Lance Blaskowski Email & Phone Number

Salt Lake City, UT, US

Chandler, Arizona, US

• With no experience designing projects for space, I quickly came up to speed working with the staff RF engineer, mechanical engineer, and dc/digital engineer to completely understand a project, get all of the data.
• Worked with chief engineer, chief technology officer, and vendors to complete any deliverables for the subcontracts data requirements list (SDRL), which included radiation effects analysis, parts stress derating.
• Lead a team to gather evaluation boards from suppliers, rent or buy test equipment and connectors, and set up a test plan to successfully test up to 32 GHz in less than 4 weeks

Grand Haven, Michigan, US

• Lead a team of 5 RF engineers and 2 interns to efficiently design antennas ranging from 30 MHz to 6 GHz
• Designed and implemented a different engineering organizational breakdown due to company growth, which made for better workflow throughout the engineering department
• Promoted to role of RF Engineering Manager while working at RAMI in Michigan and stayed on as manager working remote after moving to Utah
• Respond to requests for proposals and support sales on an as needed basis

Grand Haven, Michigan, US

• Participate in all phases of a projects life cycle including schematic creation, parts selection, prototype development, system integration, system verification and transitioning projects to the manufacturing.
• Assist in designing, tuning, and testing multiple types of antennas from 30 MHz to 6 GHz: dipoles, dual dipoles, quad dipoles, discone, multi-band, and quadrifilar helix antennas
• Test antennas in an anechoic chamber or an outside range using appropriate source antennas or dipoles
• Analyze polar and rectangular data in 2D and 3D using OrbitFR software and organize data to send to customer

Carlsbad, CA, US

• Responsibilities include tasking engineers, monitoring their hours on specific jobs, and writing and verbally giving their reviews, often to much more experienced engineers
• Effectively complete manager responsibilities while also continuing to design RF amplifiers
• Estimate RF Engineer, Test Engineer and Assembler hours for new projects by creating Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) where tasks and time to complete each task are estimated in order to send accurate quotes to customers
• Respond to requests for proposals when required and support sales on an as needed basis

Carlsbad, CA, US

• Project Engineer for several types of multi-channel RF power amplifiers including 2 channel, 3 channel and 4 channel systems with frequencies ranging from 700 MHz to 2700 MHz. The amplifiers are split into multiple.
• Lead teams of engineers, designers, test technicians and production to quickly solve problems in order to deliver quality power amplifiers
• Communicate directly with customers in weekly status meetings to ensure project completeness and exceed customer expectations
• Able to use project management skills to complete multiple tasks in parallel to meet demanding schedules
• Co-Designer of an 11 Channel transceiver from 20 MHz to 6 GHz, which varied from 30 watts in some channels and up to 100 watts in other channels
• Participate in all phases of a projects life cycle including system architecture design, schematic creation, parts selection, prototype development, system integration, system verification and transitioning projects to.

Carlsbad, CA, US

• Successfully led a team of 6 RF technicians, 2 assemblers and 1 DC technician, while maintaining Project Engineer responsibilities, to deliver 20 channelized amplifiers in 3 weeks to satisfy an expedited customer.
• RF engineer for the Advanced Development Group at Aethercomm, a small team assigned to the company’s most challenging projects
• Designed multi-channel RF power amplifiers using Doherty configuration to handle the high peak to average ratio of LTE and WCDMA signals
• Engineered a 500 watt LDMOS power amplifier with 4 discrete frequencies ranging from 6 to 40 MHz for use in the medical field
• Responsible for the design, test and delivery of a 7.6-7.8 GHz, 150 watt GaN power amplifier
• Prepare, review and present preliminary and critical design review (PDR/CDR) presentations to the customer

Carlsbad, CA, US

• Test, tune and troubleshoot RF amplifiers using the following equipment: PNA network analyzer, MXG signal generator, PXA signal analyzer, spectrum analyzer, multimeter, various signal generators, oscilloscopes, etc.
• Analyze, diagnose, and repair RF and DC circuits including component value, component failure, and solder defects in order to meet customer specifications

Falls Church, VA, US

• Coordinated the upgrade and maintenance schedules for various communication assets utilized in the Global Hawk, Mission Control Element (MCE), and Launch and Recovery Element (LRE)
• Categorized and tracked performance of Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicles used by U.S. Air Force to enable quick and effective isolation and repair of malfunctioning equipment or systems

New York, NY, US

• Assisted in design, revision, and maintenance of Computer Based Training (CBT) for the F/A-18, which was used to be an electronically interactive way to teach students how to maintain the aircraft
• Assured the technical and operational accuracy of the material going into CBT in order to meet military standards and contractual requirements

New York, NY, US

• Modified components and wiring on the CH-46 avionics, communication, navigation, and weapon systems
• Set up and operated electronic system test equipment to conduct sequential tests to locate and repair system malfunctions

Washington, DC, US

• Diagnosed and resolved a diverse range of problems associated with aircraft avionics and electronic subsystems
• Planned, coordinated, and supervised all maintenance and administrative functions for 14 F/A-18 aircraft including the training and implementation of communication/navigation-related software configuration and system.
• Supervised the training for and implementation of communication/navigation related software configuration and system upgrades for 14 aircraft
• Interpreted a variety of schematics and diagrams in order to install and repair wires, wire bundles and connectors
• Calibrated and adjusted state-of-the-art electronic equipment to specification
• Recognized for superior performance with the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for discovering and correcting several wire discrepancies during installation of Multifunction Information Distribution Systems.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical And Electronics Engineering

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