Ryan — Sr. Robotics Engineer

Designed, Built, Programmed multiple surface finishing cells for precison aerospace applications, as well as high volume end products like faucets and fasteners.

Designed, built and programmed multiple precision surface finishing robot cells for aerospace and high volume parts. I specialize in ABB FC Controls as well as RobotStudio and ABB/Cognex vision.

2018-Present Sr. Robotics Engineer (Model 3, Model X) - Provide high level robotic integration support including Multi-Platform Robotic Firmware Utilization, PLC, and Process Development. - Develop and implement robotics firmware maintenance and mechanical maintenance programs. - Support manufacturing process development and finalization, specializing in Cycle Time, Kinematic Optimization, and Production Process Finalization. - Engineer continuous improvement application upgrades and R&D projects. - Future State development and pre-build process requirement planning and implementation. - Developing and implementing a future state Intelligent Process Adaptive Robotic Manufacturing System specifically for Tesla. - Provide Robotic Training and Troubleshooting instruction to existing Engineering Staff. UTC Pratt & Whitney (http://pw.utc.com) July

September 2008 - Applied Porous Technologies Inc. (http://appliedporous.com) March 2011 Set-Up and Production Lead Man - Worked with a variety of powdered metal sieves ranging from (-10 micron to 10/25 and larger) to make porous metal filters. - Set-Up all presses with specific die-sets to make product according to customer specifications. - Set up and maintained all Isostatic Press jobs. - Completed a twelve-week course in Lean Manufacturing, (received certificate). - Supervised seven people and scheduled production for three shifts. - Quality Control supervisor for all incoming, outgoing and ongoing production. - Performed all quality checks and filled out all quality control paper work for all production. - Performed ATEX testing on specific products. - Scheduled furnace time and made temperature changes according to porosity for different products. - Coordinated production jobs for first, second, and third shift

January 2013 - Flight Support Inc. (http://www.flightsupport.net) January 2014 Robotics Engineer - Expert understanding and application of ABB RobotStudio programming. - Lead Engineer for the robotic integration of all precision grinding repairs of footed and variable vanes. - Created and debugged all programs and station elements for all precision grinding applications. - Comprehensive knowledge and application of C.N.C. G-code programing. - Lead engineer for startup of a new Huffman Autoclad C.N.C. laser cladding station. - Developed and qualified blade and vane repair application using a Hybrid C.N.C. Yag Laser. - All repairs must meet or exceed F.A.A. specifications and standards. Curtiss Wright Surface Technologies (http://www.metalimprovement.com) March 2011 - January 2013 Lead Sprayer Production Engineer - Expert knowledge and in depth experience with Fanuc RJ-2, RJ-3 robots and Karel operating systems. - Specialized in HVOF and Plasma spraying of power generation turbine vanes for the Siemens Corp. - In depth knowledge and experience with online robotic programing. - Retaught all programs when transferring them from one booth to another. - Programmed all initial installations of new programs. - Tacked and sprayed beginning and middle of run, 20-100 tab arrays for all production runs. - Comprehensive understanding of powder metals and their industrial applications. - Set-Up all tooling fixtures and guns for various HVOF and Plasma applications

2016-Jan. 2018 Robotics Process Integration Engineer - Engineer precision processes for fully automatic robotic cells used in a variety of precision aerospace applications. - Work closely with fellow engineers to develop and optimize a wide variety of current state applications. - Integrate the latest Intelligent Vision and Force Sensing technologies, allowing real time in process auto detection, inspection and precision motion control. - Team leader for multiple R&D projects. - Troubleshoot and program all I/O systems for vision, force, and pneumatic controls. - Expert level programming and mechanical knowledge for ABB, FANUC, MOTOMAN, and PANASONIC robots. - Implement ACE Tools in production optimization. Applied Control Technologies (http://actrobots.com) January

2014-July 2016 Robotics Integration Engineer - Designed, built, and programmed fully automatic robotic cells for a variety of surface finishing applications. - Worked closely with customers to develop highly specialized product specific robotic processes. - Integrated and developed process specific vision and force sensing technologies per the customer's needs. - Have multiple patent pending tool and process technologies. - Specialized in building, programing, and designing programs and stations using ABB robots, and RobotStudio. - Installed and digitally mapped all I/O systems and wiring for vision, force, and pneumatic controls. - Traveled to customer locations to assemble, set-up, and initialize robotic cells