Alexander Chen
Asheville,North Carolina
Summary
Proactive employee and manager with proven leadership abilities, project management skills, and automated equipment integration background. Demonstrated strong background in CERs, RFPs, and project/people management and pharmaceutical equipment engineering,
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Automation Project Engineer
Baxter Healthcare
05.2023 - Current
- Utilized PMP skills to manage Automation projects
- Strong leadership skills to communicate project deliverables
- Use of engineering knowledge to develop designs for pharmaceutical automation equipment
- Managed 3 Major >$2M dollar projects within 4 months
- Use of Change Control to propose and track projects
- Use of CAPEX skills to manage finance of capital project worth over 4 million dollars
Manufacturing Supervisor
Baxter Healthcare
06.2022 - 07.2023
- Managed 100+ operators daily to meet performance goals across 4 main value streams
- Applied 6sigma Lean manufacturing techniques to reduce scrap production
- Used Engineering background to continuously develop and improve value stream throughput including equipment improvements.
Senior Design Project
Duke Univeristy
08.2021 - 05.2022
- Constructed a wearable pulse plethysmograph device that communicates using Bluetooth with internal temperature measurement device.
- Led the research team by managing project details and timelines using KanBan boards, and Change Control as regulated by the FDA
- Implemented eCAD and mCAD to develop circuitry and hardware
Data Analysis Engineer
Global Communications Semiconductor
01.2016 - 08.2016
- Visual Basic Commands to autonomously analyze excel data
- Worked on data analysis to produce desired specification results for semiconductor wafer thermal cycle testing
Education Manager
PVNet
08.2014 - 05.2016
- Project: Led a team that used UAV's (quadcopter class) to record geographical aerial images and GPS data for Rancho Palos Verdes to aid the city in meeting Federal Emergency Management
- Agency (FEMA) requirements in case of disaster
- Management of intern programs including 3D printing operations and drone classes
Technical Reviewer
Apress Publishing Company
01.2015 - 12.2015
- Reviewed and edited book, "Beginning Design for 3D Printing"
Engineering Intern
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
04.2015 - 09.2015
- Worked on an aircraft that first implemented the true Prandtl Wing design, which has the potential to achieve significant operational savings
- Worked as a team leader to implement the Prandtl twist into a subscale aircraft for the first time in history
- Same wing design will be used for first fixed wing aircraft to fly on Mars
Intern
LA BioMedical Research Institute
05.2014 - 08.2014
- Analyzed CT scans to diagnosis spinal and cardiac diseases
- Measured ascending/descending aorta diameter to see calcification results with different medications
Intern
City Of Hope National Medical Center
05.2013 - 08.2013
- Worked on artificial intelligence with a focus on Natural Language Processing (NLP) program that parses unstructured clinicians' notes
- Improved NLP interface allows for a more natural comprehension of the English language
- NLP helps to automate parts of the medical process that required tedious hours of work from specially trained people..
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Engineering
Duke University
Durham, NCSkills
- Solidworks, Java, Python, Git/GitHub/GitLab Controls, COMSOL, KiCAD, EXCEL VBA, Microcontroller assembly language, Matlab, Matlab Simulink
- Hands-On Experiences: 3D printing, electric circuit building (soldering, circuit Assembly), biomedical neuron integration
- CAPM
- PMP
- Soft Skills: People management
Timeline
Automation Project Engineer
Baxter Healthcare
05.2023 - Current
Manufacturing Supervisor
Baxter Healthcare
06.2022 - 07.2023
Senior Design Project
Duke Univeristy
08.2021 - 05.2022
Data Analysis Engineer
Global Communications Semiconductor
01.2016 - 08.2016
Engineering Intern
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
04.2015 - 09.2015
Technical Reviewer
Apress Publishing Company
01.2015 - 12.2015
Education Manager
PVNet
08.2014 - 05.2016
Intern
LA BioMedical Research Institute
05.2014 - 08.2014
Intern
City Of Hope National Medical Center
05.2013 - 08.2013
Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Engineering
Duke University