Project Manager Engineer

ASSOCIATE ENGINEER FRED W. THORNTON

Project Management / Electrical Engineering 55 W. 5th Avenue, #11B

San Mateo, CA 94402

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Objective

Utilize my background in the development of electronics hardware by perfecting communications protocol

based smart products for commercial communications, solar arrays and robotic applications.

Qualifications

Eleven years engineering lab research and development of Digital, Analog, and Microprocessor

technologies. I have been involved in all phases from initial concept through design, prototype, and

transfer to manufacturing. Currently completing Network Engineering and Management certification from

UCSC.

Areas of skill include:

Project Management Analog Digital Design Debug

Engineering Lab Management Surface Mount Prototype Rework

Technical Writing Prototype Design Build

Solar Panel Power Converters Test Fixture Design Build Document

Areas of industry interest and specialization:

Cisco Router Setup TCP/IP applications

Wireless LAN Network Hardware

Computer Security Prototype Design Build

Public Mesh Network WAN/LAN infrastructure

Key Positions Held

Sr. Engineering Technician Stanford Linear Accelerator Lab, Stanford, CA.

Sr. Hardware Development Technician Abbot Critical Care, Mountain View, CA.

Engineering Lab Manager Netro Corporation, Santa Clara, CA.

Integration Engineering Technician Kaiser Aerospace & Electronics, San Jose, CA.

Sr. Engineering Technician Tandem Computers, Cupertino, CA.

Volt Technical Resources, Santa Clara, CA. December 2007 to Current

Robert Half, San Mateo, CA.

Associate Engineer eXclara, Santa Clara, CA.

Product is a switching power supply used to drive hundreds of LEDs for commercial and municipal

lighting. I built test fixtures for board test, reworked existing boards, and performed test procedures.

Primary tasks involved preparations for production in China of switching power supplies. Tasks included

surface mount rework under microscope.

Associate Engineer Tesla Motors, San Carlos, CA.

Designed analog and digital circuits, purchased parts, prototyped and built test equipment used to

balance stored charge in Energy Storage System. I used National Instruments USB interface devices for

connection to a laptop running Lab View to control the equipment. Working from detailed wiring diagrams

I implemented and verified fixes to complex wire harness used in Tesla electric cars. Did surface mount

rework on prototype boards.

Data Reporting and Analysis iPass, Redwood Shores, CA.

Called iPass corporate customers advising them on expiration of current software versions and upgrade

options. I coordinated with peers, shared information, researched customer information through

Salesforce.com and Contractual software.

Program Manager

Inland Metal, Hayward, CA. March 2005 to Nov 2007

Managed a variety of technical and business issues for a corporate partnership between my employer

and a startup company planning to test and repair high performance Force10 router blades. Acting as

technical lesion, I corresponded extensively with vendors, subcontractors, city government, and utility

companies. Issues included phone, internet, power, installation of large-scale environmental chambers. I

designed complex control systems for large scale environmental chambers that electricians installed.

Supervised a 10-person product rework line in ESD safe environment.

Quick Cash, San Mateo, CA. June 2004 to Feb 2005

Operated Quick Cash, A payday loan business. Oversaw the processing of loans, monitored accounting

using Quick Books, performed market research, and managed cost effective advertising campaigns.

Composed print advertisements for local newspapers and radio and television advertisements for major

bay area stations. Ensured completion of required paperwork for various government agencies, bankers

and other businesses.

Associate Engineer

Electronics for Imaging, Foster City, CA. Jan 2003 to April 2004

Prototyped electronics required to capture images drawn on a common office white board to a computer

by precisely tracking the pen using IR / Ultrasonic technology. Worked with senior engineers on solving

technical problems. Participated in technical decisions and provided technical input. Built prototypes

based on engineering drawings and provided documented working prototypes. Wrote test procedures and

documented for patent security. Oversaw organization of the engineering lab to ensured smooth

operation and availability of prototypes.

Senior Engineering Technician

Raychem Corporation, Menlo Park, CA. Mar 1999 to Nov 2002

Prototyped circuits, implemented fixes, documented construction and performed environmental testing of

Transformer Oil Gas Analyzer, a gas monitoring instrument used by power utility companies to monitor

transformer integrity. Instrument detects optical absorption of gases extracted from oil and then

processes the data, displaying the results on a PC platform. Common functions include embedded

microprocessor, A/D conversion, DAC controlled power devices, stepper motor drive, thermoelectric

cooling, precision light sources, optical measurements, and power supplies.

EDUCATION

University California Santa Cruz –- Network Engineering and Management.

Ohio State University, Columbus, OH – Electrical Engineering.

DeVry Ohio Institute of Technology, Columbus, OH – BSEET.

LANOP, Burlingame, CA – Novell network certifications (1999 – 2000).

Cisco CCNA – currently completing.

Surface Mount Rework Workshop – Tandem Computer In House.

Electronic Circuit Measurements Seminar – Tandem Computer In House.

AFFILIATIONS / LETTERS / APPOITMENTS

Board of Directors; Gramercy on the Park, San Mateo, CA.

TRW International, Torrance, CA NASDA Downrange Project Manager letter of thankfulness for

extended work on behalf of my employer.

FiSCA; Financial Service Centers of America (A National Trade Association).

References include current and former supervisors, co-workers and managers.

Eligible for US Security Clearance.

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