Cy Howard

Experience

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  Labor Ready

  Aug 2010 - Jan 2014

  General Laborer

  Handled a variety of Labor-Related jobs includingbut not limited to: Flagging, Setting up storefronts,Waste Management, Dishwashing,Shipping/Receiving, Delivery, Warehousing andmore.

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  Poly West

  Dec 2013 - Mar 2018

  Over-saw facility and equipment maintenance over night and perform regular preventative and reactive maintenance procedures. Conducted a team of mechanics and electricians to diagnose and repair polyurethane extrusion and conversion equipment, vacuum conveyance systems, and mobile equipment. Performed cross shift reports and break downs to the incoming shift lead and documented failures for trending. Was the main point of contact over-night for the maintenance department standing in for management. Kept the best production numbers in the plant over the entire time I held that shift. Show less

  • Maintenance Team Lead

    Feb 2015 - Mar 2018

  • Material Handler

    Dec 2013 - Feb 2015
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  Levi Strauss & Co.

  Mar 2018 - Jun 2019

  Technical Services

  Supervised day to day operations of a large distribution center. Conducted preventative maintenance and responsive repairs on Beumer-Crisplant and SDI conveyance and sortation systems. Installed and oversaw operation of print and apply label system for the shipping department and installed/configured Cognex scan system as well. Assisted with basic boiler PMs and plant shut-down services. Collaborated with system controls vendor to facilitate a command and dispatching center for maintenance repairs. Show less

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  Elite Line Services (ELS)

  Jun 2019 - May 2020

  Robotics Technician Lead

  Conducted equipment operations with in the Amazon Robotics Fulfillment Engine at their Northern Las Vegas facility. Performed preventative and predictive maintenance on Drive units and Automated Workstations. Gather data and assemble nightly shift reports. Analyze metrics to better assist Amazon with making their quotas and providing the amazing service that they do. Directly manage a 4 person crew to ensure that repairs and equipment inspections happen quickly but safely throughout operations. Oversaw large department wide projects, conducted inspections and progress tracking reports for network-wide engineering over-hauls of equipment. Am comfortable using Linux to remotely access and change configuration files and run firmware updates to different robotics systems over a plant-wide and nation-wide network. Show less

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  Tesla

  Oct 2020 - now

  I set up scripts(primarily in python) for various business use cases across our network. Some of those being but not limited to: - Automated email reporting of various business metrics (travel latency, inventory alerts, change-over orders for line-side equipment, UPH, etc.) to management. - Creating ETL's to facilitate clean retrieval of data for use with Tableau dashboards that I also create. - Monitoring known discrepancies in our inventory systems and sending API calls at regular intervals to identify and correct the issues automatically.I also create HMI applications using Ignition software for use on the floor to interact with our inventory systems in an expedient manner.For web applications my preferred stack currently is Django and React, typically being served from an NGINX Reverse Proxy inside of Docker containers. In the future I am currently working towards getting a better understanding of Next.js to replace my dependency on pure React. Some applications that I've built so far in this role: - Pass down reporting application for automation technicians to be able to more efficiently communicate reactive repair issues during their shifts to other members of the team. - Staffing and business needs reporting application to facilitate planning across multiple external warehouses, this also gathers some metrics and displays them dynamically using Chart.js- Application that allows the user to dynamically create forms from a react front-end to be used by technicians on the field for collecting data on 5S standards being met across the facility. - An application for HR to keep track of various metrics they use to track progress internally amongst themselves and generate ticket items that can be dispatched to a user for completion.I love this job immensely and it's my hope that I'll continue to polish up my current skill set here while I take the steps necessary to begin breaking into the machine learning field. Show less

  • Data Process Technician

    Sept 2022 - now

  • Automation Technician

    Oct 2020 - Sept 2022