Experience

AEM, Inc.

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Manager and Process Engineer

  • Feb 2015 - Present

  * Manage an AS9100 certified high-reliability ferrite chip bead multilayer electronic component manufacturing line* Increased sales by over 250% through integration of improved manufacturing technology, enhanced process controls, yield improvements, and a greater than 50% reduction in manufacturing lead times* Direct a multi-person manufacturing team responsible for executing production schedules, maintaining quality assurance objectives, and implementing continuous improvement projects focused on materials, processing, and component characterization and testing* Act as technical lead on engineering design and development projects tasked with process improvements and new product release directives* Maintain manufacturing procedures and processes to ensure compliance to AS9100 quality standards* Respond to customer requests by performing key material/component testing and characterization* Oversee a team responsible for preventative maintenance and repair of critical manufacturing equipment* Work with suppliers to develop, verify, and validate materials to address product requirements* Establish yearly capital expenditure requirements for product line operations* Key member of a multi-disciplinary team responsible for establishing and executing facility expansion goals* Integral member of AS9100 Quality Assurance team tasked with implementing the quality management system and certifying corporate adherence* Review source control drawings and purchase orders to guarantee manufacturing/quality assurance compliance and establish component testing protocols* Direct Quality Assurance team to execute testing requirements in accordance with source drawings* Provide technical expertise to Quality Assurance during failure analysis investigations and facilitate required preventative and corrective actions* Work with Sales/Marketing Manager to establish pricing, marketing directives, and growth strategies Show less

• Product Line Engineer

  • Nov 2010 - Feb 2015

  * Interfaced directly with OEM to specify, evaluate, and purchase $1.0 million production line to address manufacturing lead time, component yield, labor cost, and quality/reliability improvement directives* Managed a R&D and production team to install, verify, and validate the new full-scale production line* Created and implemented manufacturing documentation for the equipment line and other process improvements* Designed raw material, work-in-process, and finished goods inventory systems to address on-time delivery issues* Interacted closely with Sales/Marketing Manager to establish component lead times and delivery schedules* Established manufacturing lot property databases to better understand impact of manufacturing processes on yields, quality, and reliability* Administered the implementation of data acquisition systems to monitor key processes to enable improved analysis of impacts on the manufacturing process* Designed and directed the generation of AutoCAD files for component screen printing manufacturing operations* Worked as an internal AS9100 auditor to investigate departmental compliance and issued internal reports with required preventative/corrective actions Show less



Novacap Inc

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Process Engineer

  • Nov 2006 - Oct 2010

  * Provided managerial oversight and technical expertise to optimize front-end production processes utilized in the manufacturing of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) * Responsible for the development, characterization, and improvement of dielectric slurry formulations for MLCC manufacturing for engineering production and research projects * Successfully developed slurry formulations as part of research and development projects totaling over $500K * Tasked with replacing current material systems with more environmental and health friendly systems * Managed the development and implementation of programs for qualifying and recertifying production processes utilizing gage repeatability and reproducibility studies * Member of multiple six sigma teams working in collaboration with customers to streamline front-end production processes, reduce production losses, decrease labor costs, and improve quality control testing systems through the implementation of process improvement methodologies and tools such as DMAIC, ANOVA, and gage R&R Show less



UC Santa Barbara

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student Researcher

  • Sep 2003 - Oct 2006

  * Investigated relationships between dielectric properties and microstructure of perovskite-based material systems * Experimentally optimized thin films at microwave frequencies utilizing nanofabrication clean room facilities * Advised undergraduate interns in conducting experimental research projects * Investigated relationships between dielectric properties and microstructure of perovskite-based material systems * Experimentally optimized thin films at microwave frequencies utilizing nanofabrication clean room facilities * Advised undergraduate interns in conducting experimental research projects



University of California, Santa Barbara

• Santa Barbara, CA

• Teaching Assistant

  • Mar 2006 - Jun 2006

  * Assisted professor and advised students in the fundamentals of microstructural evolution in materials * Planned and directed exam review sessions focused on thermodynamics, kinetics, and microstructural control * Created assignment solution keys, provided student assistance during office hours, and graded assignments * Assisted professor and advised students in the fundamentals of microstructural evolution in materials * Planned and directed exam review sessions focused on thermodynamics, kinetics, and microstructural control * Created assignment solution keys, provided student assistance during office hours, and graded assignments



General Electric Superabrasives

• Columbus, OH

• Materials Analysis Laboratory Intern

  • Jun 2002 - Jun 2003

  * Supported engineers in testing and generating reports for quality control assessment and development of diamond and cubic boron nitride abrasive materials * Conducted material characterization utilizing scanning electron microscopes, x-ray diffractometers, and particle size and shape analyzers * Supported engineers in testing and generating reports for quality control assessment and development of diamond and cubic boron nitride abrasive materials * Conducted material characterization utilizing scanning electron microscopes, x-ray diffractometers, and particle size and shape analyzers



Honda R&D Americas, LLC

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Materials Research Division Steel Group Intern

  • Jun 2000 - Mar 2001

  * Performed powder metal failure analysis testing for the development of connecting rods in a new vehicle engine * Evaluated powdering testing techniques for galvanneal steel suppliers to establish quality and reliability standards * Analyzed plastic strain ratio testing methods for steel to develop a departmental standard * Operated tensile machines, scanning electron microscopes, and performed metallographic sample preparation * Performed powder metal failure analysis testing for the development of connecting rods in a new vehicle engine * Evaluated powdering testing techniques for galvanneal steel suppliers to establish quality and reliability standards * Analyzed plastic strain ratio testing methods for steel to develop a departmental standard * Operated tensile machines, scanning electron microscopes, and performed metallographic sample preparation