Peter L. Dapello
Placerville,Ca
Summary
Project Coordinator/Product Support Engineer with a broad range of technical expertise and a proven track record of effective troubleshooting, document control, providing solutions, process improvement and customer support. Known for identifying and implementing process improvements that resulted in significant time and cost savings for clients and employers. Passionate about levering skills to enable the organization to achieve success.
Experienced with managing project timelines, resources, and stakeholder communications efficiently. Utilizes problem-solving skills to address project challenges and ensure smooth execution. Track record of implementing project management best practices to deliver quality outcomes.
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure this position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Coordinator
RECURRENT ENERGY
05.2023 - 01.2025
- As a Project Coordinator, many of my tasks were based on timely project milestones, identifying gaps and issues, then problem solving to deliver solutions
- Worked collectively with Project Team on Smartsheets, tracking progress from pre-construction to COD, ensuring all milestones were met or adjusted accordingly with EPC’s, suppliers, and all stakeholders for main activities
- Created and hosted internal/external meetings with key stakeholders with appropriate agendas and provided precise minutes
- Communicated between customers and internal members regarding project details, including schedule, budget, scope of work, document control, estimates, and timelines
- Collaborated with field personnel who trained me to solve multiple on-site construction specification issues, where I assisted in doing so
- Managed all site specific documentation on eBuilder database, while simultaneously transitioning to Procore from a PV to a BESS project
- I was assigned as manager for RFI’s and Submittals creating processes and workflows as we transitioned to Procore
- Worked closely with Independent Engineers to provide every request to COD
- Supported 2 major projects with many site visits during this tenure, One 130MW PV project, and a 1200MW BESS project
- I bring a friendly, energetic attitude, with a willingness to learn, collaborate, problem solve, and have always been team oriented with a proactive mindset
- My work history exhibits that I am highly adaptable, detail oriented, with a passion for problem solving and continuous improvement
- Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows.
- Liaised between departments to facilitate communication and keep appropriate parties updated on project developments.
Quality and Reliability, Failure Analysis Technician
KIOXIA
04.2018 - 12.2022
- Company Overview: formerly Toshiba
- Managed failure analysis triage deep data analysis, efficiently and effectively performing replication testing and failure analysis of KIOXIA SSDs
- Tracking SSDs through the failure analysis process using JIRA
- Assisted engineers with log analysis and root cause determination, reporting failure status and issues to management, maintaining the failure analysis infrastructure and equipment to support the company's Quality and Reliability team
- Created documentation for test protocols
- Created and editing Python scripts for required executions
- Remanufactured, reworked test drives and command line
- Assisted engineering validation and hardware support projects for customers in various SSD form factors, including SAS, SATA Pcie, M.2 , Linux, Ubuntu, CentOS, running scripts for debugging and reporting
- Trained on Advantest MPT3000 SW to initialize, operate, update firmware, run diagnostics, thermal characterization testing of SSD devices, device performance testing, diagnostics and calibrations on ENV thermal chambers and MPT3000’s while working closely with the vendor to resolve issues
- Created Excel templates to match, breakdown, extrapolate, and split device information requested by engineering, while initiating, creating, and organizing a process to efficiently locate drives
- Implemented Facilities Checklist tracking for RDT lab
- Trained to Debug Logs for XDX from Jira and created BKM
- Trained to Debug Logs for HKX from Jira and created BKM
- Trained to connect and perform calibrations on MPT3000 and created several BKM’s
- Trained to pull XDX debug logs in Ubuntu
- Assisted engineering with Failure Analysis in Centos, Linux
- Created Tester Hardware failure tracking worksheet
- Atlasian, Confluence, Jira Created BKM for MPT3000ENV, MPT3000ES, Firmware/Software updates, Loopback testing and others, while assisting Vendor with troubleshooting
- Formerly Toshiba
Senior Production Technician
Broadridge
07.2017 - 04.2018
- Performed mechanical and electronic repairs on Pitney Bowes and Kern equipment including printers, inserters, and mail sorting equipment, transport conveyor systems and NPI sorters
- Responded to equipment break down or emergency situations with urgency
- Read and interpreted technical service bulletins and manuals to develop troubleshooting plans for problems
- Evaluated and assessed equipment problems by troubleshooting and completing repairs in a timely manner and knowing when to raise the issue to enlist the expertise of vendors, contractors or management to aid in the problem resolution process
- Scheduled preventative maintenance
- Consistently using inventory systems and maintaining the spare parts/supply inventory
Product Support Engineer
Peak Technical Services
01.2017 - 04.2017
- Provided onsite R&D support in a highly visible position at Apple in Cupertino Ca., on test fixtures and automation for power simulation and wireless inductance charging
- Including full support in installments, retrofits, wiring, troubleshooting, and implementation to customer standards
- Short contract work until completed
Sr. Field Engineer
Flexstar Technologies
03.2015 - 06.2016
- Provided remote and customer site support for Flexstar Environmental Chamber, Burn-In thermal and electrical test racks, sub systems, network communications, bench top storage test systems that support HDD, SSD and PCIe, troubleshooting and remote repairs through Bomgar program
- The support tasks include preventive maintenance, retrofits, corrective maintenance, system installations, troubleshoot and repairing networking issues, qualifying systems, LAN testing
- Analyzed and interpreted electrical and thermal test data
- Mentored junior engineers and provided guidance in system repairs and customer relations
- Required skills included superior customer relations skills, basic to intermediate AC and DC electrical knowledge, networking, intermediate electronics and basic to intermediate mechanical skills
Battery Technician
Tesla Motors
09.2013 - 03.2015
- Daimler Metro Team - Led solder rework on battery modules – (Dev-1787), which requires close attention to detail while following manufacturing instruction procedures and travelers protocol, troubleshooting pulse test failures, bleed scan failures, broken wire bonds, BMB failures, identifying and repair of broken wire bonds, using Hioki meter to verify cell/wire bond resistance, brick voltage levels, ring terminal resistance, operating wire bonder machine, testing ultra-sonic welding, performing proper push/flick test procedure, identifying bad ultrasonic welds on TVSH wires and collector plates
- Roadster Line - assisted in new battery pack module build with items to include anti -vibration injection molding, bracket gluing, cutting, stripping, soldering, heat-shrinking, and crimping TVSH wires connectors, then applying ultra-sonic welds on all points
- Push/Pull test verification
- While documenting with close attention to detail on production procedures and travelers
- Model S Line Team - performed troubleshooting, diagnosing modules from battery packs by using Model S GUI program, troubleshooting according to GUI results from in the field failure analysis
- Identifying deteriorating or bad cells, identifying and repairing broken wire bonds, operating Model S wire bonder
- Removing and replacing BMBs
- Ultimately repairing and providing known good parts for remanufacturing into new battery packs
- Tools used, included digital voltmeter, oscilloscope, thermal testers, control tests
Education
Associate of Applied Science (AAS) -
Heald Institute of Technology
Sacramento, CA05.1990
Skills
- Continuous improvement
- Detail-oriented
- Document oversight
- Team coordination
- Decision-making
- Flexible and adaptable
- Good judgment
- Problem-solving
Accomplishments
- Achieved completion of 130MW PV solar project by completing many tasks with communication and document control with accuracy and efficiency.
- Achieved transitioning from eBuilder database to Procore while multitasking between a PV project and a BESS project through effectively helping with document control.
- Used Excel, Smartsheets, and Sharepoint to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets, for tracking multiple project items.
Companies Supported
- Intel
- AMD
- IBM
- Applied Materials
- Micron
- Freescale
- Elantec
- Harris Electronics
- IDT
- Seagate
- HGST
- Western Digital
- Sandisk
- SK Hynix
- Marvell
- PNY
- Toshiba
Additional Relevant Experience
- Total Product Support Engineer, Intevac Inc., Santa Clara, CA
- Total Product Support Engineer, Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA
- President, Owner, PLD CMP Services, Sunnyvale, CA
- Field Service Engineer, SpeedFam - Ipec, San Jose, CA
- Technical Maintenance Technician, Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Project Coordinator
RECURRENT ENERGY
05.2023 - 01.2025
Quality and Reliability, Failure Analysis Technician
KIOXIA
04.2018 - 12.2022
Senior Production Technician
Broadridge
07.2017 - 04.2018
Product Support Engineer
Peak Technical Services
01.2017 - 04.2017
Sr. Field Engineer
Flexstar Technologies
03.2015 - 06.2016
Battery Technician
Tesla Motors
09.2013 - 03.2015
Associate of Applied Science (AAS) -
Heald Institute of Technology
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