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Setup spherical near-field anechoic chamber and open air antenna range.Construct research Lab, test equipment and workstations.Build, test and document RF and digital prototypes.Coordinate NPI (New Product Introduction) builds.Experience with vibration tables, temperature ovens and shock/HALT test equipment.SW Tools: MatLab, Mentor Boardstation and Expedition, ADS, LTSpice.

Execute card and box level testing,document hardware design proving on WAAS ground reference systems.Test prototype, pilot and production equipment.Support: HW and SW engineering, Manufacturing Test, repair, and customer requirements. Maintain engineering labs, test equipment and capital budget.

Managed US sub-contract board manufacture and Calgary Integration sub-contractor.Responsible for production scheduling, new product introduction, production test, calibration, field repair and upgrades.Shipping/Receiving Management: Courier and transport carriers, import/export customs traffic, government audits (CCRA)

Developed component acceptance strategy for shared service components.Coordinated construction of secure test environment on shared service applications releases.Provided strategies to manage source code control and defect tracking.Authored and revised configuration management standards and procedures.

'97-'98 MESHnet Operations ControllerProvided operations support for field equipment, production and marketing bid teams.Delivered various equipment platforms for US Army and US Marine bid projects.Configuration and change control lead for hardware, software and firmware releases.‘94 – ’97 Product Support Team LeaderFormed hardware support team of 6 technologists to support over 150 engineers.Generated test procedures for hardware test configurations.Coordinated test equipment and fixture capital expenditures.Created and maintained over 1500 integrated assemblies and configuration database.’93 – ’94 Incoming Quality Control TechnologistSetup incoming quality control department for Calgary divisionInspected and tracked military and commercial equipmentMember of the Material Review and Quality Review Boards

Engineering development support of NovAtel GPS PC Card Receiver.Built prototype units, performed integration testing of integrated circuit assemblies.Performed failure analysis, reliability testing, inspection and quality training