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Sanford, Nc, Us

United States

Morrisville, Nc

Promoted to Team Lead of a continuingly growing Hardware Test team of what is now, 10 highly skilled Hardware Test Engineers, 8 Full-time Hardware Technicians, and 3 Contract Technicians. Responsibilities consist of leading the team in Professional Development, Test Plan Development, Test Project Management, Test Methodology Improvement/Development, and aid in the overall success of Sensus’ Global Test Center of Excellence (GTCoE) in every way possible. Successfully designed and… Show more Promoted to Team Lead of a continuingly growing Hardware Test team of what is now, 10 highly skilled Hardware Test Engineers, 8 Full-time Hardware Technicians, and 3 Contract Technicians. Responsibilities consist of leading the team in Professional Development, Test Plan Development, Test Project Management, Test Methodology Improvement/Development, and aid in the overall success of Sensus’ Global Test Center of Excellence (GTCoE) in every way possible. Successfully designed and implemented what is now Sensus High Voltage Test Area (HVTA), which has greatly increased Hardware Test Team and Electrical Engineering’s test abilities and test efficiency on present and future electric meter designs. Resulting setup has saved 3rd Party Test facility cost of $10K+/day (savings estimated to exceed $400K annually, a capital investment ROI of 6-months). It has also been used for customer witness testing, tour demonstrations, and it was featured in Sensus’ Fact or Fiction campaign videos highlighting Sensus’ commitment to quality.   Led the Hardware Test team in many ways in its efforts to become the Global Test Center of Excellence (GTCoE); co-developed test stations like the Wind-Driven Rain Test, TESCO Hot Socket Test Chamber, Cathodic Test Bed, and Water Meter Test Bed, as well as help with implementing our new “5S - Workplace Methodologies”, Safety Initiatives, and acquisition of a significant number of new pieces of test equipment (approximately $500K capital annually). These improvements and additions have now made the (GTCoE) the crown jewel of the company’s quality initiative and cleanliness standard that all labs within the company are now striving to meet. Show less

Morrisville, Nc

One of only 2 engineers in Reliability Engineering at the time responsible for all New Product Introduction (NPI) and Sustaining Product Test support, that covered every Smart Grid Technology product in the company for water, gas, and electric. Responsibilities included Project Management, Test Plan Development, Test Fixture/Station Development, Test Implementation, and Lab Management.  Played an integral part in the development and growth of the team and its test abilities during… Show more One of only 2 engineers in Reliability Engineering at the time responsible for all New Product Introduction (NPI) and Sustaining Product Test support, that covered every Smart Grid Technology product in the company for water, gas, and electric. Responsibilities included Project Management, Test Plan Development, Test Fixture/Station Development, Test Implementation, and Lab Management.  Played an integral part in the development and growth of the team and its test abilities during this time period, by recruiting 5 new engineers, and through numerous test processes & test facility developments. Was the Reliability Test Engineering Prime on the entire iCon-A (Gen3 & Gen4) Electric Meter product line redesign activities, ANSI Certifications, firmware verifications, and sustaining test efforts, as well as a direct customer interfacing engineer during witness testing and problem resolution discussions.  Worked hand and hand with Product Development & Engineering to access and resolve design related issues and reliability test failures, and help develop redesign solutions, corrective actions, and/or test & inspection methods to catch failures during the manufacturing process, thereby improving the quality of the product and throughput yields.  Developed what is now Sensus’ Hot Socket Test method for testing Hot Socket Conditions for an electric meter, and also aided in the development of the patented Temperature Auto Open (TAO) feature for Sensus’ Remote Disconnect Electric Meter product line today. Successfully completed Test Projects on NA2W Gas Products like 500GM, 600GM, 700GM, 800GM & RGS10, as well as NA2W Water Products like 510M & 520M, and numerous other project activities. Show less

Morrisville,Nc

One of 2 contract engineers brought on to establish the first functional component qualification group for Sensus, with its sole responsibility devoted to qualifying components for second source, end-of-life, and cost improvement projects for all of its Conservations Solutions products. Developed Qualification and Reliability Test Plans for proposed second source and cost reduction components for use on the Electric Meter product line. Decreased overall test times by developing unique… Show more One of 2 contract engineers brought on to establish the first functional component qualification group for Sensus, with its sole responsibility devoted to qualifying components for second source, end-of-life, and cost improvement projects for all of its Conservations Solutions products. Developed Qualification and Reliability Test Plans for proposed second source and cost reduction components for use on the Electric Meter product line. Decreased overall test times by developing unique Component and Application Test Fixtures that allow for quick DUT (Device Under Test) change out, quick test measurements, and a large number of DUT to be tested at once. Show less

One of 2 engineers devoted to qualifying hardware and software for the entire 7342 GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) system product line from proof of concept and new prototype design to pre- and post-field deployment. Performed environmental temperature testing, HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Test) and HASS (Highly Accelerated Stress Screening) testing, test facility development, test procedure documentation, and qualification reporting. Worked with R&D / software development teams to… Show more One of 2 engineers devoted to qualifying hardware and software for the entire 7342 GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) system product line from proof of concept and new prototype design to pre- and post-field deployment. Performed environmental temperature testing, HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Test) and HASS (Highly Accelerated Stress Screening) testing, test facility development, test procedure documentation, and qualification reporting. Worked with R&D / software development teams to resolve quality issues and meet release deadlines. Reduced test times by 50%, doubled throughput, and improved test coverage at no incremental cost by successfully redesigning and implementing major changes to the qualification test systems.  Consistently fulfilled evolving testing needs and met release deadlines by rebuilding and re-provisioning complex qualification test systems. Earned reputation as the resident expert on system development and sought out to rebuild and set up various lab test systems for numerous groups throughout the company. Ensured product quality by identifying various pre- and post-release hardware and software issues and assisting R&D in quick and precise problem resolution and verification testing. Resolved numerous quality and design issues to preserve customer satisfaction, sales, and quality of end-user services, including RF video quality issues, software bugs, and temperature-related problems.  Supervised and trained numerous college co-ops on qualification test facilities, including how to perform sound qualification testing and product failure identification. Show less

Handpicked to join a small operations team that supported 5 factories (3 international, 1 contract, and 1 onsite) and resolved customer satisfaction issues through FMA (Failure Mode Analysis) and development of PAT (Product Audit Test) systems for ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), BPON (Broadband Passive Optical Network), and GPON product lines which generated an average of $280 million to more than $1 billion in annual revenue in North America. Performed FMA on manufacturing, customer… Show more Handpicked to join a small operations team that supported 5 factories (3 international, 1 contract, and 1 onsite) and resolved customer satisfaction issues through FMA (Failure Mode Analysis) and development of PAT (Product Audit Test) systems for ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), BPON (Broadband Passive Optical Network), and GPON product lines which generated an average of $280 million to more than $1 billion in annual revenue in North America. Performed FMA on manufacturing, customer field returns, and PAT failures using environmental temperature chambers and in-depth component and circuit-level troubleshooting.  Led team in the transfer and rebuilding of a multimillion-dollar engineering test lab at no incremental expense to the company, delivering an improved, 30% more efficient lab with increased user accessibility.  Successfully developed, implemented, and transitioned multiple PAT testing facilities to the Texas auditing site while remotely maintaining and upgrading test systems. Supervised and trained fellow engineers on PAT test facility operation and identification and resolution of product failures / test facility issues.  Developed and implemented scaled-down, cost-effective lab test systems to conduct FMA and root cause analysis on customer field returns and PAT failures, while optimizing limited test lab resources.  Improved product quality and customer satisfaction by collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering / management teams to resolve product audit failures, resulting in increasing production yield from less than 80% to as much as 95% and product audit yields from 85% to 95% and greater.  Resolved manufacturing and product quality issues with contract manufacturer by serving on Kaizen teams that conducted onsite audits, process improvement observations, and pushed for resolution. Show less

Performed hardware qualification and FMA on the 1603 SMX SONET product line. Supported onsite manufacturing facility in resolving system, functional, and in-circuit level testing failures. Oversaw technician support for manufacturing of the 1603 SMX product line.  Singlehandedly qualified a 4-port OC3 line card (LIFF01) instrumental to future product line sales 3 weeks ahead of schedule and within 3 months of joining the company.  Prevented numerous customer quality issues by… Show more Performed hardware qualification and FMA on the 1603 SMX SONET product line. Supported onsite manufacturing facility in resolving system, functional, and in-circuit level testing failures. Oversaw technician support for manufacturing of the 1603 SMX product line.  Singlehandedly qualified a 4-port OC3 line card (LIFF01) instrumental to future product line sales 3 weeks ahead of schedule and within 3 months of joining the company.  Prevented numerous customer quality issues by assisting lead engineer in qualification testing and FMA.  Reduced field failures by 50% or greater by identifying a second source inductor issue on a CCM2 system controller card that caused intermittent board resets, card switches, and complete system failure. Show less

Conducted installation, turn-up, and system testing for Fujitsu, Nortel, and Cisco SONET-based systems used in central offices and served on numerous hot cuts and system rolls. Interfaced with customers to successfully complete installations and resolve customer issues. Trained and mentored by senior-level technicians. One of 3 contractors (out of 100 contractors) offered a permanent, fulltime position with the company due to strong work ethic, quality of work, and proven ability to… Show more Conducted installation, turn-up, and system testing for Fujitsu, Nortel, and Cisco SONET-based systems used in central offices and served on numerous hot cuts and system rolls. Interfaced with customers to successfully complete installations and resolve customer issues. Trained and mentored by senior-level technicians. One of 3 contractors (out of 100 contractors) offered a permanent, fulltime position with the company due to strong work ethic, quality of work, and proven ability to perform under pressure.  Contributed to the on-schedule completion of 2 main central office sites with over 30,000 sq ft combined. Surpassed management expectations, quickly learning and excelling in new technology and job functions. Show less

Bachelor Of Science In Electrical Engineering Technology

Associate In Applied Science In Electronics Engineering Technology

Graduated with Honors.