1. DAVID MELARA
Objective Seeking work in a Engineering enviroment.
Experience Sep 2008 - Present Ventana Medical Systems, member of the Roche Group
• Engineer Technician III, Senior Digital Pathology
Define specifications of diagnostic equipment and packaging components
in accordance with manufacturing capabilities and marketing objectives.
Apply engineering principles and financial expertise to improve diagnostic
manufacturing performance, promote cost reductions and achieve
optimum level of quality and efficiency.
May direct personnel on specific projects.
Use technical and business knowledge and expertise to support Operations
in the design, maintenance, scale-up, optimization, automation, trouble
shooting and validation of manufacturing processes or equipment.
Investigate and resolves problems related to packaging component
materials.
Design and/or performs studies to assist Operations in the monitoring of
processes, equipment and facilities to optimize efficiencies, increase
capacity, incorporate process changes, etc.
Presents recommendations to Technical Teams.
Works with Operations to develop operations sheets (include requirements
for manpower, line layout and operation description for work centers) and
labor standards.
Prepares detailed purchase specifications for primary and secondary
packaging components.
Participates on and leads validations and projects within the
manufacturing areas including but not limited to assessing the existing
processes and equipment and identifying improvement for implementation
with guidance from manager and senior engineers; validation and
implementation of new or transferred manufacturing equipment and
process validations; assisting in troubleshooting of process and or
equipment issues, process characterization and root cause investigations.
Prepare and present technical information and project summaries to peers
and management.
Jun1995- May 2008 KLA-TENCOR
• Quality Control Coordinator
Coordinate with the Manufacturing Department to maintain Quality Control on
instruments shipped to customers. This resulted in minimizing DOA (dead on arrival) at
customer’s sites.
• Manufacturing Calibrator
Verify all tooling and instruments used in Manufacturing are calibrated according to ISO
9002 standards.
Keep records up-to-date on calibration instruments. Coordinate with vendors to conduct
calibration on tooling and instruments.
• Internal ISO Auditor
Helped implement ISO 9002 in the Manufacturing Department.
Liaison with ISO to help internal personnel understand the processes needed to pass
ISO 9002 requirements.
1636 Kennedy drive, Milpitas, CA, 95035
E-mail: davidmelara@comcast.net
Cellular: (408) 206-7968

2. • Opto-mechanical Engineer Technician 3
Created and released Procedures for the Optical Department.
Created POAs (Plan of Action) to resolve all internal and/or customer issues.
Created and standardized a report on failure analysis.
Developed a quality control standard for manufacturing.
Covered Customer Support phone calls and on-line support as needed.
Crosstrained manufacturing personnel on new products in Manufacturing. Trained
outside vendors prior to outsourcing products.
Worked on the new platforms.
Created tooling fixtures for the Optics Department The fixtures were used to test
current subassemblies on multiple product lines.
Troubleshot in the Frame and Enclosure Department manufacturing and created
Procedures and POAs to comply these procedures.
• Engineer 3
Developed semiconductor prototypes.
Released Beta products to manufacturing focusing on documentation and prints
as necessary.
Designed Electric System Interconnect and cable assemblies for new products.
• Test ATE 3
Built Complete Beta systems from engineering.
Redlined prints and reworked mechanical and electrical parts and harnesses for the
Beta systems.
Integrated pneumatics on isolation systems.
Troubleshot electro-mechanical and pneumatic systems.
Created the a new product HRP 150 SMIF for manufacturing
Worked with designers on two final designs that were released.
Additional Experience Jan - Jun 1995 AG ASSOCIATES
• Senior Assembly Technician
Assembled cassette locators, X-Y motors, wafer alignment tools, perforator covers,
shuttle mechanisms and robots, water manifolds, utilities, relays, chiller panels, window
hydraulic mechanisms, power supplies, filters and modules, and in-house harness
fabrication. Also performed leak-proof testing on panels.
1988 - 1995 STANFORD SHOPPING CENTER MANAGEMENT
• Maintenance Engineer
Serviced and maintained company vehicles, sand-blaster and pressure washer
machines, scissor and airlifts, air conditioners, main electrical panels rooms.
Responsible for tile grouting and installation, floor and wall caulking, painting, roofing,
construction, concrete setting, plumbing, sand blasting and pressure washing.
Operated airless sprayers, scrubber machine, boom and scissor lifts. Responsible for
the electrical maintenance on the lighting system for the shoping center. Striped parking
lots and rods around the shoping center.
1985 - 1987 GCE TELEPHONE COMPANY
• Installation Technician, Shipping and Receiving Manager,
System programmer and troubleshooting specialist.

3. Education 1980 INSTITUTO TECHNOLOGICO SALVADOREÑ O
El Salvador, Central America
Degree in Electrical and Electronic systems
1985 ALBERT EINSTEIN UNIVERSITY
El Salvador, Central America
4 years of Industrial Engineering (Credits for the first two
years were carried from ITCA).
Degree in Industrial Engineering.
1995 - Present KLA - TENCOR – San Jose, CA
Corporate Training Classes:
• MS ACCESS 2000 Certified
• MS WORD 2000 Certified
• MS EXCEL 2000 Certified
• Demand Flow Technology Manufacturing Methodology
• ORACLE Database Training Certified
• ORCADv9, CADR14, VISIO2000, CORELv9.
• Equality Datasweep Database Certified
• ISO 9002 Training
• ISO 14001 Training
• Lean Manufacturing Training
• ECO Process Training
• Quality Control Training
• Optical Inspection Certified
• Optical Principals Certified
• Optical Alignment Certified
• SAP/Matrix One
Bilingual (English, Spanish); computer literate; well organized; quick learner; team
player; detail oriented; capable of performing multiple tasks; self-starter; very
dependable.
Additional TrainingProfessional Skills