Kendall Williams Email & Phone Number

Petaluma, CA

Development of equipment, processes, and procedures for testing Enphase micro-inverter and interconnect products for reliability in the field. Execution and reporting of severe environmental tests including Enhanced NEMA (submersion and temperature cycling while electrically operational), weatherization, salt fog exposure, other quality tests. Managing.

Santa Rosa, CA

• Developed products for aircraft ground power applications, including connector and cable assemblies by elastomer over-molding.
• Developed connector/cable products requiring over-molding of neoprene rubber to difficult-to-over-mold cable jacket materials, using DOE/SOE experimentation and process trials.
• Performed detailed failure analysis of cable/connector product returns by customers.
• Implemented 3rd party outside calibration of measurement tools and equipment.
• Developed local shop resources for new tooling fabrication and existing tooling repair.
• Assisted customers with inquiries about product performance, specifications, and applications.

Santa Rosa, CA

• Senior Development Engineer/Materials R&D: Created new aircraft electrical harnesses, from design through production start-up. Specified polymer and elastomeric materials, processing options, and mold tooling.
• Analyzed performance requirements, environmental conditions, estimated costs, and performed feasibility assessments for new quotations. Key team member in winning new business for airframe and landing gear customers.
• Developed qualification test plans and executed tests of harnesses through outside labs.
• Created qualification test reports and secured customer acceptance.
• Introduced new capability for over-molding Viton by injection molding, developed appropriate mold tooling, and created work instructions.
• Developed multi-branched harnesses turbine engine application, requiring high temperature resistance, vibration and fluids exposure.

Santa Rosa, CA

• Executed projects for fabrication of customer designed molded optics.
• Responsible for part design, mold tooling, and molding/manufacturing start-up.
• Applications ranged from single-cavity development tools to multi-cavity molds
• Managed internal mold shop of five mold-makers, and other personnel.

Menlo Park, CA And North Carolina

• Developed MEMS bulk etched silicon technology for single mode fiber connectors and devices.
• Designed and built test equipment for fiber insertion and evaluation of micro-alignment and tested devices for environmental/optical performance stability.
• Developed product and components for fiber optic enclosures for outside plant applications.
• Technical team leader for development of coaxial connectors and other CATV products.