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Saco, Maine, United States

Leading the hardware team (electrical and mechanical engineering) within the product engineering group. Responsible for both NPD and Sustaining Engineering functions across three discrete business units: fuel management systems (FMS), electric utility infrastructure and battery monitoring solutions (GRID), and electric vehicle charging infrastructure (EV).

South Portland, Maine, United States

South Portland, Maine, United States

Hudson, Massachusetts, United States

Lead a small team of Electrical Engineers and Technicians solving switch-mode-power-conversion problems in the medical and industrial marketso Hire, mentor, and develop engineering talento Manage projects, people, and resource allocationo Interface the engineering department with the sales, marketing, procurement and direct labor teams.o Act as primary escalation contact for technical problem solving• Act as primary Applications Engineer for key accounts in both the USA and Europe• Act as principle R&D engineer for TTE proprietary SMPS technologyo Update designs for compliance with new safety standardso Design out EOL control ICs and replace with new control circuitso Oversee safety and EMC submissions following design updates• Create, manage, and maintain an ISO9001:2015 registered quality management systemo Create and manage performance tracking tools for QMS objectiveso Draft and update QMS manual and all QMS process procedureso Train all staff on the system, including those outside of my departmento Oversee all audit activities• Manage key suppliers and factories in China and Taiwano Act as the primary communication window with overseas vendorso Travel to vendor facilities in China and in Taiwan to discuss mutual business objectives, address challenges, and audit factory floorso Investigate and audit potential new suppliers for future projects• Generate original technical content for marketing purposeso Give lectures on SMPS technology and industry trends at technical conferenceso Publish technical articles in respected engineering periodicalso Publish technical articles to the company website for reference by customers and sales channels

Hudson, Ma

Power Partners is acquired by TT Electronics plc.Work as an Applications Engineer in the Power Conversion industry. Responsibilities include:- Engineer solutions to power conversion design-in problems as they arise. - Analyze the technical aspects of new sales opportunities and provide product recommendations.- Assess the viability of, and devise means to implement application specific modifications to existing power electronics designs to achieve new or improved functionality. -Travel to manufacturing facilities in Asia to perform engineering audits, to qualify new suppliers and to maintain business relationships with key vendors. - Create technical content for brand exposure including monthly technical articles, white papers, training presentations, and technical talks on relevant power electronics industry topics. *** Published in February 2018 edition of Design World Magazine *** *** Published in June 2019 edition of Power System Design Magazine ***- Interact directly with customers daily as a primary technical contact for pre and post sale engineering support. Including: -Drafting technical reports for direct submission to customers. -Traveling to customers facilities with local area sales representatives to act as a technical liaison during sales meetings. -Traveling to EMC/Safety test facilities with customers to assist with debugging system level integration issues with compliance. -Fielding engineering inquiries via email and phone directly with customers. - Remain knowledgeable in industry relevant compliance/regulatory affairs (Safety/EMC/Environmental)- Work daily in a power electronics lab, testing/evaluating/debugging power conversion products, and physically prototyping modified design solutions. - Create, implement, and maintain an ISO9001:2015 registered quality management system.

Hudson Ma

Work as an Applications Engineer in the Power Conversion industry. Responsibilities include:- Engineer solutions to power conversion design-in problems as they arise. - Analyze the technical aspects of new sales opportunities and provide product recommendations.- Assess the viability of, and devise means to implement application specific modifications to existing power electronics designs to achieve new or improved functionality. - Create technical content for brand exposure including monthly technical articles and occasional white papers on relevant power electronics industry topics. *** Published in February 2018 edition of Design World Magazine ***- Interact directly with customers daily as a primary technical contact for pre and post sale engineering support. Including: -Drafting technical reports for direct submission to customers. -Traveling to customers facilities with local area sales representatives to act as a technical liaison during sales meetings. -Traveling to EMC/Safety test facilities with customers to assist with debugging system level integration issues with compliance. -Fielding engineering inquiries via email and phone directly with customers. - Remain knowledgeable in industry relevant compliance/regulatory affairs (Safety/EMC/Environmental)- Work daily in a power electronics lab, testing/evaluating/debugging power conversion products, and physically prototyping modified design solutions. - Create, implement, and maintain an ISO9001:2015 recognized quality management system.

New England (Offices In Atkinson, New Hampshire)

• Implement point source and/or line array PA systems for large scale concerts, festivals and other public or private events.• Mix sound at Front-of-House or Monitor position. • Provide fast and effective electronic troubleshooting.• Communicate effectively with other industry professionals including touring acts, stage managers, labor crews, and video, lighting, and staging technicians.• Often responsible for directing small teams of laborers in the assembly and disassembly of complex, large scale remote concert production systems.

Bedford Ma

Recognized as 2016 Employee of the YearCo-Op student between January 2016 and June 2016.Duties include:-Interpreting existing Verilog and SystemC code and documenting functionality in an effort to port an old DV environment to a new design.-Writing technical documents including lab reports, component evaluation reports, procedure guidelines and users guides.-Designing power supply circuits for use on prototypes.-Designing modifications to existing circuits in order to achieve new functionality.-Testing and debugging digital and analog circuits. -Researching components to use in new designs, and components to better existing designs.-Bringing up newly assembled circuit boards in the lab: verifying power rails and clock signals, and documenting results in organized spreadsheets. -Designing and implementing tests to evaluate new parts.-Communicating re-work objectives verbally, and in writing with electronics technicians. -Providing hardware support to software engineers during board bring up and software testing.-Drawing and editing circuit schematics in OrCAD capture.-Navigating circuit layouts in PADS.-Assisting with layout review for modifications to high speed PCBs in PADS.-Debugging digital electronics with multi-meters and oscilloscopes.-Debugging RF electronics with oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and network analyzers. -Using existing LabVIEW software to execute tests.-Building and maintaining professional relationships with manufacturing sales representatives and FAE's.-Creating documents to outline specifications for work to be done by contracted vendors (mechanical assemblies, cable assemblies, board-to-board connectors) -Assisting engineering staff with what ever they need done.

Southern Nh Area

Provide private, in-home tutoring sessions for AP Physics.

Lowell Ma

Provide group tutoring sessions for math and science classes.-Differential, Integral, and Multivariable Calculus, in the real and complex domains. -Differential Equations with Engineering Applications-Calculus Based and Algebra Based Physics: Motion, Electricity and Magnetism-Circuit Theory(AC and DC analysis)-Logic Design-C Programming-Chemistry

Waltham Ma

-Filled in as lead sound engineer for several musical theater productions between 2014 and 2016.Responsibilities included:-Maintaining the theater's house sound system.-Recommending improvements to the house sound system. -Tuning and optimizing the house sound system. -Mixing both FOH and monitors systems from the Front of House position. -Managing a 20+ channel wireless system.-Leading a small group of stage hands during tech weeks and performances in getting audio systems up and running for rehearsals and for show time. This position was largely self directed and involved the responsibility of developing my own schedule and often defining my own tasks for the sake of bettering the theater's performances.

Bangor Me

Acted as a skilled laborer for concerts and private functions.

Bangor Me

Provided 1 on 1 tutoring sessions for Avid Pro Tools

Bangor Me

-Acted as over-night key holder in a 24hour academic building.-Maintained detailed activity logs, and made rounds to ensure safety for students, and for the valuable lab equipment in the building.

Londonderry Nh

Assisted installation technicians by manualy digging pipe trenches, and installing sprinkler heads in industrial and residential settings.

Worked as a sound technician for the production of musical performances. Acted as assistant to venue management staff in providing customer service and production organization.

Londonderry, New Hampshire

Worked as a sound technician for outdoor concert events in the Southern New Hampshire area.

Master Of Engineering (Meng), Electrical And Computer Engineering

The M.Eng. program consists of both technical courses and business administration courses. It is essentially a hybrid of an MSEE.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsee), Electrical Engineering, 4.0/4.0

Focused elective coursework on control systems.

Live Sound Technlogy, 3.96