Michael Blake Wright

Profile

I have ** years of experience in manufacturing, 13 of those years were in Production Management.

I have a proven track record managing multiply departments to meet strict deadlines. I continuously made improvements to minimize waste and reduce costs while maximizing the quality and increasing the yield. I am a resourceful, creative, team player that enjoys working within a manufacturing facility.

Security Clearance

Level II (Secret), Renewal 2025, File Number 95873435-0001658573

Professional Experience

Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario – an international ATLAS experiment at CERN - http://www.physics.carleton.ca/atlas or http://atlas.ch

January 2016 – Present

Production Supervisor (2 year contract)

I manage a group of Technicians that are building and testing particle detectors for the upgrade of the Atlas experience to be installed onto the large hadron collider located at CERN in Switzerland.

Plan, organize, direct, and evaluate Technicians performance.

Developed and implement plans to efficiently use of materials, labour and equipment to meet production targets.

Management controls on materials and supplies, inventory

Developed production documents, Quality Control, Assembly Instructions, Policies, Test Instructions, Inventory and Shipping.

Hire, supervise and oversee training of new employees in the use of equipment and ensure written production documents are understood.

Monitor the production processes to make sure the products are produced on time and are of good quality.

Liaised among different departments and University, suppliers, professors, University of British Columba – TRIUMF, Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (Japan)….

Traveled to Israel to observe there manufacturing facility

Ensure that health and safety guidelines are followed.

Research and Development, conduct experiences on how best to assembly / test for long term reliability.

Environment: IPC 610, SixSigma, 5S, Lean Manufacturing, Word, Excel, Project Management, Power Point, Thunderbird, Window 10, Multimeter, Calipers, Micrometers, Digital Dial Indicator X-ray, high voltage

Self Employed, Ottawa

February 2013 – December 2015

Performed contract work.

Junior web developer

Nanometrics Inc, Ottawa, Ontario - http://www.nanometrics.ca

May 1996 – May 2012

Production Supervisor / Manager

2000 – 2012

I managed multiple departments within a manufacturing facility to build equipment that measures and analyzes earthquakes.

Planned, organized, directed, controlled and evaluated manufacturing departments.

Developed and implemented plans to efficiently use of materials, labour and equipment to meet production targets.

Management controls on materials and supplies, within inventory

Developed production documents and technical reports for upper management, Quality Control (incoming and outgoing), Assembly Instructions, Policies, Test Instructions, Inventory (KanBan) and Shipping.

Created equipment maintenance schedules and recommended upgrades and or replacement of equipment.

Hired, supervised and oversaw training of new employees in the use of equipment and ensured written instructions were understood.

Monitor the production processes to make sure the products are produced on time and are of good quality.

Liaised among different departments and suppliers, Software, System Engineering, Sales, Finance, and Purchasing.

Ensured that health and safety guidelines were followed.

Participated in and contributed to cross-functional teams (such as New Product Introduction, Supply Chain Management, Finance) which have an immediate or future impact on manufacturing.

Implemented an electric torque screwdriver to be used to assemble units that resulted in decreasing the assembly times by 20%, saving more than $5000 per year.

Implemented software to automate the cable tests, which reduced cable testing by 90%.

Returned Material Authorization (RMA), I was tasked to work with multiple departments to reduce and streamline the customer returned equipment. There was over 150 pieces of overdue equipment to be repaired. I was able to eliminate all overdue equipment within 4 months and was able to achieve the company’s target turnaround, 20 business days.

Achieved 99% shipping accuracy and shipped on time for over 10 years. Everything listed on the sales order was packed, worked, and was defect free.

Environment: IPC 610, SixSigma, 5S, Lean Manufacturing, Visibility, TIW/SBT, Word, Excel, Power Point, Open Office, 602 Tab, Bugzilla, Zimbra Thunderbird, Lotus Notes, Lotus Notes Domain Documents Elfresco, Wikii, Smart Draw, Paint, Auto CAD, Atrix, Windows, Cable Eye Software, Multimeter, Calipers, Micrometers.

Systems Engineer

1998– 2000

I managed customer accounts to ensure what they ordered is what they receive. Traveled to customers’ facilities to install equipment, (RF equipment, Solar Panel systems, semiology equipment, Satellite equipment and to provide customer training and ongoing customer support.

Responsible for co-ordination, alignment and oversight of all system project elements encompassing procurement, installation, configuration and operational readiness tasks associated with a 2+ million dollar contracts.

Integrate network systems as per customer specifications, set up equipment and configure software and created or updated documents for any design modifications.

Led and coordinated teams at customer facilities to ensure the installation of equipment is installed correctly.

Coordinated and supervised sub-contractors responsible for various aspects of remote site construction.

Project management of customer accounts from inception to completion.

Trained customers to maintain and operate the equipment and provided ongoing support.

Traveled to install equipment with 100% customer satisfaction to India, Turkey, Australia, Colombia, Papua New Guinea, and many other countries.

Liaised among different departments, Software, Sale, Finance, and Manufacturing.

Environment: Word, Excel, MS Project, Visibility, Lotus Notes Domain Documents, Bugzilla, Zimbra, MS Outlook, Thunderbird, Internet Explorer, Power Point, Visibility, Smart Draw, wikii.

Electronics Engineering Technologist

1996 – 1998

Assisted in the design, development and testing of electrical and electronic components, equipment, and systems.

Assisted in inspection, test, adjusting and evaluation of incoming electrical, electro-mechanical and electronic components and assemblies to ensure conformance with product specifications and tolerances.

Conducted life tests (burn-ins) using the environment chamber on assemblies and recorded and analyzed results.

Assisted in building and testing prototypes to specifications.

Resolved technical issues then implement improvements that increased productivity

Requisitioned material and supplies.

Trained workers in their job duties, safety procedures and company policies.

Organized and reported batch test results to upper management.

Implemented test jigs and test cables that saved on average 20% of test time.

Designed and built test stations that resulted in outputting more products that saved 25% of the test time.

Generated a trouble-shooting matrix that allowed the testers or Technical Support to view and kept track of any treads that saved trouble-shooting time.

Environment: HTTP Internet, Word, Excel, internal created software, Internet Explorer, Oscilloscope, Spectral Analyzer, function generator, Banff, Lab view, Visibility, Bugzilla, Wikii.

Education

Algonquin College, Ottawa, Ontario

Electronic Engineering Technology – Telecommunications Diploma

Key Courses:

Management Principles

Project Management

C++ and machine language programming

TCP/IP Protocols

Electronic Engineering Technician – Digital Diploma

Key Courses:

Project Management

Technical Communication for Engineering Technologies

Skills and Attributes

ERP/MRP Expertise

Visibility, TIW/SBT, SAP, ICS

Charitable Events

CN Tower climb

HOPE Beach Volleyball

Volunteer Work

Telesat Canada - Receptionist

Energy 1200 - Promotion Assistance

Office Automation Skills

MSOffice, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Outlook, Thunderbird, Netscape, Internet Explorer, MS Project

Hardware Design Tools

Atrix, Auto Excel, Open Office, Paint, Smart Draw, Word

Test Engineering

Tools and Expertise

C, C++, Matlab, Lab view, Banff

Signal Generator, Spectral Analyzer, Power Meter, Oscilloscope, Multimeter, Calipers, Micrometer

Circuit schematic diagrams, Block diagrams

Soft Skills Training

Chair - Social Committee - Nanometrics Inc.

Member of the Health and Safety Committee - Nanometrics Inc.

Professional Workshops

Lean Manufacturing Concepts / 5S

Functional Knowledge

WHMIS

CPR

First Aid

Health and Safety

Radiation Safety

Fork lift certified

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