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Pullman, Wa, Us

Supervise a team of four EE's and two ET's developing the latest advanced meter hardware.Lead efforts to ensure products comply with accuracy, safety, EMC, environmental, reliability, performance, metrology and other meter/relay standards:IEC 62052-11, IEC 62052-31, IEC 62053-22, IEC 62053-23, IEC 62059-31-1, ANSI C12.1, C12.20, C12.31, C12.32, C12.46, IEC 61557-12, IEC 61010-1, IEC 61010-2-030, IEC 61000-4-2, IEC 61000-4-3, IEC 61000-4-4, IEC 61000-4-5, IEC 61000-4-6, IEC 61000-4-8, IEC 61000-4-10, IEC 61000-4-11, IEC 61000-4-12, IEC 61000-4-18, IEC 61000-4-30, IEC 62586-2, IEC 60255-26, IEC 60255-1, EN 55022, EN 55011, EN 55032, IEC 61326-1, IEEE C37.90, IEEE C37.90.1, IEC 60068-2-1, IEC 60068-2-2, IEC 60068-2-30, IEC 60068-2-78, IEC 60255-21-1, IEC 60255-21-2, IEC 60255-21-3, IEC 60664-1, IEC 60112, IEC 60529, FCC Part 15, ISO/IEC 17025, IEEE 519.Engage with national/ international standards bodies to ensure products comply with appropriate standards.Participate in standards committees to drive industry requirements and strengthen market presence.Drive meter products into new markets by identifying and following regional compliance requirements.Improve test methods to ensure product compliance with standards.Mentor and coach engineers and technicians on relevant standards, and in-house test methods.Supervise testing at offsite facilities.Lead compliance reviews of products, circuits, and type test methods.Supervise and conduct EMC and other prototype tests.Contribute to development of analog, digital, power, electro-mechanical, and software functions to ensure compliance.Contribute to development of system/HW specifications.Prepare and maintain accurate project plans. Provide detailed labor estimates.Create measurement uncertainty budgets in accordance with ISO GUM.Calculate and measure creepage and clearance distances for complex, multi-voltage systems.Apply advanced design/layout techniques to ensure EMC/SI of PCBs/mixed-signal PCB, HyperLynx.

Pullman, Wa, Us

Supervised a team of four EE's and two ET's developing the latest advanced meter hardware.Led efforts to ensure products comply with accuracy, safety, EMC, environmental, reliability, performance, metrology and other meter/relay standards:IEC 62052-11, IEC 62052-31, IEC 62053-22, IEC 62053-23, IEC 62059-31-1, ANSI C12.1, C12.20, C12.31, C12.32, C12.46, IEC 61557-12, IEC 61010-1, IEC 61010-2-030, IEC 61000-4-2, IEC 61000-4-3, IEC 61000-4-4, IEC 61000-4-5, IEC 61000-4-6, IEC 61000-4-8, IEC 61000-4-10, IEC 61000-4-11, IEC 61000-4-12, IEC 61000-4-18, IEC 61000-4-30, IEC 62586-2, IEC 60255-26, IEC 60255-1, EN 55022, EN 55011, EN 55032, IEC 61326-1, IEEE C37.90, IEEE C37.90.1, IEC 60068-2-1, IEC 60068-2-2, IEC 60068-2-30, IEC 60068-2-78, IEC 60255-21-1, IEC 60255-21-2, IEC 60255-21-3, IEC 60664-1, IEC 60112, IEC 60529, FCC Part 15, ISO/IEC 17025, IEEE 519.Engaged with national/ international standards bodies to ensure products comply with appropriate standards.Participated in standards committees to drive industry requirements and strengthen market presence.Drove meter products into new markets by identifying and following regional compliance requirements.Improved test methods to ensure product compliance with standards.Mentored and coach engineers and technicians on relevant standards, and in-house test methods.Supervised testing at offsite facilities.Led compliance reviews of products, circuits, and type test methods.Supervised and conducted type tests.Contributed to development of analog, digital, power, electro-mechanical, and software functions to ensure compliance.Contributed to development of system/HW specifications.Prepared and maintain accurate project plans. Provide detailed labor estimates.Created measurement uncertainty budgets in accordance with ISO GUM.Calculated and measure creepage and clearance distances for complex, multi-voltage systems.Applies advanced design/layout techniques to ensure EMC/SI of PCBs/mixed-signal PCB, HyperLynx.

Pullman, Wa, Us

Led efforts to ensure SEL Meter products complied with accuracy, safety, EMC, environmental, and other performance standards.Engaged with national and international standards bodies to ensure SEL Meter products complied with appropriate standards.Pursued opportunities to participate in standards committees to drive industry metering requirements and strengthen SEL market presence.Drove SEL Meter products into new markets by identifying and following regional compliance requirements.Improved test methods to ensure product compliance with published standards.Mentored and coached engineers and technicians on relevant standards, and in-house test methods.Supervised testing at offsite facilities.Led compliance reviews of products, circuits, and type test methods.Supervised and conducted type tests.Contributed to the development of analog, digital, power, electro-mechanical, and software functions to ensure standards compliance.Contributed to development of system and hardware specifications.Prepared and maintained accurate project plans. Provided detailed labor estimates.Performed statistical analysis using Python and Minitab.

Coeur D’Alene, Id, Us

Reliability & Compliance Engineering:Influenced and approved design decisions that drove design for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), quality, reliability, regulatory compliance, random vibration and shock testing.Worked with internal and external customers to establish EMC and other testing requirements (reliability/HALT, product safety, drop testing, IP Code, lifecycle, cable retention, operating temp, storage temp, humidity, climatics, dynamics, shock, and vibration).Coordinated design verification matrix tasks with responsible project managers.Coordinated agency certifications as required for product safety (UL), compliance (EMC, LVD, FCC, EN, RED) and other certifying bodies.Suggested design improvements which allowed products to pass the latest EMC, LVD & RED standards. Troubleshot EMC test failures and determined the root cause. Made design corrections to improve robustness.Improved the designs of existing medical devices in order for them to comply with the harsher requirements found in IEC 60601-1-2 4th Edition Medical Equipment EMC.MIL-STD-810G Environmental Test Methods.MIL-STD-461G EMC Test Methods.Drove development of the initial DFMEA process.

Boise, Idaho, Us

Took solid state drives from initial concept through design to high volume manufacturing.Performed firmware and hardware test/validation, performance characterization, manufacturing support.Improved performance, testability, and identifying NAND reliability issues.Performed electrical and physical failure analysis, implementation of new device qualifications, characterization development, and yield evaluation/improvement.Developed three SATA client and three enterprise PCIe/NVMe based products.

Boise, Idaho, Us

Assisted in the definition of new products and systems.Created and reviewed project certification plans. Assembled and controlled all documents necessary for certification processes.Developed, contributed, and coordinated all system pre-certification testing activities.Interfaced and established relationships with regulatory agencies to facilitate product acceptance/approval.Worked with Project Managers regarding timelines and schedules regarding certifications.Conducted mechanical and electrical conformity review activities.Participated in change control activities including review of engineering change orders/HW change management processes.Contributed to project electrical and mechanical design activities.

Us

Developed a complete military standard electromagnetic susceptibility test capability for the US Navy. Trained junior engineers and technicians on the proper use of test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, antennas, cables, attenuators, and amplifiers.

Spokane Valley, Wa, Us

Managed hazardous location (hazloc) approvals for rugged laptop/tablet computers.Performed testing for ENERGY STAR, EPEAT and EU EMC Vehicle Directive.Coordinated cell-phone and laptop battery safety approvals with outside third party agencies and the CTIA-The Wireless Association.

Pullman, Wa, Us

Led efforts to design products to pass a variety national and international electromagnetic compatibility, reliability, safety, and environmental standards.Directed, managed and conducted necessary training for compliance equipment, testing, and safety.Developed and managed equipment budgets for compliance testing and accreditation.Determined applicable compliance standards for electrical/electronic products and communicated requirements to all engineering staff.Maintained detailed records of technical schematics, drawings, test plans, test results, standards, and product descriptions.Managed third party accreditations.Provided technical guidance and design guidance to development teams concerning compliance issues. Led engineers and technicians in the product development processes for compliance.Mentored and coached other engineers, technicians, interns.Evaluated emerging technologies for compliance testing and monitoring. Led and assisted in the selection of external compliance testing facilities or purchases of capital equipment.Led in the development and refinement of internal engineering standards, work instructions and technical guidelines.Evaluated and proposed new product design specifications to ensure future products were correctly designed for compliance to all applicable and/or pending compliance standards and requirements.Demonstrated, directed, documented and performed all necessary testing and analysis required to ensure that new products complied with required standards.Led, managed and directed multiple compliance projects or programs of all degrees of complexity.Evaluated all proposed designs as required to ensure compliance with applicable standards and thereby reduced the overall product development cycle.Participated in industry technical meetings, seminars and conferences.Managed compliance test facility which included process definition and interfacing with customers and auditing agencies as required.

Washington, Dc, Us

Taught six month long course on operation and maintenance of the SPY-1 phased array radar system to Navy enlisted personnel.

Selected as a member of the pre-commissioning crew onboard guided missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG-65).Work-center supervisor for the SPY-1 phased array radar system. Obtained early promotion to the rank of E-5 in under two years and to E-6 in under five.Honorable discharge.Awards include Naval Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist Insignia and Navy Achievement Medal.

Mba, Global Business Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Industrial Management And Applied Engineering

Aa, Dual Majors: Electronics Technology & Technology Instruction

Instructor Training & Leadership Development

An/Spy-1B/D Operation & Maintenance

Basic Electricity And Electronics

Fire Control Technician Class “A” School

H.S., General Education

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