Engineering Technician
Resume:
Christian Martin
Livonia, MI 48154
christianjmartin@hot mail.com
Objective
Experienced Acoustical Engineering Technician. Fluent in the areas of acoustical tuning, automotive interior design, electrical and audio cable layout, custom fabrication and completion of demonstration vehicles.
Professional Profile
Pioneer Omega Build
Pioneers Exclusive TAD Demo Vehicle and fist of its kind
Collaborated with Andrew Jones the lead engineer for Pioneer's home elite flagship division TAD
Fabricated 4 doors to properly accept Andrew's proprietary CST speakers
Fabricated doors to properly seal and house Pioneer proprietary 18 cm front door woofers and 6.5” rear door woofers
Constructed rear deck subwoofer enclosure housing a 10" subwoofer
Hand upholstered entire vehicle to complement stock interior
Chevrolet Cruze Premium Branded Audio
Installed entire wiring and audio system
Assisted with the tuning of the Premium branded audio which won business for Pioneer
Chevrolet Equinox Premium Branded Audio
Designed system wiring and speaker layout
Custom fabricated the mounting of the door speakers based on General Motors request from the lower door to mid door where the arm rest is located
Fabricated a center channel speaker pod made using various fiber glassing techniques
Assisted with the tuning which won business for Pioneer
Chevrolet Malibu Premium Branded Audio
Assisted with the tuning which won business for Pioneer
Installed the entire Pioneer sound system including wiring, speakers, amplifiers and DSP
Chevrolet Speaker and Amp Suitcase testers
Designed to insure and diagnose any issues for the GM Premium audio platform
It provides a 14.5 V power supply, aftermarket radio, GM connections for golden amplifier and contains all Golden Speakers for each of the three platforms. The tester is backwards compatible
Lexus Premium Audio
Originally fabricated in Topec Japan and tuned in Kawagoe, Japan
Replicated the same vehicle for North America
The vehicle had the identical frequency response and was more highly regarded than the Japanese built vehicle which was noted to me directly by Toyota
Toyota Camry Sound System
Collaborated with lead Toyota engineers in designing system layout
Successfully obtained business for Pioneer
Ford Premium Mustang Shaker Systems S197
Custom designed the entire system
Assisted tuning and obtained business for Pioneer
Designed and fabricated a 20liter fiberglass subwoofer enclosure
Ford Premium Mustang Shaker Systems Current
Tuned for left and right hand driving vehicles
This was a major accomplishment for Pioneer
Personal Project: Bubinga Home Speakers
Collaborated and designed with Andrew Jones of TAD
Constructed of 1.5" MDF and a 7/8" Bubinga face plate
Utilizing a 2.5 way design with each enclosure housing dual 6.5" Scan-Speak drivers and tweeters. They weigh in at ninety pounds a piece
Pioneer Automotive Technologies, Farmington Hills, MI (May 2006 to May 2016)
Acoustical Engineering Technician
Lead Acoustical Engineering Technician in charge of all Pioneer Americas demonstration vehicle builds.
One of only three Acoustical Engineering Technicians employed by Pioneer with two stationed in Kawagoe Japan.
Designed system speaker and wiring layouts, entire system fabrication, and assisted in the tuning of OEM car audio systems and related projects.
Involved in troubleshooting and problem solving.
Worked collaboratively as a team member with colleagues, U.S. and Japan.
Traveled as needed worldwide to design, fabricate and deliver important projects and problem solve.
Blueline Designs, Plymouth, MI (April 2002 to May 20006)
Small business owner and founder
Fabricated custom competition/show vehicles per customer request
Designed and developed a pre-fab speaker enclosure line which was distributed to many local car audio shops as well as customers.
Education
January 2007 to Present, Schoolcraft College, Livonia, MI
Pursuing an Associate's in Electronics/Continuing Education
Current GPA: 3.518
August 1987 to May 1991 Belleville High School, Belleville, MI
High School Diploma
Teacher Assistant (TA) in Art
References
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