Engineer Design

Richard H. Jones Jr., CID

** ********* ***** ( Burtonsville, Maryland 20866

301-***-**** Home ( 240-***-**** (Cell) *********@***.***

Senior Design Engineer

Meticulous design engineer, with more than 20 years of experience executing

top-quality designs and high-profile projects for renowned, multi-billion

dollar defense systems manufacturers. Effective communicator, with

demonstrated success in collaborating with vendors and resolving technical

problems. Specialize in all phases of product development from initial

design to production support. Thrive in demanding, high-volume

environments, with stellar record of facilitating cost-reductions and

timely product releases.

Technical & Professional Strengths

PCB Design ( ECAD Design ( BGA / Micro BGA with Blind/Buried & Microvias (

Fabrication & Assembly

High-Density & High-Speed Design ( Board Station VeriBest Routing (

Microsoft Office Tools

Valor Software ( Mentor Graphics ( Vendor Management ( Troubleshooting (

Training

Tool Experience

BoardStation RE Flow, 7 Years, BoardStation, 10 Years, LMS Tools, 6 Years,

Design Architect 13 years, AutoCad (earlier versions) 1 year,

Computervision 3, 4 and 4x, 6 years.

Professional Experience

Northrop Grumman, Lanham, Maryland ( 2008-2009

Senior Designer

Contracted to provide PCB designs for space flight and ground equipment

utilizing Mentor Graphics Board Station and VeriBest Router. Designs

included multi-layer, double-sided PCB's with bonded heat sinks and high-

speed requirements, including transition line terminations and differential

pairs.

Raytheon Systems, Baltimore, Maryland ( 2008-1994

Senior Designer and Site Librarian

As Senior Designer, designed high-density multi-layer PCB and assemblies

for military and commercial applications. Utilized HDI techniques, blind,

buried Vias, Microvias and Via-in-Pad, complex Rigid-Flex, Analog, RF,

Digital and Mixed Signal, High-Layer count designs up to 20 layers with a

mixture of high-speed digital, differential pairs and matched length

signals. Provided schematic capture to final assembly drawings; wrote and

implemented changes as needed. Supported factory, assembly, and depot to

troubleshoot and resolve problems. Supported design group with in-house

ample software support and programming. Scheduled in-house training from

vendors on new and emerging technologies. Consulted with PCB fabrication

and assembly vendors for prototype builds and assist in transition to

production. Coordinated and chaired meetings, peer and design reviews;

provided status to management. Started out as one of two librarians,

created parts libraries, symbols, footprints, and catalogs using LMS tools.

Once the library was established, we started Mentor Designs. I continued

to build parts and design boards simultaneously until a full time librarian

was hired.

Accomplishments leading to reducing cost and improving

reliability:

. Redesigned Front Panel Interface PCB to support multiple product lines.

. Designed compliant pin, rigid-flex motherboard as the building block for

all products used in receiver product line; saving time and money.

. Designed the first "Six Sigma" PCMCIA Card created in our factory.

. Worked with our factory to develop solder stencil openings for increased

factory yields. Was part of a team that developed a "paste in hole"

process so multiple technologies could be processed at the same time,

decreasing heat cycles to the assemblies during production thus improving

lifespan and quality.

. Rewrote post-processing program to automate the transfer of data to the

fabrication vendor by automatically checking the validity of the design,

creating manufacturing output such as Gerber, drill, milling, plots and

work instructions based in each design, with dates, time stamps and

contact numbers. This proved to not only save a huge amount of effort and

time for each designer for every design but virtually eliminated errors

in processing.

. Developed a method to extract, sort and transfer pick and place data to

our on-site factory for both single and double sided PCB's. This greatly

reduced errors in placement and increased time to market.

Martin Marietta Aero and Naval Systems, Baltimore, Maryland ( 1994-1991

CAD/CAM Specialist

Returned as a CAD/CAM Specialist for which I initially had the same

responsibilities as before. Designed multilayer, flexible and rigid PCB's

created all required PCB fabrication and assembly drawings, schematics,

part lists and associated documentation. Developed symbol libraries, PCB

footprints, catalog and mapping files for Mentor Graphics applications.

This lasted about three years when I started to add duties to support the

IT Group.

Within the IT group, duties included managing Mentor Graphics and

ComputerVision CAD systems in a network environment. Provided technical

application support for 20 users at two sites for four separate design and

drafting systems. Systems included Catia mainframe, Mentor HP Apollo,

Caddstation and CV Microstation. Printing, plotting, loading software,

accounting and troubleshooting network issues. Provided backup, recovery

and off-site storage. The last 9 months was almost 100% dedicated to IT

support.

Encore Computer Corporation, Landover, Maryland ( 1991-1990

Lead Designer

Designed PCB's and Multiwire assemblies using AutoCAD. Performed

validation of subcontractor designs and checked for compliance with

engineering standards, Interviewed, hired and supervised two technical

writers. Products were embedded computing technology for military and

commercial applications.

Martin Marietta Aero and Naval Systems, Baltimore, Maryland ( 1990-1987

Senior Designer

Designed multilayer, flexible, rigid, and rigid-flex PCB's. Created all

required PCB fabrication and assembly drawings, schematics, part lists and

associated documentation. Major accomplishments were re-designing the

Motherboard for the Vertical Launching System, oversize (48 inch long) 12

layer multilayer rigid-flex interface cables, Tomahawk, Sea Sparrow and SM2

missile cards. Developed symbol libraries, PCB footprints, catalog and

mapping files for Mentor applications. Used Mentor Graphics for PCB design

and CV4X for legacy designs.

Litton Amecom, College Park, Maryland ( 1987-1984

Senior Designer

Designed multilayer, surface mount, rigid PCB's Created all required PCB

fabrication and assembly drawings, schematics, part lists and associated

documentation utilizing CV4X.Products were Military Avionics and Radar.

Singer-Link, Silver Spring, Maryland ( 1984-1980

Senior Designer

3D mechanical detail, wireframe, installation drawings and recreating front

panel artwork from existing equipment. All work utilizing CV4X. Used

proprietary software similar to the BASIC programming language to automate

rack and panel installation drawings. Products included Nuclear and

Airframe Simulators.

TAD, Vienna, VA ( 1980

Consultant Designer

PCB layout, taping and drafting.

Watkins Johnson Corporation, Gaithersburg, MD ( 1980-1979

Mechanical Draftsman

Mechanical drafting and presentation, Isometric, perspective, proposal and

cable drawings for military hardware

Scientific Management Associates, Riverdale, MD ( 1979-1978

Mechanical Draftsman

Presentation drawings and graphics arts, flow charts and schematics.

Certifications

Certificate in Engineering Drafting, Maryland Drafting Institute, Langley

Park, Maryland

CID Certified ( (currently studying for Advanced IPC Certification)

Six Sigma Certified Greenbelt

Training

PCB Expedition Flow, Mentor Graphics 11/2009; DX Designer Flow; Mentor

Graphics 11/2009, CES for Expedition Flow; Mentor Graphics 6/2010, Design

for Excellence, Laminates, HDI and Stackups, Design Workshop IPC West.

Design for Excellence, Controlled Impedance, PCB West IPC. High Speed

Principles, IPC PCB West. 2003 Raytheon Six Sigma Training. Geometric

Dimensioning and Tolerancing, Scepter Tools, Mentor Graphics. Basic

Electronics and Components, The Copper Connection. Advanced Design for

Manufacture, IPC. PCMCIA Design, IPC. Design for Test, IPC. Spectra Router,

Mentor Graphics. LMS, Mentor Graphics. CADAM Operating System, IBM. HP-UX

System Administration, IBM. BoardStation, Mentor Graphics.

Testimonials

Lee Waller

TTM Technologies

1072 Laskin Road

VA Beach, VA 23451

October 6th 2009

To Whom It May Concern:

I have had the opportunity to work with Rick Jones for over 15 years.

During this time, I have found Rick to a proactive design engineer who

engages with the vendors he works with to discuss the best option for the

situation. Rick is the type of person you want on your team as he has a

strong design back ground in both rigid and flexible circuits and is one

who works to stay current with new developing technologies.

He also has also been proactive in helping his team members gain exposure

to the different types of technologies being offered by coordinating with

vendors to hold technology meetings in areas such as high-speed designs

requirements and the materials that can improve the signal integrity.

Please feel free to contact me at 757-***-****

"Rick and I worked together for 5 years in the same group at Raytheon

Systems, Towson, Md. Rick was one the foremost experts in the group for the

design and development of printed wiring board, flexible wiring board and

master interconnect boards ranging from complex high speed digital designs

with blind, buried and micro vias to analog designs including RF and power

supplies. Rick can pretty much do it all. My job was primarily application

engineering for the group's electronic design platform, Mentor Graphics. I

developed and customized automation software for process and production

improvement. Before I arrived, Rick was doing much of that work as well,

utilizing Ample, a complex proprietary C-based programming language for

Mentor Graphics. Rick's broad knowledge of electronic PWB design, the

Mentor Graphics application and its underlying application code base make

him a rare and valuable commodity in the electronic design field. He has my

highest recommendation." April 8, 2010

Al Coryell, Applications engineer, Raytheon Systems Co.

worked directly with Richard at Raytheon Systems

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