I have been very fortunate to have been able to engage in a wide rage of opportunities. I have assembled high tech machinery, performed research and development on new products, manufacturing floor supervisor in two different companies, worked as manufacturing engineer for many years, was trainer for factory and on site operation and maintenance on high tech equipment, tested and commissioned cyclotrons, and a platoon sergeant and shop supervisor in the Marine Corp.
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Commission Cyclotrons world wide
on site product orientation/training for the technicians/operators
Make all travel arrangements, acquire visas and documentation required
complete and submit expense reports, foreign and domestic
Start up and test cyclotrons in the factory
Interact with R&D and project management
Assemble and test new designs
Trained students to operate, maintain and repair the RDS Cyclotron - three separate class curriculum
Trained students to operate, and troubleshoot the FDG4 Chemistry module
Assisted in creating on-line testing and prerequisite classes
Worked closely with R & D and Manufacturing
Created specifications for many of the parts on the cyclotron and chemistry modules
Assembled prototypes
Made changes to mechanical drawings and electronic schematics necessary to make the design easier to manufacture and service
Worked closely with vendors to insure parts meet specification
Utilized ECR/ECN system
Major role in setting up lean manufacturing - worked with P&IC on KANBAN system, established work stations, created fixtures for manufacturing of the cyclotron, etc.
Attended many design review meetings
Developed cyclotron and chemistry module manufacturing procedures
Created product structure and Bills of Material
Was the buffer between Manufacturing and R&D
Supervised and scheduled the work load for six assemblers
Provided technical support for assemblers and testers
Interfaced with the manufacturing and R & D engineers to make the product manufacturable
Utilized the ECR/ECN process
Write manufacturing and test procedures for various electro-mechanical assemblies
Assemble a machine that has high vacuum, high power, RF, water and hydraulics all working together
Performed many field service and installation activities
Assembled PET Scanner from start to finish
Mechanically assembled the scanner
Performed all electronic interface wiring
Tested parts and sub-assemblies
Worked closely with engineers to improve the product
Supervised three assemblers
Worked with R&D engineers to develop first rate detector for the PET Scanner
Built all of the first generation detectors
Wrote processes and test procedures for the detectors
Worked evenings and weekends, as the technician/assembler of a density profile machine
Wrote processes for the manufacturing of the machine
Made changes to make the unit more manufacturable
Developed inventory system
Work with engineers to improve the machine
Do most of the field service and installations
Supervised seven electronic and two mechanical assemblers
Provide technical support to all of the assemblers and test department
Interviewed prospective employees
Trained new employees
Recommended changes and implemented engineering designs into nuclear safety systems
Coordinated work flow through quality control and the test departments
Reviewed engineering drawings and purchase order notifications
Developed product structure for the manufacturing department
assisted in budgeting for manufacturing
Assembled prototypes
Developed and wrote most of the manufacturing procedures
Platoon sergeant in charge of thirty marines during my last year of service
Managed the maintenance shop from 1977 - 1979
Responsible for maintenance schedules, record keeping, dispatching, supply clerk, and personnel assignments
Filled in for maintenance officer in his absence
Worked evenings and Saturdays during my high school years
responsible for the upkeep of the school, church, rectory, convent and cemetery grounds
1982 - 1984 taking evening classes toward a mechanical engineering degree
1981 - 1982 taking evening classes toward a mechanical engineering degree
1977 - 1978 taking evening classes toward a mechanical engineering degree
1976
Vocational school during high school - ranked third out of thirty in the class
graduated sixty fifth of nearly three hundred students
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