Hillsboro, Oregon, United States
• Over 8 years of PLC, robot, camera and other control and automation technology experience. • Continuous promotions to positions of increasing responsibilities centered on innovative problem solving, process improvements, and cost and time reduction implementations while constantly troubleshooting. • Strong ability to research, design, implement, and commission high tech automation systems. • Commitment to meeting industry standards in safety and quality are top priority. • Proven to be flexible and adjustable to rapidly changing schedules and frequently shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment requiring strong verbal and digital communication skills.
• Volunteered to build the electrical design of a high-tech production line as part of the module factory expansion team. Acted as liaison with sub-contractors to receive state of the art electrical schematics, oversaw the electrical installation, and implemented the structure of several PLC and robot systems awarding the team with an accelerated ramp up ahead of the project schedule. • Designed and created first in-house electrical schematic, administered the electrical installation and commission of the electrical design. Introduced the schematic project which generated cost savings of $60,000 and established capability for high-quality and lower cost in-house solutions. • Partnered with the automation team in analysis, development, and implementation of cycle time improvements and efficiencies that raised the average output capacity from 195 to 232 solar panels per hour. Frequently exceeded this goal by 7% which yielded an hourly output of 248 solar panels. solar photovoltaic manufacturing facility.
• Spearheaded a project to resolve recurring operator-induced line-down situation which occurred 20-25 times per shift by investigating system and delivery of PLC code. Attained as result a 100% down time reduction which raised the productivity by 14% per shift. • As part of a project group, executed the electrical installation, PLC and robot program architecture, and the commissioning of a new solar panel offload handling system to assist the automation engineering group. The new offload handling system launched ahead of project schedule and opened up the output capacity of the existing line. • Partnered with the process owner after a cold soldering point study and initiated a cold soldering prevention mission. Recommended and implemented an automated re-soldering process and solder head adjustment notification, which resulted in a substantial reduction of scrap and rework panels and an increased productivity in the follow up study.
• Diagnosed a problem at the junction box station that caused robot movement stops during the pick-up process. Revised and demonstrated new methods to the process owner who implemented the recommendation which prevented future robot movement stops and resulted in increased uptime of the Junction box assembling area. • Created and implemented area specific spare part list and repair kits which reduce repair/downtime situations. Worked with Maintenance Supervisor to implement similar changes in other parts of the production line. • Recorded the trim blade usage per shift and created a cost analysis. Developed a new process and communicated the findings to the tool owner. A trim blade refurbishing process was implemented that achieved a cost saving of 86% per shift.
• Played a pivotal role in the development of an in-house solution for a “Coordinated transformation of an image processing coordinate system into a robot coordinate system” which enhanced the cycle time of the offset imaging process. Modelled the mathematical logic behind the transformation and provided the documentation for programmers and service technicians. • As part of a project team implemented and commissioned a “state of the art” solar module manufacturing facility with 13 PLCs and 65 robot controls. The facility showcased its full capacity of 4000+ modules per day midway of the final acceptance test and presented the customer an early deliver starts of their products. • Composed training material to existing company standards, procedures and practices. Provided the material to production and maintenance crews to assemble a great knowledgebase to ensure a smooth ramp up and upkeep of the manufacturing line for operations.
My main activities included the analysis and repair of IT and multimedia products on board level, reservations of required spare parts, preparation of cost estimates, conducting final tests on repaired products, and the preparation of equipment shipments. As the representative of the group leader, I was responsible for various reports, E-mail and telephone contacts with customers and manufacturers, Co-supervision of colleagues, observance and implementation of specific customer requirements, collection of repair data in the computer system and the consideration of repair cycle time and repair quality.
After my title as Electronic technician was handed over to me by the chamber of industry and commerce I continued working for Alarm- and Video Technology. My duties included the installation, service and maintenance of access control, burglar alarm and video surveillance systems. The creation of CAD plans for the documentation of the constructed facilities was also a large part of my responsibilities.