William Bates

Experience

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  US Navy, Submarine Force

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2013

  Machinist Mate Weapons 2nd Class, Submarine Qualified

  The United States Submarine Force operates and maintains over 70 nuclear powered submarines, comprised of four classes (Los Angeles, Virginia, Trident, Columbia) around the globe. Each Los Angeles class submarine has approximately 120 crewmembers divided into 5 departments (Engineering, Weapons, Administrative, Operations), which are then divided into divisions.As Machinist Mate Weapons in an 8 man Torpedo Division, took on a variety of roles and tasks to maintain and operate various submarine weapon delivery systems, which include:•Quality Maintenance Planner, planning and preparing formal or controlled work packages for the performance preventative and corrective maintenance of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and seawater systems based on engineering drawings and change documents. •Repair Parts Petty Officer, researches and orders approved repair parts listed in engineering drawings, maintenance standards, bill of materials, and approved parts lists in support of submarine maintenance and repair activities. •Weight Test Coordinator, documents and schedules testing, inspections, and replacement of critical heavy weight ordnance handling equipment.•Submarine Quality Assurance Inspector, oversees controlled maintenance activities to ensure good craftsmanship and objective quality evidence are provided. •Hazardous Material Petty Officer, maintains records, MDS, and manages storage of hazardous materials stored in the controlled atmosphere of a submarine. •Maintenance Person, performs quality maintenance on submarine mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, and seawater systems in accordance with work packages.•Heavy Weight Ordnance Team Leader, provides detailed directions to submarine weapons handling teams for the loading and delivery of torpedo's and missiles.•Heavy Weight Ordnance Team Member, operates weapon delivery and handling equipment under the direction of the team leader for the loading and delivery of torpedo's and missiles. Show less

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  Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc.

  Jul 2013 - Oct 2015

  Nu Gamma, Lt. Commander
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  Cer-Mac, Inc.

  May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Jr. CNC Machinist

  Cer-Mac, Inc. provides machining services to the oil, medical, fiber optics, aerospace, optics, industrial valve, semi-conductor, automotive, and OEM industries, and specializes in machining high nickel alloys. Duties of a junior CNC machinist intern consist of: •Set-up and operation Haas CNC mills and lathes. •Editing CNC programs.•Interpreting engineering/technical drawings.•Quality inspection of precision parts.

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  Acero Precision

  May 2015 - Jan 2016

  Acero Precision is a state-of-the-art manufacturing company that has grown into an industry leading original equipment manufacturer (OEM) producing the very best in precision engineered components; specializing in medical devices.Duties of a CNC Machinist Intern include:•Set-up and operation of Star Swiss machines.•Performing machining operations to produce medical devices.•Completing in-process inspections on medical devices using optical comparators, calipers, gauge pins, micrometers, etc.•Reporting and documenting in-process inspections on medical devices. Show less Acero Precision is a state-of-the-art manufacturing company that has grown into an industry leading original equipment manufacturer (OEM) producing the very best in precision engineered components; specializing in medical devices. Duties of a Quality Assurance Intern include:•Performing first article inspections on medical devices.•Operating metrological equipment such as optical comparators, micrometers, calipers, gauge pins, gauge blocks, profilometers, etc.•Perform in-process inspections on medical devices.•Report and document inspection results inside statistical process control software. Show less

  • CNC Machinist (Medical Device Manufacturing)

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2016

  • Quality Assurance Inspector (Medical Device Manufacturing)

    May 2015 - Jan 2016
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  Benton Foundry

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Manufacturing Engineering Assistant

  Benton Foundry is a state-of-the-art, fully-automated facility that pours approximately 175 tons of gray and ductile iron per day producing complex thin walled ferrous castings.As a manufacturing engineering assistant at Benton Foundry I:•Designed an automated fork lift manipulator using Solidworks computer aided design software.•Carried out a quality control investigation into casting defects using statistical methods, metallurgical tests, and root cause analysis.

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  Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries

  Jul 2018 - Aug 2020

  Engineering Technician 2 (Submarine Engineering-Machinery)

  Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII’s Newport News shipbuilding division in Virginia has built and designed aircraft carriers and submarines for the U.S. Navy.Engineering technicians, within the Submarine Engineering Machinery (E14) department, provide technical support for submarine fleet support and construction on a variety of technical tasks:•Evaluate and provide a resolution for repairing machinery faults, aboard commissioned ships, reported by the U.S. Navy, using various problem solving and trouble shooting methods.•Perform FMEA on non-conformances reported during new submarine construction.•Perform engineering calculations to evaluate non-repairable defects.•Develop detailed work instructions for the repair of submarine machinery based on engineering drawings and change documents.•Provide detailed work instructions and diagrams for manufacturing non-procurable parts based on engineering drawings and change documents.•Resolve reported supplier quality non-conformances.•Researched ship specific records, engineering drawings, and change documents to provide technical support to naval shipyards and deployed submarines.•Performed an on-site audit of a foundry supplying large high strength steel castings. Show less

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  Oticon Medical

  Sept 2021 - now

  Role:A Developer working in Oticon Medicals Research and Development department for transcutaneous and percutaneous bone anchored hearing system (BAHS), focusing on designing, building, and testing electro-mechanical components, implantable devices, and surgical instruments. The R&D department works closely with the clinical and production teams and involves a lot of interaction and collaboration with other functions.Responsibilities: • Draft technical and engineering drawings, based on ISO Geometric Product Specifications (GPS), for products, prototypes, and test equipment.• Perform finite element analysis (FEA) on products, prototypes, fixtures, and test equipment using CREO Simulation.• Design 3D models for new concepts, prototypes, tools, equipment, jigs and fixtures.• Fabricate parts, prototypes, fixtures, and tools using machine tools, 3D printers, soldering, and laser welding techniques.• Design and build fluid power systems (pneumatic) for test equipment.Machine precision mechanical parts and components.• Design and build electro-mechanical parts, components, and assemblies.Compile technical reports to summarize test results.• Analyze products and prototypes to evaluate, electro-mechanical performance, acoustic performance, corrosion resistance, functional durability, and the like.• Organize and manage laboratory and workshop tools, equipment, materials using 5S practices. Show less Research Technicians develop transcutaneous and percutaneous bone anchored hearing system (BAHS) products, processes or technology for Oticon Medical. To achieve this, they gather relevant information, data or samples, then analyze their research and perform tests to create optimal and innovative solutions.Duties of the Research Technician role includes:-Research to identify solutions for bone anchored hearing devices.-Design parts, components, fixtures, assemblies, and test equipment as the office CREO Parametric SuperUser.-Create technical and engineering drawings, based on ISO Geometric Product Specifications (GPS), for products, prototypes, and test equipment.-Perform finite element analysis (FEA) on products, prototypes, fixtures, and test equipment using CREO Simulation.-Develop concepts for existing or new products, processes or equipment for bone anchored hearing devices.-Build products, prototypes, fixtures, and tools using machining technologies, 3D printing, soldering, and laser welding techniques.-Design and build fluid power systems (pneumatic) for test equipment.-Machine precision mechanical parts and components.-Design and build electro-mechanical parts, components, and assemblies.-Compile technical reports to summarize test results.-Perform a variety of laboratory tests on products and prototypes to evaluate, electro-mechanical performance, acoustic performance, corrosion resistance, functional durability, and the like.-Organize and manage laboratory and workshop tools, equipment, materials using 5S practices. Show less

  • Mechanical Developer (R&D Medical Devices)

    Nov 2022 - now

  • Research Technician (R&D Medical Devices)

    Sept 2021 - Nov 2022
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  MEISTERFABRIK

  Apr 2024 - now

  Managing Director