Reviewed and managed supplier qualification data for IFE System LRUs according to aircraft customer delivery milestones.

- As first EE on staff, coordinated the testing and evaluation of numerous existing products, establishing electrical performance limits and capabilities. - Tested and initiated UL certification and testing for our new Electrical Cord Reel product, the first extension cord-reel w/o wiper contacts. Evaluated various cable and conductor types with vendors and consulted mechanical design team on design improvements- Specified and created programmable automated high-cycle cord-reel life tester with touchscreen and AKM servo motor- Product launch testing of new security cord-reel product sold under Vangard for Walmart, Verizon Wireless, and many more retailers. - Designed electrical control panel for Airistar Technologies A500 and A1000 filter product launch (Telefonix owner was also part-owner of Airistar). - Customer support for GTE Airphone and IFE (In-Flight Entertainment) in-seat corded handset controllers for on-demand video/audio/gaming for IFE customers Panasonic Avionics Corp and Thales Avionics

- primarily tested and evaluated competitive products in the marketplace, including performance of frequency response, impedance, harmonic distortion, and noise rejection using Audio Precision System One and HP spectrum analyzer- special projects and investigations for various technologies in the marketplace, including binaural DSP processing of HRTFs (Head Related Transfer Functions), various wireless and noise reduction technologies- gained experience in a world-wide corporation with a cost-conscious mindset and mass production in mind; lessons from real-world historical lessons- participating in initial production run testing of several new products that were in development at the time, including the UR20 and UR30 stereophones- invaluable real-world application of numerous principles learned in the classroom