David Nyberg II

Frazier Park, California • 661-***-**** • ac1cpq@r.postjobfree.com

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-nyberg-ab72628 (Clickable Link)

Senior Principal Electrical Engineer

Technologically sophisticated engineering professional with solid 30-yr history leading teams in all facets of engineering project life cycles to align technology solutions with current and emergent organizational needs. Extensive knowledge and success in an engineering development environment across wide range of industries. Skilled trainer and team leader; able to guide individuals in achieving maximum potential through targeted personal development plans. Key contributor to the design, integration and testing of complex products and systems.

Technical and Management Strengths:

•Project Management

•Internal Systems & Control

•Strategy & Execution

•Innovative Initiatives

•Development & Execution

•Policies & Procedures

•Process Improvement

•Key Client & Vendor Relations

•Team Building & Leadership

Executive Summary:

I've been a professional electronics engineer for almost 31 years. I obtained my equivalent bachelor’s degree in the 80's during a distinguished tour of duty with the U.S. Army in Europe near the end of the cold war. Since then, I have been engineering solutions and managing various programs for a multitude of companies all over the United States. I have excellent communication and engineering skills as illustrated by my many letters of recommendation and past performance reviews. I am an experienced team leader, expert troubleshooter, problem solver and project manager, as well as an expert cradle to grave engineer. I have almost 10 years of experience managing electrical engineering teams of eight persons or more and directly managed teams as large as 12 individuals and projects worth over $3 million dollars. I have an active U.S. Passport and Chinese Visa good until 2025.

Specialties:

Cadence OrCad Expert, Altium user, High-speed signal integrity, marine and airborne RADAR, digital and analog circuit troubleshooting and design, technical team leader, mentor, six sigma experience, accomplished medical implant RF expert. Senior-level knowledge of Electrical Engineering. Skilled with various computer-based design and simulation programs.

Experience:

Executive Director / Instructor

Valencia Technical Institute Valencia, CA

2016 – Present

Valencia technical Institute is a trade school focused on electronics engineering technology. Specifically, we train electronics engineering technicians. Student from all walks of life are welcome to apply. We target veterans in need of re-training, economically disadvantaged persons, persons with disabilities, high school students and any adult in need of technical skills for a good trade. Several of our students are offered free tuition as a method to give back to the community for the grateful careers we have all enjoyed. www.scvtech.org

Owner

NyTechRF Consulting Pinion Pines, CA

2014 – Present

NyTechRF is a private consulting firm assisting AMID (Active Medical Implant Device) manufacturers around the world with RF and EMI related issues as well as RF design assistance. I have consulted for the Al Mann Foundation, Medallion Medical, Palyon Medical, Nevro Medical and Nalu Medical to date. www.nytechrf.net

Principal RF Electrical Engineer R&D

Advanced Bionics Valencia, CA

Since December 2010

In Dec 2010 I was invited to become a Principal EE for the R&D Dept. at AB and the company's lead RF/EMC engineer. I serve as a Technical Patent Expert. I built and manage the RF lab where I spend most of my time. I am on the Ex-plant Review Board and I am responsible for reviewing and approving applications for MRI scans on patients that have our implants in Europe. In addition, I help to design, test and verify the RF circuitry of our implants, external processors and accessories. I am also a key contributor to RF related FDA regulatory issues including emissions, susceptibility and MRI safety. I also design, develop and manage several ongoing feasibility studies into new RF technologies that may be beneficial to future products.

I manage others including interns and colleagues through various stages of projects and develop and maintain hardware vendor relations as needed.

Senior Systems Integration and Test Engineer

BAMS USN UAV

Curtiss Wright Controls Castaic, CA

2010

I was an active contributing member of the ATE test equipment team working on the new Navy UAV program. (BAMS). I designed complex test equipment racks that are responsible for testing many of the key systems of the UAV including the mission management unit.

Director of Engineering

Renewable Energy Storage VERY Large Li-Ion Array's

iCeL Systems, Inc. Van Nuys, CA

2009

As the Director of Engineering, I ensured that products were designed, re-designed or new products were introduced in order to meet quality and sales objectives. I maintained economical production methods, recommended changes, tracked and reviewed progress, and approved cost estimates and proposals, as well as ECO’s. I was also the principal electrical engineer. I was responsible for ensuring that all project work is scheduled and completed on time, within budget, and to company’s demanding quality standards. I managed staff at all seniority levels, facilitating cross-functional teams to achieve the best design goals while balancing competing needs and priorities in a collaborative environment with other department heads.

Chief Electrical Engineer

Precision Orbital Robotic Welding Nuclear, DOD Submarine, Aerospace

Arc Machines, Inc. Pacoima, CA

2008

As the Chief Electrical Engineer I was responsible for the overall leadership of the EE dept. I oversaw new technical challenges and managed all aspects of the engineering department and staff, supporting MFG, quality, upper management, and sales. I was accountable for driving innovation and invention, overseeing all technical work, setting and maintaining design standards, introducing and incorporating the latest design methods and tools, improving internal and external design practices, and keeping our technology at the top of our industry.

Lead Hardware Engineer

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Braking System

Crane Aerospace Burbank, CA

2007

I was the final lead hardware engineer for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft braking system. The 787 is the first aircraft to use all electric brakes. I also worked to complete the wireless tire pressure monitoring system.

Lead Hardware Engineer

Complex RF Test Instruments DOD, Avionics

Aeroflex Wichita, KS

2006

At Aeroflex, I was a lead hardware engineer on several projects related to very complex automated radio test equipment. Half of the equipment was for DOD depot level radio diagnostics and the other was for the commercial sector. Aeroflex was once the old IFR Corporation famous for their line of radio test gear found in most radio repair organizations.

Lead Hardware Engineer

Avionics Flight Controls by Wire

Electromech Technologies Wichita, KS

2005

At Electromech Technologies I designed and developed electronic driven electromechanical flight controls and actuator systems for commercial aircraft. I designed the flap system for the Quest Aviation Kodiak and worked on several other motorized actuator systems for such aircraft as the Learjet 85.

Senior Electrical Engineer

Fleetwood RV Riverside, CA

2004

Responsible for detailed design and project management of the entire vehicle electrical system for a new million dollar RV chassis design which included the exclusive implementation and use of J1939 multiplexing CAN bus technology.

Consultant

2002-2004

Engineering and designing various electronic solutions for a myriad of companies. Please visit my web site at http://www.eng4hire.iwarp.com/

Senior Member Technical Staff

Flextronics Plano, TX

2002

Hardware Engineering and Design Department Flextronics Intl’ Inc. Based in Richardson Texas at the Commerce Design Center, Served as a Senior, Professional, Electronics Hardware Design Engineer and project manager for Flextronics, the world’s leading electronic contract manufacturing company.

Senior Hardware Engineer

DNA Enterprises Inc. Plano, TX

2000-2002

DNA was a 20+ year old electronics consulting firm of 100 software and hardware design engineers. I participated and managed projects such as a high-speed, OC-48, TELECOM ADM system that sat on a SONET metro fiber optic ring and served the connected end clients with various formats of voice and data at various rates with managed QOS and bandwidth allocation control with an upgrade path to OC-192. Another noteworthy program was a video capture board for a military weapons system for Israel.

Lead Hardware Engineer

GVN Technologies Inc. Largo, FL

1997-2000

Lead hardware engineer for a startup company seeking to design and manufacture their own line of high-speed telecom access equipment with various technologies such as T1, E1, J1 with Ethernet. This design included an embedded Motorola 8260 CPU and various FPGA and CPLD designs in addition to the TDM switching and routing. I was responsible for managing the areas of the various programs I was assigned to in their entirety. This company went out of business and all intellectual property was purchased by Advanced Fiber Corp. During my tenure, I achieved operational objectives by devising and implementing strategic plans and enforcing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards helping to reduce cost and enhance product quality.

Lead Systems Engineer

DeLand Computer Corp. Deland, FL

1996

Responsible for the design and implementation of computer networks using CAT5 10/100BT Ethernet technology running under various Microsoft Windows operating systems in addition to system architecture, building and repair of PC’s, servers and installation of software and peripherals.

Freelance Consultant

1990 - 1996

Engineering and consulting for various clients with a broad mixture of design needs such as automation and instrumentation including analog, digital, RF, FPGA, CPLD and PCB design. Major projects were an embedded design for Publishers Clearing House, Microwave data links and point to point distribution designs for Alaska General Alarm and an advanced, down-hole, electronic oil well telemetry tools for wireline service companies in Alaska.

Master Avionics Technician

Barfield Instruments Corp. Miami, FL

1987-1990

Total tear-down, rebuild, repair and calibration of hermetically sealed, complex avionics equipment and instrumentation for commercial jet aircraft cockpits at the Miami International Airport. Technology involving AC phase servo motor type instrumentation and other various analog sensor and digital display technology were involved with a strong emphasis in miniature precision mechanical servo systems.

Semiconductor Support Engineer

Renard MFG Co. Miami, FL

1986 - 1987

Responsible for plant technical operations and maintenance of digital and analog electronic equipment and the design of high-speed, ATE for quality control related to the production of high current PN junction diodes for the automotive industry. Micro-controller designs and PLC’s & SBC’s were at the core of the plants operational electronics and I was in charge of planning, implementation and project management.

Radio Technician

Motorola Communications Miami, FL

1984 – 1986

Installation and repair of commercial radio communications equipment. Various frequency bands of FM and SSB systems including secure links for the U.S. Postal service.

Tactical Communications Operator Mechanic United States Army

1981 - 1984 (3 years)

Responsible for the maintenance and installation of secret communications equipment and radio systems for tactical military use in Europe. Honorable discharge.

Skills & Expertise:

Computers and network technology both hardware and software. (10BT, 100BT GIGE)

Advanced knowledge, and use of Microsoft Windows and Office applications

Advanced knowledge, and use of electronic CAD app’s and analysis programs

(OrCAD, Hyperlynx, Altium, CAMTASTIC, SPICE, Agilent ADS, Genesys, EMPro, Momentum).

Extensive knowledge, and hands on experience with the vast majority of electronic components

Expert IPC certified soldering skills down to 0402 package size. IPC ESD certified.

Well versed in the use of all test equipment (Spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers, digital storage oscilloscopes, Signal / Waveform Generators, TDR RF frequency counters, generators and power meters, telecom Firebird T1 / E1 test equipment 2D & 3D X-Ray, VNA, GTEM chambers, LCR analyzers).

Experienced with RF equipment design, use, troubleshooting and installation from DC to ~10 GHz. Experienced in digital, analog and RF circuit design. Ability to design and use complex automated test equipment (ATE) Qualified to use anechoic chambers for EMI/EMC, Thermal/humidity test chambers, vibratory, and pressure/vacuum test vessels.

Experience with production line manufacturing. (Processes, enclosures, assembly lines, SMT lines (Pick & Place), Laser’s, Automatic Optical Inspection)

Experience with Micro-Controllers, SBC’s & PLC’s. (Programmable logic controllers, Industrial controls) A full understanding of certification and EMC test requirements for UL, FDA and FCC.

Embedded processor design experience.

Expert in the art of printed circuit card layout design rules, and guidelines for signal, and ground integrity. Experience in the design of T1, E1 and DSL hardware, and equipment.

Hands on managing others, scheduling, controlling costs.

DC stepper servo and positioning systems

Marine RADAR expert.

Video systems and circuitry including CCD’s.

Several avionics designs currently used aboard aircraft in flight today.

Experience working with offshore original design manufacturers and contract manufactures.

Practical experience with LASERS and fiber optic electronics and technology (Single mode, multi-mode to OC192) Understanding of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation.

FPGA, CPLD, PLD design capability using schematic entry.

A wealth of knowledge and experience in Avionics and engineering within DO160, DO178 & DO254 guidelines.

Experience creating cost effective solutions that meet aggressive product features, cost points, quality goals, performance metrics, and time to market requirements.

Experience dealing with printed circuit board manufacturing, inspection and acceptance criteria.

Project management skills, Practical applications of statistical concepts including SPC techniques, hypothesis testing, DOE, and sampling plans.

Design Control process, Risk Management processes, Project Team Lead Experience.

Highly developed written and oral communication skills and be able to work in a team environment.

Excellent and logical problem solving skills and able to work independently.

Education:

Colorado Technical University

Central Creek University

MBA Technical Management

USAFCEP

United States Armed Forces Continuing Education Program

Equivalent Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical Engineering Technology

(Discontinued in the early 90’s)

U.S. Army Tactical Communications Operator Mechanic School (31V10)

Ft. Sill Oklahoma 1981

VINSON Secret Digital Communications Course

Ft. Sill Oklahoma 1981

Continuously attending web based seminars on technology, new components and circuit applications.

Honors, Awards & Groups:

The American Registry of Outstanding Professionals. http://www.americasregistry.com/

AAAS The Association for the Advancement of Science August 2013 – Present

ASRT - American Society of Radiologic Technologists

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Interests:

Pulsed X-Band Weather RADAR, spaceflight, rock climbing, repelling, camping, hiking, X-country skiing, radio astronomy, anything military, surplus electronics, physics, chemistry, woodworking, hunting, fishing, Alaska and home brewing!

References:

Tim Strickland

Project Manager Boston Scientific, Team Lead Curtis Wright Defense

818-***-**** Cell

ac1cpq@r.postjobfree.com

John Babico

Sr. Principal Engineer Advanced Bionics

520-***-**** Cell

ac1cpq@r.postjobfree.com

Glen Griffith

Electrical Engineering Technical Director Al Mann Foundation

661-***-**** Direct

ac1cpq@r.postjobfree.com

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