Walter Franklin Emmanuel
PO Box **** E-mail **********@*****.***
Felton, CA. 95018 Networked to Linkedin.com
OBJECTIVE
Seeking full time, or contract employment as an Engineering Technician, Field Service/
Prototype Elect/Mech Technician in an R&D or Manufacturing environment. I have a
broad range of unique skill sets from 36 years of experience in the Manufacturing
industry.
Education
Cloverpark Vocational Technical Institute
4500 Steilacoom Blvd. SW
Tacoma, Wa. 98403
Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics (292 hrs, FAA Approved)
Foothill College
12345 El Monte Road
Los Altos,Ca. 94022
Drafting and Mechanical Drawing
36 years optical, mechanical and electrical experience
12 years of laser experience.
Extensive, hands on, experience setting up test fixtures and configurations to obtain
preliminary data for R&D and manufacturing including pilot projects, proto-typing
mechanical assemblies by utilizing lathes and milling machines.
WORK EXPERIENCE
VISX 1999 to 2005
ADVANCED MEDICAL OPTICS 2005 to 2009
ABBOTT MEDICAL OPTICS 2009 to 2012
Program Engineer
Design, proto-type, troubleshoot and assemble new and existing products and
assemblies.
Perform failure analysts on lasers, mechanical and electrical systems then provide
fixes and solutions to correct flaws.
Build surgical laser systems per working instruction, including building
subassemblies, performing optical alignments and calibration to these systems.
Manufacturing Engineer supporting the Whitestar Signature Line,
MK Technical
1620 Oakland Road
San Jose, Ca. 95161
Contracted to : Applied Komatsu 11/06/97 to 02/06/98
3050 Bowers Ave.
Santa Clara,Ca. 95050
Prototype Elect/Mech Engineering Technician
Worked on development of Enhanced Plasma Etch System for the manufacture of
LCD’s.
TAD Technical Services International
6690 Beta Drive, Suite 212
Cleveland, Ohio 44143
Contracted to : General Electric Nuclear Energy 02/97 to 10/97
175 Curtner Avenue
San Jose,Ca. 95125
Prototype EDM Tooling Technician
Assisted in development and operation of EDM tooling used in the repair of Nuclear
reactors. Traveled to site 1-F3 in Fukushima,Japan to install, operate and maintain
EDM Tooling for GE’s Shroud Removal Project.
KLA Instruments 02/88 to 11/96
160 Rio Robles Avenue
P.O. Box 49055
San Jose,Ca.95161-9055
Prototype Elect/Mech. Technician
Assembled First-Run articles from PCBA’s,to Cable harnessing,sub -assemblies up to
and including main frame assembly, and chassis wiring. Worked on AOI and LCD
and Reticle Inspection Equipment, Wafer Probers. Performed precision alignments,
troubleshooting and testing, Wrote ECO’s and ECN’s, Procedures and
documentation of listed equipment.
Headed the Laser Diode Retrofit Program and worked in the field as part of KLA’s
Tiger Team doing repairs and retrofits.
PPS Manufacturing 11/86 to 02/88
449 Aldo Avenue
Santa Clara,Ca.95050
Senior Elect/Mech Assembler
Assembled High Voltage Heat Treating Equipment,Cap Sealers and Thermal
Induction Systems
Applied Materials 02/84 to 11/86
2727 Augustine Drive
Santa Clara,Ca.95050
Senior Elect/Mech Assembler
Assembled Sub Assemblies and Main frames on the 8100 and 8300 Etch Equipment
for the Semiconductor Industry. Performed High Vacuum leak testing and
troubleshooting of Systems.
Northwest Northern Optical 04/82 to 01/84
723 South Lawrence Street
Tacoma,Wa.98409
Lab Technician
Maintained and operated optical finishing equipment. Cut tools, ground, polished
and dyed glass and plastic lenses
National Cash Register Corp. 03/80 to 03/82
752 South Aleso Avenue
Sunnyvale, Ca. 95408
Elect/Mech Assembler
Operated and maintained a Zevatron Wave Solder machine, Assembled and
troubleshooted electrical and mechanical sub assemblies, cable and harnessing
Diasonics 02/79 to 03/80
1235 Borregas Avenue
Sunnyvvale,Ca. 95408
Elect/Mech Assembler
Assembled mainframe and subassemblies for Ultrasound body scanning equipment,
chassis wiring and trouble shooting.
Searle Ultrasound 11/74 to 02/79
2270 Martin Avenue
Santa Clara,Ca. 95951
Wirer A, and Elect/Mech Assembler
Assembled mainframe and subassemblies for Ultrasound body scanning equipment,
chassis wiring and trouble shooting. Distributed work orders, and logged
subassembly movement
MILTARY EXPERIENCE
US Airforce AFSC 47230
Heavy Equipment Maintance and Repair
Honorable Discharge 18th September 1974
Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois,96816