James Hoelscher
Seattle WA *****
acgd03@r.postjobfree.com
Cell Phone 206-***-****
Electrical Engineer ~ System Engineer ~ Control Engineer
Highly Motivated, Detail Oriented, Quality Focus, Result Driven, Electrical Engineer Professional
with experience in Project Management, Systems Engineering, Product Development and
Systems Integration, Strong leadership ability, a proven track record of managing multi projects,
works successfully with people at all levels and in functional areas
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
EED Design (Startup) Portland, OR and Seattle WA May 2009 – Jan 2014
Electrical Engineer (security and video surveillance equipment)
• Designed benched tested circuit boards (digital, analog, and power conversion ) (ORCAD)
and wire harnesses - solder and test components (oscilloscope and meters) - installed
security and video surveillance equipment and systems
• Programed PLC (Allen Bradly) for HVAC ventilation
• Composed owner manual documentation and generating and revised (cable diagrams) and
checklist, and Created bill of materials (BOM)
The Boeing Company, Seattle WA January 2005 - April 2009
Electrical/Mechanical Engineer
• Designed, Integrated, modified, and adapted electrical systems, cables and wire
harnesses to interconnect electronic equipment in avionic (navigation, communications), fuel
systems and interiors (including galley, entertainment systems, interior and exterior lighting
(diode) and routed cables harness
• Generate product specifications for assembly, manufacturing, and components based
upon materials and performance requirements and design controls systems for pneumatic,
hydraulic cylinders, magnetic relays, solenoids, and analog outputs
• Lead and assist lean Teams that lead to cost reduction, planning and implementations
• Assist with supplier technical issues relative to product function and durability and
Participated in engineering studies, validations, and tests
• Developed filters and shielding (EMI), voltage converters, regulators, coaxial and fiber
optic drivers
• Generating and revised (system cable interconnect diagrams, point-to-point cable wiring
schematics, cable lengths, and routing details, in 2D and 3D drawings CAD systems
connector (cable assembly wiring diagrams, and system layouts).
• Selected product design based on customer requirements for function, durability and
vehicle packaging and the appropriate components for Project specifications and regulatory
requirements and developed Bill of Materials (cable BOMs)
• Composed technical documentation, wrote and updated Service Bulletins, Engineering
Change Notices (ECN) and test procedures to verify functional operation
• Facilitate effective communication between the design manufacturing plant and MOD
• Interfaced with customer engineering teams and Recommend changes to meet quality
and performance standards while ensuring consistency with management targets and
Participated in engineering studies, validations, and tests
• Initiated and completed the release process for new parts and part numbers.
• Participated in continuous improvement activities and teams
• Troubleshot and resolved assemble line issues by means of importance and in
chronological order (using a timeline) including supply and design issues and Supported
production and quality control issues with technical documentation
• Performed work safely within approved policies, procedures, work instructions, and
documentation in conformance with recognized quality standards.
University of Washington Medical Center Seattle WA April 2002 – June 2003
Programmer and Medical Researcher
• Design, programmed documented researched templates for MS Access, Excel and Word
Paccar (KENWORTH), Kirkland, WA Sept 2001 – June 2002
Electrical/Mechanical Engineer Intern and Team Leader (From Concept to Finished Product)
• Design, bench tested, and installed video cameras systems on heavy duty machine
• Delivered presentations to customers, peers and management on project status and design
innovations
• Contribute to Process Engineering meetings and reviewed customer specific designs
• Composed and edited proposals, abstracts, project report, technical documentation, budget
report and cost analysis
• Illustrated wire diagrams, analog and digital circuits
Advanced Technologies, Seattle, WA 1997 – August 2001
Electrical Engineer Intern
• Designed (analog and digital circuits), and Simulated (Using Cadence ORCAD, Layout
and Electronics Workbench National Instruments), circuits and Assembled and tested the
circuit on circuit boards (using oscilloscopes)
• Illustrated wire diagrams analog and digital circuits in AutoCAD wrote in a service bulletin
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Master of Science in Applied Physics Portland State University Portland, OR: 2010 (on hold)
Batteries Technology, Lasers Applied Optics and Nano-Materials
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Seattle University, Seattle, WA: 2003
(ABET University)
Dual degree Associate of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Computer Science:
Shoreline Community College, Shoreline, WA 1997-June 2000
OTHER RELEVANT TRAINING
National Electrical Code (NEC)
Lean Manufacturing
COMPUTER SKILLS
Programming Languages:
Visual Basic, ANSI C, C++ (Objective and Visual), Java, FORTRAN, Pascal, Assembly
language (FREESCALE)
Microsoft Office
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook/Entourage, Access and Visio)
Engineering Graphics
(AutoCAD, Vista Cad, Pro-E and Solid-works, Visio and Adobe Illustrator Photoshop)
MATLAB
(SIMUILINK, Function Block Diagram (FBD), DSP and Controls System algorithm
development, Statistical Analysis)
Circuit Designs
PCB circuit design, Active (OF amp) and passive filters, digital circuits
Simulation
(PSPICE) (OrCad Capture: Cadence Design Systems and Electronics Workbench,
National Instruments), VHDL
Bench Tools
Breadboard, Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analyzers HP 4195 A/B Spectrum/Network
Analyzer, Electrical Meters and Tester, Signal Generators, and Solder Iron
School Projects
Design, fabricated and tested robotic arm (Free-scale 68303, FPGA XILENX, motors, A/D
converters
Design and build an AM/FM and Single side band radios
Member societies
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
International Society of Automation (ISA)