THOMAS POLAND
Austin
Summary
Experienced Lab Technician with a strong focus on product quality and compliance. Proven ability to identify defects and implement corrective actions. Demonstrates exceptional analytical skills and meticulous attention to detail during quality assessments. Committed to maintaining high standards and driving team success.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Technician, Fault Analysis
CT Imaging Lab
03.2024 - Current
- Perform CT image acquisition of 4680 cells submitted in Jira
- Perform trouble shooting and maintenance of CT scanner while ensuring minimum downtime, such as, replacement of x-ray tube filament, cleaning, data pipeline issues, and some root cause analysis for issues with image quality, and CT machine performance
- Communicate to quality lab engineering supervisor, and central quality team to triage Jira ticket priority
- Check sample submissions against codex to ensure proper cell and RID registration by all departments submitting samples
- Over 200 Hours of Lab training in Dispositions, and support, outside of my normally assigned schedule
- Started and followed through to completion, in coordination with leadership, safety projects for CT lab and DPA lab (Grip tape in high traffic areas in CT lab, and PPE and thermal response Equipment board in DPA)
In-Line and Rework Repair Associate
First Row Seats
09.2023 - 03.2024
- Corrected and coached production associates on issues in the assembly process
- Fixed NC's that are sent through the repair loop (in-line) and sent back to the testing station
- Documented on Excel all NC's, repairs made, suspected causes and MRB's created during repair
- Performed partial and complete teardowns at heavy rework station using a variety of pre-set value torque tools, electric hand tools, and replacement parts
- Used FX, Genealogy, Traveler, and other internal Tesla software programs to make sure all replacement parts are married to the correct parent GTX number to prevent factory gating
- Coordinated with multiple departments in Model Y to minimize department assigned MRB tickets and factory gating, as well as genealogy corrections that need to be escalated
Production Associate
Tesla Giga Factory Texas
02.2023 - 08.2023
- Operating and maintaining production machinery
- Assembling seats and ensuring quality control
- Following assembly protocols
- Using hand and power tools to assemble products
- Multi-tasking and using pallet jacks
- Used PIV tugger to deliver completed sub-assemblies
Team Leader
Amazon
- Provide Corrective coaching/ training for associates
- Asset protection/shrinkage reports/escalations
- Work with Training and process technicians to improve numbers and prevent downtime
- Responsible for ensuring all Proformance metrics are met
- Enforce corporate policies and OSHA regulations
- (No cell phone, proper PPE, Ect.)
Packing Associate
Amazon
- Meet or Exceed Production Goal
- Follow All policies set forth by management
- Follow all safety practices
- Ensure 100 percent accuracy on all work
Education
Professional Certificate -
Google IT Automation with Python
01.2024
Associate of Applied Science -
Central Texas College
01.2013
High School -
Ellison High School
01.2010
Skills
- Torque tools
- Quality measurement instruments
- Repair
- Troubleshooting
- Root cause analysis
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Python
- Isolocity quality management system (ISO 9001)
- Team motivation
- Staff training
- Documentation and reporting
- Daily workflow improvement
- Safety
- Safety processes and procedures
Timeline
Quality Technician, Fault Analysis
CT Imaging Lab
03.2024 - Current
In-Line and Rework Repair Associate
First Row Seats
09.2023 - 03.2024
Production Associate
Tesla Giga Factory Texas
02.2023 - 08.2023
Associate of Applied Science -
Central Texas College
High School -
Ellison High School
Team Leader
Amazon
Packing Associate
Amazon
Professional Certificate -
Google IT Automation with Python
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