  Boise, Idaho, United States • Responsible for up to 25 craft employees in safety, training, and multiple builds. I built prototype HVC units, identified and clearly defined design issues and provided solutions. • Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goal. • Lead the creation and adherence to daily work plans and task by day and 5S. • Lead to ensure the employees have the tools, information, and resources to successfully perform their daily tasks. • Direct… Show more • Responsible for up to 25 craft employees in safety, training, and multiple builds. I built prototype HVC units, identified and clearly defined design issues and provided solutions. • Plan and establish work schedules, assignments, and production sequences to meet production goal. • Lead the creation and adherence to daily work plans and task by day and 5S. • Lead to ensure the employees have the tools, information, and resources to successfully perform their daily tasks. • Direct and coordinate the activities of employees engaged in the production and processing of goods, batching, filling, and packaging. • Collaborate with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments. • Observe work and monitor manufacturing equipment indicators to ensure that operators conform to production or processing standards. • Read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs. • Interpret specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies and procedures for workers. • Communicate employee performance expectations, provide coaching and conduct performance reviews. • Monitor and correct workflow to ensure consistency with production schedule and cycle time. • Adhere to safety, quality and budget while mentoring and training new employees.

• Production Cell Lead Electrician

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2014

  Boise, Idaho, United States • Lead shift start-up meetings to ensure information is relayed between shifts. • Inspect materials, products, or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions. • Collaborate with quality team on employee training to ensure product quality requirements are followed. • Conduct employee training in equipment operations, including work and safety procedures as well as ergonomics

• Production Test Electrician

  • Aug 2007 - Aug 2012

  Boise, Idaho, United States • Troubleshoot manufacturing equipment issues as they arise. • Ability to execute tasks involving product assembly of locomotive both electrically and mechanically. • Performs complex, multi-processes in fabrication, assembly, subassemblies, and operations in the manufacturing of final product. • Installed wire harness, trunk, cut to length and terminate. • Tested various EMD Cabs. • Built various Equipment Cooling Racks. • Cabled various HVC cabinets for different contracts.



HP

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Test Operator

  • 2006 - 2007

  Boise, Idaho, United States • Performs complex, multi-processes in fabrication, assembly, or test/repair operations in the manufacturing of component parts, subassemblies, or final product. • Sets up, operates, and maintains process equipment using standard or well-known operating procedures. • Determine and perform proper set-up and tooling for each part number according to manufacturing specification. • Monitor and correct workflow to ensure consistency with production schedule and cycle time. • Monitor… Show more • Performs complex, multi-processes in fabrication, assembly, or test/repair operations in the manufacturing of component parts, subassemblies, or final product. • Sets up, operates, and maintains process equipment using standard or well-known operating procedures. • Determine and perform proper set-up and tooling for each part number according to manufacturing specification. • Monitor and correct workflow to ensure consistency with production schedule and cycle time. • Monitor and verifies the quality of the product and the process using manufacturing specifications, visual means, measuring devices, and/or SQC techniques. • Communicate problems to supervisors, process engineering, and maintenance technician. Show less



Radisys Corporation

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Test Technician

  • 1998 - 2002

  Hillsboro, Oregon, United States • Tested, troubleshoot, and debug to the component level, printed circuit boards. • Ability to understand board schematics in order too effectively troubleshoots to the component level. • Worked with Test Engineering to identify and resolve technical issues and Design Engineering on new products. • Ability to use most test equipment, including DVM's, and Oscilloscope. • Computer literacy in Windows and DOS applications, PC related S/W tools, MS Word, and Excel.



Steag Electronic Systems

• Field Service Representative/ Techncian

  • 1995 - 1998

  Austin, Texas, United States • Responsible for performing the set-up, calibration, testing and troubleshooting of circuits, components, instruments, and mechanical assemblies on automated wet process benches. • Dismantle, adjust, repair, and assemble equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, operating or repair manuals, rough sketches, or drawings. • Tests and troubleshoots assemblies and/or final systems. Use test and diagnostic equipment to perform checkouts. • Rebuild manufacturing equipment as… Show more • Responsible for performing the set-up, calibration, testing and troubleshooting of circuits, components, instruments, and mechanical assemblies on automated wet process benches. • Dismantle, adjust, repair, and assemble equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, operating or repair manuals, rough sketches, or drawings. • Tests and troubleshoots assemblies and/or final systems. Use test and diagnostic equipment to perform checkouts. • Rebuild manufacturing equipment as required. May perform equipment modifications as directed by manufacturing engineers. • Perform various equipment PM's, upgrades, and modifications. • Required preparing technical reports summarizing finding and recommending solution to technical problems. • Providing timely response to all customer needs, including installation and service assistance. Show less



HP

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Test Operator

  • 1995 - 1995

  Vancouver, Washington, United States • Evaluate and maintain media test specimens for print quality, run ability and materials testing. • Investigate print quality and run ability issues on current and development ink jet printers and media. • Perform defect tracking of media in developmental printer life test and other areas, to include organization of media inventory, and defect reporting.



Lockheed Martin

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Electronic Assembler

  • 1993 - 1994

  Austin, Texas, United States • Experienced in building complex integrated wiring systems for military defense systems. • Certified to high-reliability military specifications for manufacturing process. • Experienced in wide variety of electronics manufacturing processes. Have built cables and harness in a high-capacity environment. • Designed and implemented a charting record to trace wire systems production cycle, which reduced process flowtime in wire production area.