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Electrical/Mechanical Designer - Drafter - Engineering Technician
Manufacturing Engineer - Sales Engineer - Buyer/Planner
Qualifications and Experience
Electro-Mechanical Manufacturing Technical Sales/Technical Support
Electro-Mechanical Purchasing
ECAD PCB design - Altium, Orcad, Electronic / Computer / Network
Eagle Knowledge
MCAD design - AutoCAD, Inventor, MRP/ERP - Oracle Agile, Netsuite,
Solidworks M2M
GD&T Blueprint and CAD Microsoft Office Package
drawing/reading Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator,
CNC MasterCAM X5 programming CorelDraw
CNC Mill & Lathe program & QC incoming/outgoing inspection
operation Bilingual - English / Spanish
Employment
6/2014 - (Will be relocating to England) Brooks Automation, Inc
Poway, Ca
Electrical Designer III
Create and revise block diagrams, wiring diagrams, cable drawings,
electrical schematics, and PCB Layout using AutoCAD, Orcad, and Altium
Designer for refrigerated biological sample storage automation equipment.
ECO release and implementation using Oracle Agile Product Life Management
(PLM) software including BOM creation, and revision. Electronic and wire
harness component selection for new and legacy products. Create work
instructions for retrofitting field units. Redlining of BOMs, drawings,
and documents using Oracle Agile PLM. Worked with contract manufacturers
on outsourcing PCBA assembly. Documentation of legacy products. Assisted
in new product development and sustaining engineering.
9/2011 - 6/2014 Jayco Interface Technology
Corona, Ca
Manufacturing Engineer
Create electrical test and manufacturing assembly fixtures. Troubleshoot
and repair electronic assemblies. Generate and modify schematics, PCB
layouts, fabrication and assembly drawings using Altium, Inventor, and
AutoCAD. Generate and modify CAD drawings using 2D and 3D software to
design and prepare a variety of complex and detailed engineering part and
assembly drawings. Create part numbers, Bill of materials, and traveler
work instructions using Made2Manage ERP. Support manufacturing with
programming of Beam laser, Flex laser, and Epilog laser cutting machines,
Fisnar dispensing robot, Flexplacer pick and place machine, die cutting
machine, and CMM. Create laser cutting files using AutoCAD and Laserlink
software. Processing of internal and customer related ECO's. Provide
support to purchasing with electronic components, and supplier sourcing for
hardware, sheet metal and machined parts. Support QC with auditing for
yearly ISO compliance.
8/1997 - 6/2011 Earth Computer Technologies,
Inc Costa Mesa, Ca
Design Engineer / Buyer/Purchasing / Manufacturing Manager
Designed industrial LCD video related products; mixed signal and multi-
layer PCB controller cards, adapter boards, high bright LCD's, LED rails,
Panel PC's, monitors, rackmount, and open frame units. Managed product
development through all phases of inception to production. Sourced and
installed optical enhancement films for sunlight readable flat panels.
Designed sheet metal enclosures, and brackets using 3D and 2D CAD tools.
Developed detailed drawings of components, cables, sheet metal, and sub-
assemblies for manufacturability. Designed custom foam packaging for
single pack and multi pack products. Worked with both hardware and
software engineers on product features of USB and serial displays. Built
and maintained all production programming PC's which included software and
hardware required for ISP, or JTAG of controller cards. Assembled
prototype PCB's by hand with mixed technology components SMT and through
hole, and reworked PCB's. Technical support for hardware, software and
driver installations, and also for product recommendations. R&D of
conceptual products, modifying PCB's, and metal using various tools to
include drills, grinders, cutters, routers, etc.
Supervised the day to day operations of the manufacturing and shipping
department. Created assembly and test procedures for quality control to
include electrical test and final inspection. Created assembly and test
fixtures. Provided hands on training to production employees. Generated
failure analysis reports for customer RMA's. Trained outside contract
manufacturing personnel for full turnkey solutions. Managed inventory
levels and scheduled inventory cycle counts. Scheduled daily work orders.
Scheduled personnel to maintain facility cleanliness in production and
warehouse.
Provided pre and post sales engineering support to inside sales team and
all customers new and existing. Responded to customer inquiries via phone,
email and scheduled in-house appointments. Provided technical expertise
for custom solutions as related to the customers environment and needs
which lead to ongoing profitable sales. Trained and directed inside sales,
CSR's, sales reps, and technical support personnel on all company products
and features. Attended trade show conferences demonstrating products, and
finding sales leads.
Responsible for purchasing of raw materials, equipment, and supplies from
vendors. Purchasing but not limited to LCD's, PCB's, electronic components,
tools, custom cabling, hardware, packaging, computer hardware, software,
etc. Interviewed suppliers to determine product availability and
negotiated most favorable prices and terms before placing purchase orders
with new and established vendors. Generated RFQ's and evaluated vendor
quotes and services to determine most desirable suppliers. Evaluated new
source of supplies and supplier qualification. Ensured inventory levels
were maintained to support production activities and on-time delivery.
Worked with engineering department in support of prototype and productions
builds including new product releases. Supported contract manufacturing
plans, order releases, logistics, kitting, product conversions, inventory
transactions, etc. Converted all company product from leaded status to
RoHS compliance. Processed non-conforming material requests and RMA/RTV
requests with supply chain. Issued scheduled purchase orders with monthly
delivers for long lead time components. Managed inventory to maximize
turnover, and minimize excess inventory. Able to read and identify part
numbers and source cross compatible components. Worked with oversea
vendors to provide cost effective shipping method whether prepaid shipping,
and/or separate shipping cost reimbursement. Established relationships
with overseas contract manufacturers to lower cost of goods for sub-
assemblies. Created and maintained part numbers and Bill of Materials.
9/2004 - 12/2004 Opus Solutions, Inc Laguna Hills, Ca
Buyer/Planner - Electrical/Mechanical Designer
Responsible for purchasing of raw materials, equipment, and supplies from
vendors. Worked with engineering department in support of prototype and
productions builds including new product releases. Supported contract
manufacturing plans, order releases, logistics, and kitting etc. Redesign
of vehicle power supplies cases, and mobile computer cases using 3D CAD.
Design of Printed Circuit Boards. Creation and maintenance of Bill of
Materials.
Hand assembly (surface mount and thru-hole components) of prototype DC/DC
power supplies.
2/1996 - 5/1997 TAD Technical Services Irvine, Ca
Basic Electronics Field Repair Technician
Preventative maintenance on Federal Express delivery truck equipment (On-
board computers, hand held scanners, thermal printers, and CB radios) for
various locations.
Education
2004~2014 Saddleback & Irvine Valley College Mission Viejo, Ca
Certificates
AutoCAD & Solidworks
GD&T
MasterCAM
Hass Vertical Mill and Lathe Machining
1996 - 1997 So Cal Institute of Technology Anaheim, Ca
Associate Degree
Electronic Engineering and Computer Repair
1992 - 1993 Computer Learning Center Los Angeles, Ca
Diploma
Computer Operations and Management of IBM Mainframes
Military Service
United States Marine Corps