Manufacturing Engineer
Resume:
Brad Vawter
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W hitestown, IN 46075 ********@*****.***
Objective
T o obtain an E ngineering p osition with in a g rowing c ompany w here my knowledge a nd experience c an b e
u tilized to help the company a chieve it s ’ v ision .
Employment
Manufacturing Engineer 2
N ovember 2010 – P resent B eckman Coulter, Indianapolis, IN
Responsibilities Key Accomplishments
Key process and technical contributor to a team which re-
invented an equipment rebuild process resulting in an 87%
Technical and Process lead for multiple high level
productivity gain.
manufacturing and distribution processes.
Initiated, developed and completed project for new quality
Actively maintain and continually improve manufacturing
checklist system using Excel and Visual Basic to standardize
processes for over 20 complex electro-mechanical
the process and drive accountability to the source.
assemblies used in Medical Diagnostic equipment.
Appointed as Indianapolis representative for corporate level
Design and implement new manufacturing processes.
multi-discipline Quality remediation project to align
Including Work Instructions (WI), Build of Materials (BOM),
Indianapolis process with all Beckman Coulter Manufacturing
vendor selection, custom tooling, test equipment, and
sites.
validation activities.
Implemented four new products within a stringent regulated
Initiate, write, implement and execute new and improved
(ISO/FDA) manufacturing environment.
validation strategies, templates, protocols and reports.
Initiated and completed process improvements to reduce
(Including VS, IQ, OQ, and TMV)
Customer Complaints (DOA) by 38%.
Identify service parts requiring rebuild processes to reduce
Initiated project to use Visual Basic Software to transform
service cost.
Quality Data into automated reports to identify process
Investigate, track, and trend customer complaints.
improvement opportunities.
Improve manufacturing processes based on data from
Implemented lean improvements to reduce process WIP time
trending customer complaints.
from 30 minutes to 8 minutes with an annual savings over
$50K.
Manufacturing Engineer
J anuary 2010 – N ovember 2010 B oston S cientific Corporation, Spencer, IN
Responsibilities Key Accomplishments
Engineering Support for manual assembly production lines Led group designing, prototyping and implementing new
creating a wide variety of catheter products. motorized semi-automatic wrapping machine to improve
customer quality and value.
Improve, design and implement manufacturing processes,
machinery, and tooling. Initiated, designed and implemented skive mandrel process
improvement to reduce consumable cost by 70% and scrap
Compose and maintain manufacturing documentation
by 80% within a regulated environment.
within a stringent medical manufacturing and assembly
environment. Including Standard Operating Procedures Finalized Kaizen event by focusing on internal customer needs
(SOP) and Training Plans. resulting in 10% efficiency gain and a 50% scrap reduction.
Compose and improve validation documentation. Including
Master Validation Plans/Reports (MVP/R), Installation
Qualifications Protocols (IQP), Test Method Validations
(TMV) and Training Plans.
Equipment Support Technician
J une 2001 – O ctober 2008 M icron Technology, Boise, ID
Responsibilities Key Accomplishments
Maintain, Problem Solve and improve efficiency on up to 50 Level 3, Senior Technician
electro-mechanical electronics manufacturing machines in a Promoted through all major semiconductor manufacturing
fast-paced, team-oriented, assembly manufacturing processes from Integrated Circuit(IC) testing, IC assembly to
environment. manufacturing processes of silicon doping and depositions.
Manage and complete preventative maintenance. Initiated process improvement to create reference cards to
Member of a cross-functional team with Technicians, aid all technicians in frequently used troubleshooting
Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers and Chemical functions for complex automated IC testers.
Engineers. Frequent contributor to cost saving and efficiency suggestion
Monitor advanced processes and tool statistics using programs outside my personal circle of influence.
Statistical Process Control (SPC) software. Used data to develop machine and process improvements
and presented to tool owners and managers for approval.
Skill Highlights
Leadership and Communication Manufacturing Depth
Customer focused hands-on engineer. Eleven (11) years of technical and process support within
manufacturing environments ranging from near fully
Experienced balancing day-to-day operations with long-
automated to manual assembly.
term projects.
Identified, presented and justified major equipment flow
Led multiple robotics classes and labs at Micron Chip Camp
improvement outside my personal area of influence. The
teaching kids how to assemble a basic robot, test the robot,
improvement was implemented and it standardized the
troubleshoot electro-mechanical problems and program a
process with a productivity increase of ~25% and reduced
simple graphical programming language.
documentation by 30%.
Key process and technical leader during process re-design
Completed Design analysis on a revolutionary bicycle
which resulted in an 87% productivity gain and improved
transmission which could reduce Assembly (DFA) cost by 68%
quality.
and Manufacturing (DFM) cost by 34%.
Experienced negotiating equipment re-commercialization
Experienced implementing Total Productive Maintenance
agreements with third party vendors to meet organizational
(TPM), Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma methodologies.
goals for cost savings.
Mechanical Aptitude Technology
Designed, prototyped, and implemented a semi-automated Ten(10) years of combined CAD and FEA experience.
wrapping fixture on multiple manufacturing lines which (SolidWorks and Cosmos)
standardized the process to remove the largest customer Solid programming experience with VBA, Mathematica, and
complaint. MATLAB to analyze data, generate automated reports and
Worked seven (7) years as a technician troubleshooting automate processes.
electro-mechanical machines. Highly proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point,
Experienced working with third party machine shops and SharePoint, and Outlook.
suppliers. Experienced integrating motors, controllers, electronics, and
Re-designed metal skive mandrels to improve process and pneumatics into machines, tooling and test equipment.
reduce consumable costs by 70%.
Education
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering A.A.S. in Electronics Technology
B oise State U niversity, Boise, ID U niversity of Montana, Missoula, MT
G raduated Cum Laude December 2009 G raduated May 2001
3.93 GPA in Engineering; 3.59 overall GPA 4.0 GPA in Electronics degree program; 3.31 overall GPA
Attended School while working a professional full time job. Studied robotics, electronic troubleshooting, programming,
and integrating electronics with mechanics.
Passed Fundamentals of Engineering (EIT) Exam
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