Engineer Project Manager

PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW

A driven professional with over twenty years of experience successfully

seeking, and implementing unique solutions to complex problems for the

automotive, aerospace, military, medical device and food industry. A leader

of innovation that is able to take the best ideas from a team and make them

work. Employers, peers and subordinates describe this engineer as a go to

person that delivers results, is highly dedicated, and strengthens teams. A

successful solution is one that maintains the shared vision, meets the

project scope, is on budget, strengthens the team, satisfies the end users,

and ensures that all team members are credited for their contributions. In

summary, this engineer knows how to lead, and knows when, and how, to

follow.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ghirardelli Chocolate Company San Leandro, CA

2005 to Present

Continuous Improvement/Manufacturing Engineer

. Experienced in deploying the operational pillars of AM, MP FI,

T&E, and Safety Pillars

. Led the plant performance control system and the Kaizen or

continuous improvement teams

. Led the waste reductions teams in 2013 that resulted in 1.2

million dollars in saving in 2013

. Led the strategic planning and deployment of key performance

indicators that manage operations

. Administer the CMMS system including training and auditing of

the PM, CM, work order and accounting system.

. Responsible for machine and process improvements on existing

production lines

. Provide technical training for the operations and maintenance

staff.

. Work closely with the technical staff of other departments to

ensure new process and products can be manufactured with

repeatable results

. Participated in the purchasing of capital equipment to increase

plant capacity or plant productivity

Unit Manager of Production and Maintenance

. Responsible for the production, the quality, the staff, and the

maintenance of the square, and bar production machinery

. Supervised nine, production supervisors, a controls engineer,

two maintenance supervisors

. Created the existing budgeting system for the maintenance

department

. Ensured GMP and FDA practices were followed and in compliance.

. Administer the 5.5 million dollar maintenance budget as well as

capital funds.

Maintenance Supervisor

Responsible for troubleshooting and repairing the machinery in

bean processing, milling, roasting, liquor production, refining,

conching, Ground Chocolate, tempering, chip depositing, and the

packaging machinery

Machine Automators Stockton, CA

10/2000-2005

Self employed as Designer, Builder, and Developer of manufacturing

machinery

Designed and fabricated custom machinery for the medical device

industry. Prepared the performance specifications, created the

mechanical drawings, selected the components, did the electrical

design and integration including the PLC program.

Marchi Systems Redwood City, CA A Manufacturer of Temperature

Control Systems 1999-2000

Manufacturing Engineer

. Designed components for an automatic induction-brazing machine

. Introduced inert gas purging and reprogrammed the PLC to

accommodate the improvements.

. Reduced the process time for casting an RTD from 90 hours to 8

hours

Currie Machinery San Jose, CA A OEM of Industrial Packaging Machinery

1998-1999

Project Engineer

Designed and programmed Palletizers and Conveyors for various

industries. These machines were integrated into a computerized

process control system that tracked the product from raw material

to boxed and palletized units.

Memry Corporation Menlo Park, CA A Medical Device Manufacturer using

Exotic Metals 1990-1998

Project Manager

. Performed cost, feasibility, and capacity studies

. Selected and ordered capital equipment.

. Planned, managed and supervised the tasks of Electricians,

construction workers, Maintenance Mechanics, and HVAC mechanics.

. Ensured that the facility met all local and federal codes, FDA,

GMP and OSHA requirements

. Setup preventive maintenance schedules and documentation

Engineering Manager

. Responsibilities included training, equipment purchases,

documentation, and equipment validation. Coordinated the

activities of the Engineers, Machinist and Maintenance mechanics

Conducted performance evaluations and led special projects.

Raychem Corporation (Medical Division) Menlo Park, CA A Material Science

Company 1984-1990

Process Engineer

Duties included processes and equipment development, proposals,

feasibility and costing studies.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

. Designed a Catheter tube-processing machine (The machine is

patented)

. Designed a robotic hot forming machine

Product Engineer (R&D Exotic Metals Division)

Responsibilities included product and process development of

Medical Devices, aerospace products and components used in various

military weapons systems.

PRODUCTS

Coronary Stents, Thoracic Stents, Multiport trocar, Laparoscopy

Mini Retractor, Endo-Roticulator, Endo-catch, Tinel-Lock (heat

to shrink metal fasteners), P-Gap cryogenic connector, DIP

cryogenic connector, AMRAAM Missile segment fastener

ACHIEVEMENTS:

. Designed production machines for the Endocatch products

United States Army

1980-1984

SKLLS

. PACKAGE HANDLING

Experienced in designing, troubleshooting, repairing, and

installing, Conveyors, Palletizers, Paper Feeders, and package

handling systems

Proficient in troubleshooting high speed wrapping machines

Proficient troubleshooting problems with Ishida, Eagle, Triangle

scales and bagging machines

. ELECTRICAL

Troubleshooting, and selecting VFD, Stepping and Servomotors,

Encoders, Transducers, SSR, Circuit Protection, sensors, Timers,

limit switches, and Interlock safety systems, metal detectors.

. MECHANICAL

Selecting, and installing power transmission systems, installation

and use of magnets, product screens, and metal detectors.

. PNEUMATICS AND HYDRAULICS

Proficient at selecting components to meet speed, force, environment

and work factor requirements.

. MANAGEMENT

Led and mentored Engineers, Maintenance, and Machine Shop personnel.

Performed personnel training, and design reviews. Successfully

managed financial budgets that exceeded five million dollars

. COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient in AutoCAD 3D, Word, Excel, Projects, Visio, ACCESS Power

Point, & MATLAB

. PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS

Programmed Allen Bradley, Siemens, Modicon, CTC controllers,

Panelview, and Magelis

. ROBOTICS

Automatic TIG Welders, brazing machines, Metal forming machines, and

tensile testing machinery

. MATERIAL SELECTION

Four years of professional experience working in a material testing

laboratory

. DOCUMENT CONTROL

Design Reviews, Routes, BOM, Work Instructions, ITM, and equipment

validation.

. PROCESS CONTROL

Trained and certified in SPC at Process Owner level to perform time

and machine capacity studies

. LANGUAGE

Proficient speaking, reading, and writing English and Spanish

EDUCATION

Cogswell Polytechnic College of Engineering 30 units BSEE 6

classes left 2008-2010

Cogswell Polytechnic College of engineering 26 units BSME

1990-1993

College of San Mateo 52 Units General Ed

Canada College 30 units Bus.

Administration 1988-1990

Sequoia High School

1976-1980

ADDITIONAL COURSES

. Failure Mode & Effects Analysis, Stanford University

. Statistical Process Control University of Michigan

. Design of Experiments University of Michigan

. Management Training for Technical Managers University

of Michigan

. Allen Bradley Programming

. Siemens 7 Programming

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