Sergio Preciado
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OBJECTIVE:
To provide my skills, knowledge and abilities to a company that can excel and offer challenging assign- ments that I can pursue and where a company can benefit. SKILLS:
• 10 years of experience in Quality Control ISO-9100/9001 and AS9102 requirements.
• Management and leadership skills
• Experience with operating Mechanical Inspection Equipment.
• Read and interpret Blueprints
• Experience in the Aerospace Industries
• Able to perform First Articles, In-Process and Final Inspections
• Excellent in dimensioning using surface plates and close tolerance instruments such as microme- ters, calipers, dial indicators, bore gages and many other types of inspection tools and devices.
• Verifying material and process certs and documents.
• Type 40wpm and strong knowledge in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience with source Inspectors needs, issues and requests. Experience:
AC&A LLC INC. LAKE FOREST, CA Mar, 2014 - July, 2016 Night Shift Lead: Lamination / Tooling/ Cure / Bonding
• Oversaw and coordinated the activity of 25 Composite Technicians
• Operated cure vessels and ovens while maintaining the shop floor and meeting the daily work load
• Trained technicians to operate and write cure receipts for both autoclave and oven cures
• Led and trained technicians on (blue block bonding) polymer blocks used for tooling
• Hands on with all tooling, lamination, bushing, inserts, benching after post cure, sealed and re- leased tool surface (carbon, polymer, and urethane molds)
• Trained Technicians on repairing composite tools using various types of adhesives and resins
• Cross trained employees on bonding backup structures to composite tools using wet ties and wet layup.
• Operated and trained technicians on the ply cutter
• Corked, primed, painted and bonded bushings and seals to composite parts HITCO CARBON COMPOSITES INC. GARDENA, CA Jun, 2009 - Apr, 2012 Supervisor Composites - Lamination / Paint / Machining / Cure
• Oversaw and coordinated the activity of 30+ Union employees
• Initiated and fostered a spirit of cooperation within and between departments
• Met with Supervisor and Planning organization on a daily basis to break any hold factor and/or to expedite parts in support of part delivery
• Drove quality into the process to reduce cost and schedule impact
• Implemented improvements in safety, quality, process, and cost efficiency
• Maintained work flow by monitoring steps of the process and establishing priorities
• Worked with Engineering on all startup and developmental activities
• Verified that all process control parameters were being documented and followed at all time
• Developed and maintained shop floor metrics, graphs, flowcharts, and daily logs
• Scheduled and organized the PM/TPM and repairs to machinery, buildings, and calibrated equipment
• Implemented root cause and corrective action on nonconformance issues including documenta- tion to remove production constraints and improve production quality
• Maintained and communicated daily productivity and shipment reports to Planning Department, Production Manager, and VP of Manufacturing
• Performed daily audits to support data integrity and compliance with customer specifications HITCO CARBON COMPOSITES INC. GARDENA, CA Feb, 2008 - Jun, 2009 Automation AFP / ATL / HDF/ QOP
• Supported the qualification for both PTTP and FAI parts
• Verified materials and documentation were in compliance with customers and manufactures specifications
• Operated machinery and transferred charge from table to freezer with approved sealed bags
• Prepared charge for forming, bagging, including proper placement of bleeders, thermocouples, vacuum probes for oven/autoclave cure
• De-tooled, trimmed and prepared charge for paint and final ID
• Built and assembled prototypes and first article production parts
• Worked with Engineering in support of CCA qualifications
• Prevention of foreign object damage/debris (FOD) material handling, and calibration require- ments
• Inspected the final cure parts per process BAC 5317 and BAC 5578, wrinkles, FOD, Inclusions, porosity, fiber breakout, pits and resin starvation. HITCO CARBON COMPOSITES INC. GARDENA, CA Jan, 2004 - Feb, 2008 Lamination Specification (Lead person)
• Sustained numerous start-up programs including the qualifications for NDI standards, and FAI parts
• Performed layup in a CCA environment using Virtek lasers and standard inspection equipment
• Operated and performed the following: lasers, ply cutter, ovens, final bagging, de-tool, tool prep, repairs, and part identification
• Repaired composite tools using various types of adhesives and resins for layup process - i.e. wet layup and other layup procedures.
• Trimmed and finished composite parts and tooling
• Experienced with carbon tooling, lamination, bushing, inserts, benching, sealed and released tool surface for lamination.
• Familiar with various types material: BMI, silica, rohacell,various film adhesives, glass, honey- comb, tooling prepreg, c-foam, epoxy, carbon fabric, uni-carbon, kevlar, aluminum and copper mesh
• Operated cure Ovens and Vessels to cure the repairs and to form rohacell and cork
• Bonded backup structures to composite tools using wet ties
• Fabricated the following: reusable rubber bags for final and post cure, caul plates, intensi- fiers, and composite tooling for automation and hand layup use
• Performed wet layup repairs, resin injection, and de-lam repairs per WOA’s
• Experienced with precision instruments such as: calipers, micrometers, protractors, radius gages, height gage, pie tape, and feeler gage
• Hand cut patterns from prepreg, adhesives, glass, honeycomb, and other materials
• Verified materials and programs used were accurate and in-compliance for both Laser and Ply Cutter
• Performed leak-check on new and/or suspicious tooling with dye penetrant
• Worked closely with QE to resolve ongoing issues pertaining to the layup process and/or final bagging
• Parts de-tooled and inspected for discrepancies, trimmed, drilled, Identified, and packaged per WOI
HITCO CARBON COMPOSITES INC. GARDENA, CA Feb, 2003 - Jan, 2004 Gerber Operator (Lead person)
• Led and trained team members on the following: safety, ply cutter, material handling, setups, and machine calibration
• Met with planner and supervisor on a daily basis to schedule and meet the daily quota or load
• Verified that all process control parameters were being documented and followed at all time
• Verified materials and programs used were accurate and in-compliance
• Ordered material for the day and verified all WO’s, WOI’s, and Gerber files were available and current
• Familiar with various types material: BMI, silica, rohacell, adhesives, glass, honeycomb, tooling prepreg, epoxy, carbon fabric, uni-carbon, aluminum and copper mesh
• Verified all documentation was accurate and in compliance
• Worked with MCC and Planning department for the allocation of layup kits along with storing all residual material
• Worked with Programing to reduce scrap rate on all gerber files (85% Efficient & 90% Utiliza- tion)
Education:
Cerritos College, Cerritos, CA 2007-2008
Pioneer High School, Whittier, CA 1997
Other Skills and Training:
Green Belt: 6 sigma, Lean Manufacturing
Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project) JobBoss, SAP, MES, WDS, Flex Net
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST