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Provide Test, Manufacturing and Technology services• Projects include debug of Carrier-Class telecommunications test programs, and developing interface strategies for a wearables start-up.• Test development, debug and sustaining from In-Circuit through System level. • DFM/DFT/DFX services. Test process analysis and design.• NI LabVIEW and TestStand certified.

- Programmed, debugged and deployed test processes for Enterprise Systems cloud servers, storage, and other ultra high end products- Test Lead for numerous cross-functional root cause and corrective action activities- Designed, debugged and modified electro-mechanical test fixtures- Supported global partner manufacturing facilities- Performed design analysis and provided Design For Testability (DFT), Design For Manufacturability (DFM), and Design For Assembly (DFA) reports- When a major product rollout was in jeopardy in Malaysia, I went to the site, facilitated equipment installation, debugged the test program, devised and implemented key firmware programming functionality. The build was a success, downstream test processes were enabled by the firmware, and the rollout schedule was maintained.- Redesigned fixtures and programs to leverage common configurations. Eliminating the need for $250,000 in equipment upgrades and facilitating LEAN initiatives.- Developed a hardware cost estimation formula for evaluation of outsourced test process quotes, resulting in a 40% cost reduction for awarded bids.- Complex design CAD reviews were causing delays, compromises, and missed issues. Wrote Perl utilities to analyze board CAD data and output reports 80% faster than existing tools.- Wrote routines to program board specific IPMI table and FRU data at product test- Leveraged vendor part programming tools, 3rd party tools (Algocroft WriteNow), and wrote platform specific bit-bang tools for JTAG, SPI, I2C, PMBus, SMBus, PIC, and other protocols- Documented test processes with Microsoft Office & Visio- Leveraged Microsoft Excel vlookup functionality to provide fast and accurate comparisons for test point and CAD probe fields with over 10,000 points. Facilitated fixture reuse and eliminated costs of new fixtures for each product revision- Maintained test related documentation on Sharepoint sites- Controlled code versions and releases with SVN and other tools

- Programmed, debugged and deployed test processes for Business Critical Systems servers and I/O products- Designed, debugged and modified electro-mechanical test fixtures- Coordinated outsourced development of test processes, as needed, to balance workloads- Supported contract manufacturer factory test groups in various countries- Performed Design For Testability (DFT) analysis on new products- Developed and wrote adaptive programming models for I2C, SMBus, SPI, parallel flash devices, and PIC Processors- When a via plug issue impacted board test, designed a new probe type that eliminated contact issues.

- Programmed, debugged and deployed In-Circuit Test (ICT) for prototypes and new Alpha Systems Division products- Coordinated outsourced development of test processes, as needed, to balance workloads- Performed Design For Testability (DFT) analysis on new products using FabMaster and other tools- Wrote model for automatic I2C vector generation to replace manual, error prone, cut and paste process. Eliminated 11348 line template. Resulting code increased I2C EEPROM device programming speed and made image contents easy to control and update.

- Performed Design For Testability (DFT) analysis on new telecommunications products using FabMaster and other tools- Programmed and executed Flying Probe Test (FPT) for early prototypes- Programmed, debugged and deployed In-Circuit Test (ICT) for products releasing to production- Designed test fixtures and managed vendors to ensure quality and delivery to schedule

- Factory wide test equipment, software, and operations support- Provided immediate response for all factory issues and line halts- Troubleshot and maintained a wide variety of test systems, X-Ray systems, PLC controlled handlers, production robots, and thermal test chambers - partial vendor list: GenRad, Teradyne, Faultfinder, Wandel & Goltermann, LTX, NH Research, IRT, Allen-Bradley- Primary Support Tech for transition to bare copper and OSP manufacturing in highest volume production lines- Alternate Systems Manager for QNX data collection network and computers

- Maintained and managed L series test systems for engineering and test departments: troubleshooting and repair, calibration compliance, upgrades of computers and software, and scheduling of machine availability- Managed $500K spare parts inventory- Maintained and managed test department computers, drives, networks and software- Shift Team Leader and TQM Quality Issue Coordinator- Tested electronic assemblies in production using L135, L260, and L210 board test ATE systems- Debugged circuit boards to the component level and isolated faults for repair

- Taught theory, operation, and maintenance of atomic station clock and remote receiver systems to NCOs as a Technical Instructor at the U.S. Army Intelligence School Ft. Devens (USAISD)- Troubleshot and maintained complex Electronic Warfare/Intercept communications systems- Debugged and repaired receivers (VHF thru microwave), recorders, multiplexers, demodulators, signal generators, monitors, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and microwave transmission systems- Top Secret security clearance (TSSCI)