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James Swanson

Beaverton,OR

Summary

Practical and hands-on Manufacturing Engineer with experience in process development and improvement, project management, and technical documentation control. Strategic planner and analytical problem solver.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Manufacturing Engineer I

Shields Manufacturing
Tualatin, OR
03.2020 - 08.2021
  • Participates in the launch of new/revised manufactured parts and/or assemblies by reviewing technical specifications, creating manufacturing instruction and designing tooling.
  • For new and existing products, ensures all drawings, documents and information required for manufacturing operations are current and accurate.
  • Develops manufacturing processes by studying product requirements; researching manufacturing methods and equipment; working with equipment vendors; designing and building fixtures, conferring with equipment vendors; and performing tests; and reporting results.
  • Contributes to the Manufacturing Engineering Department team effort to support manufacturing operations of new and existing parts/assemblies by investigating and proposing solutions to technical issues.
  • Creates Manufacturing Instructions and trains processing/assembly technicians on procedures.
  • Provides engineering evaluations and information to answer technical questions or requests from internal and external sources.
  • Assures product quality by developing test methods; testing finished products; establishing quality standards; and validating manufacturing processes.
  • Investigates reports of defective, damaged or malfunctioning parts, assemblies, systems or equipment to determine the root cause, and then implements appropriate corrective actions to prevent future issues.
  • May evaluate yield and cost of manufacturing processes by designing and conducting research studies on both internal and external costs.
  • Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; and participating in professional societies.
  • Maintains product and company reputation by complying with government regulations.

Manufacturing Engineer

Simonds International
Portland, OR
10.2018 - 05.2019
  • Responsible for complex engineering projects involving the development of manufacturing methods and processes to efficiently and effectively produce a variety of product lines.
  • Developing and initiating internal training programs.
  • Investigate, establish and implement requirements for equipment, tooling, materials and methods of manufacturing.
  • Chairmen of company safety committee.
  • Facilitating Kaizen projects and events to maintain a lean manufacturing culture
  • Prepared technical documentation for operation, troubleshooting and maintenance of industrial systems for PLC and Human Machine Interface
  • Wrote protocols, qualification documents, test plans and test reports for quality assurance purposes

Production Engineer

Dravon Medical
Portland, OR
10.2017 - 10.2018
  • Creating and maintaining product drawings for manufacturing and assembly.
  • Managed and assisted in projects involving but not limited to new product introductions, R&D/prototyping, process improvement, material and tooling validation, production training and quality testing.
  • Support production throughout manufacturing processes. Creating and maintaining all documentation related to plant-wide production processes to comply with ISO 13485 standards.
  • Documentation includes work instructions, standard operating procedures, testing and validation of tooling and materials.
  • Troubleshooting and performing preventative maintenance on manufacturing equipment.
  • Operating in ISO class 7 clean room environment

Manufacturing Engineer

Turk Manufacturing
Hillsboro, OR
08.2021 - 02.2024
  • Responsible for developing manufacturing processes and define critical process parameters to successfully prototype and mass produce customer parts and electromechanical assemblies.
  • Create detailed work instructions to document new processes, and train operators and technicians on new equipment.
  • Manage new equipment and fixture designs as needed to validate product design and manufacturing processes.
  • Create manufacturing recipes during product prototyping phase and guarantee proper transfer of new processes to full production.
  • Sustain highly interactive relationships with internal teams and external partners to help realize our customer designs in production.

Education

High School Diploma -

Hillsboro High School
Hillsboro, OR
06.2013

Skills

  • Proficient in Autocad, Solidworks, and Fusion 360
  • Oral and written communication
  • Electro-mechanical equipment troubleshooting
  • Tooling & fixture design
  • New product introduction
  • Project management
  • Product development
  • DFM
  • Lean principles
  • ISO 13485 Standards
  • GD&T
  • Process implementation
  • 3D Printing
  • CNC programming- MasterCAM
  • CMM programming- Calypso

Timeline

Manufacturing Engineer

Turk Manufacturing
08.2021 - 02.2024

Manufacturing Engineer I

Shields Manufacturing
03.2020 - 08.2021

Manufacturing Engineer

Simonds International
10.2018 - 05.2019

Production Engineer

Dravon Medical
10.2017 - 10.2018

High School Diploma -

Hillsboro High School

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