William Ruef Email & Phone Number

Goleta, Ca, Us

- Engineering custom telemetry ground station electronics for various aerospace vehicles and satellites.- PCB and hardware design for PCIe interface cards and rack mount telemety units. - Production and testing of custom machines for customer’s needs. R&D work. - Assisting with customer support. Engineering new equipment to work with legacy gear. - Lead repair technician for performing component level repairs and SMD/through hole solder work.- Creating and modifying drawings, models, bills of materials and other engineering documents.- Assisting software deparment with hardware/software interfacing. Testing/building software.

- Building, testing and repairing R&D molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) equipment used to createsemiconductor materials.- Building and repairing rack mount electronic components for controlling robotic elements andtemperatures in MBE systems. Performing repairs in house and in the field.- Working in a clean room environment repairing and rebuilding effusion cells and mechanicalcomponents. Outgassing components to be used in UHV environments.- Performing soldering work as well as assembling and programming control computers. Creating custom cables to fit customer needs. Adapting new electronics to be compatible with older MBE systems.

Santa Cruz, Ca, Us

- Built, operated and maintained mechanical systems designed by RMM to remove contamination from the soil and groundwater and minimize the impact on the surrounding environment.- In the field, collected groundwater and air/gas samples for laboratory analysis. Delivered samples to laboratory for analysis under strict state regulatory guidelines.- As part of a team and individually, performed site investigations to assess the extent of contamination and possible impacts on groundwater and air quality.- Compiled findings from the field and analytical test results into detailed reports for regulatory agencies and RRM clients. Communicated project status to clients as necessary.

Maintaining and cleaning pools and pump equipment in the Santa Cruz area. My responsibilities included testing and maintaining water chemistry in swimming pools, troubleshooting broken or faulty water pumps and electrical systems and general cleaning of pools.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Earth Science

Associate Of Arts - Aa, General Science