Skills:

• Logical, organized, detail oriented, analytical thinking
• Troubleshooting complex electrical and electronic equipment including printed circuit boards to the component level
• RF testing: using Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, Oscilloscopes DSO and Analog , Signal Generators, Function Generators, Power Meters, Frequency Counters, Rubidium Frequency Standards and GPIB type Automated Test Equipment systems ATE
• Data logging: using Agilent 34970A, Fluke Hydra 2620A, WebDAQ/100 and various laptop and desktop PC models
• Environmental chamber setup and operation: Test Equity models 115, 1007C, 1007H, 1020C and Honeywell DR4300 chart recorders
• Emergency Locator Transmitter ELT testing: per FAA TSO-C126a, RTCA DO-204, COSPAS/SARSAT, FAA TSO-C91a and RTCA DO-183
• Battery pack and cell testing: Lithium/Manganese Dioxide and Lithium/Sulfur Dioxide per FAA TSO-C142 and RTCA DO-227
• Vibration testing: sinusoidal and random per RTCA DO-160
• Shock testing
• Developing Excel spreadsheets to thoroughly and reliably analyze large amounts of test data
• Designing, debugging, fabricating and repairing electrical and electronic test fixtures
• High Vacuum process equipment system design and operation : using Residual Gas Analyzer RGA , Ionization Gauge, thermocouple gauge, Turbomolecular Pump TMP , Rotary Vane vacuum pump and various HV plumbing components
• Helium leak testing
• Using a 10KW RF Induction Heater and 400KVA Projection Welder
• Documentation
• Microsoft Office 2007, 2003, 97, Word, Excel, Access and Outlook
• AutoCAD LT 2010, 2005, 98
• Writing test reports for FAA TSO approval
• Preparing FCC licensing application and renewals for RF transmission under the Experimental Radio Service
• Preparing Document Change Requests DCRs and Document Change Notices DCNs
• Updating engineering drawings, test procedures, and BOMs in accordance with DCNs

Employment History:

Confidential

Test Technician

responsible for testing and troubleshooting semiconductor hybrid devices fiber optic transceivers

Confidential

RF Engineering Technician

responsible for test setups and maintenance on LTX/Credence type RF ATE systems

Confidential

• Wrote a technical paper on the recent problems of manufacturing 6V6 vacuum tubes and prepared a business proposal to assume this manufacturing and others for the benefit of the Boeing company see 8/1990 to 2/1995 Tri-Tec Mfg. job
• Remade old personal computers and updated the system BIOS firmware when needed into reliable GPIB and RS-232 instrument controllers suitable for the development of very low cost Automated Test Equipment systems ATE
• Emphasized computer reliability and paid careful attention to hardware and software compatibility issues, optimization, and the mitigation of various warning and error messages frequently found in the system and application logs
• Electronic design did literature research to enhance existing skills and develop new ones

Confidential

Engineering Technician

• responsible for the following:
• Design validation testing of Emergency Locator Transmitters ELTs help locate aircraft that may have crashed by transmitting phase modulated digital radio signals, at 406 MHz, to search and rescue satellites
• RF testing using both stand alone instruments and an automated GPIB test equipment system ATE
• Shock and vibration testing
• Troubleshooting ELT main boards, battery packs, test fixtures and environmental test chambers
• Writing FAA TSO and COSPAS/SARSAT test reports
• Writing and implementing DCRs and DCNs
• Preparing the FCC licensing application and renewals for the Artex antenna test sites
• Supervising the Engineering Laboratory, including the calibration, maintenance, repair, and documentation of test fixtures, along with some fixture design
• Installing and maintaining software used for data collection, data analysis and control of laboratory instruments
• Training company personnel to setup and operate environmental test chambers Test Equity with Watlow series F4, SD and 97 controllers and chart recorders also, as needed, updating Watlow controller firmware
• Ensuring valid calibration certification of all lab test equipment

Confidential

Electronics Technician

• responsible for assembling, calibrating and testing a hand held, microcontroller equipped, battery operated instrument, model CI-510, which was used to non-destructively monitor the photosynthesis activity of plant specimens in the field. Valuable experience was gained:
• Troubleshooting analog and digital electronics
• Using a precision spin balance machine to balance a small motor and the associated rotating parts

Confidential

Making personal computers for profit was explored, but affordable motherboards would not run older DOS games very well under Windows 95 DOS. Devising special batch files mitigated most game issues, but they were too clumsy for computer novices to use effectively. Ultimately, it was realized that competitive pricing of the fully assembled PC could only be achieved by purchasing parts in very large quantity and funding for such was unavailable.

Confidential

Engineering Technician,

• salaried, with these activities and accomplishments for the following two projects:
• The 6V6 Vacuum Tube Manufacturing Facility
• Project Engineer responsible for successfully designing and fabricating a small scale production facility funded by Boeing for making the 6V6 vacuum tube, which is used as a probe for the Boeing Plating Porosity Meter BPPM
• Identifying all High Vacuum equipment requirements
• Identifying all non-vacuum equipment needs such as the RF induction heater, and projection welder
• Preparing all purchase requests
• Generating detailed electrical schematics for the high vacuum process system wiring using OrCAD for DOS
• Researching the lost art of making vacuum tubes then developing and documenting 6V6 manufacturing procedures
• Training and supervising the 6V6 production assemblers
• Training and supervising the production assemblers making 6V6 vacuum tubes into BPPM probes especially regarding the proper handling of several very hazardous materials used in the production process
• Supplying training and troubleshooting expertise, as needed, to the production technicians that built, tested, calibrated and repaired BPPM instrumentation control units, ovens and plotters
• The Radiation Resistant Motor Operated Valve MOV Prototype
• Helping design a prototype radiation resistant MOV, capable of withstanding an exposure of 38 MRads over a 2-year period, for the Defense Waste Processing Facility DWPF at Savannah River in South Carolina
• Identifying radiation resistant electrical insulation for the motor windings and hookup wiring
• Redesigning the analog electronics of a nonfunctional AC motor controller board used in the radiation-resistant MOV

Confidential

• Electronics Technician, responsible for testing, calibrating, troubleshooting and repairing an industrial electronic instrument Partec model that measured in situ particle size using Focused Beam Reflectance Measurement FBRM technology. Valuable experience was gained in this job working with:
• Small DC motors and associated control circuitry
• Optoelectronics, such as Infrared laser diodes and avalanche photodiodes APDs
• Optical components such as beam splitters, collimating and focusing lenses, sapphire windows and fiber optics
• Laptop PCs, installing operating systems and custom application software for instrument control and statistical analysis
• DOS batch file development to automate software installation