Nicholas Silva
Campbell,CA
Summary
Meticulous and well-trained laboratory team member bringing top-notch expertise in analyzing materials and contributing to successful product development. Solid background boosting quality of production with systematic review and on-going support. Demonstrated knowledge of experimental and practical application strategies.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Chemical Technician
Enervenue Fremont
Fremont, CA
05.2022 - Current
- Prepare polymer slurry for anode coating. Measure, analyze, record, and maintain the composition, temperature, and viscosity of the slurry.
- Record and analyze the capability of the coating process. Determine root cause of process variations.
- Efficiently organized and maintained equipment to keep laboratory productive and safe.
- Prepared and properly handled hazardous materials and mixtures.
- Applied chemistry knowledge of chemical separation processes to increase anode coating output by over 50%.
- Established proper processes to meet production capacity demands.
- Oversee production processes to ensure desired product characteristics are achieved
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently
Chemical Technician
Enervenue
Fremont , CA
04.2021 - 05.2022
- Responsible for cutting, etching, coating, annealing, and sintering of anode materials
- Work with process engineers and scientists to improve and document Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Helped solve production scaling challenges by suggesting process and equipment improvement ideas
- Designed and built safe chemical work stations, including Material Safety Data Sheets and Protective Equipment
- Trained and lead a team of chemical operators and technicians
- Lead a development team to improve anode coating process, tracked KPIs and process capability
Production Associate (General Assembly)
Tesla
Fremont, CA
01.2019 - 04.2021
- To assist with aggressive production ramp-up
- Became familiar with all Model 3 production processes in Post-Marriage
- Quickly resolved equipment issues in collaboration with maintenance and management
- Set several hourly and daily production/quality records and consistent quarterly production improvements
- Supported production needs by performing routine tasks using standard procedures and equipment.
- Organized work to meet demanding production goals.
Production Associate (S/X Battery Module Line)
Tesla
Fremont , CA
09.2016 - 01.2019
- Became familiar with S/X Battery Module Line production processes and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Monitored and sustained Open Circuit Voltage and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy testing machines
- Monitored and sustained lithium-ion battery module assembly automation
- Communicated with maintenance and management to quickly resolve issues with equipment and processes
- Improved operations through consistent hard work and dedication
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Oregon State University
Corvallis06.2015
Alternative Energy Systems -
Thinkful Online Data Science Flex Program
San Jose, CA01.2021
Skills
- Software and Languages: Python (pandas, seaborn, sqlalchemy, matplotlib), SQL, Matlab, Microsoft Office
- Data Gathering/Cleaning/Processing: Web-scraping, missing data imputation, class-imbalance, transformation
- Data Science Techniques: A/B testing, regression, classification, feature engineering, unsupervised/supervised learning, Hyper-parameter tuning, clustering methods, neural networks, advanced statistics
- Safe Work Practices
- Safe chemical handling
- Expert in chemical handling
- Chemical properties understanding
Timeline
Lead Chemical Technician
Enervenue Fremont
05.2022 - Current
Chemical Technician
Enervenue
04.2021 - 05.2022
Production Associate (General Assembly)
Tesla
01.2019 - 04.2021
Production Associate (S/X Battery Module Line)
Tesla
09.2016 - 01.2019
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Oregon State University
Alternative Energy Systems -
Thinkful Online Data Science Flex Program
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