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San Francisco, Ca, Us

Livermore, California, United States

Support the mission of the National Ignition Facility by troubleshooting, repairing, maintaining, and developing the x-ray diagnostic systems used to capture information from the ICF experiments.

San Francisco Bay Area

Part-time Faculty in the Electronics program at City College of San Francisco. Teaching primarily Electronics 101 but also other courses in the department as needed.

Vallejo, Ca, Usa

- Managing the production, industrial engineering, testing, site, and warranty for the Phase II Caltrans HVAC Modification project at the Amtrak Oakland Maintenance Facility.- Responsible for engineering the industrialization process for the CalTrans HVAC and Galley modification process as well as other projects at the Alstom Mare Island Facility. - Developing and modifying work instruction’s, tooling best practices, production schedules, labor estimates, testing documentation, and assembly drawings for passenger rail car modernization projects. - Successfully managed the wreck repair project for a Sonoma Marin Area Rapid Transit (SMART) DMU including electrical systems, testing procedures, material procurement, and installation. - Perform testing and troubleshooting on CalTrans modernized HVAC system for both initial build and warranty work.

Mountain View, Ca

· Performed failure analysis on Google phones and related products as a member of Google’s Early Field Failure Analysis team.· Investigated and documented returned products down to the component level for failures ranging from physical damage to power supply issues using a range of test and analysis equipment. · Developed an Audio Testing booth to better analyze speaker and microphone issues.

Pittsburg, Ca

Manage the testing department for Hitachi Rail USA in Pittsburg, CA. Oversee the the team that tests, diagnoses, and repairs auxiliary power supply, traction power supply and train line systems on transit rail cars. Additionally oversees production and quality of Traction Invertsers and Auxiliary Power Supply units for the HART and Miami-Dade rail projects.

Hayward, Ca

Test, repair, and overhaul electronics systems for all areas of the Bay Area Rapid Transit District. Currently working primarily on the Auxiliary Power Supply Equipment that supplies non propulsion power on the transit vehicles.

Oakland, Ca

Maintain the electronics, hardware, and software for the train control system at BART. This includes occupancy detection and speed code transmission systems made by Westinghouse, GRS, and GeoLock. As well as the electronics that control train movement and routing including the actual switch machines that allow trains to move from one track to another.

San Francisco, Ca

Worked with the production crew in the installation and operation of lighting, sound, video, and carpentry projects for events and theatrical shows.

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

Repaired broken intelligent lighting instruments down to component level and thoroughly document repairs. Responsible for installing and removal of temporary lighting and electrical equipment. Worked cooperatively and efficiently with, clients, venue staff, lead designer, coworkers, and the general public.Presented professional demeanor and appearance while attending to clients and public during a show call.

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco, Ca

Acted as the on-site electronics technician in designing and installing wiring systems for custom audio rack chassis.Performed troubleshooting and repairs on projectors, audio mixing consoles, and amplifiers down to component level.Trained coworkers in soldering, electronics testing, troubleshooting, repairs and preventive maintenance.Oversaw the distribution and return of audio and visual equipment between the warehouse and events.Ensured equipment pull lists met client contracts, designer requirements, venue logistics, and inventory availability.

San Francisco, Ca

Assembled, tested, and performed troubleshooting of portable EEG headbands for the EmSense R&D team.Tested A/D convertors, RF transmitters/receivers, and bioelectric sensors to ensure product met specifications.Modified circuit boards by replacing surface mount components, changing traces, and programming PICs.Inserted and wired electrical components into larger product housing and performed final quality control testing.

2350 Turk Boulevard San Francisco, Ca 94118

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Electronics Engineering Technology

Physics, Psychology