John Ho
Denver, CO | 408-646-1277 | johnjho1@yahoo.com 

OBJECTIVE
Contribute to an organization’s success through the use of my assembler level III knowledge and serve as a team leader and manufacturing technician. 

QUALIFICATIONS
Dedication and strong responsibility to the tasks given. Excellent observation skills and attentiveness to surroundings allow me to learn and contribute original ideas. Adapt to the duties of my position quickly and apply nearly 19 years of strong work history to my responsibilities.

EDUCATION
High school diploma general education

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SMA Technology, Denver, CO								07/15 - Present
Production Technician and Repair                                          
●	Diagnose and repair PCBA-motherboard and equipment at solder station with heat gun.
●	Troubleshoot equipment, devices, and products such as changing the Sony system to 5k, 6K, 7K, 10K and high power.          
●	Replace BGA, IC, connector, cap, resistor, cutting, and jumper wire to pads.
●	Monitor and adjust production processes or equipment for quality and productivity

Creganna - Tactx Medical, Campbell, CA							09/11 - 7/15	
R&D Assembler Technician
●	Built balloons, catheters, stents, and coils with variety of equipment which include UV machines, hot box, loctite, snage gauge, pin gauge, calipers, micrometer, and microscope
●	Assisted engineers in developing, building, and testing prototypes, new products, processes, and procedures.
●	Operated lamination, cutting fixtures, soldering, leak texture to test products and subassemblies.

Abbott Vascular, Menlo Park, CA							06/10 - 09/11
R&D Assembler Technician
●	Prepared, assembled, and inspected mitraclip, catheter coils under microscope. 
●	Built suture loops and clip covering through soldering with a flat tip, hot knife, and hot box.
●	Appropriately used suture covers and associated cleaning techniques such as ultrasonic wash and mechanical scrubbing.
●	Prepared Manufacturing Work Instructions by developing assembly steps and documenting instructions for blueprint specification.

Primaeva Medical (Division of Syneron LTD.), Pleasanton, CA				11/08 - 05/10
Electrical and Mechanical Technician and Consultant
●	Trained manufacturing personnel from Israel on assembly procedures.
●	Produced product to standards the first time without errors and maintained lot history records.
●	Under-microscope assembly of fine gauge wires and micro-components.
●	Prepared multiple prototypes of harnesses and boards that required soldering of solid-state and stainless-steel components.
●	Assembled clinical product within clean-room and packaged device using an impulse heat-sealer.

Micrus Corporation, San Jose, CA							06/98 - 11/08 
R&D Trainer, Technician, and Consultant
●	Trained technicians in procedures by explaining assembly instructions, blueprint specifications, proper sanitation of workstations, and soldering under the microscope.
●	Wound, heat treated, cleaned, and inspect coils for quality.
●	Worked with engineers to build new advances in the solder coil winding machines.
●	Performed final assembly with different kinds of coils by using a UV curing machine and created necessary sutures by forming ball tips.
●	Handled under-microscope soldering of coils and quality control inspections. 

Insound Medical, Newark, CA								07/92 - 05/98
Electrical and Mechanical Team Leader
●	Built hearing aids and soldered components for hybrid microphones inside the clean room. 
●	Followed and maintained safe and clean working environments to ensure proper sanitation and prevent contamination. 
●	Assembled hybrid assemblies of microphone with metal tip through the use of flux as necessary.
●	Aligned and soldered microphone with hybrid assembly by making a microphone hole with specialized tools. 
●	Cut strips using razor blade or cutter and removed excessive solder from microphone solder pads. 
Experienced in using different adhesives – Lottie brands for thread-locking, medical bonding, UV adhesives, 2-part epoxies.

PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND SKILLS
●	Experienced in using different adhesives – Lottie brands for thread-locking, medical bonding, UV adhesives, 2-part epoxies.
●	Languages: Chinese and Vietnamese (fluent)
●	Technical skills: FDA GMP system, clean room assembly techniques and etiquette, micro-scale assembly under microscopes, expert at soldering techniques, preparing draft manufacturing instructions document, incoming, in-process and final inspection testing and inventory management, operation of standard lab equipment: calipers, gauges, optical comparators, pull-testers