R&D Technician

Education:

University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota

College of Liberal Arts Graduation: May 2011

Bachelor of Science in Psychology – 18 of 54 credits in Logic, Math and Science courses

Heavy focus on statistics and a perspective grounded in the scientific method

Varied science labs- experience with a wide range of measurement tools

Industrial/Organizational Psychology and Personnel Psychology methods of statistically improving job performance and job satisfaction in business settings

Volunteered in the Personality Neuroscience Lab MRI research requiring rigorous concern for safety

Relevant Work Experience:

LSA Laser – 763-***-****) 5015 Cheshire Parkway N, Plymouth, MN, 55446

Production Operator (1 year, 9 months) Sep. 2013-May 2015

Running manufacturing processes for medical devices, primarily laser welding

Responsible for rigorous inspection to tolerances within thousandths of an inch, high attention to detail necessary

Use of microscopes, calipers, micrometers, and other varied measurement tools

Extremely small scale of parts requires excellent manual dexterity

AdvancedCath (bought LSA in 2014)

TE Connectivity Medical Division (bought AdvancedCath in Feb. 2015)

R&D Operator (8 months) May 2015-Dec. 2015

Same as above, with early development parts, giving feedback, analyzing scrap potential

R&D Technician (7 months) Dec. 2015-June 2015

Developing first run parts to a place of production readiness

Strong ability to read and understand blueprints, maintain specs required therein

Using G-codes to write part-specific programs that control beam weld path, occasionally complex

Understanding of physics concepts required to produce strong laser welds

Range-finding with complex, interacting settings

Assembling/designing simple low-budget fixturing and tooling for early development parts

Involved with Qualification range-finding, good knowledge of Statistical Process Control

Skills:

Markup: HTML

Programming Languages: Python

Advanced functions of:

Microsoft Office Suite

Adobe Photoshop

Above Average Ability with Computer Basics:

Networking

Hardware Issues

Virus and Firewall Safety

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