Manufacturing Engineer

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Fourteen years of assembling experience in the area of aerospace and automotive manufacturing

• Appointed lead assembler in Toyota Motor’s Hino assembling department

• Wrote specifications for the line side standardization of the fuel systems assembly process

• Contributed to the production of over 5,000 Toyota trucks in 4 different processes

• Excellent background in assembling products and production equipment

• Viewed by peers as a reliable and resourceful person with a very positive attitude

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Vacco Industries Incorporated, El Monte 2009 - 2010

Technician

• Welded several components including screens.

• Assembled components to within small tolerances

• Experience in bubble point testing

Cobham, El Monte 2008 – 2009

Company relocating to Davenport, Iowa and Orchard Park, NY

Structure Assembler

• Assembled fuel tanks and components, sheet metal fabrication for the Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft

• Used shooting and bucking process to assemble the external fuel tanks together by using clamps, clecoe, and apply sealing. Installed rivets and different types of fasteners

• Installed pre-assemble nut plates to the top caps of small diameter bombs SDB

• Confirmed the assembled unit meets production quality standards

• Operated grinders, rivet guns, calipers, and precision gauge instruments.

• Sheet-metal fabrication including cutting, forming, and shaping by grinding parts to its tolerance. Drill

holes, trim panels, and help operate roll-form machines.

• Fostered innovative ways of thinking and embrace continual improvement

• Effectively built and maintained professional team relationships with co-workers

• Layout rivets, and bolt patterns. Locate trim, drill and ream holes

Toyota Auto Body of California, Long Beach 2006 – 2008

Production Operator

• Assembled propeller shafts in a vehicle connecting the engine as a whole to the rear axle that

rotates the rear tires

• Assembled exhaust and fuel systems, including, electrical harnesses, air valves and other devices.

• Assembled the battery container from scratch and connect it and the battery to the electrical

system of the car

• Collaborated across teams to share information and coordinated on new ideas at the weekly Quality Circle meetings

• Identification of product specifications, assembling, and the installation of various components to the unit throughout its production

• Installed fuel system of the vehicle by connecting the fuel pump, fuel meter, and all it’s components to the tank

• Specified and prototype tools to increase production efficiency in the workplace, and work directly with engineering teams to develop ergonomic-focused procedures

B.A.E. Systems, Brea 2000 – 2005

Assembler III

• Assembled and manufactured parts for the U.S. Marine V-22 Osprey by file, trim, burr, dimple, countersink, and counterbore

• Accurately trimmed V-22 parts to measurement and assembled to locate parts to trim and drill within tolerance

• Inspected all parts during and upon completion of assembly to meet quality standards established by the Product Qualification Specification Department

• Manufactured parts to fit within tolerance per blueprints and planning. Responsible for the proper use and maintenance of fixtures

• Knowledge of precision measuring tools used for the inspection of equipment used to perform job duties

• Operated hand grinders, routers, drill presses, table routers, hand drills and band saws

Hydroform U.S.A, Long Beach 1996 – 2000

Metal Bonder Assembler

• Assembled honeycomb panels, sandblast and trim panels before sub-assembly.

• Worked with minimum tolerance (+/- 0.0010)

• Ordered parts and supplies per inventory

• Fit, file, trim, burr, clean, dimple, countersink, counterbore, clamps, clecoe, and apply sealing

EDUCATION

Associate of Science

Rio Hondo College

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