Pilot Operations Supervisor Resume
Pittsburgh, PA
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Designing, building, maintaining equipment, including electrical and pneumatics systems
- Manually operating vertical mill and lathe
- Basic MIG welding skills and TIG welding capabilities
- Troubleshooting prototype and process manufacturing equipment
- Installation of new manufacturing line equipment and utilities
- General building maintenance and repair
- Solid Works 3D modeling, utilizing basic FEA simulations
- Program and operate vertical CNC mill, utilizing macros to operate specialized processes
- Collaboration with outside vendors to fulfill the needs of new process equipment
- Support and maintain manual and automated production equipment
- Safely handle multiple types of hazardous materials
- Troubleshoot engines and facility testing equipment
- Maintain and repair trucks and small equipment
- Operating a variety of construction equipment
- Competent in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Pilot Operations Supervisor
Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA
Responsibilities:
Manage and lead Pilot Operations group as a hands on supervisor. Manage and support facilites maintenance and operations for Pilot/R&D facility. Perform maintenance, repairs, and modifications of pilot scale equipment. Research, locate and procure new equipment to support alternative material processing. Refurbish current and acquired equipment to update safety standards and controllability. Develop processes to achieve desired material attributes. Work closely with multiple internal groups to support prototypes and experiments.
Production Manager
Confidential, Peoria, IL
Responsibilities:
Designed, developed and fabricated fixtures, tooling and automated machinery for production of lead acid batteries. Process analysis and development. Designed, assembled prototypes, and tested batteries and components. Designed and installed a solar powered battery system to operate an unmanned surveillance vehicle for the local police department. Performed final tuning, adjustments and commissioning of a production line and international shipping preparation. Managed day to day operations of battery production as well as new product development. Communicated regularly via voice and email with overseas vendors and colleagues. Worked directly with customers or alongside sales force to determine best solutions for customer needs.
Test Engineer
Confidential, Peoria, IL
Responsibilities:
Managed and troubleshot operations in diesel engine test cells at confidential. Operated test cells, acquired data using windows data acquisition system, programmed automated testing schedules to run unsupervised, performed emissions and performance testing on off - road and on-highway diesel engines. Troubleshot engines and supporting systems. Troubleshot and operated precision integrated facility testing equipment. Responsible for training new hires for test cell operating. Worked with management team to write and develop test cell.
Engineering Technician
Confidential, Peoria, IL
Responsibilities:
Designed and fabricated production and laboratory process equipment for the purpose of producing lead acid batteries. Drafted three dimensional models, coordinated machining of custom parts and selection of components for equipment utlizing newly developed processes of filling batteries with proprietary sulfuric acid mixtures. Troubleshot and installed new proof of principle and production line equipment. Developed and documented laboratory processes for the use of training and intellectual property. Manually operated vertical mill and lathe in the fabrication of equipment and fixtures to aid in process development. Assembled lead acid test cells for the use of testing and development of new technologies.
Crew Foreman
Confidential, Vancouver, WA
Responsibilities:
Managed crew; designed and installed irrigation systems; mantained and repaired trucks and small equipment; operated tractors, skidsteer/loaders, and excavators.
