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United States

Technical Specialist II in product support to provide technical leadership in design, test, and document hardware for improvements. Fully integrated in a development environment.

Technical Specialist I in product support to provide technical leadership in design, test, and document hardware for improvements. Fully integrated in a development environment.

Senior Engineer in the design, development, and support of commercial food equipment. Duties and responsibilities include electrical/electronic hardware and software design, product testing and improvement, production support, project management, product research & development from concept to manufacturing, and project specifications.• Eight patents pending from the US Patent Office.• Designed, developed, programmed, managed and supported embedded system development based on the Microchip PIC 16C77A and dsPIC30F4011 processors for monitoring, control, and processing information in a food slicer. Software design and support of processor programs in C language.• Suggested and developed mechanical and electrical ideas into reality that added value to the product. • Designed and developed test fixtures for product development and support testing.The Microsoft Office Professional Edition and MS Project software products were utilized for presentations, report generation, project documentation, and project management.

Product Development Engineer in the design and development of embedded systems, industrial controls, and monitoring equipment for the tool & die and automation industries. Duties and responsibilities include system integration, software design, project management, customer support, field service, product research & development from concept to manufacturing, and project specifications.• Five patents granted from the US Patent Office.• Designed, developed, programmed, managed and supported standalone and embedded system development based on the Microchip PIC 16C74A and 17C44 processors for monitoring, control, and processing information in a high-speed stamping operation. Software design of processor programs in assembly language.• System integration and software design of monitoring and control equipment for controlling interlocking stamping dies, precision automated grinding machines, and fixtures utilizing single board level computers, motion boards, I/O boards, peripheral boards and displays. Software languages included C/C++, RMX86, and PMAC.• Designed and developed embedded electronic hardware based on the TI TMS320LF2406A DSP for a patented embedded intelligent distributed DeviceNet network I/O system which included both digital and analog signals for monitoring and control in stamping dies and presses. • System integration and software development of inspection and control equipment for part and material defect inspection, part orientation, and part assembly utilizing vision, motion, PC, and display hardware.The Microsoft Office Professional Edition and MS Project software products are utilized for presentations, report generation, project documentation, and project management.

Project Engineer in the Color and Flat Panel Technology Displays department. Proposed, designed and implemented product changes and improvements to the military aircraft B-1B Vertical Situation Display, Display Electronic Unit. Participated in field investigations, performed data gathering, and documented tasks as assigned. Provided technical direction to technicians, aides, and other engineers involving numerous product technical and manufacturing problems.

Associate Engineer – Systems in the Process Control Systems department at Westing House Electric - IED. Developed Fortran programs based on customer requirements for industrial electronic control systems. Gained understanding of power plant operation systems.

Hardware Engineer in the Hardware Validation and Quality Assurance department. Type testing of new product releases measuring their susceptibility to environmental and fault conditions. Took on responsibility of having equipment UL listed for the first time at PERQ. Made specifications and approvals for double-sided and multi-layered printed circuit boards.

Electronic Technician in the Electronics Production department. Performed set-up and testing of electronic glass testing equipment which incorporated both analog and digital circuitry. Involved in build-up of prototypes for new equipment.

Bs, Electrical Engineering

CUM LAUDE with high honors in Electrical Engineering.

Associate, Electronic And Computer Technology