
I believe I would be a valuable asset to any organization that builds medical implants, instruments and repairs. I have worked with little supervision on most projects. I have completed assigned tasks and met all surgery deadlines as required.I am very curtious, always on time and work well with others. I also take pride in what I do, give 100% and will continue to do so for many years to come . All performance and safety reviews for the last 6 years are available upon request from my supervisor, David Shemwell Smith &Nephew 901-208-1204.
Express instrument dpt, Pull, modify and Build to order for Doctors and Hospitals
Built instruments for Medtronic, US Spine, Wright Medical and Smith & Nephew
Pull and modify instruments, make from scratch from 1 piece to 10 pieces, make fixtures, welding, laser welding, CNC, Manuel, whatever it took.
Prototype ortho instruments, setup, program CNC equipment, Manuel machines as needed
Manufacture implants, hips ,knees, shoulder screws and instruments
Job shop duties. Machine parts and repair for production equipment, large and small projects
Set up and operation of manual machining equipment, includes vertical mills, Lathes(all sizes), surface grinders, gondrills, bending and presses, Heat treating, tig,mig,plasma and Laser welding, Metal finishing, Laser marking, cleaning and passivation, Also set up and operate CNC mills, Lathes, wire EDMs, Fit programs to extend tooling life and increase production, Worked with numerous engineers, programmers, and quality engineers to achieve the results needed, Familiar with all levels of inspection, have built fixtures for short run and production, modified tooling for desired results in tool life, Have made many implants using titanium, colbolt chrome, ultra high plastics and lastly I have made and modified new and existing instruments for time sensitive lab studies