Electrical Systems Engineer
Resume:
STEVEN VALLA
Grant-Valkaria, FL *****
******@***.**.***
www.linkedin.com/in/stevenvalla/
SUMMARY
Senior Multi-Discipline Systems Engineer with extensive experience at Project Engineering and Program Management including Requirements Definition, Analysis & Reliability, System Architecture, Product Development & Integration, Program Planning & Execution, Product Support, Field Support, New Market Development, Project Tracking and Budget Control.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO, GE Transportation, Melbourne, FL 2003 - 2013
Lead Services Engineer, Intelligent Control Systems
• Performed onsite Training of Railroad Personnel on the use of Remote Control Locomotive, a wireless locomotive remote control system.
• Responsible for all Remote Access Systems, a Cellular Based Remote Monitoring product deployed on covered extended maintenance agreement locomotives.
Lead Project Engineer, Global Signaling
• Led field effort installing wireless infrastructure and control systems at railroad yards and on board locomotives allowing for remote control operation of yard equipment.
• Authored User Manuals and Contributed to Field Installation and Calibration of PROYARD, an automated railroad classification yard controlling system.
• Participated in the design and equipping of the Product Services Lab for Test & Repair of Railroad In-Cab Electronics.
• Designed the Fuel Trip Optimizer Offboard Lab for the Trip Optimizer product, a Locomotive Fuel Savings product.
• Authored Procedures for the Management Console System’s Offboard Lab.
• Managed 16 member, 24/7/365 staff.
DEERE & COMPANY, John Deere Special Technologies Group, Alpharetta, GA 2000 - 2003
Senior Electrical Engineer, Global Vehicle Communications
• Led effort to develop 3G remote communications device for off-road agricultural and construction equipment utilizing GSM GPRS/UMTS/EDGE & CDMA 1xRTT.
• Managed trade studies, selection, and negotiations required for setting up international communications. Reduced costing for services by 50% in the first year of operation by renegotiating vendor contracts and implementing new technology.
• Developed specifications, designed and integrated into electronic controllers, and brought to manufacture the 2G Remote Vehicle Location and Information System utilizing cellular communications with GPS technology on off-road construction and agricultural equipment.
• Managed eight personnel to complete task within schedule and under budget.
• Worked closely with customers and vendors to ensure timely design, evaluation, manufacture and distribution of product.
• Experience includes AMPS, GSM GPRS/UMTS/EDGE, CDMA 1xRTT/2xRTT, and TDMA cellular systems, Bluetooth, 802.11, UHF and broadband RF systems utilizing CAN and CCD bus.
Lead Product Development Engineer, Golf Technology
• Directed requirements, specification, design and product launch of the second generation Vehicle Location, Information and Mapping System utilizing UHF communications with GPS technology on Golf Course equipment.
• Supervised 10 person Field Installation Team.
CASE / INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CORPORATION, Chicago, IL 1997 - 2000
Senior Systems Engineer, Technical Specialist
• Team Leader that successfully integrated cellular and satellite communications technology and electronic controllers into off-road construction equipment.
• Liaison working closely with customers and vendors to supply system design, documentation, integration & test, and manufacturing of Case’s Web based wireless Fleet Management System.
• Team Leader in design and development of Instrumentation Cluster Systems to provide a common electronics platform for all models of construction equipment.
• One patent issued and one patent pending in design of antennas for remote system communications, the methodology of rental fleet cooperation, and remote diagnostic systems.
OTHER RELATIVE EXPERIENCE
• Nexcom, Inc, Melbourne, FL, Senior Test Engineer, Contract
• Rockwell Collins Commercial Avionics, Melbourne, FL, Systems Test & Analog Design Engineer, Contract
• Computer Science Raytheon, Patrick Air Force Base, FL, Senior Systems Engineer - Technical Specialist
• Grumman Corporation, Melbourne, FL, Senior Flight Test and Systems Engineer
• Star Satellite, Inc., Minot, ND, Communications Systems Engineer, Contract
• Florida Power & Light, Turkey Point Nuclear Facility, FL, Electrical Systems and Support Engineer, Contract
• Honeywell Avionics, Inc., Clearwater, FL, Design and Evaluation Engineer
• Radio Shack, Suwanee, GA, Sales Associate
COMPUTER
Computer experience includes PC, MAC, HP, and DEC workstations; using UNIX, QNX, HTML, iOS & Windows environments; applications include LabVIEW, HP3070, MS Office and Windows Applications.
EDUCATION
Masters of Business Administration, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL
Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
SECURITY CLEARANCE
TS (Inactive), COMSEC, WINTEL
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