Project Manager Engineer

Objective:

To work in the technology sector, as an engineer or project manager;

in a position that allows for personal and professional growth.

Employment History:

Best Buy (corporate headquarters)

Richfield, Mn

11/2006 - 5/2009

Product evaluation analyst (Exclusive brands engineering team)

Worked in the prototype TV field, final stages

Detect software bugs and supervise their patching

Detect hardware bugs and supervise their correction

Perform final "Picture Quality" fine tuning for US and Canadian

markets

Interact with and supervise engineers from many cultures

(American, Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean, Japanese, Israeli,

German, etc)

My team worked with the Federal government on the digital TV

changeover

Intimate knowledge of analog (NTSC, PAL) and digital (ATSC) TV

standards

Intimate knowledge of signal standards (composite, s-video, Y-Pb-

Pr, DVI, HDMI, VGA, S/PDIF)

Intimate knowledge of display technologies (CRT, LCD, Plasma, DLP)

Evaluate for any mechanical quality and/or safety issues and

recommend possible fixes

Guident (via Tek Systems)

St Paul, Mn

8/2006

PC Tech

Short project involving viral scan & removal and patching windows

work stations.

Self Employed

3/2004-10/2006

Web Site Design

Implemented several small websites

Consulted with customers to to determine their needs and

expectations

HTML/XML, CSS, PHP, RSS, scripting (bash)

Podcast editing, video editing, custom artwork

Perceptron

47827 Halyard dr

Plymouth, MI 48170

734/414-6100

Produces precision laser measurement devices for quality assurance.

12/2003 - 1/2004

Project engineer

Setup, calibrate and integrate laser measurement devices for the

automotive industry.

Required skills include Windows NT, networking (TCP/IP / WiFi),

electronics, and high spatial skills.

Fanuc robotics

3900 West Hamlin rd

Rochester Hills, MI 48309

248/377-7000

Produces robots, CNCs and PLCs.

Contract position during summer automotive industry shutdown/setup.

6/2003 - 7/2003

Automation tech

Assemble overhead and painting robots, initialize system software

and test repeatability

of robots after burn in.

Hutchinson Technologies

Hutchinson, MN

Produces suspension components for the computer hard drive industry.

Contract position thru Inntech.

11/2002 - 3/2003

Machine build / Electronics

Panel build (PLC and servo controls, I/O, etc)

PLC (GE Fanuc) and servo (KollMorgan, Compumotor) program setup

Robot setup and teaching (4 and 6 axis, Adept and Kawasaki)

Vision system setup (Keyence, Cognex)

Networking (TCP/IP), PC setup

Troubleshooting and installing manufacturing systems

Thermotech

1202 South fifth st

Hopkins, MN 55343

952/933-9400

Produces high precision injection molded plastic products.

7/2001 - 4/2002

Automation / R&D tech

Design, build, program, support, and continually improve custom

robotics systems

used in-house in a manufacturing environment.

Supporting skills:

Computers: Various programming languages, Windows 98, NT

(4.0),UNIX, MS Office, Novell, Ethernet,

Devicenet, TCP/IP (networking), produce training manuals

(Microsoft Word), draw up troubleshooting guides. Some CAD.

PLCs: programming and troubleshooting (Omron, Keyence).

Servos: programming and troubleshooting (Compumotor, Yaskawa, A-B,

etc).

Machine vision: Setup, choosing proper optics and light sourcing,

conduct feasibility studies and program machine vision systems (DVT).

Robotics: programming custom (Star, DDS, etc.) and standard

(Panasonic (3 axis pick and place)).

Electronics: design, assemble and troubleshoot digital industrial

24 volt circuitry.

CMP (Cambridge Metals and Plastics)

500 South Cleaveland st

Cambridge, MN 55008

763/689-4800

Produces ATV frames and ATV related products.

7/1999 - 4/2001

Robotics Lead

Robot programming, setup, troubleshooting and repair (6 axis

Motoman and Panasonic; MIG welding).

Training operators, coordination of material flow and scheduling,

continually assist operators in all matters.

Military:

USArmy reserves

MOS: 29V10/29M10/et all: Strategic/tactical microwave satellite systems

equipment repair.

(extremely high bandwidth digital communications; T3 and above)

Other experience:

Involved with the Ubuntu & Kubuntu projects (software testing, volunteer)

Continuous PC support / trouble shooting and repair on a part time /

volunteer basis.

Other previous work experience including CNC setup / operation,

manufacturing, electronics repair and quality control.

Education:

Associates degree in Applied Science / Digital Electronics

FT. Gordon Signal Corps

Augusta, GA

One semester at Brown college for computer programming.

Skills and Abilities:

Chinese language and culture Strong mathematical and mechanical aptitude

Electronics (digital and RF, some analog)

Computer programming

Web site development

Physics (Newtonian, relativistic and quantum)

Troubleshooting electronics and software

CNC programming

Robotics design, programming, teaching, and repair

Panel design and building (Industrial electronics)

Pneumatics and Hydraulics

Print reading (including electronic, ladder, dimensional / GD&T, etc)

Windows 3.1/3.11, 9x, NT (3.5, 4.0), 2000, XP, some Vista

Unix/Linux

TCP/IP, WiFi (WEP and WPA), Networking / routing

PLC programming

Machine vision systems

HMI / MMI programming

Television technical standards

Experience table by type:

Industrial machinery: Computers: Electronics:

Fanuc robots; 3 TCP/IP (networking and Digital electronics; 15+

months routing); 10 years years (discreet logic)

Fanuc CNCs; 2 years IBM compatible / Microsoft RF; 10+ years (AM, FM,

(4 axis lathes and 3+ windows; 15+ years Digital Quadrature Phase

axis mills) Macintosh o/s; 2 years Shift Keying, NTSC, ATSC)

Motoman robots; 2 Unix and it's variants; 12 PC/CPU architectures; 15+

years (built by years (UNIX, Linux, Amiga, B years (Intel and Motorola)

Yaskawa) o/s, etc.) Analog; 10+ years

Star robots; 1.5 WiFi; 6 months (Open, WPA and Power distribution; 8 years

years WEP) (? 480VAC)

Kawasaki robots; 6 Programming; 15+ years (Pascal, Phone / pbx systems; 5+

months Basic, C, Assembly / ML, bash, years

Adept robots; 6 DOS batch, python etc Military communication

months HTML/XHTML, CSS, XML systems; 5+ years (T3/D3

Panasonic robots; 1 and above)

year Office software: Component level

GE Fanuc PLCs; 6 MS Office; 3 years (Excel, Word troubleshooting; 15+ years

months and Access mainly)

Mitsubishi PLCs; 3 Open office; 1 year

months

Keyence PLCs; 9

months

Omron PLCs; 1.5 years

Panelview HMIs; 6

months

DVI vision systems;

1.5 years

Cognex vision

systems; 3 months

Keyence vision

systems; 3 months

(all above experience

is in programming,

setup, teaching

etc

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