Ryan's Resume

Ryan

Manufacturing Controls Development Engineer

Male

After-sales technical support

Live in United States

Nationality

Manufacturing Controls Development Engineer
Tesla
2025.08-Current
(a year)
2 years 1 month • Designed and commissioned 3-format material handling capability at Fanuc robot EOAT. • Led 12-station Cognex 2D-code scanning deployment integrated into Siemens S7-1500 PLCs. • Designed and deployed container alignment system that greatly reduced robot pick faults. • Built one-button HMI Home/Maintenance routines for all 6 Fanuc robots in the cathode plant. • Deployed OPC UA telemetry pipeline across 14 calcination Siemens PLCs for plant historization. • Refined and recommissioned dormant rejection logic to enable inline removal of defective containers.
Automation Controls Technician
Tesla
2024.12-2025.08
(9 months)
• Sustained 10+ control systems across Siemens, Beckhoff, and Emerson DeltaV environments. • Troubleshot daily faults across conveyors, robots, VFDs, and PLC-to-PLC communications. • Drove alarm reduction effort across calcination DCS and PLCs, cutting nuisance alarm volume. • Supported equipment commissioning including IO checks, function checks, and 250 safety buyoffs. • Implemented user-level access control on Beckhoff PLCs to prevent unauthorized actions.
Engineering Process Technician
Tesla
2024.06-2024.12
(7 months)
• Oversaw 6–12 production systems across 2–3 zones in high-volume cell manufacturing operations. • Proposed laser key slot guard adopted floor-wide, saving $410/part and eliminating related downtime. • Maintained yield through proactive fault correction and improvement proposals adopted floor-wide.
Head Teaching Assistant
BYU Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering
2023.12-2024.05
(6 months)
• Assisted the professor in guiding students to understand fundamental concepts and practical applications related to memory, assembly language, and the RISC-V processor. • Led 3 TAs in labs and grading, serving as primary professor liaison for 70+ students. • Mentored students in SystemVerilog-based RISC-V processor design and Assembly programming.
Computer Engineer
byu senior capstone project - toyota motor north america
2023.09-2024.05
(9 months)
• Owned image processing pipeline converting customer images into engraving-ready SVG output. • Produced the program in under 8 months with a budget of $1,500. • Outperformed current manual process by reducing over 95% of man hour / design.
Computer Programmer
BYU Office of Information Technology
2022.04-2023.12
(2 years)
(1 year 9 months) • Migrated 40,000+ student and faculty records from PeopleSoft to Workday via Informatica Cloud. • Implemented OAuth 2.0 upgrade migrating campus authentication to OKTA. • Maintain and develop software programs and sites used across 4 campuses across the nation.
Chinese Interpreter / Translator
Brigham Young University
2019.12-2022.12
(3 years)
(3 years 1 month) Perform various document translations and provide interpretations for people in need. Enhanced my people skills and learned to be flexible and carry out tasks as assigned.
Army Private
ROC Army (Taiwan)
2018.07-2018.11
(5 months)
Completed mandatory military service in the Republic of China (Taiwan) Army, serving in the 206th Infantry Brigade. Operated in a highly structured and disciplined environment that demanded accountability, resilience, and teamwork under pressure. • Discipline & Accountability: Executed orders with precision and reliability, maintaining high standards of conduct and performance. • Technical Proficiency: Dedicated time to mastering assigned equipment, including rifle qualification and weapons handling, demonstrating focus and attention to detail. • Resilience Under Pressure: Adapted quickly to physically and mentally demanding conditions, strengthening endurance, stress tolerance, and mental toughness. • Teamwork & Chain of Command: Worked effectively within a hierarchical system, respecting structured leadership while contributing to unit cohesion and mission readiness.