Objective
To assist at an professional capacity where I can apply my leadership, management and technical skills toward sustaining and adding to the growth and profitability of the company in the maritime environment.
Experience
Dates Employed Job Title Company
3/2006 - Present Calibration Field Technician II Guidant / Abbott Vascular
Temecula/California
Perform eletro-mechanical, pressure, and line guide (paralellism) calibrations using varing elements such as temperature, pressure, vaccuum, speed, mass, and multiple others on industrial precision equipment for a large medical device manufacturer. Write detailed equipment procedures for equipment test processes and practices for troublshooting and calibrations. Also perform minor repairs and review some maintenance aspects of such equipment and produce proactive design elements for engineering while maintaining a practice to SOP's in compliance with FDA, ISO, TUV and European guidlines.
7/2005 - 3/2006 QA Tech III Measurement Specialist B Braun
Irvine/California
Work in Q/A Raw Materials tooling lab performing exacting measurements using a Smart Scope Video Comparator and other tools on molded parts. Create fixtures for tooling measurements and lab use. Assist Production engineering on accuracy of measurements on part drawings and rational for failure analysis.
7/2004 - 7/2005 Engineering Technician Arbor Surgical Technology
Irvine/CA
Support all Manufacturing, R&D engineering projects and builds, support all laboratory operations from chemical lab to QA. Support all levels of managment for any technical need.
10/2000 - 5/2004 Medtronic Heart Valve Inc. Medtronic Heart Valve Inc.
Santa Ana/Ca
Principle biological tissue engineering technician. Ran critical biological and non- biological experiments for Product Development and Research in direct relationship to production, product investigation and issues and matters forthcoming to the company. Managed QA calibration department, and technicians as well as performed work as a technician for calibration for medical heart valve facility. Inspect per blue prints and per wide range of tools mechanical, air, pneumatic, torque, linear, optical, temperature , pressure, flow (air , fluid), recording and mapping, fluid systems, clean room 10000 trained. Conduct/Supervise repairs installation/maintenance of industrial equipment and tools. Work with electronics, multi-function calibrators and have auditing and validation experience. Write and document procedures, QSP's,ECO's and maintain an electronic database. Familiar with NCR's or NCMR's, GLP, GMP's, cGmp's, and GDP's. Support and work closely with manufacturing, packaging, production, systems support, quality and manufacturing engineering, facilities, and management to produce the best results. Give technical support for packaging, manufacturing, bio, and non-bio operations, and electronic and mechanical systems.
1/1997 – 07/2007 GIMCO Development LLC GIMCO Development LLC
Los Angeles/California
GIMCO Development LLC (1997-2007)Operations controller, Performed and controlled all engineering projects on and offshore for this environmentally friendly firm. Projects dealing with waste management, Hybrid boat / aircraft design and adaptations for military, helped engineer solutions for industrial and automotive pollution control systems, and a hydrid system for cleaning water for local communities. Reported directly to executive staff on all technical matters.
7/1998 - 10/2000 Leiner Health Products Inc. Leiner Health Products
Carson/California
Leiner Health Products, Inc. (1998-2000)Quality Assurance Inspector Laboratory & Receiving Operations:Responsibilities include running laboratory for 3rd shift; releasing, sampling, testing and resourcing of all bulk(vitamins) and components(plastics) to the packaging area using calipers, micrometers, blueprints, computer spectra-scanner, and other electronic equipment. Final, and in-process inspection, documentation, calibration, and adjustment of equipment used for testing. Resolve problems when called upon from packaging area.Manage overall Quality Assurance Control for a large warehouse. Computer technical support for 3rd shift Quality Assurance laboratory.Operate light to heavy lift trucks. Familiar with most aspects of receiving operations, warehousing, dock work, order pulling, ect.
9/1994 - 10/1997 United States Postal Service USPS
Long Beach/California
Distribution Clerk/Route Mail CarrierPerformed various duties including sorting, organizing all types of mail using manual and high speed automated operations,Familiar and performed many duties in-house and on dock mail expediting and releasing to trucks.Hand sorted mail for route.Loaded, organized and performed safety inspection daily on vehicle.Carried, collected, and delivered all mail and packages.Performed as a safe and orderly clerk/carrier for the US Postal Service in a timely and efficient manor
Education
EDUCATION
School Degree Location
So Cal Flying School Certification
Long Beach - California - US
GIMCO Dev LLC Certification
Makiti City - Metro Manila - Philippines
Leffingwell Christian High School or equivalent
Paramount - California - US
Long Beach City College Vocational
Long Beach - California - US
Multiple Years of mechanical engineering, maintenance and calibration training through Industry courses and classes mainly for an FDA controled enviroment
Certification
Dates Affiliated Organization Role
9/1995 - Present Federal Aviation Administration Safty Foundation member/pilot
9/1995 - Present Aircraft Owners Pilots Association member/pilot
8/1999 - Present Philippine Environmental Protection Foundation R&D and Field Specialist
Skils
In manufactureing machine calibraion/repair, engineering work including protocols, design, and management
Skipper of 30ft sail 3yrs
Licensed Pilot(fixed wing) 12yrs
Skill Name Skill Level Last Used/Experience
Bio and Non-bio Laboratory Technician Intermediate 5 years
Calibration and Calibration Management Intermediate 5 years
Clean Room 10000 trained Intermediate 7 years
Computer Literate MS Office 2000 Intermediate 8 years
Engineering Validations IQ, OQ, PQ and Support 6 years
Equipment Service and Repair Intermediate 15 years
Extensive Travel in US and Foreign Countries 12 years
Familiar ISO 9000/10000/17025 8 years
Familiar with cGMP's, GMP's, GLP's 8 years
Flying Small To Medium Aircraft 12 years
Forklift Certified 3 years
Mail Sorting and Distribution 3 years
Managment 7 years
Mechanically Inclined electronics,air,press,fluid,equipment testing 7 years
Microscope/ Opticle Inspection Intermediate 4 years
MIG welding 1 years
Photography 12 years
Proficent in Receiving Warehousing 5 years
Sailing 5 years
Vitamin & Component Testing in Laboratory 3 years
Wastewater & Solid Waste Treatment & Disposal 5 years
Writing documentation/procedures electronically 4 years
Have very strong interest in a career change from a medical device/ pharma manufactureing to marine work