Alan Vazquez

Process Engineer at Beckman Coulter

Sacramento, California, United States

About

Process Engineer with a strong Quality Engineering foundation, supporting medical device products from early development through commercial manufacturing. Experienced in process development, validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), pFMEA, and manufacturing support, with hands on exposure to plastics manufacturing, CAD, and design for manufacturability. Background in regulated environments has shaped a disciplined, risk based approach to building robust, scalable processes. Prior Quality Engineering experience enables effective collaboration across R&D, Manufacturing, and Quality, ensuring processes meet performance, compliance, and reliability requirements from day one. Bachelor’s degree in Sustainable Manufacturing from California State University, Chico. Focused on continuous improvement, data-driven problem solving, and transitioning products smoothly from prototype to production.

Experience

  • Process Engineer at Beckman Coulter Diagnostics
    Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

  • Quality Engineer II at Medtronic
    Oct 2022 - Dec 2025 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    Structural Heart & Aortic - Mitral

  • SMC Ltd (Full-time · 2 yrs 8 mos)
    • Quality Engineer II
      Jul 2022 - Oct 2022 · 4 mos

    • Quality Engineer
      Mar 2020 - Jul 2022 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Manufacturing Associate at BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
    Jul 2019 - Mar 2020 · 9 mos