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Tucson, AZ, US

Senior Electrical Engineer working on Guidance systems for surface to Air missiles

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Provided Reliability Engineering support for the Airline customers.
• Generated anticipated cost savings of $ 223,790 for the company by reducing the removals of components from the Aircraft. Identified problematic components and worked with the Vendors to implement a permanent solution.
• Worked with the Airlines and Maintenance teams to implement cost savings measures and increased reliability for their Aircraft.
• Implemented work scopes for the vendors to reduce the number of No Fault Found components and improve reliability.

• GLOBAL EAGLE ENTERTAINMENT, Lombard, IL 2017A leading provider of In Flight Entertainment for the Aircraft Industry Project Engineer (contract work, 2017)Provided project management support for the Aircraft Engineering.
• Reduced design cycle time by generating the man hour loading charts for the Certification, Installation, and Manufacturing Master Data Lists for the Ku Satellite band internet systems for the 737-800, A330 and A320.

Providing Electrical Engineering Support for third party product development. Providing Engineering and Project support for the upgrade of the computer systems for the Barrington Youth and Family Services.

• Provided project management support for the Supplier Designed Equipment Department.
• Managed program deliverables for the Bombardier C series aircraft by collaborating with the vendor and the cross functional teams to meet the scheduled milestone dates.
• Managed the construction and checkout for the Auxiliary Bus Controller Unit Test system for the Orion Space Program.
• Supported the Thrust Vector Actuator Test system for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Program

• Assisted in acquiring the Supplemental Type Certificates for the CRJ and 737-900ER Aircraft for the Airline by collaborating with design teams, and vendors to meet the scheduled milestone dates.
• Managed Vendors to provide the Prototype kits for the Air to Ground systems used in the Aircraft
• Conducted weekly meetings with design teams, vendors, customers, and upper management to address and solve issues and ensure timely implementation of the Gogo Air to Ground systems.

Windsor Locks, CT, US

• Managed product development for the Auxiliary Bus Controller Unit for the NASA Orion Space Program.
• Managed product development for the 10 Amp Remote Power Controller. Identified at risk components by generating the Component Power Dissipation, Stress and Performance Analysis, Met accelerated deadline. Identified.
• Approved the components to be flight ready for use in the Auxiliary Bus Controller Unit (ABCU)

• Managed product risk for the General Motors Fuel Pump Power Module.
• Managed Product risk by generating the Design Failure Mode Effect Analysis for the General Motors Fuel Pump Power Module. Met accelerated deadline, Identified single point failures by modeling circuits in P-spice and.

Hanover, DE

• Maintained customer satisfaction by timely delivery and high quality of Engine Control Modules for a major diesel engine manufacturer by leading and taking ownership of every aspect of the design process to manufacturing
• Lead the Obsolescence team by taking a proactive approach to identifying components nearing the end of their maturity cycle and planning ahead for redesign of ECM’s
• Saved $6000 of redesign cost for Power PC Embedded controller by modifying PCB layout to reuse test fixture and avoided new test fixture development.
• Reduced cost and design cycle time by indentifying functional pin assignments for the current microprocessor used in the embedded controller and interfaced them to function with the replacement microprocessor ensuring.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Saved $300,000 by initiating the discussions and negotiated the acquisition of the ATE test systems and test equipment
• Developed RF Systems testing interface circuitry. Created RF Testing Strategy document.
• Leader, Problem solving for RF systems. Resolving development issues and RF layout issues for RF Systems Lab
• Provided Engineering support for all of the test systems in the repair facility resulting in reduced downtime and maintained service level requirements.
• Identified wideband transmitter problem due to one pulse per second signal drift. Worked with team to redesign software and bring transmitter into FCC compliance
• Developed and implemented tests for multi-channel base radio program. Led departmental meetings addressing software and hardware concerns and project status. Met accelerated deadline while ensuring compliance with ALT.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Organized development of schematics, component lists, and testing for final production of an 800MHz power amplifier. Supervised each stage of development ensuring timely delivery and compliance of all standards and.
• Analyzed power amplifier, identifying cause of oscillation problems. Redesigned power amplifier line-up by installing new module and reconfigured power distribution requirements to meet performance specifications
• Designed TX enable circuits for 800MHz and 900MHz power amplifiers to power-up modules before RF is present. Circuits eliminated adjacent channel splatter.
• Performed thermal cutback circuitry testing to identify cause of premature power amplifier shutdown. Modeled performance and identified inaccurate component values. Changed value of resistors and re-certified power.
• Led team of engineers to resolve power amplifier circulator lead failures that were causing catastrophic failures of power amplifier modules. Identified lead solder failure due to work hardening and bent leads on the.

Designed, built and utilized test fixtures to conduct tests on HVAC components including EMI, ESD, dynamic noise, specification compliance, life cycle, and life expectancy.

Bsee, Electrical Engineering

Design For Six Sigma Green Belt Certified

Six Sigma Green Belt Trained

Master'S Certificate, Project Management