Jared Bernal Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, United States

Take the engineering lead to ensure that digital voting equipment (ITE) is in compliance to stringent hardware and software compliance standards defined by the EAC, and to guide it throughout the entire certification process.Coordinate, compile, and streamline technical documentation dossiers required for certification. Work with cross functional teams to.

Austin, Texas Area

Fairfield, Connecticut

• Develop and implement the homologation strategy for all new desktop and rack mount ITE and telecom products within the hardware design team.
• Research and maintain product compliance for all legacy products to evolving domestic and international regulations.
• Audit and track device changes that have EMC or safety critical implications and work with worldwide approvals agencies to update reports as necessary to maintain certification. Primary contact point for all Nationally.
• Manage and operate a 10 meter EMC Open Air Test Site (OATS) to test for and diagnose conducted and radiated emissions.
• Collaborate within product development to ensure compliance with all EMC and ESD standards during the early design phases.
• Initiate and maintain all certifications for ongoing compliance to the R&TTE directive, including RoHS, WEEE, LVD and EMC directives. Generate statements of compliance and technical construction files for CE marking.

Fairfield, CT

• Converted parts used on mission critical projects to be compliant with EU Directive 2002/95/EC, Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS).
• Researched and approved alternative electromechanical component suppliers, which minimized lead-times and reduced cost.
• Wrote and processed ECNs, and updated BOMs and AVLs in Oracle 11.5 to the current standards. Updated assembly drawings to call out required standards compliance.

Tucson, Arizona Area

• Converted electrical, mechanical, and chemical parts in power electronics to be compliant with EU Directive 2002/95/EC, Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS).
• Researched and approved component deviations for manufacturing.
• Entered new AVLs, Item Masters, and Bills of Material in the MAPICS ERP