My Work Experience
Abbott Vascular - Engineer (Non-Degreed) I - May 2026 - Aug 2026
Currently, during the 2026 summer I am working at Abbott Vascular at the Temecula Location.
For my first project, I was tasked to find a way to keep track of lots so they don't go missing and also give supervisors real time inventory insights to enhance scheduling decisions to hit end-of-month targets. I developed a custom inventory tracking system (Power Apps & Dataverse) with direct SQL integration to SAP, giving operators and supervisors real-time visibility into pre-finished goods. Implemented lot tracking and location tagging to prevent parts from being lost or misplaced, projected to save approximately 100,000 parts annually. This visibility also enabled faster, data-driven scheduling decisions to consistently hit end-of-month production targets.
For my second project, I was tasked to diagnose and solve a year-long outer diameter defect issue on a product that we have started insourcing. I worked with a team of 3 other mechanical engineers to develop a root cause analysis, implement new manufacturing workflows, and provide the operators with tooling and other resources to set them up for success. My supervisor always said to me, "go on the line and really understand the process. I expect you to be able to explain the entire process to me before you start making changes" which... I did!
I had spent countless hours really understanding the manufacturing process and where exactly the problem stemmed from.
The solution? A lot simpler than I was thinking. Of course...
Long story short, the solution ruled down to designing a new type of tooling to allow the operators to place the parts precisely where they needed to be. Any deviation and you would end up with a scrapped part.
This change projects a yield improvement from 54% to 64% and UPPH from 1.2 to 1.42.
For my first project, I was tasked to find a way to keep track of lots so they don't go missing and also give supervisors real time inventory insights to enhance scheduling decisions to hit end-of-month targets. I developed a custom inventory tracking system (Power Apps & Dataverse) with direct SQL integration to SAP, giving operators and supervisors real-time visibility into pre-finished goods. Implemented lot tracking and location tagging to prevent parts from being lost or misplaced, projected to save approximately 100,000 parts annually. This visibility also enabled faster, data-driven scheduling decisions to consistently hit end-of-month production targets.
For my second project, I was tasked to diagnose and solve a year-long outer diameter defect issue on a product that we have started insourcing. I worked with a team of 3 other mechanical engineers to develop a root cause analysis, implement new manufacturing workflows, and provide the operators with tooling and other resources to set them up for success. My supervisor always said to me, "go on the line and really understand the process. I expect you to be able to explain the entire process to me before you start making changes" which... I did!
I had spent countless hours really understanding the manufacturing process and where exactly the problem stemmed from.
The solution? A lot simpler than I was thinking. Of course...
Long story short, the solution ruled down to designing a new type of tooling to allow the operators to place the parts precisely where they needed to be. Any deviation and you would end up with a scrapped part.
This change projects a yield improvement from 54% to 64% and UPPH from 1.2 to 1.42.
