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Texas, United States

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Certifier I - May 2016 to April 2018Certifier II - April 2018Qualified for Certification for Intrinsic SafetyCSA Group Dallas 2017-2018 Engineer of the year award - April 2018Qualified for non-incendive, type n Electrical EquipmentQualified for CSA Mentorship Program, Technical ReviewerQualified for Protection By Enclosure type "t"Qualified for Lab and Measurement 61010-1Certify Products meet standards for Hazardous Locations, Ordinary Locations, and other Safety Requirements, understanding applicable areas of NEC, CEC Part I and Part II.ATEX, IECEx, UKEX, Class, Division, ZoneExplosion Protection Methods and Levels. Specific standards include:CSA C22.2/UL/IEC/EN 60079 series:· Part 0: Equipment - General Requirements· Part 7: Equipment protection by increased safety “e”· Part 11: Equipment Protected by Intrinsic Safety "¡"· Part 15: Equipment protection by type of protection “n”· Part 28: Protection of Equipment and Transmission Systems Using Optical Radiation· Part 31: Protection of Equipment by type of protection "t"CSA C22.2/UL/IEC/EN 61010-1: Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use.CSA C22.2 No. 213-17 ANSI/ISA/UL 12.12.01: Nonincendive electrical equipment for use in Class I and II, Division 2, and Class III, Divisions 1 and 2 hazardous (classified) locations.CSA 94.1/94.2 / UL 50/50E: Enclosures for Electrical Equipment, Non-Environmental, Environmental Considerations.Canadian Electrical Code (CEC) C22.1, Section 18.National Electrical Code (NEC) NFPA 70, Articles 500-510.

Plano, Texas, Us

Principle Engineer, contract – covering all aspects of printed circuit board design taking from schematic concept to manufacture.* Utilize PADS Logic Schematic Capture, PADS PCB layout, PADS Router, KiCAD, * Design circuits of various complexity for manufacturability* Create, and develop Testing for design, and Manufacture at Circuit Design Specialties* Act as Compliance and Safety expert* Projects include: Portable Electrostatic Sprayer, Infrared Monocular with Camera, Smart Start Test Circuit, L-3 Communications Projects

Manufacturing Engineer Reporting Directly to Operations Manager, assist in operating Quality Management System and working with Engineering in support of Outsourced PCB Assemblies and Integration Activities.* PADS PCB Routing and Manual Routing of Digital Video Circuits Boards, with up to 30-layer Isola 370HR Dielectric, differential impedance and length matched 3, 4 and 5 mil trace routes, with fine pitch components, in support of formats including 8 Megapixel DVI Support* Trouble-shooting, analyzing issues, and initiate corrective actions in support of the quality system* Utilize PADS Schematic Capture, PADS PCB layout, AutoCAD, Microsoft Products, etc.* Prepare Documentation and Equipment required to manufacture and test products.* Perform Engineering Tasks in support of Engineering, Manufacturing, Test, Integration and Quality.* Managed QA Database, BOMS, and ECOS to distribute Quality Documents for entire operation* Process ECOs using MRP and QA database software* Perform Quality Audits to meet GMP and ISO standards* Work with Incident Management System, and process resolutions to issues.* Suggest and implement process changes in QMS system to improve quality* Assure Engineering Documentation is complete and meets Quality Approval.

Lewisville, Texas, Us

Engineering Department / Sustaining Engineering - Design Circuits with Schematic Capture, Create PCB (Printed Circuit Board) Designs, Direct Testing, Provide Analysis and Solutions to Problems at Component Level, and Provide Service, Manufacturing and Product Support.* Design, Develop and Modify control and drive circuits for existing product, including PCB Design, Layout and Routing – PIC Micro controllers, motor controls, PCB Layout of 315 / 390 Mhz Micrel Keylock RF Circuits for Remote.* Create Schematics with DxDesigner / PADS Logic; Layout Circuits using PADS Layout. * Analyze, evaluate and correct problems found in new or existing product at local or remote manufacturing facilities and at customer locations and isolate root-cause at electronic component level, improving design quality and robustness.* Assist Project Management with overseas vendors, including international travel.* Create Tests, Direct/Assist test lab in designing tests to evaluate electronic components.* Apply Green Belt Principles to Test and Procedures* Meet UL Safety, EMC, and FCC standards, Interfaced directly with UL representative on Product Safety, to system and component level.* Liaison with PCB Assembly Plant in Virginia

Engineering Department: Design Circuits with Schematic Capture, Create Printed Circuit Designs Video Department: Production, Support, Product Test, Documentation and Board layout.* Layout of over 100 Printed Circuit Boards using PADS Logic, Orcad, PADS Layout and PADS Router - Many 4, 6, 8 layer lower density, some 14 and 16 layer designs including BGAs.* Reverse Engineered PCBs, used CAM 350, creating Schematics and re-laying out working PCBs.* Increased productivity of PCB Design Department by 50% in peak business period.* Designed Circuits using PADS Logic, and OrCad Schematic Capture. * Video Surveillance Department testing, production, support, documentation and board layout.

Portland, Oregon, Us

Co-Founder of Dallas, TX Rock/Blues band Divine Excess w/Dee Schore - release CD on i-Tunes and CD Baby. Have played music most of life, and continue to use music as form of relaxation.

Louisville, Ky, Us

Sole Electrical Engineer and Engineering Technician - create sub-assembly Electrical Designs, Prototype, Troubleshoot, Lay out boards, Test and Release to Production, create assembly Documentation, provide Technical Support to Production and Service, implement Quality Improvement and Cost Reduction measures.* Designed, performed PCB Layout, and Implemented Electronic Circuits including a Switching Power Supply: reduced weight over 75%, increased Quality Six-Sigma improving International Marketability.* Created Schematic, Hand-wired prototype circuits for new Furnace, tested, and implemented layout.* Saved $4 per assembly of Furnace Programming Box.* Maintained Product C Code during staffing transition allowing over $270,000 of product to be shipped.* Wrote Training for manufacturing team members on troubleshooting of electronic designs.* Integrated Burnout Furnace and Vacuum Porcelain Furnace electronics with universal input switching power supply, completed UL, CSA and EN testing, CE Marked, and placed in production.* Designed DC Motor Drive Circuit and Main electronics for New Vacuum Mixer Product* Designed Powder / Water Batching System Electronics and Strain Gage Instrumentation* Laid out boards using PADS PCB, and Pads Power Logic Schematic Capture

Bethlehem, Pa, Us

Staff Electrical Engineer - perform high-level investigations, create designs, make recommendations to management.* Managed build of Peristaltic Pump Main Control Board Prototype, Communications Module, and Biomed Box including schematic design and purchase of parts to meet department schedule requirements.* Managed Project of Communication Module, including Schematic Design, Board Layout, kitting parts, delivering kit to PCB Assembly Shop, and releasing hardware to software department.* Re-designed Failsafe Circuit PLD with state machine to reduce functional failures to less than 1 out of 100* Created enhancements to existing Pump Servo Circuit improving battery operation* Improved Power Board design using SEPIC power supply resulting in operation of pump with low battery voltage.* Expedited delivery of Specifications, Test Plans and Validation Procedures for Power Distribution Board, Power Supply and Battery to meet the System Validation Schedule.* Investigated RF noise issue, utilizing local RF Compliance test lab to show unit is immune to cell phone level RF noise.* Interfaced with UL Representative on Power Supply and Patient Risk issues.

Bethlehem, Pa, Us

Promoted to Sr. Staff Engineer* Designed Test Plans for TPN Compounding Machine* Interfaced with R & D on new Infusion Pump Design

Bethlehem, Pa, Us

Created Engineering Tests, Documentation, Test Plans, Test Protocols, and Medical Hazard Analysis, and performed engineering-level tests to improve overall product quality.* Performed emulator testing on Intelligent Pumps* Performed system failure investigations to reduce product failure modes.* Created Test Plan for Main Board and Performed Validation Testing to component Level.* Wrote Test Plan for Manufacturing Power Supply Tester, which improved productivity and process quality.* Interfaced with UL for Power Supply issues, including Safety, and Patient Risk issues.* Ran tests at local Compliance Facility for RF Immunity Tests to European Levels

Bethlehem, Pa, Us

Starting as contractor, worked with R&D Department, until a permanent position with the company was available.Created, wrote, and performed engineering-level tests.* Established and implemented program to develop Subassembly Test Protocols from Requirement Specifications adopted by R&D as standard practice.* Interfaced with Engineering in Design of Switching Power Supply, creating Requirements Specification and Test Documentation to improve design quality.* Created Tests for Power Supply, Battery and Charger System, and Fan / Cooling of unit - made recommendations to Engineering based on results.* Travelled to Florida to work with design partner on Power Supply Design and Test

B.S., Electrical Engineering

B.A., Physics