Engineer Test
Resume:
RICKY L. PARKINSON
***************@*****.***
SENIOR ELECTRONICS ENGINEER
. Power Electronics Test/Integration/Design Engineering
Communication Protocols
. Any Electronics Controls, Monitoring, Measurements and/or Diagnostics
and Repair
. Any Telecoms/Hardwired Communications Diagnostics and/or Solutions
and Repair
. All Electronics/Electronics Solutions
A self-starter with experience in system development, integration, test and
project management An innovative engineer with extensive H/W and S/W
experience, problem solving techniques and highly effective communications
skills.
CORE COMPETENCIES
. Functional Test Analysis
. Built / Designed / Integrated Test Systems
. Development / Debugging
. Electronic Manufacturing Functional Testing
. Statistical Analysis
. Embedded Processor Controls / Embedded Software Development
. SOFTWARE: Assemblers, C, Lab Windows, Test Stand and Lab View
. Test / Integration / Production/Test Plans /Design Reviews
. Monitor Product Development Lifecycle, Lean and 6 Sigma
Implementations
OVERVIEW
. Strong background in test, integration and production; extensive H/W
. Experience with embedded processor controls and embedded software
development.
. Experience in project management, test, manufacturing, and team
supervision.
. Installation/Integration/Operation
Professional Expertise
. MANAGEMENT/EXPERIENCE: Managed engineering teams of up to 18 people
in Test, Design, Integration, Manufacturing, Support
. HARDWARE: Custom and commercial equipment for IC to system level
testing and integration. Familiarity with rack mount/bench equipment,
system design, development and integration. Fiber Optic Interfaces,
Day/Night Vision Cameras, DxDesigner, PLCs, manufacturing equipment,
etc.
. SOFTWARE: ATLAS, BASIC, FORTRAN, some proprietary languages, several
assembly languages, PLC and LAB VIEW.
. OPERATING SYSTEMS: UNIX, HP, WINDOWS, DOS, VAX/VMS.
. PROTOCOLS: RS232, ARINC429, 1553, RS422, GPIB, Telephony Protocols
(SS7), 802.11, JTAG, etc.
. CLEARANCES: DoD and (NSPS - 2009) (Level 2) Secret - CURRENTLY
INACTIVE
EXPERIENCE
Boeing Avionics Integration
747- 8 03/2011 - Present
. Responsible for modifications, retrofit and upgrades of 747-8 test
flight aircraft to new condition for commercial sale. Perform
Avionics, Electronics and Aircraft Testing.
Misc Temp Employment and care of parents - dying father 11/2009 - 02/2011
. Electronics development, deployment and maintenance in Oil Field
Services Industries primarily oriented to Fracing of wells. Telecom,
Pump controls automation, Blender controls and automation,
transducers - pressure and volume sensing, etc.
PEO STRI - US ARMY
Interdisciplinary Engineer
Simulation Training and Instrumentation 03/2009 -
11/2009
. Performed Engineering functions to insure US Army training and
simulation systems were properly designed, on schedule, and visited
military and contractor installations for testing and verification of
military training systems to include Instrumented transportable
training centers, IED training simulators and IED jammers, and miles
weapons instrumentation - military versions of advanced laser tag, and
a large Fiber Optics Network (FON) for the overall communications and
automation of the National Training Center.
. Was responsible for prime and subcontractors to assure responsibility
and accountability for complete and integrated systems operations,
organizational level maintenance, logistics management, sustaining
engineering and modifications.
. Established integration management and test, operating support, and
support communications for multiple DoD contracts.
BAE Contractor
Test Engineer
Senior Test/Design Engineer 08/2008
- 03/2009 - Left for PEO STRI
. Designed, built and integrated test systems for Heat Seeking, IR and
other weapon systems counter measures for military and commercial
aircraft and other systems. Tested and integrated counter measures at
various military installations CUNUS/OCONUS. Created, managed, and
executed test plans for design verification and design validation.
Rockwell Collins Contractor Test
Engineering
Senior Test/Design Engineer 10/2007
- 06/08
. Designed, built and integrated a Sub-Level Test Station for testing of
Air Bus, Boeing and other Commercial Aircraft Ethernet and Avionics
systems. Resolved vendor problems for bus driver issues in ARINC429
and 1553 Bus communication systems. Assisted in S/W development and
JTAG program downloads and Boundary Scan Test issues. Wrote and
updated Production Test Requirements, developed schematics and
designed Test Unit Adapters working with tools such as DxDesigner,
Canvas, PDF, Word with track changes, etc. Assisted in test and
integration of FPGA designs using ModelSim and real design circuit
performance Developed and performed HASS tests and platforms..
. Participated in design reviews with design engineers, systems
engineers, manufacturing and other involved parties.
Raytheon Technical Services Corp. Range Integration/Operation
Sr. Multi-Disciplined Engineer II 2006 - 07/2007 - Contract
Ended
. Integration, Upgrades, Operations and Maintenance of
Automated/Instrumented Live Fire Ranges and Virtual Training Systems
Internationally for Army Tank and Bradley Vehicles
. Engineering Integration and Support for Shoot House and (MOUT)
Military OPs in Urban Terrain training facilities
. Involved with 6 Sigma and Lean projects to include RF upgrades for
Vehicle Player Units 802.11 telemetry and 5 GHz Video, target repair
technology at off range shop while instrumented into range controls,
DELL server and Raid Drive control room upgrades and maintenance,
Video System upgrades and maintenance, and Fiber Optic expansion for
control of Field Cameras, Instrumented After Action Review Theater,
377 target controls and Range Operations Execution and System Control
Rooms
. Presentations, evaluations and direct interface with Raytheon
Management, PEO-STRI, high level Army Officials, Officers, Unit
Commanders, Soldiers, Range Control and (FBCB2) Force Twenty One
Battle Command Brigade and Below communications Developers. Oversight
of the integration of systems sustainment, lowering sustainment and
operational costs, and meeting performance objectives.
Northrop Grumman Corp. Design/Test/Integration
Senior Engineer 2003 - 2006
. Integration and testing of complex electronic warfare threat
detection, jamming, avoidance, and targeting systems, ie. Electronic
Counter Measures (ECM), ELINT
. Worked with digital, mixed signal, RF, and IR in a variety of
integration and test platforms.
. Utilized tools and techniques such as processor probes, boundary scan,
JTAG, test executives such as LabView, signal sources, spectrum
analyzers, logic analyzers, etc.
. Integration/test leader for two ECM projects migrating from design to
production.
. Verification, test and debug for Operations/Manufacturing of
components, PWBs, LRUs, and Systems on vanishing vendor/obsolete parts
redesigns and new designs in support of factory, suppliers and/or
customers across all shifts.
. Developed and maintained test and troubleshooting procedures for
factory, integration, design areas, vendors and customers. Developed
and integrated environmental, HASS and other system tests.
Ericsson Inc. Telecom Simulation/Test
Systems
Senior Engineer 1998 - 2002
. Responsible for implementing and maintaining telephony system
simulators and emulators, ie. Virtual Switches
. Developed S/W interface drivers and test system H/W enhancements.
. Implemented S/W to connect traffic generators to emulated soft
switches allowing high volume parallel testing resulting in
significant cost reductions.
. Supported and maintained test simulation environments and physical
test plants.
. Provided worldwide training on test sets and traffic generators.
. Coordinated test equipment purchases, worldwide licensing, and support
contracts.
. Provided Network Admin., H/W and S/W and User Support for UNIX sub-
network and Switch support for 350+ test personnel
Student 1994-1998
. Post graduate studies to gain advanced degree and knowledge of how to
apply my engineering skills to the biomedical engineering field.
Medical Field Research.
Texas Instruments Defense Systems Equipment
Group
Lead Test Engineer 1985 - 1994
. Developed, implemented and maintained automated IC, PWB and system
test equipment, interface test adapters, and test S/W.
. Go to person for solving test problems in complex digital, analog,
mixed signal and RF/IF on missile systems. Key instrumental player
in divisions test automation.
. Instrumental in working with HP to establish a national board test
user's group.
. Member of staff representing TI in the development of the JTAG
standard.
. Supported factory/manufacturing, vendors and customers in test and
troubleshooting of complex test and implementation issues.
. Interfaced with missile users, associate contractors, other
Government agencies, and associated customers.
UTC MOSTEK R&D Engineering
Senior R&D Engineer 1983 - 1985
. Senior lead engineer of an electronics development team creating S/W,
controls, and electromechanical/robotic systems for automated
integrated circuit test and assembly.
. Managed the project from inception through implementation. Process
and production improvements were wafer mapping and bar coding for
automated die selection, high speed pick and place equipment,
automated handlers for die carriers, lead frames for standard pads and
vapor phase re-flow bonding, yielding virtually hands free, high-speed
IC test and assembly. Patents were awarded on these processes.
Texas Instruments Inc. Consumer Products
Electrical Design and Test Engineer 1978 - 1983
. Customized, programmed, and maintained commercial test and production
equipment.
. Enhanced automated axial-lead and DIP insertion equipment.
. Researched, designed and tested consumer products; Calculators, Home
Computer, Education Products, Digital Watches
. Developed automated test sets using embedded processors and finite
state machines.
. Wrote device drivers for the 99/4A Computer.
Texas Tech University School of Engineering
Assistant Professor (Part Time) 1980 - 1983
. Taught classes and labs in AC/DC, digital logic, various electronics
labs and semiconductor theory/application.
. Participated in research of Ferro-resonance and power transmission by
collecting, organizing and writing S/W for analysis of data.
Military - Honorable Discharge, USMC Veteran - 1975
EDUCATION
1995 AUC Post Grad. Studies Coral Gables, FL.
1993 North Lake College 40 + hours Irving, TX.
1979 Texas Tech University BS EET Lubbock, TX.
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