John Graves
Chelmsford,MA *****
email: ***********@*****.***
Objective:
To obtain a challenging position with an opportunity to fully utilize over 15 years of Mechanical ability, electronics background and machine operations, with customer service skills. Strong background in preventative maintenance of fast paced complex equipment.
Skills:
• Work from Schematics,Blueprints,BO M”S • Production Line Efficiency
• In-depth knowledge of PCB manufacturing equipment • Build and wire capital Equipment
• Oversee mechanical assembly • Prototype Building
• Scheduling tasks and ensuring on-time dates • Inventory and material control
Professional Experience:
BRADFORD INDUSTRIES, LOWELL, MA 05/2010 - 12/2011
MACHINE OPERATOR/ PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN (CONTRACT)
• Worked on all machines in precision “knife over roll” and immersion coating technologies used in the manufacturing of advanced high performance coated fabrics, for automotive airbags.
• Worked on all machines in precision “knife over roll” and immersion coating technologies used in the manufacturing of advanced high performance coated fabrics, for automotive airbags
• Responsible for Preventative Maintenance (PM) twice a year on all insert rollers and ovens
• Maintained and responsible for all machine maintenance including pneumatics and hydraulic systems
• Supported manufacturing and maintenance of equipment while working with engineering daily
• Handled 90%+ of mechanical problems that occurred, including wiring and electrical issues
• All Work was performed daily with coordination between production, maintenance and engineering
BORREGO SOLAR, LOWELL, MA 10/2007-5/2010
ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ASSEMBLER TECHNICIAN/WIRING (CONTRACT)
• Install full wiring of Sanyo and Evergreen solar panels for residential and business
• Performed all mechanical building of complex boxes and arrays, including wiring and testing was done in house, after final test AC/DC to the inverter panels where then sent out to sites
• While on-site, installed all made panels and places; Capable of wiring from solar inverter to the house main electric box; Assembled and maintained complex array boxes, ran wiring throughout boxes according to instructions
• DC Electrical check and maintenance
• Energy production analysis and reporting
TYCO/SIMPLEX GRINNELL, WESTMINSTER, MA 04/2005 - 09/2007
MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN/OPERATOR/ ASSEMBLER
• Operator and Assembler of the Fire Security systems for Simplex Grinnell
• Performed operation of all high-speed surface mount machines and wave solder machines
• Performed complex and basic preventative maintenance on medical equipment including robotic handling systems according to engineering instructions; programmed and Operated Siemens PCLs
• Main processes on main boards check for any soldering defects and repair, correct parts on parts list with part placement, wire assembly from board to casing; Soldering all strobes to mainframes, and final test to pack
• Assembly of all main wiring and to de-bug any rejects
• All Work was performed daily with coordination between production, maintenance and engineering
WHISTLER CORP, CHELMSFORD, MA
MANUFACTURING SUPERVISOR EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN III 1998-2005
• Responsible for the third shift surface mount manufacturing, through post wave solder with maintaining and operation and assembly of all production machines, with set-up of lines and final test
• Responsibilities included set-up of daily programs, program of all machines and schedules, updating new revs or proto types with part placement, along with the operations of radar detectors and car alarms assemblies
• Mechanical Assembly with basic programs. Main board operations also included soldering components placement and rework
• Performed QC for all of third shifts, including set-up schedules on machines for all the preventative maintenance of machines and various PMs
• Technician test for all line for V-C-O scopes and tuning cages, knowledge of reading blue prints following oral and written assignments with machine operations
MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN 1995 – 1998
• Responsibility for the operation, maintenance and repair of production machines, such as SANYO V-800 V-820 High-speed placement surface mount machines, ADEPT pick/place Robots, DEHAART screen paste printers, FLOW INTERNATIONAL high water press intensifiers, FLOW INTERNATIONAL 413 x-y profiling water jets and ELECT ROVERT WAVESOLDER machine
• Utilization of pneumatic valves and high-pressure lines In addition responsible for the programming for all of the above equipment Primarily on IBM-Pac's using DOS based software
• Strong utilization of Windows 98/2000.0perated all the above machines with final inspection ~ Mechanical and electronic assembly on all radar units
• NASA soldering experience, operator and assembler of all main PCB boards
• Maintained a strong outlook on improving existing presses on production
SENIOR OPERAT0R[ASSEMBLER 1992 - 1995
• Operations of the surface mount and line repair. VCO repair, WESTBOND pick and place of D- Operations of the Surface mount and line repair. VCO repair, WESTBOND pick and place of D-1/D-1, program and operator on DYNAPERT reflow ovens
• Main operations of the SMT machines, including SANYO/DEHAART/MYDATA, and use of the FLOW water Jet water knife x-y profile. Main board assembly from blue prints, and wiring bonding program and Operator on DYNAPERT reflow ovens
TAC -TEMPS, ACTON, MA 09/1991 - 03/1992
MACHINE OPERATOR /ASSEMBLER
• Assembly and machine operator of various equipment, soldering and microscope inspection
• Installation of IC chips on the main PC boards along with soldering and placement touch-up an all parts
ECHO LAD, READING, MA 1990/1990
ASSEMBLER /OPERATOR
• Assembly of DV5 television generators, full assembly post repairs, testing with some repair to component level inspection ' Debug and wire bonding