Michael “Scott” DeLarvin Santa Barbara, CA

805-***-**** adx7td@r.postjobfree.com

MANUFATURING ENGINEER

Process Engineer with expertise in automation, manufacturing, and electrical systems. Experience in agriculture, space, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy, and consumer goods industries. Solid data-driven cost/reward and KPI assessment skills. Excel at “seeing” the problem, defining the problem, and getting the problem into the right set of hands. OSHA Certified since 2001.

Systems Engineering Automation Process Engineering Clean Rooms

Plant Design Plant Operations Process Improvement KPIs

Project Management Capital Projects Manufacturing Heavy Equipment

Product Improvement Quality Assurance Risk Management CNC

Environmental Responsibility OSHA AutoCAD SolidWorks

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

General Manager, PCH Technology October 2021 – Present

Camarillo, CA

Upgraded a 15-year-old greenhouse to a state-of-the-art, automated cultivation facility with environmental controls, LED lighting, automated irrigation system, and water putrefaction and reclamations systems.

Project Engineer, Island View Farm January 2019 – October 2021

Carpinteria, CA

Oversaw complex capital improvement project for an agricultural producer.

Project Engineer, Mark Wright Construction April 2015 – January 2019

Tucson, AZ

Planned and managed construction of a 20,000 square foot greenhouse for a commercial cannabis producer with five one-acre outdoor grow spaces, water filtration and reclamation, and security and camera systems for the ten-acre site.

Consultant (Self-Employed), Adaptive Technology January 1995 – January 2019

Santa Barbara, Ca

Provided systems integration, automation, and innovation services to major manufacturers throughout the U.S. and around the world. Utilizing and working with state of the art motion control system from Delta Tau Data Systems (Omron). Clients and projects include:

L3 Technologies: Designed a system for polishing mirrors on the James Webb telescope.

Lockheed Martin: Designed a system for focal plane array polishing of mirrors used in infrared detectors accounting for atmospheric distortion.

Insight Pharmaceutical: Engineered a system for DNA printing.

Enron: Devised a wind pitch control mechanism for 1.5 megawatt turbines.

Boeing: Retrofit and integrated machinery for riveting fuselage components on the C17 aircraft.

Remington: Project engineer for installation of CNC automation equipment.

Gulf Stream: Designed a fuselage riveting system. Designed machinery for the manufacture of aircraft windows.

GM: Designed a control solution for Muth Mirrors to cut side mirrors from aspheric domes.

Hormel: Designed automated bacon cutting solution.

Engineer, Cincinnati Milacron February 1990 – December 1999

Cincinnati, OH

Automation engineer for installation of complex flexible manufacturing centers. Utilizing automated wire guided vehicle with 5 axis machining centers with coordinate measuring machines.

Manufacturing Engineer, Northrup Aircraft October 1981 – February 1990

Hathorne, CA

Integrated Super Plastic Forming, ultrasonic welding, and CNC robotic manufacturing technologies into the process of aircraft assembly in a production environment.

Promoted from Manufacturing Technology Engineering Technician in June 1984.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, California State University Long Beach 1986

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Float Builder, Santa Barbara Summer Solstice Parade 2010 – Present

Art Fabrication Volunteer, Burning Man 2010 – Present

Department of Public Works Volunteer, Burning Man 2010 – 2012

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