Nicholas Francis

Experience

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  Riley Brothers Pavings, Inc.

  May 2012 - Aug 2015

  Paving Engineer, Crew Member

  In this role I gained a strong understanding of construction phasing, job site specifications, construction plans, grading methods, drainage mapping, striping and signing - among many other skills.I practiced construction safety while obtaining experience with various road paving materials for overlays, patching, and new pave operations.Operated heavy equipment including paving machine, asphalt roller, skid loader, etc.Contributed by problem solving, generating solutions, and participating in meetings. Show less

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  Grand Canyon University

  Dec 2017 - Apr 2020

  Lead Retail Associate

  The GCU Lope Shops is the primary, on-campus source of GCU gear, apparel, and school supplies. My role as a Student Lead at the Lope Shops was to take on managerial tasks such as work delegation, money handling, buisness operations and, most importantly, team communication. My goal wasto facilitate a welcoming environment and a helpful atmosphere for each and every student, faculty, and visitor.

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  Premier Roofing Company

  May 2018 - May 2019

  Field Team Assistant

  As a Field Team Assistant, I provided Premier with technical reports, documentation of the property for estimation, as well as discuss the roofing process with the customers. These technical reports included taking detailed measurements of the structure, evaluating the structural integrity of the building and roof, documenting the existing materials, and creating new material orders for production.

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  Philips

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Research and Developement Intern

  Vascular Intervention Applied Research - Working on the Research and Development team, I researched and bench-top tested the effects of the Laser Atherectomy tools newest in development on cadaver tissues. This included designing and conducting the test methods used during bench-top experimentation.

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  Philips

  May 2020 - Nov 2022

  The acquisition of complex medical device manufacturing companies is no small feat. As part of Philips' acquisition of Spectranetics, I worked to implement SAP Manufacturing Execution and other functional applications. The planned outcome of this project was to bring the business up to Philips' standard way of working and upgrade the factory to be modern and digital.Working within one of several workstreams, I designed several manufacturing routings to digitally capture device history record information. I worked to build these routings to capture data for material components, tooling, and parameter collections in such a way that operators can perform these activities just by scanning barcodes - instead of doing it the old-fashioned way and doing it by hand.Designing and building the application and master data was one thing - determining the hardware needed to take the business digital was another. I worked with our IT department to procure the hardware needed for this project and determine where and how these components were going to be installed. I also worked with our training team to start building the framework we needed in order to train the operators, supervisors, and engineers on the application and the new processes. Working alongside several different workstreams, each responsible for a different kernel of SAP (document lifecycle management, warehouse management, production planning), I learned how complex these integration projects are. I learned that good communication is invaluable and that being able to understand the nuances and complexities of a process beforehand is key to being able to design an effective improvement! Show less Working with the Manufacturing Program Operations team, I facilitated the major transition of our medical device products to comply with the new EU MDR regulations.I did this through the mass collection and update of product work instructions, validation plans, configuration records, etc. I was also successful in creating new configurations for hundreds of MDR product, while monitoring the movement of all respective engineering change orders.In this role I learned the importance of document control networks and the necessity of manufacturing different product configurations. I successfully worked in a team where communication was crucial, consistency was key, and organization was vital. Show less

  • Functional Applications Manager

    Dec 2020 - Nov 2022

  • Manufacturing Engineering Intern

    May 2020 - Dec 2020
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  Bryan Construction Inc.

  Nov 2022 - now

  Project Engineer