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1 SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
A versatile Engineer offering broad experience in all phases of project management, design, and test processes in
versatile
support of research and production manufacturing and an extensive background in the following categories: Board
support
and System level Test, Failure Analysis, Qualification, Validation, Testing, Troubleshooting, Instrumentation and
and
documentation, EMI/EMC requirement testing. Excellent troubleshooting skills, extensive knowledge of data storage
documentation,
fundamentals and protocols such as SAS, FC, SATA, ETHERNET, USB, GPIB, RS-232.
fundamentals
• Demonstrated ability to carry out complete design, Failure Analysis, IQ, OQ, PQ. •
Proven ability to design and test product per specifications and analyze failure modes.
Proven
• Excellent qualifications in component selection, screening, prototyping, troubleshooting.
• Excellent C language, LabVIEW, LabWindows, Teststand, Scripted Languages, Schematic and PCB Layout
experience.
2 SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS at WD:
• Led Year long project to design, assemble & deploy complex Power supply noise injection Test instrument while
maintaining schedule and budget.
• Designed and implemented Automatic Test Station for Power consumption measurements utilizing custom hardware
design and Custom software architecture, resulting in 45% reduction in labor expenses for test line.
design
• Trimmed development labor by 40 – 50 % using commercial-off-the-shelf programmable instrumentation and
custom design interfaces as well as LabVIEW software, C and Perl Scripts.
custom
3 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2 Western Digital
1 2007-Aug. 2010
2 Sr. Systems Test Engineer
Sr.
Ensure new drive products meet requirements thru proactive engagement with Technology Staging and
3
engineering to identify, communicate, and implement necessary design for Reliability concepts. Develop and
implement a comprehensive plan that encompasses all phases of product test development. Evaluate technology and
provide input to drive enhancements into the testing process. Develop new test practices and methodologies for
enhancing the overall lab procedures. Translate technical HW and Software product specifications into specific test
cases, identify specific equipment requirements, test samples, and pass/fail criteria. Automate test processes and
select, Design; specify necessary hardware to accomplish given projects. Responsible for software design of custom
user and instrument interface functions including: configuration menus, operation modes, status windows, range limit
enforcement, error handling & recovering, data processing and storage, and remote system communications . Work as
a lead on joint qualification tests (CST, EVT as well as DVT); from Power characterization to signal integrity and
EMI coordinating with customer and running low level operator intensive processes, also troubleshooting to
component level to identify root cause.
4 Beckman-Intralase
1 2004-2007
2 Sr. Engineer
Sr.
2 Developed, implemented, and maintained hardware and software for equipment and printed circuit boards
also box and computerized fixtures for testing components, electro-mechanical, hydro-pneumatic, optic, laser
also
subassemblies and final products in the Medical/Pharmaceutical and laser Medical industries. Ensured testability and
subassemblies
manufacturability of new products; coordinated the release of both new products and enhancements to existing
manufacturability
products; Oversaw technician assembly, integration, and test of complex instruments. Responsible for analysis,
Oversaw
specifications, design, integration, test, and trouble shooting of electronics for various automated sample processing
specifications,
systems. Developed manufacturing test procedures and work instructions; created, updated and verified test
systems Developed
documents were in compliance with company standards, ISO and GMP as well as 21 CFR part 820; provided
documents
technical support and leadership to the manufacturing organization for quality improvement activities; developed
technical
process validation/verification documentation for new and existing instruments and equipment.
process
1 Endevco
2 1997-2004
3 Sr. Engineer
3 Test Equipment design for Endevco’s internal and external customers (production of electronic signal
conditioning, engine vibration systems, accelerometers, pressure sensors, pacemaker sensors, charge amplifiers and
conditioning,
strain gauge amplifiers at the wafer, subassembly and final assembly level). Handled complete system design as well
strain
as component level electronic design (for PCB capture, layout, PC-104 embedded systems design to control
as
proprietary sensor array bus, PLC programming for Robotics based test station (pick and place),data acquisition in
proprietary
real time, EMI/EMC, environmental test, pneumatic control and motion control as well as Vibration apparatus design,
real
selection and integration). Designed analog and digital circuitry for product and ATE wrote code in Labview and C to
selection
control GPIB Rack and Stack equipment and embedded uP. Selected components/instruments; interfaced with
control
Production, Quality control and Metrology.
1
2 Sony
3 1987-1997
4 Engineer
4 Responsible for electrical system design (IFE Systems)--included LRU integration of Sony’s video/audio
aircraft systems for mods, overhauls and OEM applications. System designs, Power calculations, load analysis
aircraft
studies. Other responsibilities entailed packaging design to house electrical and electronic components to achieve
studies.
functionality of the system, electrical installation design and harness/wiring design for manufacturability. Worked on
functionality
Environmental testing requirements of the systems and components; provided liaison between Sony and test houses to
Environmental
accomplish EMI and DO-160 related environmental testing . Designed interface circuitry for power, control, avionics
accomplish Designed
compartment and interior electrical power systems. Selected airborne electrical components such as connectors,
compartment
relays, switches, power supplies etc.
EDUCATION:
5 BS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, California State University at Fullerton, 1987. Minor in Computer
Science
Science