Nicholas Briach Jr.
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Objective . Manufacturing Engineering/Sustaining Engineer supporting aerospace,
military, medical, commercial industries.
Experienc Sr. Manufacturing Engineer, Dynaroll Corp., Sylmar CA. 03/2007 -
e Present CONFIDENTIAL..
Contract manufacturing of medical robotics, aerospace, DOD military
and commercial industries from sub-assembly to complete box build
assemblies.
Design work cells around the Lean concepts and to maximize efficiency
while reducing waste.
Analyze production rejects and customer returns to ascertain the root
cause to indicate RCCA.
Design assembly tooling/fixtures using ProE, SolidWorks or Inventor
software.
Interface with engineering to ensure customers products are developed
with an emphasis on manufacturability using Lean manufacturing
concepts.
Utilize uniPoint to interface with Quality Assurance to manage
customer VR's and issue NCMR's and RCCA.
Actively pursuing in Continues Improvements projects throughout the
factory.
Member of MRB and participate in DFM and PFMEA teams.
Investigate, train, purchase of vision systems, laser etch & laser
weld systems.
Create production routers, time analysis, and develop Poka-yoke
devices.
Sr. Manufacturing Engineer, Zebra Tech. Camarillo, CA. 12/1995 to
03/2007
Analyzed workflow and space requirements, designed multi-product
assembly lines for maximum efficiency utilizing the Demand Flow Tech.
process (DFT).
Designed production tooling and fixtures using ProE or SolidWorks.
Participated in DFM and PFME teams.
Participated in ECO/EO/CCB, and Deviation/Waiver processes.
Sr. Manufacturing Engineering, Hughes Hawthorne, CA. 06/1987 - 12/1995
Manufacturing of HID (High Intensity Displacement) lighting for the
agricultural, automotive and recreation industries.
I supported production activities in Spain, Mexico and Culver City.
Developed and defined assembly SOE's, BOM's, work instructions and
production processes'.
Manufacturing Engineer, A.J. Electronics Inc. Chatsworth, CA. 08/1982
- 06/1987
Contract manufacturing of commercial turnkey and consigned aerospace
and automotive products.
Developed and maintained assembly instructions.
Provided engineering support and reversed engineering support for
customers.
Eliminated dependence on outside machine shops by setting up in house
model shop.
Manufacturing Engineer, Marquart Corp., Van Nuys, CA. 09/1979 -
08/1982
Supported the high volume builds of a 500 & 2000 lb. ordnance program
for the military.
Was responsible for process's covering in-house and outside processing
of sand castings.
Designed machine tools used on various 4 & 5 axis milling centers,
Turret lathes and numerous other CNC machine centers using Medusa
CAD/CAM system.
Maintained a secret security clearance.
. Bachelor of Science, University of LaVerne, La Verne, CA. Major:
Organizational Management
Education
Leadershi Present monthly activity reports, establish captive budgetary
p requirements for each product line supported, actively participate in
Quality Circles, Product Development and Cost Reduction, Continuous
Improvement, OQL, DFM and CCB.
Additiona Skillful using: ProE, Inventor and SolidWorks design tools.
l Skills Proficient using MS Office tools and M2M - MRP system tool and
uniPoint (QA management tool)