Technician Engineering

Duane Escher

Email: *********@********.***

Address: **** ******* ******

City: Bedford

State: TX

Zip: 76021

Country: USA

Phone: 817-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $52,000

Willing to Relocate

Primary Skills/Experience:

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Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

Duane T. Escher

Bedford, Texas 76021

(Home) 817-***-**** *********@*****.***

SUMMARY:

Engineering Technician with over 10 years experience troubleshooting Analog,

Digital and Optical technologies

Experience with military parts and specifications

Strong development/fabrication background

Experience troubleshooting FPGA's (ACTEL and ALTERA) and Motorola 860,

Motorola 850, INTEL i960c microprocessors, operational amplifiers

Excellent soldering skills and handling of SMT devices as small as 0201, BGA, CSP, through hole

devices and modifications with 30 gauge wire

Light sheet metal experience holding .010 tolerance (.040 - .125 T4 and T6 aluminum)

Equipment used:

Tektronix, LeCroy, HP and Phillips oscilloscopes, HP frequency counter, programmable power supply, spectrum analyzers, emulator, environmental chambers, Fluke DVM's, Vision Engineering, DENNON, OK Industries and Fine Tech BGA machines

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Rockwell Collins, Richardson, TX

June 2010 - October 2011

Electronic Technician

Test and repair of classified government equipment

Record failures and repair activity using SAP

Order and track parts using SAP and EXCEL

Research replacement parts

Configure new parts before installation

Maintain sub-contractor records

Write monthly Lab Reports

Upgrade equipment for deployment sites

Active DoD clearance

NEC Infrontia, Irving,TX

September 2007 - March 2009

Manufacturing Support Technician

Evaluate ECN's and write Repair Procedures for NEC Telephones and Telephone Switches

Write customer product change notices using WORD and EXCEL to replace obsolete parts and firmware revisions

Research AGILE and FOCUS databases for design changes and product control status

Research firmware updates, schematics, parts lists and revision table changes for repair vendor

Update P: drive and FTP: server with the latest Repair and Test Procedures to communicate the latest product changes to the customer

Provide on site manufacturing technical support for the repair vendor

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE, Irving, TX

April 2006 - September 2007

Avionics Technician

Component level repair, product revision changes, modifications and manual testing of Analog and Digital Symbol Generators and Multifunction Generators for commercial and military jets using standard mil-spec. practices and procedures

Analyze product failures and create a repair quote for the customer using SAP Navigation

Systems included pitch, roll, compass, weather RADAR, calculation of sin/cosine, course and

bearing angles, Hex code navigation, deviation, accuracy, digital raster, vector and color circuits

Vibration and environmental testing from -55C to 65C

Repairs typically ranged from $4000.00 to $18,000.00 per unit

Assisted other technicians when needed

Certifications in SAP Enterprise Navigation, ESD and IPC-A-610C Acceptability

MOTOROLA, Fort Worth, TX (Contract assignment)

June 2004 - February 2005

July 2005 - April 2006

Senior Engineering Technician

Perform SMT/BGA/CSP repairs, product changes and modifications on PCB's used in Motorola's

Cellular Universal Base Station project

Upgrade four Tektronix logic analyzers to 8GHz (Hardware & Software) saving Motorola $450,000 dollars in upgrade costs

Build prototype boards for environmental testing of new components

Collect and analyze data for new part qualification and part failure under live environmental testing conditions and record results in an EXCEL spreadsheet

Build modular bench top J-Tag station to reduce set up time for testing

Communicate orders to vendors for parts, tools, lab supplies and computer equipment

Scheduled equipment repairs, worked with IT and Maintenance Departments on new installation plans and requirements

Maintain equipment calibration for Engineering Development

M&S SYSTEMS, Dallas, TX (Contract assignment)

March 2005 - July 2005

Engineering Technician

Research part specifications, cross reference results against the master database and write production change notices to merge parts inventory for new and existing designs

Investigate part substitution based on design requirements

(Electronic, Mechanical and Hardware parts)

UNITRON, Dallas, TX (Contract assignment)

April 2004 - June 2004

Engineering Technician

Prototype a reduced scale 90KVA shore power system

Work with mechanical engineers building high voltage power modules

Work with electrical engineers, purchasing and sub-contractors on parts shortages, product changes and schedule dates for new builds

Create EXCEL spreadsheets to order and catalog parts received, parts sent to sub-contractors and part lead time

RAYTHEON - R.A.P.I.D. RYDER, Grapevine, TX (Contract assignment)

September 2003 - April 2004

Picker

Distribution of Raytheon military and commercial aircraft parts

Consistently maintained high levels of accuracy

Assisted other departments as required

MARCONI COMMUNICATIONS, Irving, TX

August 1994 - August 2001

Hardware Engineering Technician II

Perform all repairs to component level, hardware changes, modifications and FPGA/PLC firmware upgrades

on microprocessor based MATRIX Optical Shelf PCB's (DPU1, 2, 3), Fiber To The Home Phase II OEC cards and Shelf Power cards during design and development giving technical support to Hardware, Software and System Test Engineering Labs for 192 prototype boards

Assist Fiber Optic Lab with video and EDFA testing using spectrum analyzers, optical meters and attenuators

Document all hardware and firmware changes using Microsoft WORD and EXCEL

Provide engineering technical support and training to manufacturing technicians and assemblers during prototype builds and new product releases

Analyze situations with Planners and Process Engineers on parts shortages, product changes and coordinate the required testing (X-Ray, ICT, Boundary Scan, J-Tag)

Schedule shop maintenance with other departments and vendors (IT, Tools, maintenance and equipment repairs)

Order all lab supplies and new equipment from approved vendors

MARCONI COMMUNICATIONS, Irving, TX (Continued)

Fiber Optic Technician

Analyze failures and repair to component level over 110,000 PCB's, surface mount analog, digital and optical PCB's used in 155MB SONET OC3 based fiber optic telecommunications systems (FITL A, B and C systems)

Identify test set and product circuit problems and coordinate changes with appropriate engineering departments

Maintained department calibration records, schematics, process requirements, and ATE repair and calibration logs for ISO 9000 certification

Familiar with SONET RINGS turn-up

Other Relevant Experience:

BELL HELICOPTER, Fort Worth, TX

April 1989 - January 1990

June 1991 - March 1992

Engineering Technician

Build seven trainer systems for the US Army Scout Helicopter, which sold for $49 million dollars

Build and calibrate custom Universal Ground Test Equipment sold to the US Navy for $2 million dollars

Modify and upgrade existing flight systems for the Super Cobra and Scout Helicopters for Operation Desert Storm

Build a reduced scale, low voltage de-icing system/simulator to aid engineers in development of the on board

de-icing system for the V-22

Perform fiber optic testing of V22 systems

Maintain laboratory flight console and playback machines

Work from mil-spec schematics and blueprints for electronics and light sheet metal experience - .010 tolerance

EDUCATION:

AS Electronic Engineering Technology, Delgado College, New Orleans, LA

AS Electronic Service Technology, Delgado College, New Orleans, LA

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

Active DoD clearance, Rockwell Collins

IPC-A-610C Acceptability, Honeywell

SAP Enterprise Navigation, Rockwell Collins, Honeywell

ISO 9000, Marconi Communications

Aircraft Blueprint Reading, Bell Helicopter

FCC License with Microwave Endorsement

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