Mike Mcnatt, Msee, Inarte Emc Engineer Email & Phone Number

North Reading, MA, US

Responsible for safety-critical component evaluation and specifications for semiconductor test systems.

Woodridge, Illinois, US

Developing and executing test plans for company's electronic products (mainly telematics), and doing EMC testing.

Performed Design Verification Testing (DFT) on high-accuracy analog semiconductor test systems. These systems incorporate high precision op amps, analog to digital and digital to analog converters, and multiple switching power supplies. Set up and ran “Good Neighbor Testing” with noisy PC boards next to product boards. Assisted with EMC testing of new.

• Assertive Test and Compliance Engineer with a track record of delivering major projects on time and in budget. Practical working knowledge of complex Electronics Test System design, EMC and Safety standards and EC.
• IEEE Chicago EMC (Electro-Magnetic Compliance) Society Board Member
• Presentation to Society on “Technical Networking,” Sept. 2016
• Technical Publications: Articles and “Ideas for Design” published in EDN,Electronic Design, RF Design, and Byte magazines.
• Recording musician (keyboard).
• Distance bicycling enthusiast. Gym rat 2-3x/week.

Lisle, IL, US

Developed EMC and Design Verification test plans for new wireless Internet of Things (IoT) product. Engineered EMC pre-compliance testing at local labs. Executed complete test plan testing for second generation product. Six-month contract ended early due to the severe chip shortage. Contract ended July 2021

Chicago, IL, US

Responsibility for the DEHC (Digital Electro-Hydraulic Control) systems. Interesting stuff for an electronics guy; high-pressure hydraulic oil and steam. A nuclear power plant is an extremely complex system-of-systems; learning about the complexities was fascinating.

Developed EMC and Design Verification test plans for new wireless Internet of Things (IoT) product. Engineered EMC pre-compliance testing at local labs, and drove FCC modular certification of new Molex WiHART RF module. Executed complete test plan testing for first and second generation products. Contract ended Dec. 2019.

• Assertive Test and Compliance Engineer with a track record of delivering major projects on time and in budget. Practical working knowledge of EMC and Safety standards and EC Directives. Organized and detail oriented.
• IEEE Chicago EMC (Electro-Magnetic Compliance) Society Board Member
• Presentation to Society on “Technical Networking,” Sept. 2016
• Technical Publications: Articles and “Ideas for Design” published in EDN, Electronic Design, RF Design, and Byte magazines.
• Recording musician (keyboard).
• Distance bicycling enthusiast. Gym rat 2-3x/week.

Ottawa, IL, US

• Managed and conducted all EMC and Safety compliance projects, including UL Listings, FCC and CE ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing on products.
• EMC: Conducted complete EMC testing on over 80 B+B product families, including automotive and wireless products. Created detailed Test Plans for each test project, including emissions and immunity testing. This.
• Safety: Executed over 20 major UL projects ranging in duration from three to seven months. Created Test Plans for UL, SGS and Intertek lab testing. Conducted testing for IEC/EN/UL 60950-1, UL508 (Listed and.
• Test Systems: Designed a dozen or so test systems for manufacturing. Designed and built test setups for EMC/Safety lab testing.
• Declarations of Conformity (DoCs): Prepared and maintained 300-400 CE DoCs to the latest versions of Standards and CE Directives, including the Radio Equipment Directive (2014/35/EU).
• Calibration (2012 – 2018): Maintained annual calibration for ~150 instruments.

Ottawa, IL, US

Performed System Testing; gained experience in IBM's RTC/RQM (Rational Team Concert, Rational Quality Manager). Have written 100's of Test Cases, Suites and Test Plans in RQM, as well as reporting Defects in RTC."Mike was on my System Test team testing communication and networking hardware devices. He was eager to learn new skills required for System.

Lemont, IL, US

Carrollton, TX, US

• Technical team leader and individual contributor in creating four multiple-rack automated test systems for complex telecom circuit packs, which included OC-48 communications and 1 Gb/s backplanes.
• Designed and implemented an RF test system for cable modems – wrote summary article in RF Design magazine.
• Created internal “Designing for Fiber Optics Testing (DFT)” standard – summary article in Test & Measurement World.
• Designed extensive internal “Fiber Optics Info” website for company optics practitioners and circuit pack designers, which drew over 500 hits in six months.

London, England, GB

Other proficiency: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint.

Electronics Engineering Courses

M.S., Electronics Engineering

B.S., Electronics Engineering