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El Segundo, California, United States

• Responsible for the supervision of Aircraft Data Services team, including regional Services Managers and Services Engineers. Establish, standardize, and streamline processes for the deployment, integration, and.
• Participate in the analysis and development of customer requirements
• Provide cost estimates for pricing of new sales opportunities
• Identify and secure resources required for individual projects and the Services business as a whole
• Establish a comprehensive plan for Services projects covering the design, development, documentation, integration, test, and delivery stages as necessary
• Identify all customer deliverables which may include software, services, documentation, and training

El Segundo, CA

Managed the deployment, integration and maintenance of Teledyne’s cloud-based Flight Data Service platforms for customers in North America and Asia. Dedicated to resolving challenging, potentially high impact customer situations with a high level of tact and understanding.

El Segundo, CA

• Wireless & Networking Products
• Provided engineering support to customers (airlines and OEM) through the performance of projects such as on-site installation, fault troubleshooting, and training of complex equipment and systems.
• Provided guidance on product entry into service, system integration support, and production optimization.
• Served as focal contact for customer questions and field engineering support to answer questions regarding Wireless and Networking product lines.
• Entered data in CRM database (Salesforce), reviewed and tracked on a daily interval and provided updates to customer and management.
• Communicated and worked with other departments to solve complex problems involving various elements and assist customers to work through their technical difficulties.

El Segundo, CA

• Performed verification testing and troubleshooting of DFDAU, DMU, FDIMU, and eADL units in Systems Engineering Lab.
• Collaborated with lead engineers in eADL and FDIMU software upgrade compatibility tests in Systems Engineering Lab.
• Successfully created preliminary user guide for PMAT 2000 data loading device used in customer on-site training.
• Participated in time study for acceptance test procedure (ATP) for AWLU unit, redlining errors and correcting revisions to ensure ease of use.
• Created, revised, and released engineering orders (EO’s), configuration documents, service manuals, and service bulletins using Ingenious, Salesforce, and E-Services.

El Segundo, California

• Team lead responsible for testing, tuning, alignment, and troubleshooting of production and field return planar radar antennas and subassemblies (X-band and L-band) for various acceptance radiation patterns and gain.
• Performed complete item functional acceptance tests (e.g. low power, VSWR, isolation, return loss, insertion loss, RF leak, and phase tests) using vector network analyzers and RF and microwave specialized test.
• Solved complex production and manufacturing issues of radar antennas and test equipment using blueprints, drawings, schematics, test specifications, engineering notes, and block diagrams
• Determined appropriate test methods, planning, and sequences for repair and re-work of field return and production antenna arrays including quality inspections, repair dispositions, repair processes, assembly of.
• Developed technical solutions with Engineering, Production, and Quality teams to improve and enhance production methods, test procedures, and data collection methods utilizing Six Sigma methodology
• Co-managed a team to implement monthly process improvement Kaizen projects with high success rate

El Segundo, California

• Responsible for testing, tuning, troubleshooting, and integration of complex active feed phased array (Ka band uplink antenna) assemblies and flight hardware
• Collaborated with Engineering team on specialized tests, compiled and reviewed test data, and developed complex RF test methods and procedures using preliminary design drawings, diagrams and equations, design/test.
• Tuned and tested flight active feed array assemblies for phase and amplitude of waveguide paths, including 30 GHz low noise amplifiers, isolators and switches using flight design drawings and procedures
• Successfully built special test equipment (STE) test rack simulating controller and distribution box which sends specific ON/OFF and ferrite switch driver pulse commands to more than 300 low noise amplifiers on the.
• Delivered engineering model integrated feed assembly after successfully performing RF phase and amplitude, noise figure, integrated spurious, thermal-cycling, thermal vacuum, vibration, EMI/EMC, and RF leakage tests

Bachelor’S Degree, Industrial Technology, Cum. Gpa: 3.44

Activities and Societies: Magna Cum Laude SourceAmerica Design Challenge: 2nd PlaceEmphasis: Manufacturing Processes and Design Major GPA.

Associate'S Degree, Electronics And Computer Technology, Cum. Gpa: 3.49

Relavant Courses: DC Electronics AC Electronics Electronic Devices Digital Fundamentals Intro to Microprocessors LAN/Internet Technology.