Manager Engineer

SUMMARY:

. Technical and management experience in the data storage

field, including Regulatory Compliance (Product EMC &

Safety), Engineering, Quality, Product Test, and

Manufacturing.

. Extensive statistical and quality 'tools' experience,

including design of experiments and SPC.

EXPERIENCE:

2005 - 2010 PROSTOR SYSTEMS - Boulder, CO

QUALITY & RELIABILITY ENGINEER

. Compliance engineering; managed EMC & Safety testing as

well as agency submission requirements.

. Developed test plans, test specifications, and test

procedures. Reported test results, status, documented

issues & wrote reports detailing test results.

. Executed product & system-level tests.

Troubleshot/debugged problems

. Collected and analyzed test data in order to identify

critical issues and drive closed loop corrective actions.

2003 - 2005 THE DOG AND I (Dog daycare and hotel) - Westminster, CO

CO-FOUNDER & CO-OWNER (2003 - 2005)

. Managed the day to day operations of a unique and

successful dog daycare and hotel business

2002 - 2003 QUANTUM CORPORATION - Boulder, CO

SENIOR ENGINEER, DRIVE ENGINEERING (2002 - 2003)

. Coordinated and conducted EVT activities for engineering

groups during new storage product development

. Designed and conducted test cases that assessed the

product's robustness and production readiness

2000 - 2002 NETWORK PHOTONICS - Boulder, CO

OPERATIONS QUALITY MANAGER (2000 - 2002)

. Managed the supplier quality engineering (mechanical,

optical and electrical), process quality engineering,

documentation control, and receiving inspection.

. Directed process and product improvement activities.

. Collected and analyzed supplier and manufacturing data in

order to identify critical issues and drive closed loop

corrective actions.

1985 - 2000 EXABYTE CORPORATION - Boulder, CO

DATA STORAGE PRODUCTS DIVISION QUALITY MANAGER (1997 - 2000)

. Managed Manufacturing & Process Engineering, Supplier

Quality Engineering (mechanical and electrical), Failure

Analysis Lab, Manufacturing Training, Manufacturing Quality

Auditors, On-going Reliability Testing, and Incoming

Receiving Inspection.

. Responsible for the division's ISO-9000 process

documentation and compliance.

SENIOR ENGINEER, NEW PRODUCTS ENGINEERING (1991 - 1997)

. Designed a system of well-controlled test cases, utilizing

Design of Experiments methodologies, to assess the storage

product's robustness and reliability.

. Defined and led all DVT activities on new product

qualifications.

. Worked closely with major OEM customers during their

qualifications of Exabyte products in order to insure that

their design specifications were met.

PRODUCT TEST MANAGER (1985 -1991)

Set-up, staffed, and managed the Product Test department at Exabyte.

Directed, scheduled and tracked testing being conducted in the Product Test

lab

Presented Design Verification Testing plans, status, and results to major

OEM customers.

EXPERIENCE: (continued)

1975 - 1985 STORAGETEK CORPORATION - Louisville, CO

CARD TEST DEPARTMENT MANAGER (1977 -1985)

. Accountable for meeting production schedules for all

supported product lines

. Managed department of three first level shift mangers, 200

technicians and assemblers.

. Assured that the product shipped met all corporate quality

standards

. Responsible for merit increases and performance reviews

CARD TEST TECHNICIAN (1975 - 1977)

. Tested tape and disk product electronics to engineering

specifications

. Troubleshot failing boards to the component level

EDUCATION:

Computer Information Systems

Regis College (RECEP Degree program) - Denver, CO (1990 - 1993)

Electronic Engineering Technology

University of Southern Colorado - Pueblo, CO (1973 - 1975)

Electrical Engineering

Colorado State University - Ft. Collins, CO (1970 - 1973)

Information Technology Equipment Safety

Underwriter's Laboratory University 2005

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

. Statistics and Probability

. Design of Experiments

. Project Management

. Statistical Process Control

. Failure Mode Effects and Analysis

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

. C, Pascal, and Basic programming

. Word Perfect and Microsoft Word

. Excel, JMP, Mintab

. DBase IV and Microsoft Access databases

. PowerPoint and Visio

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