Duane Kranendonk Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Manager of New Product Introduction and Sustaining Product Manufacturing

Calgary, Canada Area

Calgary, Canada Area

Calgary, Canada Area

- Developing and supporting functional test hardware for new and existing products- Coordinating with application and firmware groups to develop and sustain robust functional test software- Providing support for assembly test processes and assistance in field return failure analysisIdentifying testability issues in product designs- Developing and updating test plans for product designs- Coordinating internal and external resources for the supply of test systems- Assisting in the transfer of new products from engineering to assembly- Writing test procedures, and training new test personnel

- Manage manufacturing of leading-edge remote sensing mapping instrumentation.- Project planning and management including scheduling resources, supply chain relations and staff utilization for both production and Research and Development instruments. - Assessment of quality assurance documentation and specifications to assure system performance meets or exceeds client contractual obligations. - Evaluation and selection of new image sensor technologies for production and Research and Development programs.- Develop systems architectures for prototype and production instruments including sensor readouts, recording systems technology and industrial embedded computers.- Specify Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) alternatives to proprietary hardware in efforts to reduce system cost.

- Managed corporate Information Technology operations. - Network engineering and management of information technology resources including high availability data processing servers, workstation resources, corporate Internet and Intranet services including firewalls, email resources, web servers and secure remote access.- Engineered a group of scalable Linux servers for high volume data processing and image analysis.- Establish guidelines for application software deployment and upgrades, including recommendations to implement new technologies or improve utilization of existing resources.- Supervise and recommend technology enhancements to network administrator. - Organization and mobilization of field data acquisition projects including specification of mobile data processing resources.- Planned and implemented processing servers for delivery to international clients. Based of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

- Design power systems and control circuits for instrument control and detector power using DC-DC converter and linear technology for sensitive electronics systems. - Developed multi-layer printed circuit board designs.Manufacture and repair electronics assemblies incorporating mixed digital and analog surface mount and through hole components.- Conduct repair and maintenance on client instrumentation to sustain and improve operational reliability.- Perform failure analysis on repairs to improve initial production reliability.- Provide customer support and training to both employees and international clients.- Installation and support of instrumentation in a variety of aircraft platforms.