Qualifications

Administrating Windows operating systems from XP to Vista and Macintosh computers. Assembly, troubleshooting and upgrading PC's. Local area networks in home and on corporate level setup and maintenance. Website creation and hosting and programming. Mechanical design drafting utilizing AutoCAD, Pro-Engineer and SolidWorks.

Work History

Sep. 08 to Dec. 08     Miasole                               Santa Clara, Ca
Sr. Mechanical Designer (Contract)
Designed several frames to mount electrical enclosures for individual modules in the solar panel creation. Documented improvements to existing design to take documentation from development to production status. Assisted numerous engineers in quick turn documentation for prototype testing. 

May 07 to Sep. 08     Solyndra                               Fremont, Ca
Sr. Mechanical Designer (Contract)
Aided in design and documentation of nine different machines for manufacturing and metrology of next generation solar panels. Designed module visual inspection and full panel test machines that used a solar simulator to measure power output. Utilized Oracle to procure and control logistics for all mechanical and OEM parts during initial builds. 

Apr. 05 to May 07     Intevac                               Santa Clara, Ca
Sr. Mechanical Designer (Contract)
I was employed in the Magnetic Media equipment department supporting the 200 Lean product and Disk Lubrication product. Originally hired to develop small form disk handler for the 200 Lean vacuum systems. Remained on to help develop vacuum disk lubrication system. Did everything from detail and assembly drawings, and all ECO releases. Utilized both Pro Engineer and SolidWorks to create, frame and panels, cassette transfer, and disk handling systems.

Jun. 04 to Apr. 05     Entegris                               Gilroy, Ca
Mechanical Designer (Contract)
Employed in the sustaining engineering department of the services division. I had been tasked with standardizing and documenting the modular Ultra tool for cleaning semiconductor equipment. I also helped set up the document control and digital file handling for ISO certification.

Mar. 03-Dec. 03    Integrated Flow Systems LLC.         Fremont, Ca
Mechanical Designer/Engineer
Administered user accounts and files in ProPDM archiving database. Maintained customer files and provided CD copy of documentation to customers engineers. Provided assistance to document control with file and printing issues with AutoCAD, Solidworks, and Pro-Engineer. 

Feb. 02-Nov. 02    Torrex Corp.                            Livermore, Ca
Sr. Designer (Contract)
Published procedures on the handling of electronic documentation. Implemented file archiving vaulting system for digital drawing files using ProPDM. Created drawing border, part and assembly templates for use in creating files compatible with vaulting system. Minor trouble shooting of printing and software issues in engineering department.

Jul. 96-Jan. 02     Lam Research                                Fremont, CA
Sr. Designer
Correct network, printing and software issues. Perform system upgrades. Configuration and assembly of high-end CAD systems. Design drafting, and redline corrections of engineering documents. Served on drafting standards committee. Published procedures on the handling of electronic documentation.

Nov. 95- Jul. 96     Professional Computer Systems             Milpitas, CA
PC Assembler
Assembled custom industrial portable computers. Programmed commercial web site. Trained personal on proper assembly procedures.

Jul. 93- Jul. 95 Semiconductor Engineering Group Inc.         Milpitas, CA
CAD Drafter
Designed custom parts, panels, and layouts. Reconfigured hand drawn files to digital format. Maintenance of company's files. Installed peer to peer network for file sharing

Education

Masters Institute, San Jose, Ca.
Associate Science Degree, in Engineering Presentation and Design.

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