Experience

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  Pharamacal research laboratories, naugatuck, ct

  Jan 1984 - Jan 1988

  Outside service technician

  Designed, installed, and maintained automatic chemical dispensing systems in U. S. and Canada for the pharmaceutical industry. Clients included large pharmaceutical companies, major universities, government agencies, and others.• Built automatic system for laboratory equipment to add acid, neutralize acid, and add alkaline which reduced cycle time, drove efficiency, and lowered costs.

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  Solomat partners, l.p., stamford, ct

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1996

  Plastics processing development technician

  Developed, fabricated, and tested proprietary plastic injection molding and extrusion systems. Sourced materials and equipment for experimentation.• Pioneered a mechanical wave devise to enhance and strengthen extruded plastic material.• Awarded a Canadian patent for: Molded Material Under the Application of Shear, Compressive / Tensile Loads.

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  Proctor & gamble(p&g) - beauty care products division, stamford, ct

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2009

  Manufacturing team leader (2001 - 2009) electro-mechanical technician (1996 - 2001)

  PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR - High Volume Modules (2001 - 2009)Managed and developed a staff of 25 Electro/Mechanical Technicians, Line Technicians, and Compounders to operate high volume machinery and synchronize production processes. Evaluated and recommended equipment improvements, identified malfunctions, and implemented corrective/preventive actions.• Met 98% of production goals and reduced production stops by 70%.• Developed training for new machinery; trained and coached production employees.• Led implementation of additional high volume production modules while supervising high volume production and staff. ELECTRO / MECHANICAL TECHNICIAN - Beauty Care Products (1996 - 2001)Instrumental in bringing advanced production technology to P&G. Assisted with the design, development, installation and start up of completely automated production modules. Traveled extensively in U.S. and abroad to OEM facilities for vendor acceptance testing. Trained staff on new equipment and production processes.• Reduced labor costs 70% and increased production by adding 3 high-volume production modules each able of producing 60 million units of hair care products annually.• Promoted to Production Supervisor by P&G during Bristol Meyers acquisition in 2001. Show less

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  Pdc international corporation, norwalk, ct

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2016

  Laboratory test technician, contract manufacturing manager, packaging machine builder

  Manage testing lab to establish necessary data for shrink labeling equipment application methods. Lead Contract Manufacturing Operations. Implement GMP for customized projects. Maintain certifications for NSF International Standards for manufacturing practices, inventory control, and equipment maintenance. Built packaging equipment capable of producing over 800 units per minute. Experienced with assembling and troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, and electric components of machinery. Assist with customer factory acceptance testing. Show less

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  Altantic filter

  Jul 2016 - now

  Reverse osmosis water system technician

  Design, build, and maintain Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Systems. These systems have capacities to produce treated water up to 15,000 gallons a day. Troubleshoot pumps, interpret pump curves, configure system controllers, production rates, and water quality issues. Write system and training manuals and create documentation to improve lean manufacturing efficiency and treated water output.