Amanda Gates

About Amanda Gates

Hello! I\'m Amanda Gates, a dedicated professional with a strong engineering background, a…

Experience

1. Equipment Engineer

   Diamond Foundry

   Oct 2022 — Present

   Building and qualifying diamond producing plasma reactors for jewelry and semiconductor industries.Design Engineer. Designing specialized tooling including handling fixture for 80+ pound component assembly, operated by single technician, eliminating ergonomic strain and annual time savings over 70 labor hours. Determining company specs; presenting designs (SOLIDWORKS), developing fabrication packages with drawings and.STEP files, negotiating quotes with vendors, creating test plan and user qualification, performing user training.Strategic Training Planner/Scheduler. Condensed multimillion-dollar reactor equipment maintenance training period by 75%, implementing standardized quality measures, optimizing employee time, and technician comprehension.Training Developer. Creating comprehensive technician, engineer, and manager 6-week training program for reactor build team. Collaborating with HR, manager, engineers, current and new technicians to strategically develop training content. Integrating extisting materials and generating new procedures, presentations, study materials, and qualification cards including written and practical exams. Scheduled through Google Calendar and excel. Quality Engineer. Identifying and resolving inefficiencies within existing designs including two redundant mating parts resulting in annual cost savings exceeding and a reduction of 580+ maintenance labor hours.Process Developer. Generated and formalized a custom framework for the Engineering Design Process defining the scope, categorizing specifications, identifying constraints, and establishing deadlines resulting in enhanced communication and accelerated project timelines. Composed and enforced a comprehensive review rubric to ensure thorough evaluations and continuous improvement in the development process. Boards. Reactor Build Team Representative, Safety CommitteeCertifications. Genie Mobile Elevating Work Platform Operator. SOLIDWORKS Composer 101.

Skills

• Time Management
• Networking
• Teamwork
• Lathe
• Mastercam X6 Software
• Powerpoint
• Engineering
• Customer Service
• Injection Molding
• Creo Parametric 2.0 Computer Animated Design
• Mt 3037 Universal Testing Machine
• Mechanical Engineering
• Microsoft Certified Professional
• Microsoft Excel
• Public Speaking
• Machining
• Multisim
• Prolight Turning Center
• Cnc Programming
• Cnc Manufacturing
• Fatigue Tester Mt3012
• Creo Simulate 3.0
• Charpy Impact Test
• C++
• Nc Coding
• Blow Molding
• Thermodynamics
• Mathcad
• Cad
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Microsoft Office
• Matlab
• Leadership
• Computer-Aided Design (Cad)