Experience

Capital Industries
• United States
• Repair and Maintenance
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Buyer

  • Oct 2019 - Present


Radwell International-North America

• Buyer/Planner

  • Jun 2016 - Oct 2019

  • Research and source old and new parts from multiple vendors and suppliers to maximize turnaround time while also reducing costs as much as possible. Balancing the desire to get parts in same day or next with the costs of doing so and working with management on a job to job basis to determine where that line is! • Planning commonly used stock parts in appropriate quantities and working with purchasing to setup a min/max system based on data pulled from our new ERP system. • Started as a Repair Tech I, where I would troubleshoot and repair industrial electronics equipment including PLCs, drives, HMIs, etc. Testing using Huntron, variable AC and DC power supplies, DMMs, and various test fixtures, motors, and up to 680VAC Board and component level repairs with nearly every unit as well as software troubleshooting and repair with numerous operating systems and feature sets. Show less



Covidien (Medtronic Minimally Invasive Therapies Group)

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

• Team Lead

  • Aug 2014 - Jun 2016

  • Troubleshoot customer units, implement best solution for our customers • Inventory control and reporting with limited material planning while in the team lead position. • Component-level repair • Troubleshoot customer units, implement best solution for our customers • Inventory control and reporting with limited material planning while in the team lead position. • Component-level repair



Acuity Brands

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

• Lead/SMT Operator

  • Mar 2008 - Aug 2014

  • Material planning for multiple production lines while serving as backup group leader utilizing touch-based inventory and Kanban/two-bin system with spike orders and automated replenishments based on production schedule and BOM’s as well as Oracle databases. • LEAN manufacturing, 5S, Kanban, +QDIP, Kaizen and other business efficiency technologies taught and utilized. • Setup and run Universal-Based SMT line with VI AOI, DEK, PVA-1000 conformal coating machine and Electrovert Oven, inline testing machine. • Utilize IPC certification, Hakko tools, and electronics testing equipment to inspect, diagnose, and repair PCBAs, assist in finding and fixing root causes of issues found on production line, with safety and quality as the top priorities. Show less



SlashGear

• United States
• Technology, Information and Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Editor/Writer

  • 2007 - 2008

  Manage other writers, review new products, and cover tech news real time as it happened as well as covering technology related events including CES and MacWorld. Manage other writers, review new products, and cover tech news real time as it happened as well as covering technology related events including CES and MacWorld.