John Taylor

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Engineer

Extensive Electrical & Electro-Mechanical Technical Expertise

In Consumer Electronics Product Development

Committed to exceptional product quality by performing project management and conducting initial testing, troubleshooting. Repair engineering prototypes and production deliverables to component level, including environmental, shock, and vibration testing. Write reports and insure documentation control and implementation of Engineering Change Orders for customers. Provide customer product support, including system and component level testing and design of production test fixtures. Excellent communicator, skilled at working as liaison with internal colleagues and external clients.

Professional Experience

EXTREME NETWORKS, INC., Salem, NH 2008 – 2015

Associate Hardware Engineer

Supported internal and external customers in design and repair of summit x-series and s-, k-, and ssa-series. Designed, assembled, and tested cables used for programming from prototypes to production cables. Reworked electronic components in production PCBs and chassis’ used as prototypes. Diagnosed and repaired field returns.

Conducted environmental testing of switch chassis’, including power cycle testing, resulting in failure analysis verification.

Interfaced with cross-functional groups, providing hardware and repair solutions to issues.

Participated in training in Global Technical Assistance Center, writing knowledge articles and contributing to internal database.

Trained and mentored colleagues on a daily basis on technical specifications.

Assisted sales revenue by presenting to clients and explaining highly technical data / results to peers as well as non-technical personnel, ensuring it was understood by all, including data encryption in general terminology and point of load converter failures.

WINGSPEED CORP., Concord, MA 2007 – 2008

Manufacturing and Hardware Technician

Assembled, tested, and identified key failure causes of server custom printed circuit boards. Performed environmental testing of servers, including shock and vibration testing at off-site 3rd party facility. Tested, diagnosed, and repaired engineering hardware prototypes with minimal engineering group oversight.

Negotiated and purchased electronic components for server production assembly, resulting in cost reductions and RoHS compliant components.

Wrote reports for management on progress and results on a regular basis.

Supervised electrical and electro-mechanical assembly of 20+ Windows XP production server platforms, recommending design changes to improve server assembly and testing.

Collaborated closely with contract manufacturer to document and improve server assembly procedures and system level acceptance test procedures, resulting in product sign-off reviewed by FAA.

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COOPER PERKINS, INC., Burlington, MA 2006 – 2007

Contract Hardware Technician

Assembled and troubleshot prototype printed circuit boards for 4 projects on time. Provided Bill of Material (BOM) cost estimates on electronic components for engineering projects, resulting in project cost reductions. Assembled prototype cables from engineering drawings. Assembled test fixtures for prototype cable and printed circuit board testing. Tracked and updated ECO documentation for internal and external customer projects.

GEMSTAR-TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL (TV Guide on Screen), Bedford, MA 1994 – 2006

Hardware Design Engineer

Designed prototype serial and video interface boards using Mentor Graphics DX Designer package.

Fabricated small quantities of circuit boards using PCB mill. Provided design technical support to hardware, firmware, and SQE groups. Designed and assembled prototype cables and printed circuit boards. Operated and serviced ATE bit error rate video test rack (bed of nails).

Provided original equipment manufacturer support by conducting testing, maintenance, and repair of consumer electronic products, including DTV’s (DLP, LCD, Plasma, and Direct View) and Recorders (VCR, DVD, and DVR).

Implemented Engineering Change Orders (ECO’s), updating prototype cables and printed circuit boards, maintaining design flow.

Education and Professional Development

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology (BSEET),

University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Lowell, MA

Completed courses, Organic Chemistry 1 and 2, General Chemistry 1 and 2, and Biology 1 and 2, Harvard University-Extension School, Cambridge, MA

Technical Expertise

Operating Systems:

Windows 8.1, 7, XP pro

Software:

Mentor Graphics DxDesigner, Microsoft (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook), MatLab (Student Version), C Programming

Testing Tools:

Oscilloscope, Signal generator, NTSC pattern generator, Tek VM700T, Norpak GES-3 Inserter, BP Microsystem BP-1600, Noise Com noise generator, Blonder Tongue RF Modulator, Microscope, Weller and Metcal soldering stations

Chemistry Lab:

Perkin-Elmer FTIR Model 100, Gram Scale, Separation Funnel, Heating Mantle, Steam Bath, Mel-Temp, Rotovap, Magnetic Stirrer

Mechanical:

Bridgeport Milling Machine, Lathe, T-Tech 5000 printed circuit board milling machine, and various manually operated tools

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