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Santa Clara County, California, United States

United States

Lead Electro-Mechanical Design Engineering Division, managing turn-key and a la carte projects for Tier 1 hardware companies in the Information Technology, Industrial Semiconductor, Medical, Automotive and Consumer Electronics Industries. Spearhead product compliance efforts in EMC, Product Safety and NEBS for the global market.

United States

Responsible for coordination’s and management in the fields of Product Safety, EMC, Reliability and Environmental. Advised manufacturers across numerous industries on developing compliant products. Provided testing for compliance with Global Regulatory and Customer based requirements. Interacted with the customers to help determine appropriate requirements and developed detailed proposals for performing the necessary testing and certifications to enter the global market. Managed the P&L for the Plant and provided forecasts for future testing.

United States

Led homologation of Nortel Networks products internationally working in the Compliance Engineering department. Helped create Globally accredited testing laboratory accepted by USA, Canada, Europe, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore. Reviewed and critiqued telecommunications products for use in the world market. Interfaced directly with the development organization to guide the development for international compliance and homologation with country requirements in North America, Europe, Far East, and Australia. Received numerous awards in the development of new PBX systems. Developed and taught a course on designing for compliance with product safety requirements. Represented Nortel in various industry committees including the Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Association, Telecommunication Industries Association, International Electrotechnical Commission, Underwriters Laboratories and Canadian Standards Association. One of eight industry experts chosen for the development of a North American Bi-National safety standard for all Information Technology and Telecommunications Equipment.

United States

Reviewed and critiqued telecommunications products for use in the world market. Interfaced directly with the development organization to guide the development for international compliance and homologation with country requirements in North America, Europe, Far East, and Australia. Received numerous awards for exceeding job requirements. Represented ROLM in various industry committees including the Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Association, Telecommunication Industries Association, International Electro technical Commission, Underwriters Laboratories and Canadian Standards Association.

United States

Managed the Electrical Engineering Department. Responsibilities included serving as an active member of the MRB, supervision of the laboratory personnel, system power control design, power supply systems development, Component engineering and Regulatory Compliance engineer.

Responsible for the management of the selection and qualification of the power supplies used in computer systems. Additionally managed the regulatory compliance group whose responsibilities include UL, CSA and FCC compliance. Acted as Data Communications manager to coordinate the design and selection of high-speed modems and multiplexers. Acted as project manager for the design and manufacturer of an in house developed multiplexer. Coordinated the development of component specifications for passive electrical components. Justified and established an RFI test measurement laboratory.

United States

Responsible for product compliance with UL and CSA requirements. CSA Deputy for CSA category certification program. FCC Compliance Engineer responsible for testing and incorporating changes and suggesting design techniques for compliance with RFI requirements. Project manager for fully reliable auxiliary power supply. This included specification preparation, design evaluation and unit qualification. Responsible for AC power distribution in a new CPU.

United States

Reviewed products in a variety of industries including Information Technology, Industrial Equipment, Office Appliances, and Power Tools.