Engineer Test

Dan Thiessen

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Austin, TX 78750

512-***-**** ? ************@*****.***

PRODUCT / TEST ENGINEER

Accomplished analytical professional with proven track record driving

organizational objectives in large scale production environments. Versed

in all areas of testing including defining problems, testing, designing

load boards for final test, and writing and maintaining test code, as well

as, performing characterization test, validating new software, writing

firmware for testing, and defining calibration procedures for use in test

process. Solid team player with strong customer relations skills ensuring

client satisfaction. Liaise with global production management; natural

leader, effective communicator. Key competencies and areas of expertise...

Project Management Analog & Digital Design

Team Leadership / Motivation Client Relations

Schematic Capture and Simulation IC, Board, and System Testing

Quality Assurance Quality Control

Embedded System Testing Software and Firmware for Test Support

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BENCHTREE GROUP, LTD., Georgetown, Texas 2013

Provide down hole and surface sensors for drilling industry

Manufacturing Test Engineer

Coordinate between manufacturing and development on the test process for

electronics boards used in Benchtree products. Develop PC based ATE test

equipment to automate test setups used in production. Architect data

collection system for use in monitoring ongoing production testing. Design

test fixtures to support manufacturing process, including testing at 175C.

. Reviewed existing test procedures, documented as necessary, implemented

new procedures for test release to production

. Investigated test system alternatives, chose PXI ATE system for standard

test architecture

. Began phasing in new test systems and procedures prioritized based on

critical production, parts which were having production/quality issues,

and new releases

INTERSIL, INC., Austin, Texas 2009 to

2013

Analog and mixed-signal semiconductor company

Principal Test Engineer

Collaborate with design engineering and review designed parts for

testability. Develop hardware and software for new product testing.

Support production testing continuity and quality level. Participate in

new silicon validation. Provide customer support in resolving issues with

released products.

. Developed characterization tests to be performed over voltage and

temperature to assure new devices adhere to data sheet specifications.

. Converted tests for Zilker Labs products from NexTest Maverick test

platform to Teradyne Flex in support of Intersil acquisition.

. Delivered operational stability throughout acquisition supporting

transfer of Zilker Labs products to test houses utilized by Instersil

facilitating qualification and correlation of products built across

multiple sites.

. Eliminated production bottleneck by spearheading test engineer actions

increasing test capacity by 8x, reducing testing time, slashing test

costs and boosting yield within first year of acquisition.

. Key member of product definition team assuring cost effective test

techniques such as DFT, JTAG, etc are incorporated in new products.

. Implemented full tests of analog and digital functions for production

testing on Flex Tester to test devices, calibrate embedded circuits,

load firmware and verify compliance to data sheet .

ZILKER LABS, Austin, Texas 2005 to 2008

Start - up company developing leading edge digital power management ICs.

Product / Test Engineer

Worked with engineers developing and designing production tests for new

products. Key participation in new product validation process. Oversaw

qualification testing of products going into production. Supported assembly

and production testing across the globe.

. Provided testing solution for new products that contained processor,

RAM, NVRAM, ADC and DACs for control loop with dual die technology on

NexTest Maverick tester written in C++ delivering silicon validation,

qualification testing, and production testing.

. Implemented calibrations that facilitated higher accuracy of digital

power management chips through development of calibration techniques

performed in final testing process.

. Ensured chip devices passed required qualified tests by defining

necessary qualification tests, including HTOL, HTB, and ESD, as well as,

defining tests and designing qual boards.

. Subcontractor management for fab, test/assembly including Amkor, TSMC,

and Integra

SIGMATEL, INC., Austin, Texas 1998 to

2005

Mixed Signal Semiconductor Company

Product / Test Engineer

Developed tests for AC97 audio codecs production testing. Implemented new

product testing designs through interface with design engineering.

Supported AC97 chips production testing. Expanded and improved test

coverage through participation in Credence Tester class focusing on

completing test solutions. Designed new loadboards, developed test code and

bolstered validation and qualification in support of higher new product

development.

. Key in production ramp up from a few thousand to over one million

products per month. Paired closely with test sites overseas providing

testing and production support.

. Developed tests on Credence tester using C code to test AC97 audio

codecs, supporting multiple products at test houses located in

Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea.

. Eliminated costly single site solution causing production bottleneck by

implementing dual site KVD tester increasing production throughput and

lowering costs.

. Implemented Teradyne J750 tester after another production ramp up

increasing test house capacity and doubling throughput per tester.

. Generate scan patterns, verify test coverage, setup memory BIST, and

participate in DFT activities to assure test coverage of new ICs in

development.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

ROSS TECHNOLOGY, Austin, Texas

Design and Production of HyperSparc Workstations

Product / Test Engineer

Provided four-corner test for new line of engineering workstations by

leading team in development of mother board testing utilizing Big Blue

chambers and implemented test employing TCL/Expect script to monitor and

record test results.

. Implemented mother board testing including analysis and recording of

test results, utilizing onboard self test built into standard Unix SunOS

by learning TCL/Expect script languages facilitating code to interface

with up to 100 boards in a chamber.

IBM CORPORATION ( Austin, Texas

Advisory Engineer / Staff Engineer

Member of design team developing interface IC used in SCSI adapter for Unix

workstations. Verify new ASICs in lab. Lead design team responsible for

next generation of SCSI adapter. Insert scan chains, verify timing, and

implement logic for test coverage of new ASICS.

. Designed bus master logic, dual port logic for buffer RAM, and interface

to SCSI controller.

. Participated in validation and debug of new ASIC for SCSI adapter.

. Implemented JTAG, SCAN chains, and LBIST logic to achieve test coverage

of greater than 99.9% in a set of ASICS used in server.

EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Master of Business Administration in Business, Walden University

Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, Oklahoma State University

- Stillwater, Oklahoma

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Oklahoma State University -

Stillwater, Oklahoma

Technical Proficiencies

MS Off Suite C, C++, TCL, Expect, Python, Perl

Orcad and Allegro LSSD

JTAG IO Busses, I2C, MCA, PCI

Built In Self-Test SCSI

Firmware Matlab and Octave

DataPower JMP

JEDEC Standards Mixed-Signal Test

TestKompress FastScan

PC-ATE C#

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