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London, England, GB

London, England, GB

Birmingham, GB

Mclean, VA, US

Columbus, Indiana, US

• Responsible for all operations of the Cummins Electronic Environmental Test Laboratory. Supervised two electronic technicians.
• Coordinated all test operations: price quotes, scheduling, special requirements, equipment upgrades.
• Responsible for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and other electrical testing, and temperature, vibration and related testing.
• Successfully managed the outsourcing of “commodity” environmental testing. Evaluated the insource/outsource decision using historical and projected data and ensured a smooth transition to the selected outsource.

Columbus, Indiana, US

• Provided Program Management direction for the development of engine electronic control modules used on Cummins Diesel engines.
• Led a core team of six engineers to develop the primary engine control module for 2010 engines that was a 2.5 year development program with production volumes in the hundreds of thousands. Primary tasks included.
• Managed the development of three engine control modules for 2004 and 2007 Heavy Duty engines.

Columbus, Indiana, US

Responsible for the development of hardware for Engine Control Modules for Cummins Engines.* Author and coordinator of specification for engine electronic control modules. Modules were used for new engine programs and to replace older units on existing engines.* Coordinated module development with the supplier to ensure specification compliance.* Evaluated.

Columbus, Indiana, US

• Provided guidance to the corporation on meeting automotive EMC regulations for Europe and elsewhere.
• Evaluated standards and provided training to development groups.
• Performed detailed evaluation of governmental, industry, customer and internal EMC standards.
• Evaluated vendor standards to ensure compliance with appropriate industry and corporate standards.
• Developed corporate EMC standards to meet internal, customer, and regulatory requirements.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

• MK-48 ADCAP Torpedo ProgramResponsible for the hardware requirements of a torpedo electronic subsystem upgrade and evaluating the performance of torpedo tests for the MK-48 ADCAP torpedo.
• Led the development of the specification for an upgrade of an electronic system of the MK-48 ADCAP torpedo. Updated and released hardware specification. Led critical design review.
• Monitored hundreds of torpedo test launches to ensure that test plans were followed properly. Evaluated recorded data for all torpedo test runs to determine performance; investigated and resolved anomalies.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

• Completed successful hardware designs for satellite and air defense systems.
• Designed a test set to evaluate the performance of radio receivers use on the LEASAT communications satellite.
• Designed interface and memory systems for Air Defense computer systems, performed system integration activities and successfully met the schedule. Received a Zero Defects Award for error-free design.
• Developed a methodology to develop easily testable digital systems and presented the method at a major in-house conference.

Mba, Business

Bsee, Electrical Engineering

Msee, Electrical / Computer Engineering