Paul Conaway Email & Phone Number

Rochester Ny

Rochester Ny

Test Automation, with LabVIEW and TestStand "Big Data" acquisition and retreivalCommunication channel monitoring

Jefferson Road Operations Center, Rochester

As a test engineer in Product Service I helped maintain numerous test stations for all radio models both civilian and military.

Fairport Ny

Developed a system to simulate real world signals that is in turn used to perform software regression testing for sophisticated intrusion sensors.

Jefferson Road Facility, Rochester Ny

Developed debugging and diagnostic software tests for a new line of high frequency radios. Built test stations for new products. Upgraded Legacy test systems.

Syracuse Ny

Developed software for automated testing of complex electronic equipment, including sonar and radar systems. Developed Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) code for custom high speed applications. Advanced LabVIEW programming techniques. Certified TestStand developer.• Verified sub-system design by measurement to meet military specifications.• Automated Precision RF measurements using Network Analyzers.• Led efforts to standardize use of TestStand in two Special Test Equipment groups.• Produced 30 page manuals and trained operators for production testing on manufacturing floor.• Designed and optimized a database that reduced storage requirements 60% .• Developed custom computer controls to operate a 1000 gallon, 1000 psi pressure chamber.• Designed an experiment that led to optimum settings for a temperature, pressure, and Humidity controlled process. Additional experience with:o Ladder Logic programming and control of Unitronics - Vision 120 PLC.o Watlow series F4 ramping temperature controller.o Vaisala Humicap Humidity / Temperature sensor.

Rochester, Ny

Developed LabVIEW software for testing and calibration of high end digital cameras.• Centralized data collection utilizing a networked database with SQL Server. • Reduced per unit calibration time by 60% allowing higher volume production.• Developed many specialized image quality measurements based on the unique attributes of high pixel count color CCD and CMOS sensors. Patented one such algorithm.• Integrated a computer controlled color light source which gave reliable, repeatable calibration.• Collected data for 3 “Black Belt” projects which saved the company millions of dollars in increased efficiency.• Produced a 3 day training class to teach foreign partners how to calibrate cameras. Trained 9 technicians over a 1 year period.

Rochester, Ny

• Oversaw the conversion of eight production cells from Macintosh to Windows platform.• Transformed a hodge podge of tools into a suite of tests, which led to production acceptance.• Standardized image quality analysis software using commercial image processing software and LabVIEW, and using TestStand to coordinate test execution.• Reduced calibration time from 3 hours to 1, relieved operator stress and improved reliability.• Trained 25 manufacturing floor operators and their supervisors on how to operate the computer controlled testing, calibration and data collection programs.

• Supervised 10 other software developers.• Developed code for high speed machine vision inspection and measurement system.• Automated the precision control of a three axis servo positioning system.• Programmed a variety of microcontrollers including the PIC-16 series, using both assembly language and high level languages, including C, Basic and Forth• Collected temperature data from a dozen sensors using Dallas Semiconductor “One Wire Bus”.• Programmed the control of small DC motors for rotary bar code reading and positioning.• Applied Taguchi methods and designed experiments to optimize a small motor positioning system design.• Measured low volume fluid flow on ten channels simultaneously.• Telecommunications: Designed subscriber line interface circuit & time slot interchange voice switch.