Mechanical Engineer

Thomas S. Vanwart

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Education

Fall 2012- Dec 2016 New Jersey Institute of Technology B.S., Mechanical Engineering

Work Experience

November 2019-Present Stryker Mahwah, NJ

Staff Engineer Advanced Operations

Technical lead to develop & improve 7 fully automated processes for injection and finishing of new Stryker technology - Metal Injection Molded (MIM) Femoral Knees Implants.

oPresent technical feedback to management and other manufacturing teams to create further process improvements, define mold reworks and assess defects.

oDimensional & visual data analysis for reducing variability, resolve process shifts and increase dimensional capability.

oPeer reviewed metrology programs to increase GR&R results

oLSS greenbelt focused on injection mold fabrication & inspection to reduce reworks

oCreated timelines, cost analysis’s & line balancing proposals for process improvement and new equipment purchases.

oReviewed part and gage drawings and defined proper inspection methods.

oAchieved aggressive scrap reduction and capacity increase milestones while in full production

Process owner which includes: Robotic grit blasting, milling, bending, MIM injection, FPI & CMM inspection, cleaning, manual belting, polishing & laser welding

oPurchased over $1m in equipment, managed vendors, programmers and operators to develop & validate equipment.

Technical SME for pre-charter projects

oAssess vendor vs in-house capabilities to launch new project within aggressive timeline and COGS.

Management (2025) of 3 entry level engineers and 1 intern for process ownership, documentation, metrology & data analysis. Provided mentorship & performance feedback.

March 2017-November 2019 Getinge (Maquet) Fairfield, NJ

R&D Engineer II

Team Lead for a group of 7 engineers working on a large remediation project to re-create DHF and re-qualify with the FDA’s and DEKRA’s strictest standards.

Created a P & DFMEA for a Heart Lung Machine Tubing Set containing over 400 components

Created and performed test methods, test method validations, FAI’s & MSA’s (tubing spallation, set functionality, connection strength, packaging integrity).

Defined project & product scope from a list of over 300 set configurations and 400 components

Created other crucial design history / design control files such as Design Verification Plan, Test Method Validation Plan, Input / Output Trace Matrix & Hazard Analysis.

Created specifications by determining critical design requirements after reviewing drawings, protocols, BOM, Risk assessments, NC’s etc.

Skills

CNC Machinist Mar 2015-Aprl 2016-experience with HASS & DMG CNC’s, CMM’s

CAD software including: Creo, Solidworks, ANSYS, Moldflow, Polyworks, Calypso

Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Project, Adobe Acrobat, Minitab

Restored my 1976 Corvette

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