Technician Testing

Vaughn Olson

651-***-**** ********@***.***

Research and Development Computer Technician

Passion for Helping Customers Solve Problems

Analytical, detail-oriented, and seasoned professional, with years of extensive experience in equipment testing, prototype testing. Adept at conducting testing, analysis, evaluation, and documentation. Proficient at utilizing test equipment to analyze circuits, module, and system level interactions. Recognized as a genuine team player, committed to managing operations and projects flawlessly while contributing to business development activities.

Strengths include:

Providing Customer Cost Savings

Developing Positive Partnerships

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Lead Technician

Served as a module and systems level technician performing systems integration and test with responsibilities which included customer product support and analysis for various hardware applications, design validation, and verification testing. Reading of System and modular schematic diagrams and blueprints for troubleshooting as well as performing schematic capture.

Demonstrated expertise in integrating systems with RS232/RS422, 1553A and B as well as networking-TCP/IP protocols as part of Ruggedized module and systems designs.

Utilized various operating systems and new core processing technologies.

Proficiently used time domain reflectometers, and communication signal analyzers for impedance analysis.

Managed the Mobile Wireless Computing, which supported the custom applications and integration of off the shelf technologies, including DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) funded packaging development efforts.

Experience Highlights

Held Top Secret/Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) clearance for Research and Development(classified). DoD(Department of Defense NSA(National Security Administration)

Executed TAAF – Test Analyze And Fix for the AN/AYK-14 Mission Control computer(F18) as well as the Fire Control computer for the F14 and provided customer report summaries for validation of testing criteria within the MIL-SPEC environments. Generated test procedures for qualification testing.

Played a major role in the research, design, and integration of the TAC (Technology Application Center) multimedia demonstration centers, which are located in both Minnesota and Washington, DC facilities through the use of various platforms, such as SUN, SGI, MAC, and PC

Exemplified proficiency in working programs; responsibilities include conducting component level failure analysis of module assemblies, with emphasis on the PROM/FPGA testing relative to module and systems integration.

Ensured accuracy in creating customer product support documentation and providing analysis for various hardware applications, design validation, and verification testing.

Functioned well as the FRB (Failure Review Board) specialist for the intermittent module and system level failures.

Executed analysis evaluation of new hardware designs and performed redesigning at the component level and qualification testing.

Performed equipment setup and corrective, preventive, and calibration maintenance as needed. Also participated in Receiving activities – measurement/design verification and blueprints

Certified manufacturing associates in the production processes via created plan and modules.

Overview

Worked effectively as part of a team, responsible for the successful development and testing of base platforms for high speed computing elements.

Identified needs for improvement and implemented corrective actions to resolve manufacturing-related issues.

Regularly evaluated the operating data to efficiently conduct online adjustments to products, instruments, or equipment; accurately developed or revised documents and procedures.

Rendered exceptional technical support for ILS spares that required assembly and component level analysis of various hardware applications across multiple platforms.

Successfully developed automated test equipment, which required both hardware and software designs utilized for signature analysis debug.

Exceptionally conducted other responsibilities, including Engineering Lab Design and management; product demonstrations and I/O subsystems lead for production support activities.

Education

Certificate in Computer Technology

Brown Institute, Minneapolis, MN

Inver Hills Community College, Inver Grove Heights, MN

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