Project Management Production Support

ENRIQUE H. VELASCO, JR.

• E-MAIL: **********@*******.***

***** * ******* **** *** • MARANA, ARIZONA 85658 • PHONE 520-***-****

OVERVIEW

Proficient in SOLIDWORKS including fluid and thermal modeling, adept with freehand drawing and concept evolution, familiar with PRO/E. Effective at utilization of modeling and alternative team concepts for application optimization and advancement.

Self-motivated and always willing-to-Learn, effective at decision making with minimal supervision, multi-tasking with ability to prioritize for project success and focus appropriately.

Mechanical and electrical assembly expertise from concept to production support including tooling, DFM, and process optimization. Able to convert concepts to CAD models efficiently to enable rapid iterations of development activities.

Development process team contributor and collaborator including sourcing and project management activities.

Adept with assembly and tools including metal fabrication, fluidics, wiring assembly and soldering of PCB assemblies. Enjoy the hands-on efforts of building what has been designed.

Rapid prototyping proficient both internal systems and external provider selection and management.

Strong support, troubleshooting and root cause skills in hardware, electrical, IT, software and Windows OS issues.

Documentation skills and experience in preparing technical sketches and patent application efforts.

Familiar in reading electronic assembly and mechanical documentation, as well as electronic component familiarity.

Able to collaborate and communicate effectively in multifunctional team environments.

WORK EXPERIENCE

December 2021 – Present Suez, Veolia WTS (Analytical Instrument) Tucson, AZ

Lead Researcher (Mechanical)

Contribute transfer of technology (Alpha stage product) for Manufacturing to WTS AI Boulder, CO plant.

Supported technical and manufacturing teams for all activities with regards to the newly transferred product prior to commercialization.

oGeneration of information/materials transfer and training including assembly document creation, verification and editing.

oCollaborated with all departments to ensure accurate information/documentation is transferred into their ERP system.

oKey contributor on assembly process training during initial commercial team builds, root cause diagnosis of issues, generation solutions provided that resulted in significant time and financial savings as well as positive impact on commercial project realization.

oGuided design, acquisition, build and verify key testing of assembly jigs and fixturing challenges that the manufacturing team encountered during the build process.

Key contributor in the concept design, fabrication and build of a new variant of transferred product.

Collaborated with external technical consultants for a novel New Technology project on concept realization, testing methods, fixturing, and design for manufacturing.

October 2017 – December 2021 Sentinel Monitoring Systems, Inc. Tucson, AZ

Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineer

Initially organized the company’s documentation management process in compliance with recordkeeping regulations, audit purposes, and organize the overall workflow and productivity of the company towards good manufacturing practice.

Participate and assist with initial product conceptualization and reviews. Implement, simulate or present any underlying concern/s to a project.

Generate and sort BOM according to priorities and lead time.

Take concept drawings and provide full review of the pre-released drawings that are ready for RFQ. Issue PO from approved RFQ for all machined parts and sheet metal parts as per project. Interact with vendors or suppliers for any issues or concern as per submitted PO.

Generate build instruction or documentation (including traveler), mainly detailing the parts involved in each assembly.

Build first articles (prototypes) and redlining any issues of any machined parts or off the shelf parts. Adding details of instruction of any special assembly i.e. modification of an off the shelf part/s.

Designed and wrote rework instructions to retrofit or adapt a new improvement for an existing project, without compromising fit or function of the system.

Finalized all documentation (related to building and making sure project is operational) prior to lab and QC operation.

Prepared (packaged) all the documentation related to a project for a full transfer to manufacturing.

December 2014 – October 2017 Vante (Machine Solutions Inc) Tucson, AZ

R & D Engineer

Responsible for the release of Vante’s (4160 tube sealer) New product development project, from Assembly, Process/assembly Documentation, Pre-testing and pre-validation procedures, and Performance feature validation.

Initial two-months of my term I was able to prepare two (2) beta units for a customer, and three (3) for R& D purposes which two of these units were submitted for standard compliance testing.

As of July 2015, I am supporting the above project’s pre-production run to substantiate all the documentation needed for the initial release to production are all in place.

When needed, supported production for any manufacturing/assembly related issues they may have, including support of retrofit assembly from design to implementation and documentation of all existing Vante/SEBRA products which some its parts are about to be obsoleted.

I also initiate or create requests for engineering changes to the process or documentation in resolving issues encountered in the production area, from our suppliers or RMA from customers.

I assist in reviewing engineering concepts, also making recommendations about the feasibility, manufacturability, and production costs.

Occasionally, supporting production, Repair and In-process department in troubleshooting down-to-component level issues of some products.

June 2002 – September 2014 Rompower Energy Systems, Inc./Delta Energy Systems/Ascom Rompower Tucson, AZ

Product Design Engineer (Mechanical)

Managed one of the advanced developments project and preparing or pushing this project quickly for transfer to P0 stage to our colleagues in Romania.

Responsible for initial product design and development of packaging for all new advanced development projects in power supply environment.

Collaborated with colleagues to determine product development goals or incorporated potential customer’s specifications on new product design. This includes researching and creating initial concept design drawings for implementation, assembly, and organizing core components to fit in the smallest profile possible.

Responsible for all mechanical product development and design reviews, this includes creating, maintaining records & related files including creation, review and approval of all technical documents for prototype phase of the project.

Did all pre-conceptualization and mechanical design of power adapter for laptops and small devices via the product line "Innergie". http://www.myinnergie.com/productdetail.php?productid=1&languageid=1

June 2008 - Involved in the pre-mechanical design of the on-board battery charger for Chevy-Volt using Solidworks. Please refer to the case or chassis used in this patent “Printed circuit board system for automotive power converter US8625284B2”

Proactively and supported the mechanical aspect of the project from conceptualization to prototype phase and implements or recommends solution for any issues during the process.

Identified or defined interconnection of all electronics of the project, as dictated by the packaging concept or specification.

Generated detailed instruction manuals, procedures and reports as needed.

Generated packaging samples via rapid prototyping 3D printer or to a third party 3D printing company.

Prepared and wrote patent applications in relation to mechanical packaging.

Wrote technical reports and develops charts, graphs, and schematics to describe and illustrate system's operating characteristics, malfunctions, deviations from design specifications, and functional limitations for consideration by engineers in broader determinations affecting system design and laboratory procedures.

System Administrator (Hardware and Software Desktop Support)

Responsible for providing system administration for desktops and users. It includes initial configuration of desktop to system installation, system backup, data recovery, peripheral configuration, installation, and setup.

Proactively and supported my colleagues in all their issues related to PC hardware or software.

Proactively implemented automation procedures in the lab to grab any instantaneous data from most of the test instruments from any available interface to PC.

Maintained outdated engineering software to work with current OS platform.

April 2000 – November 2001 Roper Scientific - Molecular Imaging Tucson, AZ

Field Service Engineer/Sustaining Engineer

Responsibilities include assisting in the development of new products.

Prepared preliminary manufacturing processes and instrumentation for technician and assemblers.

As a sustaining engineer for production on documenting processes, building test fixture and training production. Debugged boards as well as finished units down to component level. Performed initial installation and training of customers.

Also responsible for working closely with customers in support of sales/marketing and applications development.

June 1999 – April 2000 Roper Scientific - Molecular Imaging Tucson, AZ

Electronic Test Technician

Responsibilities include transferring of technology from Phoenix (R & D) branch to here in Tucson (Production).

This involves mainly learning the process (how to set up the whole system and each add-on feature of each system, also calibrated and/or performed final system test on a SPM system), documenting and training production. A typical SPM system consists of a Computer, Controller, Atomic Force or Scanning Tunneling Microscope Probe, an AFM Photodetector, a Microscope Base, and a Sample Stage.

Developed test fixtures, wiring diagrams, layout drawings, and engineering specifications for system or equipment modifications or expansion.

Set up standard test apparatus or devises test equipment and circuitry to conduct functional, operational, environmental, and life tests to evaluate performance and reliability.

January 1998 – June 1999 Roper Scientific – Photometrics Tucson, AZ

Test Technician III

Responsibilities include test & troubleshooting non-functioning boards to component level, pre-testing boards, performing test of new CCD camera products in the final stage to ensure that the camera meets the requirements and functions correctly. As well as troubleshooting RMA cameras down to component level.

EDUCATION

1987–1992 Saint Louis University Baguio City, Philippines

B.S., Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering.

Graduated

REFERENCES

1. Frank Granillo, 520-***-**** (Cell phone#)

2. Marco Davila, 520-***-**** (Cell phone#)

3. Richard Vercillo, 520-***-**** (Cell phone#)

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