Michael McWaters

Experience

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  Harris Corporation

  Apr 2002 - now

  Responsibilities Include: Manage and supervise machine shop, weld shop, sheet metal shop, and plating shop, which consists of a staff of 25 personnel. Perform capital equipment planning for the department and handle the acquisition and implementation of machine equipment and facilities projects. Responsible for department budget. Conduct performance reviews, salary and work force plans for mechanical shop staff. Oversee shop schedule and customer workflow. Quote incoming work and status customers of jobs. Show less Description of Duties: Supervise maintenance and technician group, which consist of approximately 15 technicians and 1 engineering specialist. Both groups support program testing 24 hours a day. Handle daily maintenance, preventive maintenance, repair, and calibration of lab equipment. On call 24 hours, 7 days a week. Equipment Manufacturers Include: Thermotron, Russells Technical Products, BEMCO, Envirotronics, Ling, LDS, Unholtz-Dickie, LMS, Spectral Dynamics, Endevco, QualMark Conduct performance reviews, salary and work force plans for technician and maintenance staff. Perform capital equipment planning for the department and handle the acquisition and implementation of all lab equipment. Create training documentation and responsible for the department equipment training program. Received recognition for efforts. Oversaw Lean Initiative to streamline maintenance documentation processes and create a database to track equipment repairs and cost. Received funding from Commitment to Excellence Committee to implement the database. Show less Description of Duties: Environmental Test Engineer. Served as alternate group lead for the engineering and technician staff. Supervised and conducted both dynamic and climatic testing environmental testing, Dynamic testing included shock, sine, random, and transient capture testing. Climatic testing included humidity, thermal cycling, thermal shock, altitude, and vacuum testing Combined environment testing including highly accelerated life testing and highly accelerated stress screening (HALT/HASS) Specialized in the dynamics field and successfully tested several space mechanisms worth several million dollars. Responsible for vibration fixture design using Pro/Engineer. LEAN Manufacturing Initiatives Project Lead. Conducted Lean Initiative for Environmental Lab for senior master project for Industrial and Systems Engineering Masters Program. Results were presented to engineering staff. Show less

  • Engineering Manager

    Apr 2015 - now

  • Integration Engineer

    Jan 2014 - Apr 2015

  • Machine Shop and Tooling Design Group Lead

    Sept 2011 - Jan 2014

  • Machine Shop Group Lead

    Aug 2007 - Aug 2011

  • Maintenance and Technician Group Lead in Environmental Test Lab

    Sept 2005 - Aug 2007

  • Mechanical Engineer

    Apr 2002 - Sept 2005