Experience

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  Trioptics USA

  • Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area

  • Service Engineer

    • Jun 2020 - Present
    • Rochester, New York Metropolitan Area

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  Corning Incorporated

  • Rochester, New York Area

  • Mfg Sup'r (2013-2019) • Quality Con'l Eng'r (2008-2013) Mfg Sup'r (2002-2008) • Mfg Tech (1988-2002)

    • 1988 - 2019
    • Rochester, New York Area

    Hired as a Manufacturing Technician in optics for this industry leader. Core responsibilities included assembly and testing of lens systems. Promoted to Manufacturing Supervisor overseeing assembly and testing of the aforementioned products—leading a team of twenty skilled manufacturing professionals. Promoted six years later to Quality Control Engineer with full-charge responsibility for ensuring product quality across the company’s optics business what was at the time a $50M operating unit. Promoted to Manufacturing Supervisor with incremental responsibility for overseeing all aspects of optic component manufacturing and coating for this $101M line of business. Accepted early retirement incentive in October of 2019 and parted with the best of references.Select Critical Contributions:• Worked with many industrial suppliers and equipment vendors on the design and specification of manufacturing equipment and technology deployed over the years.• Interfaced with many key accounts and their technicians to develop and apply sound inspection processes at the customer level.• Optimized the plant layout around the company’s newly completed value stream mapping with the goal of driving capacity essential to meeting aggressive revenue goals.• As Quality Engineer, led the charge to earn the company’s initial ISO 9000 certification.• Devised and delivered training to customer on best practices in handling optics.

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  JML Optical Industries, LLC

  • East Rochester, NY

  • Manufacturing Technician

    • 1987 - 1988
    • East Rochester, NY

    Manufactured and polished optical components for this locally owned optics company specializing in the manufacturing of optical lens systems. Left to accept advancement opportunity with the industry leader.

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  Ultratech Stepper

  • Rochester, New York Area

  • Field Service Technician

    • 1982 - 1987
    • Rochester, New York Area