Medical device professional equipped with extensive hands-on experience in assembling and testing complex medical equipment. Known for strong focus on collaborative teamwork and achieving high-quality results, adaptable to changing production needs. Skilled in both technical assembly and quality assurance.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Device Assembler
Insight Global, Philips
06.2024 - 06.2025
Assembled and inspected and prepared fiber catheters which included polishing and documentation in MES system. Worked in subassemblies building and necking bands on various sizes of inner lumen. Contributed on a engineer project and contributed to helping a redesign project through picture taking extensive testing cycle and blood testing of bands tolerances in different size catheters, aiding in research and development of improvement on our product. Building different catheters with different size bands to be used in the process of product improvement. Verbalizing ideas and input on observations with the engineers and team members.
Precision Mechanical Assembler
APN Software Staffing, Philips
05.2023 - 03.2024
Mechanical assembly of complex mechanical and electro subassemblies for the CVX medical lasers and PLX lasers and assembly of PLX medical lasers to print and drawings and standard operating procedures. Conducting assignments in a safe and efficient manner and ensuring work is in accordance with all established policies and procedures and safety codes. Worked proficiently in a team environment to meet production schedules and report material shortages. Performed quality work and accurate documentation of all required entries in assembly travelers and batch sheets using Windchill. Complied with GMP’s and GDPs to ensure a quality product and properly report defects to ensure a quality product. Meeting FDA requirements Certified on thirty-five of the thirty-six subassemblies on CVX, all twenty-two of the PLX subassemblies and Certified on PLX laser machine. Mechanical tear down of returned CVX laser machines for scrap or salvage parts which results in revenue from the parts that can be reused. Used a variety of hand tools and ruler to assemble to specification.
Assembly Technician
Virtual Industries
08.2022 - 12.2022
Mechanical assembly of vacuum tweezer devices, soldering of wires and subassemblies. Daily recording of materials that I pulled for production assemblies on tracking cards. Testing and burn-in operations on devices. Final inspection and packaging of product to specific customer requirements. Performed laser markings of product label, date code and company emblem.
Senior Assembler
Thermo Fisher Scientific
06.2013 - 07.2022
Mechanical and various testing on x-ray sources that went into scanner guns. Hi-pot testing on tubes. Solder ball certified. PPI trained. Trainer of new individuals. Proficient in all stations on production floors. Implemented process improvements to improve proficiency and quality on the production line. Demonstrated flexibility and aptitude to meet the ever- changing peaks in the production schedule.
Test Operator
Quantum Corporation
03.2011 - 04.2013
Repaired tape drives by disassembling and rebuilding enclosures, various testing on drives and troubleshooting drives. Performed routine go/no go evaluations of circuits, components, instruments, and mechanical assemblies. Set up test devices using hand tools or automatic test methods. Pack-prep of Tape- drives and performing final inspection on the production line.
CCA Operator/Manufacturing Tech
Aeroflex
04.2010 - 02.2011
Soldered components on CCA cards to J-standard STD-001 and bonded and tacked components and tacked hardware as required. Loaded components and did multi–metering checks on components in Burn-in Ovens performing environmental tests. J- Standard Certified.
Assembler/Purchasing Agent
Energy Metering Systems
04.2006 - 03.2010
Electro and mechanical assembly of sub-metering devices for multi-family housing.
Soldering/surface mount and calibrating and testing of a variety of boards.
Along with assembly duties worked as a Purchase Agent which entailed generating purchase/sales orders and cross-referencing them with invoices using the Alliance system.
Entered boms and parts and maintained inventory in system.
Resolved all discrepancies, with invoices and receipts to ensure by proof reading documents properly and evaluating information and ensuring correct information reporting to the accounting department.
Shipped and received parts using UPS and Fed Ex.
Collaborated closely with co-workers and vendors and customers to ensure products shipped out in a timely and matter without defects.
Assembler III/ETO
ASTEX, MKS Instruments
09.1996 - 02.2006
Electro and mechanical assembly of power supplies for MRI'S on medical line.
Built a variety of sub-assemblies, jumper kits, harnesses, and cables.
Soldering resistors, capacitor types of components and wiring.
Team Captain of weekly cycle count team, which my team required to do weekly/ monthly cycle counts and recorded inventory into SAP System, to ensure our inventories accuracy.
Collaborated closely with engineers and ME department to fix procedures and manufacturing procedures.
Data entry of DMR'S and Corrective Actions to ensure our nonconforming material and quality procedures ensuring proper documentation.
Trainer of new employees and trained individuals from overseas to take over product line.
Maintained a manufacturing storyboard.
Performed quality auditing and inspections on the MRI units, to ensure our customers received a quality and reliable product.
Cable Assembler
Loral Space and Command
02.1995 - 10.1995
Built various cables to MIL standards.
Proficient with a variety of hand tools and crimpers.
Assembled complex cables following work instructions and prints.
Proficiently built cables with over three hundred wires able to color code and crimp properly and terminate in proper order in bulkhead connector.
Achieved and maintained a 99% quality accuracy on my assemblies which required strict tolerances and accuracy.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Accounting
Blair Junior College
Colorado Springs, CO
Skills
Electro and mechanical assembly
Soldering
Surface mount soldering
Through hole soldering
Crimping
Wire stripping
Environmental testing
Clean-room environment
Inspection
Training
Collaboration
Inventory control
SAP
Purchase/Sales orders
BOM generation
Quality monitoring
ISO 9001
ISO 1401
Calibration
Hand soldering
Logistics
High Voltage Safety
Black Fox Solder ball certification
Radiation Safety Training
Hand tool proficiency
Microscope usage
Clean room procedures
Adaptive learning
Electro-mechanical assembly
Mechanical aptitude
Device testing
Accomplishments
Achieved production goals by completing work with accuracy and efficiency.
Achieved test data through effectively helping with Band engineer product.
Collaborated with team of 8 in the development of Band redesign.
Documented and resolved band test result which led to decisions on band design.
Capabilities And Skills
Electro and mechanical assembly of power amplifiers for (MRI'S) and laser subassemblies and laser machines on the medical products assembly line which included installing harnesses, cables and circuit boards and subassemblies. Built sub-metering devices for measuring electric/gas/water for multi-family housing. Testing and mechanical assembly of sources that went into X-ray scanner guns. Soldered components on CCA cards to J-standard STD-001 and bonded components and tacked hardware as required. Environmental testing of electronic components in Burn In operations.
Assembled various cables and harnesses and color-wire coding of cable assemblies which included soldering, surface mount/through hole soldering, crimping, and stripping of wires to strict tolerances and schematics, have built to Mil Standards.
Experienced in a Clean-room environment in SDA Build and Close/Tape Procedures which included inspecting media and actuators for visual defects.
Qualified and OJT trainer in Customer Configuration Stations and trained over fifteen new employees on these stations, also given the task of training individuals from China to take over the medical product line.
Strong people skills collaborating with co-workers, engineers, and managers and vendors to have line work proficiently by organizing and prioritizing schedules and projects.
Team Leader Captain of a cycle team which did weekly/monthly cycle counts and recorded inventory control into SAP system. Generated and maintained Purchase /Sales orders and invoices. Generated and created Bom's and maintained inventory using Alliance system.
Monitored our quality by collaborating closely with Engineers and ME departments to ensure our drawings, schematics and manufacturing instructions are accurate and interpreted easily by assemblers.
Classes in ESD, Security Awareness, Five-S, Hazardous Waste, Internal Quality Auditor on ISO 9001 and ISO 1401, Calibration, Hand Soldering, QPR, Logistic, and High Voltage Safety. Used Sap, Access, Lotus Notes and DMR databases and applications. Certified to Black Fox Solder ball. Radiation Safety Trained.
Senior Project Manager (Environmental Coordinator) at Insight Global (Contract With FM Global)Senior Project Manager (Environmental Coordinator) at Insight Global (Contract With FM Global)