ERIC F DE BIASI

SUMMARY:
Instrumentation Engineer, with extensive experience in a wide range of technical
areas. Team oriented, highly focused on quality, efficiency, process improvemen
t and development.
My objective is to find an opportunity to make a positive contribution, expand a
nd build on my technical skills & work in a creative and challenging environment
.
EXPERIENCE / ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Labcyte Inc. Sunnyvale, California.
November 2008 to Present
Field Support Engineer - Acoustic Droplet Ejection technology and bulk filling e
quipment
Calibrate, troubleshoot, repair install and maintain acoustic droplet ejection l
iquid handling robot and bulk filling instruments.
Write and validate technical documents, procedures for troubleshooting and maint
enance.
Perform technical phone and WebEx support for customers regarding system and sof
tware issues, when not traveling.
Perlegen Sciences, Mountain View, California
November 2007 to November 2008
Automation Engineer, Engineering Support
Confocal Scanner maintenance, systems integration, automation support / developm
ent
Calibrated, repaired, and maintained con-focal laser microscope scanners, automa
ted liquid handing robots, micro-fluidics, and miscellaneous lab equipment.
Programmed work flows and performed systems integration on various liquid handli
ng platforms (PerkinElmer: Multiprobe II, EP3, and Janus.)
Wrote and validated technical documents: SOP, DSOP, procedures for troubleshooti
ng and maintenance and user operation of lab equipment.
Designed parts for process improvements on liquid handling workflows (Solidworks
.)
Affymetrix, Inc., Santa Clara, California
April 2005 to October 2007
Automation Engineer II, Product Development
Systems integration / High Throughput Automation
Performed systems integration of complex liquid handling robots for processing h
igh throughput micro array plates.
Programmed, modified software methods for assay processing, and liquid class cal
ibration on Caliper Life Sciences liquid handling systems.
Validated and verified design requirements for prelaunch of new products.
Designed customer deck locators, holders, and fixtures for processing array plat
es through systems.
Wrote & released procedures for calibration, software installation, preventive m
aintenance, provided training for customers, and field Applications Specialists.
Developed, constructed, tested and documented a prototype GeneChip fluid drain /
fill station.
Developed an internal maintenance program for Caliper liquid handling robot.
Designed and managed automation lab layout and facilities.
Affymetrix, Inc., Senior Instrument Service Engineer.
August 1999 to March 2005
Trained and performed technical support for customers, distributors, Field Appli
cation Specialists and fellow Service Engineers on operation and maintenance of
company products.
Validated processes and procedures for alpha & beat phase of new scanner develop
ment.
Installed, maintained, repaired, calibrated, and performed troubleshooting of Ge
neChip Systems, spotted array equipment, and CCD camera based micro array imager
s.
Assisted sustaining engineering and QA department to review common instrument fa
ilures. Implemented corrective actions and promoted communication within the fie
ld service team to ensure awareness and follow up on instrument problems.
Produced filed service procedures for installation, preventive maintenance, trou
bleshooting, and recommended truck stock parts list.
Supported escalations of difficult instrument technical issues with GeneChip sys
tems.
Setup and managed a pilot instrument service depot.
Served as an efficient and effective interdepartmental liaison.
Hitachi Electronics Engineering America Inc. Freemont, California
1997 to August 1999
Customer Service Engineer (Field Service.)
Installed, maintained, repaired, calibrated, and performed troubleshooting of Ha
rd Disk Surface inspection equipment. Systems integrated robotics, electronics,
pneumatics, laser optics, PLC, etc.
Wrote procedures for installation, maintenance, and operation of hard disk surfa
ce inspection equipment.
Raychem Corporation, Menlo Park, California 1989 to 1997
Production Associate
Maintained, calibrated, operated and performed general technical support, for va
rious machines and prototype equipment (Thermofit Division.)
Designed document formats for process procedures, production tracking, process t
roubleshooting and specification reference charts.
Generated Pareto charts for process analysis, flow diagrams & daily production r
eports.
Conducted experiments, operated prototype machinery, test equipment, and perform
ed QC on prototype parts (Medical Products Division.)
Designed parts for surgical instruments (Medical Products Division.)
Supervised the fabrication of products in final phase of development and streaml
ined manufacturing processes (Telecom division.)
Wrote technical procedures for assembly and installation of prototype products (
Telecom division.)
EDUCATION:
A.S. Electronics Engineering (3.7/4.0 GPA). Member of the NVTHS (National Vocati
onal Technical Honors Society).
Attended two years of Engineering at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
Visual Basic .NET programming language, statistical process control, Solidworks
essentials & advanced training, TQM (Total Quality Management). Fluent in Spani
sh, working knowledge of Portuguese.