Engineer Manufacturing

Ralph Longton

*** ******** **** ****

Monck's Corner, SC, 29461 (Renting)

978-***-**** / ********@*********.***

OBJECTIVE

To act as a key member of an active, high productivity department. As a seasoned professional with wide experience, I am uniquely qualified to be the go-to man, the problem solver.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

In 2000 I was the first electrical Engineer hired by LoJack, the creator of radio frequency based, stolen vehicle recovery.

Initiated and performed a complete documentation effort creating mechanical drawings, and schematics of LoJack's RF infrastructure tools.

oAutoCAD, Excel, Mentor Graphics DXDesigner.

Worked with vendors and contract engineers to design, prototype and move to production, the LoJack early warning system. The first LoJack innovation in 5 years.

Assessed, drove to Root Cause and resolved manufacturing flaws that prevented introduction of Early-Warning system.

Travelled domestically and internationally to resolve customer issues for Thermo Environmental Instruments.

Was technology recovery key for several complex in situ gas analysers.

Responsible for the production testing and shipment of autonomous mobile laboratories.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Inventory Control---Charleston Auto Auction---June 2016 thru present.

In charge of maintaining inventory and proper registration of incoming vehicles.

Printed Circuit Board Designer---September 2014-October 2015---Corporate Growth Resources, Framingham, Massachusetts

Working for a contract employment agency, I was assigned to Assurance Technology Corporation. Designed high density, mixed technology printed circuit boards.

oMentor Graphics DxDesigner (Schematic capture and simulation)

oMentor Graphics PADS (printed circuit board design)

Design Engineer---August 2000 - July 2014---Lojack Corporation, Canton, Massachusetts

Various duties including mixed Analog/Digital/RF printed circuit board design. General vendor maintenance. Documentation and procurement of PCB cards and assemblies. I was responsible for the upkeep of all P.C.B. tools and the training of other Engineers in their use.

Designed high density, mixed technology printed circuit boards.

oMentor Graphics DxDesigner (Schematic capture and simulation)

oMentor Graphics PADS (printed circuit board design)

Responsible for all domestic P.C.B. vendor interface including initial vendor audit.

Generated all Bills of Materials and P.C.B. manufacturing documentation.

oOMNIFY EDM tools.

oMentor Graphics CAM, CAM350

oPentalogix Viewmaster

Performed P.C.B. verification to verify PCB designs and interfaced with vendors.

oValor DFM reports.

Key role in the transition of all legacy products from Tin/lead construction to ROHS compliant processes.

oDocumentation changes, parts selection, vendor control.

Maintained Bills of Materials, parts databases for all LoJack products.

oOmnify PLM

Manufacturing Engineer---May 1982- August 2000 ---Thermo Environmental Instruments

Franklin, Massachusetts

Test Tech, R&D Tech. Manufacturing Engineer, Facilitated the transfer of new product from the R&D/Documentation group to production.

Participated in design review and MRB.

Developed test protocols, created data collection methods and J.I.T cell based assembly routines.

Principal in the acquisition of new technology.

Repaired, and calibrated Electro-Optical Air Pollution Monitors.

Facilitated the transfer of new product from the R&D/Documentation group to production.

Developed test protocols, created data collection methods and J.I.T cell based assembly routines.

Responsible for the Automated Atmospheric Lab group for proper assembly, calibration, packaging and shipment of large multi component autonomous air monitor labs.

Shipment of hazardous gases, international shipping regulations etc.

Supervised 4 direct reports

Principal in the acquisition of new technology, often assigned to learn all aspects of manufacture and test of newly acquired air monitor systems.

Rapid acquisition of Technology and transfer to our Franklin MA facility.

Called upon to travel internationally in support of the Field Engineering group.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering Technology, Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts

Associate Degree, Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Bristol Community College Fall River, Massachusetts

Interests

Fishing, Space science, avid reader, active in motorcycle safety groups

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