Greater Reno Area
Connecting people and products together externally while connecting teams and departments internally has been the driving factor in my career of product design, development, and management. Managing teams to spearhead human-centered design and complex problem solving to create and scale innovative hardware and software solutions from initial ideas to impactful products. My wide range of experience and skills makes me a specialist in communicating, translating, and collaborating with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and roles. I work best as a leader, a conduit, and a hub between all teams and departments. This ensures success through unified direction and cohesion of projects within complex and dynamic companies and markets. www.AshtonMaxfield.design
Manufacturing engineering for the production of batteries at the Gigafactory for Tesla. $2M in annual savings from projects owned in the last 2 years. Responsible for supporting the battery production operations to ensure productivity, quality, cost and KPI's are met Optimize the overall efficiencies of manufacturing equipment, effectively and reduce defect and loss. Troubleshoot and solve unknown problems on complex equipment. Continually seek to improve our process by means of productivity, quality, cost, and other metrics Provides engineering support related to daily production activities Works to optimize OEE (Overall Equipment Efficiency) to increase productivity and reduce defect and loss Utilizes OEE and other production data to effectively manage tasks and activities Demonstrates solid troubleshooting skills and ability to quickly solve unknown problems Troubleshooting real time production problems to maintain production and reduce defects Working with Maintenance teams to coordinate maintenance activities ranging from reactive to preventative maintenance Working with engineering/maintenance teams to develop permanent countermeasures to common problems in daily manufacturing Implementing and expand new permanent countermeasures into production lines Monitor and audit manufacturing processes to ensure product specifications and standards are achieved Apply technical knowledge to develop clear and standard work instructions, SOP's and troubleshooting guides Implement and support manufacturing industrial automation
Born to provide services to Epix Orthopaedics, Epix U.S. provides services including product design, hardware interface design, sales, and distribution of surgical tools and implants. The Epix VAN system is incredibly successful at repairing patients while providing shorter operation time, minimizing radiation and trauma, and achieving more accurate anatomy than traditional systems. Beyond the implant is the entire system of tools, procedures, and protocols. -Meet new OSHA standards. -Reduce overall system weight. -Improve workflow and ergonomics -Simplify pre-op steps performed by nurses -Coding, layout, and packaging to emphasize intuitive workflow. -Implement new methods while keeping familiar techniques for surgeons. -Reduce number of SKUs and steps. -Reduce production costs -Sales -Distribution
-Hired for an 18 month plan and build out of a new facility and manufacturing lines. -Extended my time to optimize production equipment and processes. -Design and build parts, machines, and systems to manufacture wood and metal components for high end furniture. -Engineer parts through CAD, prototyping, engineering drawings, and see through production both overseas and in house. -Increase efficiency and decrease cost through assessing design, materials, usability, and human factors. -Increase safety through SOPs, design, ergonomics, and safety features -Engineer flexible design with modularity, future-proofing for the growing product lines. -Design for longevity and serviceability of manufacturing machines and products. -Plan for and build out a new manufacturing facility for 400% increased output in year 2. - Design and develop new product lines -CIPs ( continuous improvement ) of machines, process, and product