William Phalen
SEASONED,..SENIOR MECHANICAL INSPECTOR, MA LOOKING FOR JOB WITH
HEALTH INSURANCE +BENEFITS
Lowell, MA
acekhy@r.postjobfree.com - 978-***-****
OVER 18 years as an inspector, heavy cable inspector for the Coast Guard use, IPC-610-A Certified, and
many years as a precision manual all around machinist, doing prototype and small run production.
My experience covers Military, Medical and Semiconctor in machining and inspection. Through my experience
through the years I've become well rounded and even keeled.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Test Technician / Inspector
Medtronics - Littleton, MA - March 2014 to Present
Responsibilities
FAI on mechanical and electronic assemblies and components. Incoming inspection, Various tasks working
with engineers while building new R&D line product. GDP, GMP
Source inspection
Skills Used
Surface plate measurement, Metrology, IPC-A-610 for assemblies.
SENIOR,MECHANICAL INSPECTOR
BROOKS AUTOMATION ( CONTRACT 2 Years 4 MONTHS ) - Chelmsford, MA - June 2011 to October
2013
FAI for SUPPLIER QUALITY for the PRECISION ROBOTS THAT HANDLE SILICON WAFERS. ALSO
CRYOGENIC VESSELS AND THE MATERIALS USED TO BUILD THEM. WORK WITH ENGINEERS TO FIX
FIT UP PROBLEMS ON PROTOTYPE PARTS
ORACLE AND EXCEL DAILY Air Gages to .00005 Use Micro - Hite, Trimos and do simple to complex
surface plate set-ups.,.Optical Comparators Operate a ZEISS - ECLIPSE CMM ( NO PROGAMMING )
Can pull up a program or do a single part manually.
SENIOR MECHANICAL INSPECTOR
GTAT - MERIMACK NH - April 2010 to May 2011
Performed mechanical inspections on graphite, carbon and standard metals that made up vacuum furnaces
to grow, poly-silicon and saffire ingots. These furnaces were assembled run and then disassembled for sale
worldwide, (China mainly)
Lead Mechanical Inspector
Kittredge and Sons - Hudson, MA - February 2010 to April 2010
Inspected parts off machine tools, CNC and sheet metal parts for military applications.
Did First Article Inspection Reports.
SENIOR Precision Mechanical Inspector, Quality Inspector
KEYSTONE DENTAL - Burlington, MA - September 2008 to December 2009
Inspect parts using OMM's ie Flash 200, Quest 250 with touch probe, Optical Comparators, and all standard
metrology tools. Inspecting Dental Implants and related instruments. All Related Documentation, GMP, GDP
6/1/08-9-/1/08 CYTYC/HOLOGIC Marlboro, MA
PMI, Calibration Technician
Calibrated Field service kits and performed incoming inspection.
Precision Mechanical Inspector/QA Technician III
FLIR Systems - N Billerica, MA - November 2000 to April 2008
• ISO 9001 Certified
• Primary Inspection cable/slip ring tester at FLIR for use on military/law enforcement airborne and maritime
applications.
Quality Technician / SENIOR MECHANICAL INSPECTOR /Gage Designer, Maker•
Delta Design - Littleton, MA - July 1999 to November 2000
Senior Mechanical Inspector, (ISO 9002 Certified)
Designed and fabricated inspection fixtures for use in surface plate set ups at Delta Design
Quality Process Technician, Incoming Inspector
Smith & Nephew - Andover, MA - October 1998 to May 1999
ISO 9002 Certified)
A/R FIRST CLASS Machinist
Microwave Development Co - Andover, MA - June 1998 to September 1998
Incoming Inspector
GN Netcom - Nashua, NH - February 1998 to June 1998
ISO 9002 Certified)
A/R Prototype Machinist
PRI Automation - Billerica, MA - May 1997 to December 1997
Precision Mechanical Inspector / QA Auditor / Source Auditor
Ferrofluidics Corporation - Nashua, NH - April 1995 to May 1997
• Designed and fabricated multiple inspection fixtures while at Delta Design through my own ideas and with
the input of the other inspectors.
Assistant Librarian - Work Study
NH Technical College - Nashua, NH - 1990 to 1992
Machinist/Machine Rebuilder
Ruland Industries, Inc - Boxboro, MA - September 1988 to November 1989
Machinist/Chucking Machine Operator
Jerguson Gage and Valve - Burlington, MA - March 1987 to August 1988
Machinist/CNC Lathe Operator
Nuclear Metals, Inc - Concord, MA - May 1986 to March 1987
Turret Lathe/Chucker Set- up Operator
Pneumatic Scale Corp - Quincy, MA - September 1983 to May 1986
Electro- Mechanical Inspector
General Connector Corp - Newton, MA - March 1982 to September 1983
Class "A" Precision Mechanical Inspector
Omni Spectra, Inc - Waltham, MA - December 1981 to March 1982
Machinist A/R, Turret Lathe/Chucker Set-up Operator
W.H. Nichols Co - Waltham, MA - May 1978 to December 1981
Related Activities
• Member JIT. Pilot Team F.F.C.
• Infra-red FLIR, B-Cam course winter of 07/08
• Trained in the use of Inframetrics (now FLIR) infrared thermal camera 1996
EDUCATION
Associates in Quality, GD&T.Metrology along with general studies.
NH Technical College at Nashua/ Manchester - Associates General Science (need 5credits)
January 1990 to January 1995
Certificate in Machine Tool
Wentworth Institute - Boston, MA
1978
COURSES in Psychology and English
Northeastern University Boston - Boston, MA
1976 to 1977
Certified IPC Specialist
IPC
2014
Vocational
Minuteman Vocational Technical School - Lexington, MA
SKILLS
Over 1 year using SAP at FLIR
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