Pacific Scientific EMC Internship
In the summer of 2011, my baseball career finished allowing me to invest myself in an internship rather than being sent off to play baseball around the US like in previous summers. My efforts lead me to Pacific Scientific Energistic Materials Company (PSEMC) in Hollister, California. PSEMC is a contractor of explosives for numerous aeronautical applications like exploding bolts as seen on the shuttles and starter cartridges for the MALD missile.
Besides taking part in the testing of various explosives, my job took part in the manufacturing engineering department. Specifically I became very acquainted with the term Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) and the whole documentation of machinery and procedures in this company. I was appointed to gain an expertise in lasers where I studied and analyzed the manufacturing procedures of explosives with the implementation of welding schedules through means of a laser. In the process, I was Laser Weld Certified and performed countless tasks of welding and etching explosive parts. I also took part in the training and certification of the company's laser welding personel with the implementation of a Standard Training Procedure.
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In addition to laser procedures, I rewrote and edited all the current methods of welding Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) used in the company and added a new 29 page primary laser document on the specifics of laser welding and etching using both YAG and CO2 lasers. Specifically, I discovered 592 affective procedure documents. Of the 592, 183 were determined obsolete and 102 SOP's were completely revamped and corrected under my control. The revamping process required me to go through every individual manufacturing job personally. This included interviewing the operators, being trained to perform the job, and even actually performing the job to completion.
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Of what I completed, we entirely eliminated all current Corrective Action Reports (CAR's) and placed the company in good hands from auditors, but there were still 300+ documents to look at. I stayed on as employee for an extra two weeks setting up and implementing a scheduled plan for the the completion of the remaining documents without impairing production. This plan was to be completed by the year 2013. I was told that that summer I had accomplished more than any other intern had ever accomplished and had rid the company of a reoccurring problem. My success at Pacific Scientific led the company to offer me a full time position upon my graduation. However, with my new found interest in sports engineering, I have sought out a different career path.
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