Nerio Sabar

Hayward, CA *****? (Cell) 510-***-****?acf47t@r.postjobfree.com

Summary:

? Over 10 years of experience working in the medical device field. Strong working knowledge of Manufacturing

operations, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Shipping, Document Control, and R&D

? Self-motivated, strong ability to work in a dynamic team-oriented environment and willing to take on

responsibilities within several functional areas

? Experience leading quality-focused production floor and ability to identify as well as implement process

improvements

EXPERIENCE:

Aptus Endosystems (Sept. 2010 ? Present) Sunnyvale, CA

Senior QC/QA Technician (Mar. 2014 - Present)

? Responsible for incoming, first article, packaging and final inspection of materials, subassemblies, and

finished good products

? Investigated field complaints to determine specific failures and convey investigation findings to R&D, Quality,

Manufacturing and Packaging

? Led process and product improvement projects from concept to implementation

? Developed and rewrote equipment PM protocols, performed all internal preventative maintenance, maintained

calibration/preventative maintenance database and system

? Owned Preventative/Corrective Action Requests and Non-Conformance Reports through root cause

determination, implementation of corrective actions, and closure

Acting Production Supervisor (Mar. 2013 - Mar. 2014)

? Managed all aspects of daily production within CER, including personnel supervision, production scheduling,

tracking manufacturing output and administering all equipment calibration/ preventative maintenance

? Exceeded product quality goals by maintaining final QC NCR rate at <1% and finished good yields at >95%

? Achieved QS objective of zero back-orders due to insufficiencies in production output and manufacturing

workmanship issues

? Focused resources on priority builds, paced manufacturing flow and output while upholding strong attention to

product quality

? Performed and managed manufacturing operator training to ensure compliance and competency

? Responsible for daily manufacturing needs (e.g. machining, product assembly, equipment repair/maintenance,

issuing work orders, placing orders for manufacturing supplies)

Manufacturing Technician (Sept. 2010 - Mar. 2013)

? Identified product and process issues, assisted engineering in the implementation of process and product

improvements

? Developed and built manufacturing fixtures, tooling and test methods

? Assembled prototypes and developed manufacturing methods

? Assisted in maintaining a QSR-compliant manufacturing environment

? Performed routine maintenance on equipment and tooling

? Assembled and constructed catheters, subassemblies and finished good devices

ARKAL MEDICAL (Jun. 2010 - Sept. 2010) Fremont, CA

Manufacturing Technician

Nerio Sabar

Hayward, CA 94544? (Cell) 510-***-****?acf47t@r.postjobfree.com

? Assembled sensor and fluidic pump, mix buffer solution according to protocol and testing requirements,

fabricate material using a laser printer

? Designed and developed fixture to help product assemblers increase productivity and promote consistency

FLOWMEDICA Inc. /ANGIODYNAMICS Inc. (Aug. 2005 ? Feb. 2010) Fremont, CA

R&D/Manufacturing Technician (Jan. 2007 - Feb. 2010)

? Worked with R&D, QA group to develop currently marketed products in area of market needs and COGS.

Provide support by leading the prototyping of modified designs, verification/validation testing of manufacturing

methods, design fixtures and tooling to support production

? Core Team member in development of company?s most successful marketed product carrying highest sales

volume and customer satisfaction. Market release occurred with smooth transition from R&D to MFG with no

customer complaints

? Other responsibilities: Preventive Maintenance, logging and presenting production yield & scrap trends, product

shipment to sterilization and customer, root cause investigations

? Thorough knowledge of lab maintenance, setup and functionality, perform all job functions within the

guidelines of Quality Control, Regulatory, and safety requirements (including FDA and ISO/GMP)

Production Line Lead (Jan. 2006 - Jan. 2007)

? Managed and directed production line and CER assemblers on a daily basis, performed final quality inspection

of finish product and incoming inspection of raw material

? Able to maintain high product quality (low NCRs and no complaints or injuries due to workmanship), excellent

yields and 100% product availability

? Directed production & work with engineers through all pilot R &D builds/prototyping

? Troubleshoot and suggest solutions for a day-to-day line issues, support for NCR root cause investigations

Senior Assembler (May. 2005 - Jan. 2006)

? Gained experience in numerous assembly processes common to medical device industry, including: soldering

(under microscope), assembling plastic and metal components, final inspection, packaging of finish product and

shipping to sterilization

GUIDANT CORP. (Mar. 2001 - Apr. 2002) Santa Clara, CA

Machine Operator

? Closely worked with engineers and technicians to resolve issues and suggested improvements and train

assemblers

? Performed tasks that encompass entire assembly process starting from mixing of the medical drugs, plasma

radiation treatment of stent, applying coat and medical drug.

? Performed final inspection of coated stents and balloon catheters, crimped coated stents onto balloon catheters

? Packaged finished good devices and boxed

EDUCATION:

Certificate on 2007 AutoCAD: MMROP

Machinist vocational training: CCOC-1997

Wilcox High School-1997-Diploma

Nerio Sabar

Hayward, CA 94544? (Cell) 510-***-****?acf47t@r.postjobfree.com

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