SUMMARY
I am a senior electronics technologist with twenty years experience in design, construction, calibration, test, and repair of electronic and electro-mechanical products, test equipment, and standards in the high technology electronics industry. My diverse experience includes work with microcontrollers, vacuum chambers, optics, electric vehicles, satellite equipment, and the enormous field of calibration and metrology. My greatest strengths involve meticulous lab work in taking and analyzing data, technical writing, and optimizing repetitive processes.
RELEVANT SKILLS
- Electronics troubleshooting to the component level.
- Calibration -- electrical, mechanical, and standards.
- Programming -- C/C++, Assembly, XBasic, HTML.
- Technical writing -- manuals and data analyses.
- Excellent organizational skills.
ONGOING TECHNICAL PROJECTS 2002-Present
- Designed and coded an automated commodities price database.
- Re-engineered a household automation device for MDR.
- Designed and constructed three websites.
- Designed and constructed a simple computer-controlled cutting machine.
- Built a small writing and publishing business.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Curtis PMC -- 2006-2007
- Senior Electronics Technologist
- Worked with small engineering team to develop and construct a dozen product testers
for the accelerated product-lifetime testing of AC and DC electric motor controllers.
- Remote Switch -- 2004-2005
- Engineer/Technician
- Re-engineered a small household product to eliminate the expensive AC adapter.
Made room in the existing device for a 9V battery.
Designed a micro-power circuit to allow the battery to last about a year.
Created a single-sided printed circuit board layout for further cost savings.
Reduced parts costs from $22 to $8 per unit.
- Curtis PMC -- 1995-2002
- Senior Electronics Technologist
- Constructed and troubleshot newly-engineered AC and DC motor controllers.
Tested and analyzed data from new designs as a senior technologist.
Designed and built test fixtures for research and development of new product designs.
Envisioned and developed an active load for motor controllers which saves 90% of energy costs.
Awarded for engineering merit for the active load.
- Litton Applied Technology -- 1991-1994
- Calibration Technician
- Calibrated & repaired electronic & mechanical measuring equipment.
Improved accuracy of a laser-based measurement system by a factor of ten.
Wrote and developed new calibration procedures.
Designed and programmed data-analysis software.
- Dalmo-Victor -- 1989-1991
- Calibration Technician
- Calibrated and repaired the company's electrical and mechanical standards.
Developed and implemented the company's mechanical calibration capability.
- Wrote and developed all procedures concerning mechanical calibration.
- Acting metrology engineer for issues with mechanical equipment and standards.
- Quantic Industries -- 1986-1989
- Calibration Technician / Test Technician
- Calibrated and repaired electronic systems and mechanical measurement equipment.
Tested infrared satellite optics in simulated space environment.
Programmed a data extraction routine for an undocumented program.
- Jay-El Products -- 1984-1985
- Luminance Technician
- Inspected, assembled, and adjusted luminance and color of backlit flight-control panels.
- TRW Systems -- 1979-1983
- Electronics Technician
- Troubleshot satellite hardware to the component level.
Constructed and tested circuits for engineering research and development.
Created a system flow chart for my lab use which became the key system diagram.
Drafted electronics schematics.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
- Writing:
- Online electronics manual.
- Built a small publishing business for a historically-themed newspaper.
- Engineering:
- Designing and building computer-controlled cutting machines.
- Created a small home business in electronic props and special-effect novelties.
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Last revised 4/11/2005.