Trevor Thomas Schelp
McKinney, Texas 75070
Phone: 469-***-****
E-mail: abnxoc@r.postjobfree.com
OVERVIEW
An experienced, creative, and results-oriented Electrical Engineer with the
technical, managerial, and organizational skills required to "make it
happen." Expertise in initial product design, evaluating new product
design, analyzing product solutions, conceiving, developing, and directing
the implementation of solutions to enhance productivity to improve on
product design.
WORK EXPERIENCE
TT Electronics/Optek Technology 2005 - Present
Senior Product Engineer / Product Development Engineer
Responsible for concept design, engineering, and manufacturing of custom
opto-electronic circuitry for sensing applications. Duties range from
developing initial application concepts, meeting customer proposed
engineering applications, engineering of customer accepted designs, and
completing the product development process to produce customer applications
in Optek Technology Inc.'s manufacturing facilities. Further duties
include product lifecycle management activities on current and legacy Optek
Technology's products provide technical support on all of Optek
Technology's sensing opto-electronic products and general support to
internal divisions.
. Accountable for three of Optek's "Top Ten" customers Xerox including full
product portfolio management and product life cycles with sales around $1
million
. Other product portfolio's include Opto-Isolators, larger PCB System
packages, hybrids, SMD PCBs, reflective and transmissive switches, and
encoders
. Designed custom sensing opto-electronic circuits to meet customer
specifications using Optek's standard components.
. Produced engineering design samples for customer application specific
needs.
. Arranged board level components, wiring, and connector systems for
designed printed and hybrid circuit boards.
. Managed design projects from inception to manufacturing production floor
(Juarez, MX)
. Provided technical support of Optek Technology's opto-electronic
components used in a wide variety of customer applications.
. Specified manufacturing tooling to produce custom plastic designs.
. Interacted with Optek Technology's third-party suppliers for products to
complete customer design "under budget and on time."
. Received 2nd patent for optical encoder design.
. Acted as project manager for complicated designs assembling teams to
engineer customer designs.
Senior Product Engineer - Components Business Unit 2005 - 2006
Responsible for organizing, directing, and coordinating of product
management activities including product life scheduling, product
definition, product marketing, and technical publications for TT
Electronics/Optek Technology's Infrared SMD and Fiber Optic receiver
products. Duties range from product definition and direction to creating
and setting goals for the major SMD products that meet the overall
objectives of the organization. Further duties include producing reports to
the Vice President of Components and interfacing daily with Optek's
Optoelectronic Customers, Customer Service Organizations, Sales, Test
Development and Test Integration, and Manufacturing Engineering.
. Responsible for SMD product line costing figures.
. Extensive travel to Optek's Juarez, MX Facilities and Far East Vendors
(Malaysia, Taiwan)
. Created customer sales quotations based on standard and custom design
solutions. Solutions include circuit boards, surface mount components,
IC placement, and plastic housing design.
. Coordinated with Business Development Manager on SMD product line.
. Produced SMD product line specifications, data sheets, and selection
guides.
. Interact with wafer designers to develop and debug Infrared chip designs
for better customer solutions.
Honeywell International Inc. 2001 - 2005
Senior Design Engineer - Sensing & Position Measurand, Automated Control
Systems Division
Engaged in concept design, engineering, and manufacturing of custom opto-
electronic circuitry for Sensing Applications using Honeywell's array of
opto-electronic products. Duties range from developing initial application
concepts, meeting customer proposed engineering applications, engineering
of customer accepted designs, and completing the product development
process to produce customer applications in Honeywell's manufacturing
facilities. Further duties include product management activities on current
and legacy Honeywell products; provide technical support on all of
Honeywell's sensing opto-electronic products, and general support to
internal divisions.
. Designed custom sensing opto-electronic circuits to meet customer
specifications using Honeywell's standard components.
. Produced engineering design samples for customer application specific
needs.
. Originated custom plastic housing designs using 3D CAD software tools.
. Fabricated printed circuit boards using 3D CAD tools and P-CAD.
. Arranged board level components, wiring, and connector systems for
designed printed circuit boards.
. Managed design projects from inception to manufacturing production floor
(Juarez, MX)
. Provided technical support of Honeywell's opto-electronic components used
in customer applications.
. Specified manufacturing tooling to produce custom Honeywell Designs.
. Interacted with Honeywell's third-party suppliers for products to
complete customer design "under budget and on time."
. Received 1st patent for custom VCSEL laser design used in custom sensing
application.
. Managed several of Honeywell's largest customers such IBM and Seagate
providing detailed support for current and new designs.
Inet Technologies Inc. 2000 - 2001
Project Engineer / Product Management - Network Infrastructure Product
Technologies
Responsible for contributing, directing, and coordinating of product
management activities including product management, product definition,
product marketing, and technical publications for the Inet's Technologies
Softswitching products. Duties range from product definition and direction
to creating and setting goals for the department that meet the overall
objectives of the organization. Further duties include producing reports to
the Chief Technical Officer and interfacing daily with Inet's Technologies
Softswitch Customers, Customer Service organizations, Sales, Software
Development and Test Integration, Program Management, and System
Engineering organizations.
. Created and reviewed overall Feature Specification Documents, Compliance
Matrices, System Design Documents, and Feature Test Plans for Inet's
Softswitching Products.
. Interfaced with the marketing, project management, and development teams
within Inet Technologies.
. Led effort for technical responses on RFP and RFI's.
. Contributed to product line architecture, requirements, and definitions.
. Developed live test sequences for the introduction of feature rich
systems on the softswitch platforms.
Ericsson Inc., Richardson, Texas 1994 - 2000
1999 - 2000
Senior Engineer, Switch Engineering Methods
Responsible for introduction and industrialization of new switching
products into Installation Engineering product development tools.
. Minimized the costs for the customer's bottom line through the use of
Ericsson products worldwide.
. Established knowledge of current and legacy GSM products and how these
products relate to GSM customers now and in the future.
. Prepared engineering master documentation and master installation
instructions for Switch Engineering and Field Installation personnel.
. Managed engineering field teams(up to 10) on the installation of MSC and
BSS systems reviewing and initiating field changes with the installation
personnel
. Specified master external interconnection cable and connector
documentation, and all other necessary master hardware documentation for
the installation and interconnection of GSM switching equipment.
. Maximized GSM switching system designs for ease of engineering by the
Switch Engineering Department and Field Installation personnel.
. Provided Installation Engineering support during project implementation
by Switch Engineering Department.
. Developed GSM product packages for GSM 1900 versions R3, R6, R7, and R8.
1998 - 1999
Senior Engineer Product Management, GSM Local Product Management
Responsible for the product management functions and the product planning
activities of the GSM 1900 Department in the BSS Product Unit support
areas.
. Arranged technical presentations to present 2G and 3G products to
potential new customer NEXTWAVE, and existing customers PBW and Omnipoint
(T-Mobile).
. Resided in Sweden to develop the necessary contacts with UAB and SPM for
the GSM 1900 Market.
. Analyzed and evaluated Ericsson's customer's technical requirements for
the Ericsson's BSS products, the current industry standards, and
Ericsson's competition with regard to BSS products.
. Defined and developed technical specifications for products with respect
to Ericsson's market strategy.
. Presented product technical reviews identifying new opportunities based
on customer requirements and Ericsson's technological capabilities.
. Advised and directed market research required for product development
process ensuring accuracy of product materials.
. Performed competitive product analysis and recommended cost and quality
improvement programs.
1994 - 1998
GSM Switch Dimensioner, Project Switch Engineer, Regional Scheduler
. Dimensioned GSM switching equipment to specific customer needs.
. Customized hardware solutions for existing deployed GSM switching
systems.
. Maintained engineering product guides for use as standard GSM hardware
package solutions.
. Procured hardware solutions support for Account Management and Sales
Teams to maximize cost efficiency to for the customer.
. Monitored on-site engineering and technical product support to Ericsson's
largest GSM customer (Pacific Bell Wireless) in North America making
critical decisions on the engineering processes and providing product
solutions
. Constructed site-specific GSM switching equipment floor plans.
. Supplied engineering documentation and installation instructions for
field installation personnel.
. Designated external interconnection cables and connectors, and all other
necessary hardware for the installation and interconnections of GSM
equipment.
. Interpreted GSM switching system designs for ease of installation to
field personnel.
. Supervised installation-engineering support during project implementation
in field.
. Served as primary liaison between customer and Ericsson.
. Composed engineering configuration lists to ensure accurately implemented
projects.
. Determined the cost of engineering services for specific customer
projects.
1987 - 1993
Engineering Intern Mobil Oil Corporation
. Summers and full time during College(1989 - 1994)
. Various engineering duties including electrical system reviews, as
built information,
Transformer and motor work, control systems, tank farm maintenance
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook, Visio,
Internet Explorer)
Pro-Engineer 3-D Product Design (Pro-E, Pro-E 1.x, Pro-E 2.x wildfire)
DipTrace, Oracle 11i, salesforce.com, SAP R/3,daptiv.com
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
4 Dimension Time Management Program
7 Management Tools & 7 Quality Tools
PMI (Project Management training)
Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
Valid US Passport
EDUCATION
Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (May 1994)