Engineer Technician
Resume:
Eric Holderle
**********@*****.***
Saint Louis, MO 63128
VALIDATION/ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
Accomplished Validation Technician with a background in medical equipment
diagnostic and troubleshooting experience in an FDA regulated R&D
environment. Experienced product tester and evaluator from board level to
finished product. Detail oriented Engineer skilled in test procedure
creation, product testing and report generation.
EDUCATION
University of Missouri - Rolla
2000 - 2003
. B.S. in Electrical Engineering
GPA-3.1/4.0
. Emphasis in Power
St. Louis Community College-Meramec
1998 - 2000
GPA-3.1/4.0
CERTIFICATION
Engineer in Training (EIT) Certificate Completion
WORK EXPERIENCE
Covidien (Formerly Tyco Healthcare) Hazelwood, MO
2004-2009
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (2005 - 2009)
. Led small teams in validation testing of medical equipment along with
organizing resources and equipment.
. Coordinated testing to make efficient use of all team members and
available equipment.
. Created validation and verification test procedures and protocols using
trace matrices.
. Validated proper operation of software and hardware for medical
equipment.
. Worked closely with the software developer to resolve any issues found
during validation.
. Analyzed test results and generated validation/verification reports.
. Designed new test procedures to address software revisions and
added/removed functions.
. Verified electrical efficacy for multiple device platforms at the PCB
level.
. Altered feeding pump PCB to accommodate board changes due to component
availability concerns.
. Re-evaluated PCB with alteration to ensure desired performance.
. Demonstrated feeding pump accuracy by evaluating fluid delivery according
to AAMI standards.
. Performed safety testing to ensure compliance to UL/EN/IEC 60601
standards.
. Created test setups to aid in expediting or performing product analysis.
. Assessed product performance through comparison to competitor units.
Eric Holderle (Continued)
. Performed troubleshooting of PCBs for various platforms.
. Resolved issues related to product operation.
. Tested customer return units to determine mode of failure as seen by
customer.
ACCOMPLISHMENT
* Patented proprietary fluid delivery accuracy algorithms for enteral
feeding pumps to maintain a specified +/- 7% feeding accuracy over
24 hours.
VALIDATION TECHNICIAN (2004 - 2005)
. Validated proper operation of software and hardware for medical
equipment.
. Reported test failures to appropriate engineer for evaluation.
. Scheduled testing to make most efficient use of available test units,
equipment and time.
. Suggested changes to equipment software operation to increase ease of
use.
. Evaluated Equipment/PC interface utility software.
SKILLS
Equipment: Proficient or familiar with a vast array of engineering test
equipment in an R&D environment. DMM, oscilloscope, clamp-on AMP meter,
function generator, data logger, soldering, NEC programmer, frequency
counter/timer, Flow Rate Accuracy Tester, torque gauge, temperature
chambers
Software: AutoCAD, PSpice, PowerWorld, MATLAB, MS Office
Operating Systems: Windows XP, 2K, Vista and MS-DOS
Languages: C++
RELATED COURSES
Power Systems & Design Circuits I & II
Power Quality Electronics I & II
Power Electronics C++ Methodology
Engineering Management Control Systems
Electromechanical Motion Devices Computer Applied Design
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