Product Assurance Validation Engineer Resume Lowell, MA - Hire IT People

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Twenty five Years experience in the Electronics Industry.
Over 9 years experience supporting and managing Confidential testing (Immunity and Emissions).
Knowledge of Manufacturing processes, Design validation Test, Quality and Reliability Testing, Immunity and Emissions testing, and Project Management.
Worked in 6 sigma environment for over 15 years at Confidential .

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Lowell, MA

Product Assurance Validation Engineer

Responsibilities:

Testing for Confidential included Immunity and Emissions testing. Radiated Emissions, ESD, etc.
Environmental testing included: Temperature cycling tests, Humidity testing, Chemical tests, and Salt test. Testing was performed operationally and Non - Operational.
Mechanical test included: Shock test, Vibration testing (operational) and Packaging test (Non-operational).
Implemented new test strategies and methods to better assess new designs.
Validated new and modified test methods.
Reviewed and approved test results to determine test acceptance.
Drive corrective actions to completion.
Develop Test plan per customer requirements.
Projects included both Foreign and Domestic Automotive Companies
Generate schedule per customer deliverable.
Program Manage all testing requirements per customer specifications.
Review and determine status of completed tests.
Troubleshoot test issues when they arise.

Confidential, Burlington, MA

Confidential Compliance Engineer

Responsibilities:

Validated new and modified test methods.
Responsible for acquiring country specific accreditation for Confidential testing.
Scheduling, budgeting and planning test time for product testing at outside test facilities.
Familiar with the following standards: EN55022, EN55024, FCC part 15, EN60950 2nd Ed.
Project team member responsible for World Wide Compliance Certifications.
Generate schedule per marketing requirements.
Review and determine status of completed tests.
Troubleshoot test issues when they arise.

Confidential, Framingham, MA

Design Quality Engineer, Verification and Validation

Responsibilities:

Testing for Confidential included Immunity and Emissions testing. Radiated Emissions, ESD, etc.
Environmental testing included: Temperature cycling tests, Humidity testing, Chemical tests, Salt test, and Drip (rain) tests. Testing was performed operationally and Non-Operational.
Mechanical test included: Shock test, Vibration testing (operational) and Packaging test (Non-operational).
Implemented new test strategies and methods to better assess new designs.
Validated new and modified test methods.
Reviewed and approved test results to determine test acceptance.
Drive corrective actions to completion.
Develop Test plan per customer requirements.
Projects included both Foreign and Domestic Automotive Companies
Generate schedule per customer deliverable.
Program Manage all testing requirements per customer specifications.
Review and determine status of completed tests.
Troubleshoot test issues when they arise.

Confidential

Network Administrator/Lab Manager

Responsibilities:

Designed three labs for Hardware, Software and Quality Assurance for testing the Springtide product. (ENET, DS3 and Fiber).
Planned and coordinated entire lab move from Maynard to Westford with only one day downtime.
Configured, maintained and upgraded test equipment (Ixia and Spirent).
Installed and configured 3 Com hubs and switches used on Confidential VPN.
Purchased equipment for headcount increases and new technologies developed within the Springtide edge router.
Tracked capital and expense spending to budget.
Configured, repaired and upgraded lab computers H/W & S/W (Windows operating systems 95, 98, NT, 2000, Me, etc).
Maintained and distributed IP addresses for lab computers.
Troubleshot networking problems to resolve connectivity issues.
Working knowledge of TCP/IP, WINS on Internet and Intranet.
Experience with Routers and Network cards (both wire line and wireless).

Confidential

Test Lab Services Manager

Responsibilities:

Generated procedures for Confidential testing (emissions and immunity).
Developed correlation plan for vendor testing for Confidential /EMC.
Responsible for acquiring country specific accreditation for Confidential testing.
Scheduling, budgeting and planning test time for product testing.
Responsible for maintaining and attaining government accreditations testing (i.e. NVLAP, TUV, CCIBLAC, BSMI).
Familiar with the following standards: EN55022 (CISPR 22), FCC part 15, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, EN 61000-4-2, EN 61000-4-3, EN 61000-4-4, EN 61000-4-5, EN 61000-4-6, EN 61000-4-8 and EN 61000-4-11.