Experience

Kinetyx™ Sciences Inc.
• Electronics Technologist in R&D - Engineering

  • Dec 2021 - Present


Vytelle

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Electronics Quality Technician

  • Jun 2020 - Nov 2021

  • Sole technician managing the quality assurance and production operations of full completed systems and all outgoing finished products; responsible for testing, repair, diagnosing problems and faults, and troubleshooting-- Analyze the performance of electrical and electronic systems-- Calibrate and maintain quality of finished products-- Testing characteristics of each product automatically documented in Access database-- Manually logged faults into Excel to support timely identification of the frequency of failure by narrowing fault to specific sources to find correlation of quality defects• Reduced field failure rate and improved first pass yield from 70% to 95% over a 3-month period by identifying and implementing process improvement initiatives within the production and manufacturing procedures• Identified root cause of failure and collaborated with engineering team to identify solutions that further improved product quality and reduced dead on arrival (DOAs) by ~20%• Designed multiple 3D printed tools for production and manufacturing; tools reduced field failure by 20% by standardizing production procedures during manufacturing-- Process improvement opportunity was identified by studying, researching, and analyzing the production procedures to identify sources of error-- Tools designed and built included gapping tool, drill press jigs, custom shaped tools to assist in assembly process, and PCB board holding jigs Show less

• Electronics Engineering Technologist

  • Jun 2018 - Jun 2020

  • Provided panel testing, repair, troubleshooting, and systems diagnosis for production systems and end-product level testing (including soak test); effective maintenance supported the re-use of previously defective panels (reflecting a ~$20K saving per panel) • Troubleshot specialized and standard test equipment and prototypes according to specifications and regulations including executing radio frequency domain troubleshooting with Microhard radios systems• Calibrated electronics equipment and instruments for overall systems maintenance• Utilized many radio frequency and custom testing software to diagnose system errors• Programmed highly sensitive microprocessor boards utilized within remote terminal units Show less

• Electronics Assembler

  • Jun 2017 - Jun 2018

  • Key member of the manufacturing team, responsible for PCB board assemblies, panel assemblies, testing, calibrating, soldering, and repairing