Rashad M. Atkinson
Phone: 707-***-**** Email: *********@*****.*** LinkedIn: Rashad Atkinson
**** **** ** ****** ***. Sacramento CA, 95833
SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES
Chemical Handling
Assay Set-Up
Assay-Verification
ISO 19001
Programmable Logic Controller
Replenishment
Secret Clearance (Inactive)
Data Entry
Microsoft Suite
Team Oriented
Written Literacy
Material Flow
Adaptability
CMMS
Asset Management
Accountability
Lean SIX Sigma
(Greenbelt)
Document Review
GMP
GDP
MRP
Material Handling
Kaizen 5S
Military Experience
OSHA
FDA
SAP
ERP
E X P E R I E N C E
CEPHEID, DANHER CORP. LODI CA –Lead Manufacturing Associate III April 2022 - February 2023
-Trained and Certified in operations of Reagent On-Board Automated Line (ROBAL). This manufacturing line is staffed with up to 7 associates.
•Planning, Monitoring, and appraising job results on manufacturing lines.
•Coaching and counseling personnel with follow-up reports to Leadership channels detailing approaches, feedback and follow on actions in areas of development.
•Responsible for scheduling preventive maintenance on all equipment and tools relevant to MFG prior to operations and routine parameter checks to maintain a healthy OEE.
•Communicate material movements with logistics and planner for upcoming Assays on manufacturing line making sure all quantities are correct according to Assay recipe and needed components detailed in BOM.
•Educating manufacturing operators on BOM (Build of Materials) and importance of following set-up recipes and material codes/names to negate all FDA and GMP violations.
•Cost Effective awareness in finding ways to save during quarterly budgets avoiding any overages in allocated spending accounts.
•Cross Communications with Quality assurance and Packaging entities for coordinated shift reports and incidents within manufacturing process.
•Practice of Process improvement initiatives, by suggesting ways to improve efficiency and productivity surrounding manufacturing process start to finish and quality of work for employees.
•Knowledge and handling of hazardous chemical reagents in a clean room environments and immediate emergency response to harmful exposure.
•Proactiveness in finding Root cause analysis of equipment or production line malfunction, negating unnecessary downtime in process flow.
•Trained in making necessary parameter adjustments according to Assay specification for line production or offset settings during routine maintenance.
•Maintaining compliance with employee skills development portal ‘Compliance Wire and Workday’ by enabling employees to complete required courseware.
•Trained in systems of ERP for maintaining eye and level on expenses for budgeting manufacturing procurement, managing projects and supply chain operations.
THYSSENKRUP MATERIALS DISTRIBUTOR PRODUCTION ASSOCIATE LIVERMORE CA.
– Production Associate January 2021 – March 2022
•Continuous entry of outbound/ in-bound production materials using material flow system application.
•Accessing damaged material visually and functionality for faults and needed repairs/ replacement.
•Supplying assembly lines with bulk material to be assembled in a separate process.
•Coordinating with customers, providing precise dispatch information for drivers to follow along on their routes, of coordinated delivery.
•Material Metering visually track incoming trucks staged on loading docks to document arrival and departure upon onload/offload of shipments.
FIELD ARTILLERY CHIEF/TEAM LEADER, UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
-September 2015 – December 2020
Certified as Heavy Weapons system Chief operator on the M777 Howitzer Projectile system with a value of over 1.5 million dollars not to include external PLC interface and accessories as components.
Safely and accurately operated the Firing/targeting system while maintaining safety culture in extreme conditioned environments at a high tempo of operations.
Carefully Structured preventative maintenance schedules to uphold good practices of maintaining a healthy level of OEE and unit readiness.
Maintained accurate documentation on all calibrated equipment for on time scheduled maintenance.
Maintained accountability of approximately 10-50 service members as a direct supervisor of operations and development.
Direct Experience operating Programable Logistics controllers to control and monitor system input /output and error diagnostics that read faults in sequencing of given fire commands.
Replenishment of tools and parts used on maintenance and operations of weapon systems using GCSS.
Contractor company ‘Global Combat Support System. Also required practices of budgeting and keeping updated inventory portfolios detailing cost and serialized numbers associated.
Trained over 80 hours of preventative maintenance material in a class setting of approximately 20 Marines on Quarterly bases as planned in accordance with company and unit compliance requirements.
Conduct daily meetings detailing; before during and after-action assessments around Howitzer for proper planning and maintenance standdowns.
EDUCATION,
ARMIJO HIGH-SCHOOL
August 2011 – July 2015
High School Diploma EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL
UNIVERSITY
August 2020 – December 2020 – Server and Cloud Administration Cohort
Technical certification/ Diploma