Technician Equipment

LONNIE BURESH

************@*****.***

http://www.linkedin.com/in/lonnieburesh

(H) 480-***-**** (C) 480-***-****

SUMMARY

Experienced RF Technician offering 20+ years of experience in the

Semiconductor, Defense Contracting, & Manufacturing industries.

Significant skills in bench validation and characterization with an

emphasis on digital/RF bench equipment and high reliability space systems,

hybrids, as well as cellular transceiver IC testing. Dependable and detail

oriented with the ability to work independently or as part of a team.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Lab Equipment:

. Most Network Analyzers, RF Signal Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, RF

Signal Generators, RF Probes, Current Probes, Voltage Probes,

Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, Audio Analyzers, Arbitrary Waveform

Generators, Microscopes, Computers, and other general lab equipment.

Applications and Programming Languages:

. LabVIEW, MS Word, and MS Excel

Clearance:

. DOD Secret Clearance (inactive)

EXPERIENCE

IGO, Scottsdale, AZ (12/2010-8/2011)

Compatibility Technician

. Testing prototype chargers for cell phones, laptops, net books, and

tablet computers.

. Developed custom LabVIEW software to automate testing for engineering

and QA.

CTDI, Phoenix, AZ (7/2010-11/2010)

Repair Technician (Temporary Position with Insight Global)

. Repaired cable TV set top boxes.

GENERAL DYNAMICS AIS, Scottsdale, AZ (2009-2010)

Test Technician (Temporary Position with CPI)

. Performed high reliability bench and vacuum chamber testing for

classified space hardware.

. Microwave stub tuning 0.1 to 7GHz.

FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, Tempe, AZ (2004-2009)

Lead Design Validation Technician (2006-2009)

. Created test solutions for 2G and 3G cellular transceiver clocks and

analog I/O's.

. Developed automated tests to measure phase noise, harmonics, RMS

jitter, cycle to cycle jitter, SNR, SINAD, INL, DNL, and other RF and

digital measurements.

. Designed a complete range of automated tests for a cellular power

management IC.

. Developed custom LabVIEW software to call automated test routines,

control temperature, power supplies, as well as save and format data

which was used for all clock, I/O's, and digRF interface testing.

. Created numerous LabVIEW test routines and test equipment drivers for

the E5052 RF signal analyzer, TDS6154 digital storage oscilloscope,

logic analyzer, source meter, function generator, current meter, and

other test equipment.

. Built custom printed circuit boards needed for the clock bench setup.

. Collected validation data for two transceiver IC projects and a power

management project.

. Documented design issues such as reduced clock performance with active

TX or RX or AFC and a microphonic TCXO.

. Bench to production ATE (Automated Test Equipment) correlation.

Design Validation Technician (2004-2006)

. Developed test solutions for implantable grade medical transceivers.

. Designed a complete range of automated transceiver tests including lock

time, SINAD, spurious, Third-Order Intercept, S-parameters, noise

figure, RF interferer, in addition to other RF tests.

. Created numerous LabVIEW test routines and test equipment drivers for

RF generators, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, oscilloscopes,

and other RF test equipment.

. Collected validation data for numerous versions of the medical

transceiver.

. Bench to production ATE correlation.

MOTOROLA SPS, Tempe, AZ (2000-2004)

Design Validation Technician

. Developed and maintained LabVIEW parallel port interfaces for control

of transceiver and power management IC projects.

. Trained replacement technicians to write a parallel interface.

. Created parallel port interface for cellular transceiver IC project.

. Wrote and maintained a database of LabVIEW test equipment drivers for

other LabVIEW users.

MOTOROLA Space & Systems Group (General Dynamics C4 Systems) (1979-2000)

RF Technician

. Repaired portable emergency tactical satellite transceiver (PET)

product line including service orders to the component level.

. Responsible for complete product line field service repair to component

level in Saudi Arabia for 3.5 months in support of Desert Storm 1991.

. Trained DOD personnel in Saudi Arabia to use PET equipment.

. Modified prototype communications equipment, assisted in installation

in tanks and armored personnel carriers, and range-testing for the

Indian Army.

. Performed high reliability production testing for NSA projects, GPS,

and the space shuttle.

EDUCATION

Associate of Applied Science in Electronic Engineering

Southeast Community College at Milford, NE

LabVIEW Basics I and II

Motorola, Phoenix, AZ

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