Engineering Technician

Mike Miljkovic

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Escondido, CA *2025

760-***-**** (H)

Objective

Experienced professional in Engineering with strengths include improving quality, providing

organization skills, and maintaining efficiency and optimization within the facility. Work well

independently and as a team member. Creative problem solver, and an excellent communicator with

a proven ability to learn new tasks quickly.

Employment

Abbott Labs (formerly Guidant Corporation)

Temecula, CA

Sr. Equipment Development Technician

April 2003 - Current

Apply extensive knowledge of complex technical concepts and practices, complete understanding of on-site E-

Beam sterilizer, and working knowledge of other related disciplines. Utilize/interpret advanced numerical and

statistical data and/or computer software programs to present documentation and analysis and resolve

production, technical, or systems problems. Consistently performs job in a quality system environment. Failure

to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.

Perform set-up, testing, repair, inspection, and/or maintenance of all area-specific equipment, materials,

systems and products.

Troubleshoot and solve problems requiring interpretation of procedures and practices. Analyze situations or

data to identify issues and trends.

Collect, compile, measure, organize and record data. Provides input to engineering, qualifications and

validation studies and reports, develops and revises documents and procedures and may keep lab not book

Plan, organize, and prioritize own daily work routine to meet established schedule and assigned tasks or

projects.

Communicate as a team member with other functional groups as well as with internal customers. May contact

outside vendors as part of job responsibilities

Solve complex problems requiring extensive interpretation of procedures and practices to provide leadership in

evolving projects. Select methods and practices to solve problems using ingenuity, creativity, and a high degree

of independent action and initiative. Propose solutions independently; makes decisions on projects. Develops

and implements projects from concept to completion.

Provide work direction to other employees in work group.

Require minimal supervision. Receive instruction in the form of objectives to be completed within extensive

technical expertise. Projects reviewed at project milestones or completion.

Perform extremely complex or specialized technical assignments usually in the nature of projects, requiring

working independently. May design, develop, or modify area-specific equipment, materials, systems, and/or

product. Assignments require considerable judgment, high degree of initiative, creative approaches in

troubleshooting, and making recommendations for continuous quality improvement of work methods for

functional area.

di/dt, Inc.

Carlsbad, CA

Manufacturing Engineer

Jan. 2001 – Jan. 2003

Creates and manages engineering documents. Assist with the selection, purchase, and design of manufacturing

equipment. Coordinates and facilitates the installation of new equipment for the plant. Assist with providing

monitoring of the project-detailed design to assure compliance with guidelines and standards. Complies with

all Company policies and procedures, including safety rules and regulations. Investigate and resolve production

problems. Coordinate special projects and investigations related to product performance, quality, and cost.

Issue Special Engineering Changes and Engineering Change Orders as required. Troubleshoot and repair

equipment. Performs engineering work related to planning, devising, or adapting methods to improve

manufacturing production. May collaborate with other engineers on application of robotics for improving

production processes. Work with manager to improve operation efficiency through process improvement

strategies.

Facilities Management

Oversee maintenance and improvements systems and long-term planning development, including major

building renovations and rehabilitation projects. Proper use, dissemination and filing of Maintenance Request

Forms, receipts, service records, bids, contracts, warranties, licenses, permits, inspections, architectural plans,

and other paperwork related to ICC facilities.

Guidant Corporation

Temecula, CA

Sr. R&D Engineering Technician

Oct. 1997 - Jan. 2001

Assisted in development of products from concept to production. Development of processes,

fixtures/machinery, writes protocols, qualify and validate. Recently developed Congestive Heart Failure

Occlusion Catheters used for placement of pacemaker electrodes inside the heart. As a team member, assisted

in the development of Steerable Ablation Catheter used to correct arrhythmia. Study and research various

materials for compatibility, performance, availability, and quality. Assist various engineering teams with

multiple tasks.

Interventional Technologies

Temecula, CA

Sr. Mfg Engineering Technician

Apr 1996 - Oct 1997

Setup production lines and new facility for manufacturing. Designed and fabricated necessary

fixtures and tooling for new products. Train employees on new processes. Established calibration

and preventative maintenance systems, as well, as created procedures and guide. Vendor liaison for

outsourced supplies.

Camino NeuroCare

San Diego, CA

Calibration Engineer

Aug 1995 - Apr 1996

Project support; establish technical documentation for custom-built equipment and vendor specifications.

Perform calibration of laboratory instruments. Ensure accurate standards and procedures for FDA. Vendor

liaison for new purchases. Train engineers with new procedures. Troubleshooting complex problems. Provide

project status to management.

Devices for Vascular Intervention

Temecula, CA

Sr. Equipment Development Engineering Technician

Aug 1994 - Aug 1995

Provide technical support and training for engineering group. Provide detail records of newly designed

equipment; including test reports (software validation and process validation) and machinery documentation.

Troubleshooting of complex problems, which cause major impact to production. Assist production in

enhancing fixtures and machinery. Design new machinery and conduct equipment performance tests. Maintain

and update software modifications and backups. Assist project engineers in vendor selection.

Equipment Development Engineering Technician

Aug 1993 - Aug 1994

Researched equipment for new products. Designed and developed schematics for electrical and electronics.

Consult with vendors in ordering components for future development and design. Machined mechanical

components required for prototyping. Update drawings due to changes during the development process.

Assembled prototype machinery based on OMRON PLC Controllers. Establish requirement standards for in-

house wiring.

Manufacturing Engineering Technician

Sept 1992 - Aug 1993

Designed and fabricated production fixtures and machinery. Solved line problems related to malfunctioning

machinery, as well as, supported line technicians. Wrote up validation protocols and tested for quality

performance and followed up with test results.

SONY Corporation

San Diego, CA

Apr. 1992 - Sept 1992 Maintenance Mechanic III

Responsible for proper functionality and programming of Fanuc and Hirata robots. Provided lead responsibility

for 3rd shift operations. Ensured integrity for design and upgrade of new installed equipment.

Maintenance Mechanic II

March 1990 - Apr 1992

Ensured proper operations and troubleshooting of complex analog and digital circuitry to the component level.

Troubleshooting includes; programmable controllers, power supplies, temperature controllers, inverters, fiber

optics, data link communications, and CNC robots. Maintained programmable controllers (software and

hardware), robots (air cylinders, solenoid valves, rotary heads, electromotors, limit switches, photo eyes,

proximity switches), vacuum pumps (electrical and mechanical), air compressors, exhaust system (central

vacuum). Level controllers, alarms, power supplies, servo motors (position packs, servo packs). Acid tanks,

acid pumps, centrifugal pumps, PLC communications. Wrote programs in leader diagrams and all equipment

used in manufacturing. Responsible for program changes and upgrades of automated equipment and ensured

proper functionality. Ordered and organized spare parts, and wrote Preventative Maintenance check lists.

Education

Electro technical Center of Electronics Degree in Electronics and Automation (1980)

and Automation " Nikola Tesla"

Federal Air Traffic Control Equivalent of a B.S.T.E. (Bachelor of Science in of

Technical Training Center Telecommunications Engineering (1983)

Fanuc Robot Operation and Programming Certificate of Achievement (1991)

Omron Electronics, Inc. Certificate of Achievement in Omron C1000H

Basic (1990)

References Furnished Upon Request

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