Lawrence (Larry) Good Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, MN, US

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Seeking CAD Draftsman, Drafter, Engineering Designer in Technology, Electronics, IoT, Audio, Woodworking for Speaker Building position.

Oakdale, MN

• Lab facilitator and manager | Creation of loudspeaker prototypes:
• Augmented an existing acoustical laboratory and created new laboratories for RF & electronics as well as a new woodworking shop. Managed all three laboratories.
• Utilized the three labs to build prototype speaker systems and assisted in their designs, measurements, refinements and DSP tunings.
• Purchased test equipment from manufacturers such as Audio Precision, Rohde and Schwarz and others as well as software and supplies from the audio/video department's capital budget. Also purchased competitive products.
• Tested over 500 dynamic and balanced armature earphones and headphones utilizing Matlab-based Listen, Inc. SoundCheck software and hardware, G.R.A.S. and B&K testing equipment and recommended design changes as warranted.
• Functionally and acoustically reviewed and measured engineering samples of iPod docks, alarm clocks, boom boxes, Bluetooth speakers, battery powered speakers and wireless products utilizing Airplay and Kleer.

Menlo Park, CA Then Woodbury, MN

• Founder and Owner
• Created company for sales, installation, repair and refurbishment of industrial audio and video equipment.
• Installed home theater equipment including flat screens, CRT and LCD projectors and both fixed and electric screens. Designed and built speakers, A/V racks, speaker stands and furniture.
• Owned and utilized oscilloscopes, meters, spectrum analyzers, handheld multi-meters, frequency counters, function generators, industry-specific test sets, calipers and micrometers.

Minneapolis, MN Then Plymouth, MN

• Audio/video media manufacturer, video post production, graphics and sound stageTechnical Director 1998–2007 - Supervised technical, sound stage and IT departments
• Maintained, repaired and calibrated automated video and audio duplication equipment as well as equipment across all departments to ensure continuity and productivity.
• Installed new equipment such as DVD authoring systems, linear & non-linear video mastering equipment, network devices, servers and multimedia conference rooms with projection and surround sound. Also trained employees.
• Created and maintained a comprehensive Access asset database of over fifteen hundred technical products and maintained a parts inventory for over 1000 pieces of working A/V gear.
• Researched and purchased all of the new equipment and performed numerous project studies for the owner to determine new areas of growth.
• Primary support for all servers, workstations and other network devices.

Foster City, CA, Tokyo, Japan

• Pro A/V equipment manufacturerElectronics Technician 1981–1987, 1988-1996
• Responsible for all final quality control, phone and in-person support and installation of audio duplication equipment, CD jukeboxes and CD duplication devices.
• Finalized the manufacturing process on product lines such as automated tape cartridge loading systems and Thermal Magnetic Video Duplicators using high-powered lasers.
• Designated the laser safety officer for the US office.
• Supported over 50 Otari product lines. Installed, repaired and supported Otari industrial products at companies such as 3M, Sony, DuPont, Memorex and Voice of America.
• Traveled extensively and internationally, (approximately 50%). This included trips to Otari’s manufacturing facilities in Japan, regional offices abroad and customer locations.Industrial Sales 1987-1988

Redwood City, CA, Mexico City, Mex Then Menlo Park, CA

• Manager of Manufacturing 1980-1981
• Responsible for all aspects of Accurate Sound Corporation’s audio equipment manufacturing.Field Service Technician 1978–1980
• Assisted engineers in developing and honing pre-production prototypes using spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, oscillators, meters and power supplies for audio and low RF bandwidth products. Also utilized metal.
• Traveled domestically and internationally installing and servicing duplication and other audio equipment. Customers included the National Security Administration, USAF, NASA, the Korean Broadcasting System and RCA.
• Repaired, refurbished and manufactured audio recording and duplication equipment and trained customer’s employees on equipment installed.

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (A.A.S.), Cad/Cadd Drafting And/Or Design Technology/Technician

Recording Engineering, Audio, Music, Music Law And Disc Mastering

Electronics Technician, Electronics, Electrical