To Whom It May Concern:

In search for employment, I am interested in applying for a Senior Manufacturing

Engineering position. I am enclosing a resume for your review. I am qualified
for the position and please consider this letter as my formal application presen
ting my background, education and experience.
My objective as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer is to be part and help a company
solidify its current and future plans by running well planned, organized and su
ccessful production line by focusing on sustaining and continuous Improvement of
manufacturing equipments for better Quality, Safety and Reliability. To improv
e in technical ability and capability in accordance with company's overall strat
egic and operating plans. I am a highly motivated Senior Manufacturing Equipmen
t Engineer and am always ready for any challenge, results/goal oriented.
* 3 Manufacturing Start-up facilities - Project Engineer 1 Solar Manufacturing
(Hayward, Ca) and 2 Biotechnology Company (West Sacramento, CA, Singapore.)
* 11 years of Senior Manufacturing Engineer / Maintenance Engineer / Project En
gineer (Solar, Semiconductor, and Biotechnology Industries) Facility-Manufacturi
ng Start Up. Coordinated the design implementation of manufacturing equipment l
ocations and facility requirements, Setup, Safety, Installations, Sustaining Equ
ipments and wrote Maintenance Procedures and executed Equipment Validations (IQ/
OQ/PQ).
* Develops new automation specifications for new manufacturing equipment.
* 12 years of Field Service Engineering for Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipme
nts (Metrology and Chemical Vapor Deposition).
I have over 20 plus years experience in the Engineering field, Service, Manufact
uring Start Up, Supervisory, Recruitment, Safety, Installation, Validation, Main
tenance, and Repair from Military/Government Contracted Companies, to Semiconduc
tor, Biotechnology and Solar Industries.
I am well versed in the areas of Lean Manufacturing in cGMP / ISO9001 / FDA Guid
elines Manufacturing practices, Equipment, Process, Application Quality and Serv
ice Engineering and in conjunction with state and federal guidelines.
I want to thank you in advance for your time and hope to see you in an interview
soon so that we may examine more in details all of my education and experiences
.
Sincerely,
Gerard G. Viray
(916)708-2648 - Cell

5461 Deep Purple Way,

San Jose, CA 95123
Phone 916-708-2648 - Cell
Email: GaryV215@gmail.com
Gerard "Gary" G. Viray - Manufacturing Engineer
Skills and Assets:
Degree Electronic Engineering
11 Years Senior Manufacturing Engineering
5 Years Managerial - Supervisory Management
15 Years High Tech Manufacturing Equipment Experience
5 Years Facility Build Out Experience
Certified Management / Supervisory Skills
Project Management Experience
Field Application/Service Experience (Semiconductor and Biotech Industries)
Microsoft Office Application User
Electo/Mechanical Troubleshooting Ability
US Army - Diploma - Tactical Satellite and Microwave Repair
Bilingual (Philippines - Tagalog)

Professional experience:
April 2008 - November 2010
OptiSolar, Inc.
Hayward-Sacramento, CA
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
OptiSolar, Inc. provides clean, low cost renewable energy using thin film amorph
ous silicon solar panels. My position as Senior Manufacturing Equipment Enginee
r is to manage the high volume automation tools, projects, facilities, and impro
vement projects. I had complete ownership of all manufacturing automation equip
ment & reliability assigned in Sacramento Mfg. facility.
* In-charge/Tool owner of Automated and semi-automated manufacturing
equipments such as Automated Solar packaging systems, Automated
Glass Handlers, Chemical Washers, Ultrasonic Washers, Automated Laser
Barcode Scriber, Glue Application.
* Taught glass panel robotic load/unload arm using teach pendant.
* Wrote and executed validation protocols of Startup equipments.
* Wrote and Performed Acceptance Test of new Automation Equipments at
vendor site (In Asia)
* Develops, evaluates, and improves manufacturing methods with Process
Engineers.
* Generated Spare parts list and ensuring availability.
* Wrote New Training Syllabus for New Automated Equipment and trained
Maintenance Personnel
* Trend Chart and Review equipment Reliability/Effectiveness data
(MTTR/MTBF)
* Troubleshoot to determine robot malfunctions, using knowledge of
programmable logic controllers
* Trained technicians on equipment repair and operation.
* Wrote Operational and Maintenance Procedures for New Manufacturing
Equipments and maintained them, keeping them current with changing
process demands.
* Coordinates with vendors and customers (Local and Overseas) to
determine product specifications and design changes.
* Ensures proper parts availability in inventory.
* Worked with Process Engineering in supporting process control and process
development, specifically in the areas of quality and equipment capability.

April 1999 to March 2008

Affymetrix, Inc.
West Sacramento, Ca.
Staff Manufacturing Engineer / Operator-Maintenance Supervisor
Affymetrix, a Biotechnology Company, utilizes semiconductor type equipment to ma
nufacture bio-consumable gene chips micro arrays used to develop the internation
al DNA genome project and medical laboratory test equipments. My position as St
aff Manufacturing Engineer is to manage projects, facilities, personnel and impr
ovement of the systems used for high volume manufacturing under cGMP and FDA gui
delines.
* Manufacturing startup of West Sacramento, CA and Singapore facilities
 and technology transfer project from West Sacramento, CA manufacturing
facility to Singapore manufacturing facility.
* Expert management from Setup, Installation, Validations, maintenance
and repair and sustaining of Pick and Place, Dicing, Ultrasonic Welding,
Chip Packaging, UV Glue, Labeling, Laser Scanner, Laser Bar Code, Photo
Lithography and Chemical Cleaning Systems.
* Supervised and manage 12 Operator/Maintenance technicians
* Performed product failure analysis to find root cause, propose design or
component changes and implement/validate equipment modifications.
* Analyzes and plans workforce utilization, space requirements, and
workflow, and designs layout of equipment and workspace for maximum
efficiency.
* Write and Execute equipment and process Validations (IQ/OQ/PQ).
Validation ensures repeatability to performance specifications. Implement
changes to the test plan within validated protocols.
* Hands on involvement with equipment technicians and operators in the
daily manufacturing and operational activities to Implement and maintain
processes in manufacturing.
* Demonstrate repeatability. Implement data collection, tracking process
control limits with Process Engineers, Prepare routine metrics and charts
for review in weekly SPC meetings.
* Identify and drive continuous improvement and cost reduction programs to
maximize MTTR/MTBF and operational uptime.
* Coordinate with vendors and customers to determine product specifications
and design changes and to maintain and improve equipment performance.
* Implement Engineering Change Orders when required.
* Support process control and process development, specifically in the areas
of quality with Quality Control and equipment capability.
* Worked with Engineering Manager in Budgeting capital equipment and
associated general expenditures.
* Wrote and maintained BOMs for new equipments, understand financial
impact of specific decisions.
* Handled test and measuring equipments calibration
* Communicate status and technical issues to management
* Organizing, scheduling, and tracking of capital equipment projects.
* Interface effectively with managers, operators, contractors, service
department, and vendor/suppliers.
* Support Singapore facility startup and equipment and personnel training.
* Training coordinator, Trainer and Supervise junior engineers and
technicians to advanced maintenance and operations.
* Manage equipment engineering training program.

August 1987-April 1999

Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturing Companies
Sr. Field Service Engineer
Installed and Setup various Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipments. Performed O
perational and Process validations. Trained customer Engineers, Technicians and
Operators of basic machine operations. Trained Maintenance Technicians to basi
c maintenance procedure on site and trained maintenance technicians of Advance M
aintenance at the factory site.

Education:
AAS Degree Electronics Engineering
ITT Technical Institute
Satellite and Microwave Repair Diploma
Electronic Maintenance Diploma
Electronic Signal Diploma
U.S. Army
Honorable Discharge 1996
Security clearance Secret