EDDIE J. SALGADO-MOLINA
CONTACT
Pittsburgh, PA *5239
***********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Mechanical Engineer with 10 years of
experience in Design, Packaging, Quality,
Pharmaceutical, and Manufacturing.
Motivated bilingual professional with a
strong ability to effectively work in a fast-
paced environment. Acknowledged for
being a fast-learner and grasping new
concepts. Interested in utilizing mechanical
engineering skills to integrate, innovate, and
improve the manufacturing projects that has
an impact while continuing developing
professional skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lead Manufacturing Specialist - Industrial
Project
General Electric
(March 2022 – Present)
Industrial Mechanical Engineer I
Contractor at General Electric
(June 2021 – March 2022)
Mechanical Design Engineer
Naval Nuclear Laboratory
(Jan 2017 – Feb 2021)
Packaging/Validation Engineer
Contractor at McNeil Pharmaceutical
(Jul 2016 – Dec 2016)
Packaging Engineering Specialist
Contractor at Janssen Pharmaceutical
(Feb 2014 – Jul 2016)
Design Engineer and Document Control
Curtis Instrument, P.R.
(Feb 2013 – Oct 2013)
Industrial Mechanic
Crown Beverage Packaging, P.R.
(Jul 2012 – Aug 2012)
EDUCATION / TRAINING
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Inter-American University of Puerto Rico
GPA – 3.0
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Evaluation and Problem-Solving
• Install, repair, verify leakage ratio, and commission vacuum equipment.
• Support identifying and ordering tools necessary for production team.
• Support production/inventory teams to improve safety, quality and productivity in manufacturing & inventory control.
• Performed a dynamic alignment study for the power unit installation into the reactor vessel shipboard using GD&T for the US Navy’s aircraft carrier Ford Class. Performed the stack-up analysis for design components.
• Developed and improved the Reactor Servicing Procedures (RSP) followed by the DOE regulations.
• Assisted existing teams in qualification / validation activities and further provide assistance to serialization support team to manage serialized lines.
• Developed the request for artwork identifying trends and root causes of performance gaps/defects for different products certifying the design colors, dimensions, and specifications requested by the client.
• Developed the Shipper Case Labels with specific information such as: Product Name and Description, Component Material No., Storage Condition, Primary and secondary Barcode, 2D Data Matrix Barcode, NDC/SKU No., DIN No., Batch No., Batch ID., MFG. & Expiration Date.
• Performed evaluations and documentations into the manufacturing press area to determine which tool could bring the required effectiveness to achieve the company goals in terms of function, productivity, and security.
Research and Planning
• Research, design, evaluate, install, operate, and maintain mechanical products, equipment, systems or processes to meet requirements.
• Ensured that the future needs of the business are met applying fact- finding techniques to research and validate data.
• Developed a work plan for different projects taking in consideration risk assessment, workload, manpower, and tasks & sub-tasks required to accomplish the work.
• Aligned business strategy for suppliers, giving support in cApps/SAP increasing my Cross- functional Team Leadership.
Design
• Develop workstation design and layout of new product lines.
• Developed design analysis on components and/or assemblies to ensure that the designs are cost effective, manufacturable, and reliable.
• Work with the automation plc’s and electrical panel to automate an oven process improving the thermal cycle from 5 to 3 days.
• Create new complex parts with Creo Parametric software & Windchill PLM application for existing and new designs.
• Perform 2 & 3 dimensional (2D & 3D) hand calculation and structural analysis to components and assemblies to ensure that parts and assemblies will work as intended. Confirm hand calculation with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) using Abaqus, SolidWorks, and Ansys software. Develop the Bill of Materials (BOM) and cost estimates of the component parts and assemblies for proof of principal (POP) for testing and actual design.
• Draw, design, and prepare the blueprints/layout of the mechatronic automation robots, some feature parts, and specific fixtures installed into specific areas on the manufacturing production line around the plant utilizing SolidWorks and AutoCAD software.
• Developed electrical & pneumatic layouts for an automation robot utilizing AutoCAD software.
• Designed a safety guard utilizing SolidWorks for the bottom of the press machines to re-direct the scrap produced by press machines to the center of the conveyor obtaining an annual profit of $36,000 to the company.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Analytics and Reporting
• Participate in lean Action Workout (AWO) and lean brilliant factory initiatives as required.
• Collected, organized, and reviewed the documentation of the design problems to improve the existing designs ensuring that the final assembly complies with the established functional requirements.
• Worked in team environment assisting with writing analytical reports or summaries to respond to any emergency for the manufacturing operations.
• Worked in the start-up of the creation, update, development, and implementation of the Bill of Material (BOM), Specification (SPE), Work Instructions (WI).
• Created Change Notice (CN) and SOPs for primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging components in the areas of logistics, packaging including line trials / fit tests, and supply chain utilizing Docspace and Cransoft (cApps) software for different products and projects into the plant followed by the cGMP to ensure the quality of procedures, equipment validations, and good documentation techniques.
• Led to the completion of document control and paperless following by the ISO 14001 & 3001 an environmental management standard and Europe standard Epoxy compounds.
• Project management of the conceptual design model for a future installation and interconnection to the principal substation of a renewable energy generation plant with the technologies of Wind Turbines and Solar Plaques obtaining a Returned of Investment (ROI) analysis with a payback period of six and a half years and annual revenue of $14.5 million dollars, covering 47% of plant consumptions. Communication
• Provided recommendations and project updates to supervisors, peers and stakeholders by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• Maintained interpersonal relationships with organizational stakeholders as it relates to any emergency for the manufacturing operations.
• Worked as a volunteer on SEAPERCH program mentoring high school students to develop underwater robot Submarine for competition.
• Worked closely with vendors and stakeholders to manage the performance of the project.
• Provided guidance, feedback, and leadership to a specific project to achieve continuous improvement on all operational, quality, and satisfaction metrics.
• Participated in operational excellence, kaizen and 6's for the continuous improvement of processes/projects and techniques guided by lean manufacturing with different departments and cross functional teams. CERTIFICATIONS
Making Decisions Using Earned Value for Project Managers (2020) Leadership and communication Skills for Project Managers (2020) SOFTWARE AND TECHNOLOGY
Lean Manufacturing
Creo Parametric, Abaqus
AutoCad, Ansys, SolidWorks
Electronic Batch Record
Cransoft (cApps)
SAP
GD&T
Mathcad
EDDIE J. SALGADO-MOLINA
CONTACT
Pittsburgh, PA 15239
***********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Mechanical Engineer with more than 10
years of experience in Design, Packaging,
Quality, Pharmaceutical, and Manufacturing.
Motivated bilingual professional with a
strong ability to effectively work in a fast-
paced environment. Acknowledged for
being a fast-learner and grasping new
concepts. Interested in utilizing mechanical
engineering skills to integrate, innovate, and
improve the manufacturing projects that has
an impact while continuing developing
professional skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lead Manufacturing Specialist - Industrial
Project
General Electric
(March 2022 – Present)
Industrial Mechanical Engineer I
Contractor at General Electric
(June 2021 – March 2022)
Mechanical Design Engineer
Naval Nuclear Laboratory
(Jan 2017 – Feb 2021)
Packaging/Validation Engineer
Contractor at McNeil Pharmaceutical
(Jul 2016 – Dec 2016)
Packaging Engineering Specialist
Contractor at Janssen Pharmaceutical
(Feb 2014 – Jul 2016)
Design Engineer and Document Control
Curtis Instrument, P.R.
(Feb 2013 – Oct 2013)
Industrial Mechanic
Crown Beverage Packaging, P.R.
(Jul 2012 – Aug 2012)
EDUCATION / TRAINING
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Inter-American University of Puerto Rico
GPA – 3.0
MatLab, Simulink
Human Machine Interface (HMI)
Blueprints & Layouts
Validation
CAPA
Change Control (CC), Event
GMP, GDP, SOP, WI
MS Office