Alexander Kendon Email & Phone Number

New Zealand

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Christchurch

At APE-Tech we specialize in the development of embedded, IoT and power electronic products. We can support projects from concept to volume production, or anywhere in between. I take care of the bulk of the business admin tasks and have two staff. In addition, I perform the following tasks:- Project scoping, feasibility studies etc...- Electronic circuit design, schematic capture and PCB layout- Embedded software development (predominantly using C on ARM-based microcontrollers)- Prototype assembly including in-house PCB fabrication, SMT and THT loading and housing fabricaton- Short-run product assembly- Preparation of product specifications and build instructions- Management of contract manufacturers

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Christchurch

Christchurch, New Zealand

Christchurch

- Adaptation of existing power converter designs for new applications- Root cause analysis of failures on all Enatel power electronic equipment- Research, design and testing of modifications to address Efficiency improvements, General improvements, DFM issues, compliance issues and failures in power converters- Liase with manufacturing, marketing, software and admin departments as product changes are implemented

Invercargill, New Zealand

● Sole responsibility for all electrical engineering tasks● Cost estimation and feasibility studies for projects and machines● Design, prototyping and production of high power electrical machines including a 50kW induction heater and a 2kW linear reluctance accelerator● Development of embedded controls on AVR Microcontrollers● PLC and HMI programming● Design and commissioning of industrial automation systems at the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, such as:- Design, commissioning and operation 1.6MW diesel burner with data logger, designed to operate in earth-free zones- Upgrade of 22 conveyors from star-delta to VSD speed control, including all modifications to MCC cells, cabling and isolators- Analysis of steel bars being heated in an 800kW conduction heater using hand calculations and FEA tools

Kingston, Canada

● Tech Support team leader● Maintenance and support for all user-side computer hardware and Software● Construction and deployment of new hardware● Upgrade of all systems of Office 2007

Christchurch, New Zealand

● Assembly of lasertag equipment including electronic circuit board construction● Fault finding and general servicing of electronic equipment● Product design in Solidworks● Design and prototyping of new hardware

Christchurch, New Zealand

● One on one tutoring in various electronics related subjects ● Maths drop-in supervisor- The maths drop-in is a service provided by CPIT’s Learning Services that allows students to “drop-in” to the maths room at designated times and receive help in any type of maths without the need for an appointment. I provided this service for three sessions per week during 2005

Auckland, New Zealand

● Six months sales assistant● Two and a half years national mail orders manager- Assisted in developing company policy specific to New Zealand- Liaised with courier companies● One year Store Manager, Glenfield store- General management duties- Assisted in initial store setup- Coordinated and supervised stock takes- Coordinated tradesmen for store setup and maintenance- Coordination of stock takes- Management of groups from 2 to 20 staff- 2IC of Jaycar NZ (two stores at that time)- I had to deal with some interesting situations including the total failure of the stores computer system for one week andpartial failure for a further three weeks which required me to do all stock management and accounting manually. Also, during a storm a large section of the store’s glass frontage was shattered and I had to coordinate a very quick boarding up and repair.● One year Store Manager, Christchurch store- As above, but the company had four stores by this stage

Be, Power Electronics

Diploma Of Electrotechnology, Embedded Systems

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