John ‘Bud’ Bohannan III
Fountain Valley, CA. ****8 - 714-***-**** - ****.*********@*****.***
Engineer/Technician with extensive experience in the Audio Industry. Deeply involved in concept development/invention, design, prototyping and productizing many leading audio products and devices currently in use in televisions, audio/video receivers, mobile devices and more. Now an Independent Contractor and Consultant.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
INDEPENDENT CONTRATOR AND CONSULTANT, FV, CA. 2016 – Present
Engineer/Technician
Electronic, Mechanical, Assembly, Design and Prototype of various electronic designs.
Design, bread board and test circuits
Experience in use of a variety of test equipment
Ability to repair circuit boards both analog and digital
Soldering Skills in both SMT and thru hole
Read Schematics and drawings
Follow Test procedures and document results
Experienced with Microsoft Office
DTS INC., Calabasas, CA 1994 – 2016
Senior Electronics Engineer
From 1994 to 2013, employed by SRS Labs, which was acquired by DTS, Inc. Key member of the SRS engineering and R&D team that concepted, invented, designed and developed SRS, SRS3D, TruBass, Focus, MDA, SRS Klayman Speakers and TruSurround. While at DTS, worked on the design and development of the HeadphoneX, DTSX and NeuralX.
Designed, managed the buildout and maintained the operational status of four engineering research and development lab facilities
Designed and built demonstration displays for major trade shows including the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), IBC, and more.
Design, bread board and test circuits
Experience in use of a variety of test equipment
Ability to repair circuit boards both analog and digital
Soldering Skills in both SMT and thru hole
Read Schematics and drawings
Follow Test procedures and document result
Experienced with Microsoft Office
HUGHES AIRCRAFT, Costa Mesa, CA 1982 – 1994
Development Engineer
Engineering development of military and commercial audio and avionics systems, including the Navy Secured Voice System and the Boeing 747-400 entertainment system. From 1990 to 1994 worked exclusively on the DTS product line.
Designed, built and evaluated prototype systems
Key member of the engineering team that invented the first SRS, SRS3d, Orb speakers and Voice Intelligibility Processor
Design, bread board and test circuits
Experience in use of a variety of test equipment
Ability to repair circuit boards both analog and digital
Soldering Skills in both SMT and thru hole
MSI DATA CORPRATION, Costa Mesa, CA 1980 – 1982
Senior Lead Technician
Supported engineers and led a team of more than 20 technicians and assemblers in the development, implementation and productization of bar code technology.
Provided management direction and leadership to the Field Service Repair Depot
Performed tests and made repairs to the component level
Experience in use of a variety of test equipment
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
Avionics Technician
Provided system level repair and maintenance for avionics for navigation and audio communication systems for CH-46 and CH-53 helicopters.
Performed testing and repairs to the component level
EDUCATION
Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, Ca.
Associate in Arts, Electronics Technology Certification
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Audio Precision from System 1, 2722 to 585
OrCAD
Audio Mulch
Smmart7
Audio Audition
Agile Scrum Master 2014