extensive experience in aviation manufacturing including: composite part fabrication, material planning & scheduling, reading drawings & work instructions while following processes, technical training and document control.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Document Control Specialist / Technical Trainer / Senior Production Scheduler / Manufacturing, Parts Fabrication Lead
Virgin Galactic
Mojave, CA
03.2015 - Current
Was hired on as a Manufacturing, Parts Fabrication Lead at which time I was trained on all production Processes & Specifications, running the Gerber material cutting table, operating all ovens & generating cure reports, and various production tasks.
In November 2015, was transitioned to Production & Materials Scheduler position and promoted to Senior Production Scheduler.
Responsibilities included: creating & updating an Internal Departmental Schedule, create jobs in Oracle, verify correct engineering definition is available in Agile & put together job travelers.
Coordinate with Production Leads to generate a day to day schedule to complete jobs by required deadlines including scheduling all daily oven cures & material kitting.
Follow up on all jobs to ensure completion & generate replacement jobs when necessary.
Follow up with Manufacturing Engineers on NCR dispositions when needed.
Enter all jobs in monthly Metrics list & document durations, on-time completions, scrapped parts & NCRs generated using Oracle & Tip QA.
Assist with oven operations, provide support to Supervisors, Leads & Technicians on all other production tasks as needed.
In March of 2020, became a Technical Trainer where roles and responsibilities included developing and facilitating training to new hires as well as current company employees.
Creating training materials such as videos and work instructions, writing evaluations after each class & uploading into UltiPro Learning.
In March of 2022, I started in my current role as a Document Control Specialist where my responsibilities are to review engineering drawings/blueprints, work instructions, specifications and processes and all documents for accuracy and approve/release in our internal system.
Work closely with Engineers to get all items released and available in a timely and efficient manner.
Production Supervisor / Composite Technician
Scorpius Space Launch Co
Hawthorne, CA
04.2014 - 03.2015
In charge of small manufacturing plant that fabricates all-composite and composite over-wrapped pressure vessels for various gases and liquids.
Daily tasks included: delegate work to shop technicians, work closely with engineer and project manager to meet required criteria and deadlines, send daily production report and future production calendar.
Composite manufacturing including liner fabrication using wet layup techniques and composite over-wrap with filament winding & programming.
Order materials and shop supplies, receive and inspect items received, monthly inventory and maintain proper records of materials including shelf life and expiration dates.
Tool Crib Manager / Material Handler / Composite Technician III
Coast Composites, Inc.
Santa Ana, CA
11.2010 - 04.2014
Perform composite fabrication duties including layup, bagging, leak checks, cutting different carbon fiber materials in correct orientation by hand or on Kuris cutting machine.
Tool prep, tool release, de-bagging, water break tests, repairs, assembly using composite pre-preg and adhesives.
Work on various tools including flat panels & 27' DFT tools, work with BMI DT450 pre-preg, 6k & 12k, Fiberglass, CyForm 22 carbon fiber materials as well as wet lay-up. Also work with bonding materials and adhesives.
Follow all vacuum bagging techniques for room temp and autoclave debulks and final bags.
Able to set up laser tracker, follow instructions on assigned paperwork such as travelers, read blue prints and reference books.
Use of different power and pneumatic tools such as grinders, drills and sanders.
Maintain clean and organized work area following 5S guidelines.
Maintain inventory of all supplies, tools and time sensitive materials, including creating PO, place orders, follow up with vendors, receiving and re-stocking.
Issue materials and allocate to jobs accordingly.
Maintain material Certifications and records and keep track of material shelf life and out times.
Education
Business Management Courses -
Cerritos Community College
Cerritos, CA
01.2016
High School Diploma -
Mayfair High School
Lakewood, CA
01.1995
Skills
Computer knowledge
Microsoft Office
QuickBooks
Mas 90 & 200
Navision
Oracle & Agile
Project & Visio
Version Control
Project Coordination
Office Administration
Inventory, Purchasing, Material Tracking
Bilingual (English & Spanish)
Organization and Prioritization skills
Self-motivated with High level of energy
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Document Control Specialist / Technical Trainer / Senior Production Scheduler / Manufacturing, Parts Fabrication Lead
Virgin Galactic
03.2015 - Current
Production Supervisor / Composite Technician
Scorpius Space Launch Co
04.2014 - 03.2015
Tool Crib Manager / Material Handler / Composite Technician III
<ul><li>Production Block Incharge Job Role: Operations, Control and Monitoring</li><li>1. All activities related to production and monitoring the process as per SOPs.</li><li>2. Communicate day to day process deviations and breakdowns of the equipment to concerned persons.</li><li>3. Check and implement the process for cleaning of equipment as per the schedules.</li><li>4. Responsible for housekeeping and implementation of day to day cleaning of process area & clean room.</li><li>5. Preparation, review and approval of monthly Reports and BPRs BCRs, OOS, Deviation, investigations reports, validation protocols reports, validation reports.</li><li>6. Responsible for preparation of daily production planning and ensuring the same.</li><li>7. Production planning, ensuring that the batches are produced as per planning and meeting the dispatch targets.</li><li>8. Ensure proper utilization of equipment and manpower as and when required.</li><li>9. Planning and monitoring during execution of the process validation.</li><li>10. Manpower planning. Monitor the project modification activities.</li><li>11. Responsible to handle production processes.</li><li>12. Implementation of new technology w.r.t. process equipments or facility.</li><li>13. Supporting quality assurance team for DMF submission.</li><li>14. Executing and supervising training, validation, qualification and calibrations protocols.</li><li>15. To perform visual inspection and certification of cleaned equipment after product change over cleaning as per standard operating procedure.</li><li>CGMP:</li><li>1. Following departmental standard operating procedures (SOP) and providing suggestions for SOP simplification and any other improvements.</li><li>2. Making sure all the documents and checklist are verified before and after manufacturing.</li><li>3. Ensuring retention and destruction of records are maintained in a department.</li><li>4. Verifying status labeling of accessories, in-process instruments, containers, area & equipment.</li><li>5. Performing contemporaneous (on time) document entries.</li><li>EHS:</li><li>1. Following Environment, Health and Safety policies and practices.</li><li>2. Making sure personnel health, hygiene and organization practices are followed.</li><li>3. To conduct risk analysis of product, system, equipment, process as per standard procedure.</li><li>Training</li><li>1. Attaining training as per training need and providing training to sub-ordinates through available software of Learning Management System (LMS).</li></ul> at MSN Group<ul><li>Production Block Incharge Job Role: Operations, Control and Monitoring</li><li>1. All activities related to production and monitoring the process as per SOPs.</li><li>2. Communicate day to day process deviations and breakdowns of the equipment to concerned persons.</li><li>3. Check and implement the process for cleaning of equipment as per the schedules.</li><li>4. Responsible for housekeeping and implementation of day to day cleaning of process area & clean room.</li><li>5. Preparation, review and approval of monthly Reports and BPRs BCRs, OOS, Deviation, investigations reports, validation protocols reports, validation reports.</li><li>6. Responsible for preparation of daily production planning and ensuring the same.</li><li>7. Production planning, ensuring that the batches are produced as per planning and meeting the dispatch targets.</li><li>8. Ensure proper utilization of equipment and manpower as and when required.</li><li>9. Planning and monitoring during execution of the process validation.</li><li>10. Manpower planning. Monitor the project modification activities.</li><li>11. Responsible to handle production processes.</li><li>12. Implementation of new technology w.r.t. process equipments or facility.</li><li>13. Supporting quality assurance team for DMF submission.</li><li>14. Executing and supervising training, validation, qualification and calibrations protocols.</li><li>15. To perform visual inspection and certification of cleaned equipment after product change over cleaning as per standard operating procedure.</li><li>CGMP:</li><li>1. Following departmental standard operating procedures (SOP) and providing suggestions for SOP simplification and any other improvements.</li><li>2. Making sure all the documents and checklist are verified before and after manufacturing.</li><li>3. Ensuring retention and destruction of records are maintained in a department.</li><li>4. Verifying status labeling of accessories, in-process instruments, containers, area & equipment.</li><li>5. Performing contemporaneous (on time) document entries.</li><li>EHS:</li><li>1. Following Environment, Health and Safety policies and practices.</li><li>2. Making sure personnel health, hygiene and organization practices are followed.</li><li>3. To conduct risk analysis of product, system, equipment, process as per standard procedure.</li><li>Training</li><li>1. Attaining training as per training need and providing training to sub-ordinates through available software of Learning Management System (LMS).</li></ul> at MSN Group
<ul>
<li>Tack-welded, clamped, and bolted parts to achieve desired specifications for slingshots and Rangers.</li>
<li>Analyzed parts for defects and made necessary repairs before sending parts to be inspected.</li>
<li>Trainer for welding processes for engine manufacturing.</li>
<li>Applied shielded metal arc welding techniques with electrodes in flat, horizontal vertical positions as well as overhead applications.</li>
<li>Performed preventative maintenance on welding tools and equipment.</li>
<li>Inspected incoming raw materials for non-conforming items and notified suppliers of any discrepancies.</li>
<li>Verified proper labeling, packaging, shipping and receiving documentation prior to releasing products from the facility.</li>
<li>Replaced defective components or parts as needed.</li>
<li>Reviewed technical manuals and other documents related to product operation and maintenance requirements.</li>
<li>Tested assembled items with appropriate equipment to ensure proper functioning.</li>
<li>Operated a variety of hand tools including drills, saws, grinders, and riveters.</li>
<li>Inspected welds for accuracy, strength, and adherence to safety standards.</li>
<li>Dismantled defective assemblies using hand tools, power tools, hoists, cranes.</li>
<li>Utilized thermal cutting tools including oxy-acetylene torches to cut metal components prior to welding repairs.</li>
</ul> at Polaris<ul>
<li>Tack-welded, clamped, and bolted parts to achieve desired specifications for slingshots and Rangers.</li>
<li>Analyzed parts for defects and made necessary repairs before sending parts to be inspected.</li>
<li>Trainer for welding processes for engine manufacturing.</li>
<li>Applied shielded metal arc welding techniques with electrodes in flat, horizontal vertical positions as well as overhead applications.</li>
<li>Performed preventative maintenance on welding tools and equipment.</li>
<li>Inspected incoming raw materials for non-conforming items and notified suppliers of any discrepancies.</li>
<li>Verified proper labeling, packaging, shipping and receiving documentation prior to releasing products from the facility.</li>
<li>Replaced defective components or parts as needed.</li>
<li>Reviewed technical manuals and other documents related to product operation and maintenance requirements.</li>
<li>Tested assembled items with appropriate equipment to ensure proper functioning.</li>
<li>Operated a variety of hand tools including drills, saws, grinders, and riveters.</li>
<li>Inspected welds for accuracy, strength, and adherence to safety standards.</li>
<li>Dismantled defective assemblies using hand tools, power tools, hoists, cranes.</li>
<li>Utilized thermal cutting tools including oxy-acetylene torches to cut metal components prior to welding repairs.</li>
</ul> at Polaris