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Dayton, Ohio Area

Specialist in all areas of Electrical systems and controls for power distribution, production equipment, and custom projects in multiple facilities. Focus on PLC and HMI program changes and archival for all operations. DC motor and drive troubleshooting, repair, and re-furbished component installation. Effective emergency troubleshooting and repair during production stoppages. Research, design, building, and installation of custom production equipment systems. Implementation of process… Show more Specialist in all areas of Electrical systems and controls for power distribution, production equipment, and custom projects in multiple facilities. Focus on PLC and HMI program changes and archival for all operations. DC motor and drive troubleshooting, repair, and re-furbished component installation. Effective emergency troubleshooting and repair during production stoppages. Research, design, building, and installation of custom production equipment systems. Implementation of process continuity plans, minimizing production stoppages which included testing, repair, and setup of spare PLC modules and PID controllers. Resulting average lost revenue of $5500 to $8000 per shift was avoided in production down-time. Motor repair and drive costs of over $40,000 per production cell were averted on three cells. Show less

Launched a business utilizing electrical engineering skills for independent projects involving buildings, vintage vehicles and home electronics projects. Communicated with clients to determine and review their needs to create, design, and implement solutions. Designed and installed electrical systems in homes and businesses, including lighting, branch circuits, low voltage, Ethernet, cable, wireless, and service panels.

7-Store Western Cincinnati Region

Performed product knowledge training sessions for various products to team members, managers, and store associates.Provided project solutions to customers and store associatesTeam Lead in Electrical. Built and maintained displays, ensured Planogram integrity, and provided customer service for Electrical, Hardware, and Flooring departments in 7 Cincinnati market stores.

Completed a Contract with United Airlines for an in-flight voice and data communications system by redesigning for obsolescence. Utilized electronic CAD system to capture and record updated information. Reviewed circuit board layout specifications and ensured they met existing Electronic Magnetic Interference and Federal Communications Commission testing compliance.

Conducted modeling of ATM, Frame Relay, RF and Ethernet systems in three major metropolitan markets using an industry proprietary provisioning software and modeling package. Designed and implemented a training program for administration, engineering and provisioning personnel.Conducted Beta testing and implementation on a three tier client server network inventory and provision system running on an Oracle 7.3.4 data base. Participated in the administration of application server and… Show more Conducted modeling of ATM, Frame Relay, RF and Ethernet systems in three major metropolitan markets using an industry proprietary provisioning software and modeling package. Designed and implemented a training program for administration, engineering and provisioning personnel.Conducted Beta testing and implementation on a three tier client server network inventory and provision system running on an Oracle 7.3.4 data base. Participated in the administration of application server and database. Show less

Conducted full in-system test, troubleshooting, and repair of all Mux, Demux and traffic circuit boards for the 38 GHz XP-3 product line, which included implementation of the production test system for manufacturing.Hardware and FPGA design of 23 and 38 GHz point-to-point PCS equipment using VHDL, Designed for several board level and sub-system level projects.Managed protyping staff, including interviewing, hiring, and evaluating; Communicated ongoing with staff on projects and… Show more Conducted full in-system test, troubleshooting, and repair of all Mux, Demux and traffic circuit boards for the 38 GHz XP-3 product line, which included implementation of the production test system for manufacturing.Hardware and FPGA design of 23 and 38 GHz point-to-point PCS equipment using VHDL, Designed for several board level and sub-system level projects.Managed protyping staff, including interviewing, hiring, and evaluating; Communicated ongoing with staff on projects and assignments. Show less

Embedded firmware and software development for police and fire dept data terminals

Embedded software development for bar code readers and peripherals

Member of a research and development group who created a complete mobile functional test system used on the 757 final assembly factory floor which saved $1.4 million in annual testing costs. Patents obtained for 757 test system.

Electronic and mechanical design of production fabrication equipment for microwave communications equipment, which included a magnetic press controller, filament supply current controller, multi-axis laser welding station and rod thickness measurement station.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

Activities and Societies: IEEE, Space Dynamics laboratory, EE department labs instrument repair, Wescor activities planner, Morton Thiokol.

General Engineering And Chemical Engineeing

Activities and Societies: Phi Sigma Kappa

Science Pre-Professional And Pre-Med

Activities and Societies: Intra-Dormitory Football League, Kiwanis Foundation scholarship