Engineer Electrical

William Wayne Ethridge, Jr

***** ****** ** ****** **** Collinsville, MS 39325 601-***-****

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

Experience Electrical Engineer

*/****-**/**** ******* Geo Technologies, INC,

Choctaw, MS

Technical liaison between our subcontractor and US

Navy. Participated in reviews/conferences held with

the USN and subcontractor. Assisted in assembly,

delivery and installation of an Electronic Warfare

Simulator for USN. Required Secret Security

Classification.

Developed work instructions and tooling necessary

to introduce new cables into full scale production.

Served as Plant Safety coordinator and made sure

OSHA requirements were met.

Researched parts with IHS Haystacks for company's

Logistics Contract.

Corporate Component Engineer

2005-2008 Peavey Electronics Corp, Meridian, MS

Responsible for selection of new components for use

in new and existing designs. Worked very closely

with design engineers and procurement to assist

them in component selection, acquiring samples, and

obtaining competitive pricing.

Managed components data base, including approved

vendor listing, establishing schematic symbols and

maintaining current component data sheets.

Responsible for component data entry into SAP and

MRPS.

Worked with Receiving / Inspection to identify

parts problems and then communicate with vendors to

resolve them. Also found new sources for obsolete

parts.

Worked to prepare the company for European Union's

Restriction of Hazardous Materials (RoHS) and Waste

Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

directives.

Analog Design Engineer

1987-2005 Peavey Electronics Corp, Meridian, MS

Performed the electrical design and managed the

complete design team for new product development,

making sure that all aspects of the design process

were completed in a timely manner. Directed the

mechanical and printed circuit board design for my

projects.

Responsible for buildup and integration once design

was complete. Included assembly, testing, holding

design reviews and implementing changes as needed.

Oversaw the creation of the bill of materials,

check out procedures and owners manuals as products

were developed.

Trained production personnel for assembly and

checkout of new products as the products were

released and helped smooth the transition from

design to production. Supplied technical

assistance for production and the service

department as needed.

Manufacturing Engineer

1985-1987 Peavey Electronics Corp, Meridian, MS

Worked closely with design engineering to introduce

new products into production, including

verification of bill of materials, checkout

procedures and other design documentation.

Trained assemblers, quality control personnel and

technicians.

Solved problems and challenges in the production

environment, keeping production lines running

smoothly. Maintained production check out

procedures.

Generated engineering change notices as problems

were found or improvements were made.

Education Mississippi State University, Mississippi State,

Mississippi

1982-1985

Bachelors of Science Electrical Engineering

Meridian Community College, Meridian, Mississippi

1981-1982

University Transfer Program, General Engineering

Interests I enjoy problem solving and finding solutions that

have may been overlooked by others. I enjoy

building and repairing computers and simply tearing

into stuff to see how it works.

I am very dedicated to my family and very active in

my church.

References References are available on request.

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