Dear Hiring Manager,

I am the ideal candidate for the Engineering Technician I position that's available at Infobahm in Chandler, AZ. While this is a bold statement to make, I believe that you will soon agree that I will fit in perfectly at your company after reviewing my qualifications on the attached resume.

I have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronics & Communications Engineering Technology with courses that focused on basic electronics, digital electronics, circuit functions and telecommunication; accompanied with more than five years’ experience working in the QA/Final Test department of a major tech corporation. My capabilities include writing detailed test plans based on project requirements, preparing specifications, analyzing test results and reporting back to the QA Manager/Engineer and identifying any possible QA issues.

My extensive knowledge of this industry along with my training and skills makes me the perfect candidate to inspect and test products to ensure they’re functioning properly. I possess excellent communication skills with the ability to work with engineers and other professionals to discuss any issues found and to suggest solutions to these problems. My skills include writing detailed reports of my findings along with making suggestions on how to correct these issues.

I am eager to bring my commitment to maintaining high levels of operational performance through the procurement and development of key talent to the Phoenix VA Health Care System. I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to discuss my qualifications with you.

I have enclosed my resume, which further details my professional achievements. I look forward to speaking with you to discuss my interest in working for your company and the fresh approach I would bring to the position. I appreciate your consideration and thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Yulon O. Johnson

Professional Summary

• Strong ability to develop, test and maintain electronic products and equipment

• Sound familiarity with computer-aided design and drafting programs

• Ability to convert engineering concepts into tangible products

• Solid understanding of performance and testing procedures

• Ability to meet tight development deadlines

• Ability to work directly with both internal and external customers.

Key Qualifications

Major Strengths

• Exceptional supervisory, leadership and administrative skills.

• Ability to solve problems and identify deficiencies associated with instrumentation support.

• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing to a variety of audiences.

• Knowledge of and proven ability to apply, test and evaluate principles and techniques.

• Strong Knowledge of the current electronics and telecommunications practices.

• Exceptional Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

Engineering Technician Qualification

• Demonstrates a basic grasp of the principles, theories, and concepts of the software development process and has extensive subject matter expertise for the system under development.

• Assists in the development and execution of test cases, verification of system capabilities and system enhancements or changes, script development, requirements verification, performance testing, regression testing, high availability testing, end user testing, system and software level integration troubleshooting, test plans, test reports, root-cause analyzes, security certification testing.

• Conducts testing activities for subsets of complex systems and subsystems.

• Assist with the development of solutions to increase performance, improve reliability, and reduce cost of current and

proposed products.

• Perform engineering and validation testing to evaluate performance of new and existing designs and software.

• Design and build test setups and data acquisition systems.

• Take and reduce data and write reports.

• Create sketches, drawings and documentation for test equipment and modifications to product designs using hand sketches and CAD tools.

• Provide testing support to the Production, Telecommunication, and Technical Services departments.

• Tear down, inspection, repair and testing of RMA products.

Test Equipment Used:

• Oscilloscopes • Digital Volt Meters

• RF Spectrum Analyzers • RF Network Analyzers

• RF Signal Generators • RF Power Meters

• Noise Figure Meters • Function Generators

• Multimeters • Rode&Schwarz (500) Wideband Communication Tester

• Lauterbach Trace32 (T32) • Anritsu MT8820B & C Radio Communications Analyzer

Work Experience

Engineering Test Technician

Qualcomm Inc. 12/12 – 12/13

7094 Miratech Drive, Suite 100 S: Matt Skolaski /Rajesh Dalal

San Diego, CA 92121 P: 858-***-**** May contact

40 hrs/w, $20.00/hr

Reason for leaving: 12 months contract completed through Manpower (Temporary Hire Agency).

Time between jobs was working on Master Degree.

Duties:

• Member of Qualcomm CDMA Technology (QCT) Modem System Test group. Responsible for performance evaluation, modem system test and optimization done in lab environments and carrier markets in US and aboard.

• Responsibilities include driving product/technology commercialization efforts from inception to commercialization: system test and project planning, resource allocation, performance optimization, guidance to team, planning/execution of IOTs and other activities.

• Technical analysis involves technologies, implementations in areas of modem system such as DSP, RF, software, hardware.

• Modems cover standards from 3GPP2 and 3GPP advance receiver technologies such as receive diversity, interference cancellation, muti-carrier techniques.

• Responsible for executing lab tests on Qualcomm CDMAs latest test devices and software, troubleshooting issues found on various QCT chipsets, collecting Key Performance Indicators on various QCT chipsets.

• Working with a multi-discipline team (Software Development, System Design,

Customer Support, ASIC Design, RF Circuits and Hardware Design, etc.) to test and commercialize Qualcomm CDMA Technology (QCT) products; reporting issues found and diligent defect tracking with the development team on bugs reported.

Final Test Technician 09/09 - 01/11

Delta Design S: Earl Bowen

12367 Crosthwaite Circle P: 619-***-**** May contact

San Diego, CA, 56 hrs/w, $18.00/hr

Reason for leaving: 15 months contract completed through Peak Inc. (Temporary Hire Agency).

Time between jobs I was pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree.

Duties:

• Under limited supervision, align, test, and troubleshoot integrated circuit pick and place handlers.

• Perform a variety of routine tasks outlined by procedures and work instructions, MRP utilization and diagnostic testing using PC systems, setup, calibration, testing and troubleshooting of components, circuits, sub-assemblies, assemblies, modules and systems.

• Recognize failures and set up problems encountered during system testing and formulate corrective action, and maintaining daily status logs and reports.

• Perform tasks in accordance with established quality and safety, standards; train other technicians, other duties as required.

IT Technician/Project Manger 02/07-11/08

Einstein Industries S: Anjelica Mationg

6675 Mesa Ridge Road P: 858-***-**** May contact

San Diego, CA 92121 40 hrs/w, 17.50/hr

Reason for leaving: Laid off due to reduction in workforce.

Time between jobs I was pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree.

Duties:

• Issued license codes to new and existing customers.

• Resolved customer complaints and concerns with strong verbal and negotiation skills.

• Responded to queries either in person or over the phone.

• Trained approximately 15 computer users a day.

• Ran diagnostics programs to resolve problems.

• Administered servers, desktop computer, printers, routers, switches, firewalls, phones, personal digital assistants, smartphones, software deployment, security updates and patches.

• Followed up with customers to ensure issues have been resolved.

• Served as mentor to junior team members.

• Initiated program that standardized employee training an led to increase in customer

satisfaction by 13%.

• Effectively communication with team members to maintain clearly defined expectations.

• Resolved customer questions, issues and complaints.

• Troubleshoot software and hardware problems; setup client websites and e-mails using company software/hardware.

• Analyze client’s data to produce the most productive programs through online marketing.

• Communicate with customers via phone or in person regarding their accounts.

Military Experience

Personnel Specialist Petty Officer First Class (PS1/AW) E-6 February 1987-February 2007

United States Navy S: Several Supervisors

Worldwide P: Unknown

84 hrs/out to sea, $30/hr

50 hrs/in port, $26/hr

Honorable Discharged, Retired,

Transferred to Fleet Reserve

80% SCD

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in Project Management

ITT Technical Institute San Diego, CA June 2010 - December 2012

• GPA 3.5

• Graduated with Honors

Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronics & Communications Engineering Technology

ITT Technical Institute San Diego, CA September 2007 - June 2010

• GPA 3.7

• Graduated with Honors

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