Engineer Technician

Carey Cowan

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Yuba City, CA. ***93

Home: 530-***-****

Cell: 530-***-****

E-mail: **************@*****.***

EDUCATION: De Anza College (General Education and Electronics)

Certification in Electronics (O.I.C.W)

Certification in Fujitsu Scanners and printers (FCPA)

OBJECTIVE: To obtain an Electronic/Test Engineer-Technician position where over 15 years of Electronic/Broadcasting/Semiconductor work experience will add value to your operations.

EXPERIENCE:

6/2014 – 2/2018 Telestream LLC

QA Hardware Software Technician III

*Test software on Servers. Tracking problems with Jira software. Super micro mainly.

*Debug down to component level for failures.

*Validate GPU's and CPU's from Super micro and Dell.

*Build and repair all Microsoft operating systems.

5/2006 - 12/2012 Grass Valley Group

Senior Switcher\Servers\Debug Technician III- Test Engineer I

*Test and repair Servers and K2 Clients.

*Debug Switcher boards down to component level and repair in house.

*Test all Switcher products for shipment.

*Working with engineering to clean up MRB room and get inventory back in stock for production.

*Knowledge of all types of troubleshooting equipment to validate failures.

*Responsible for troubleshoot, test and repair of video switchers, panels, other video products.

*Systems testing, performing analysis, initiate the tests & obtain the results.

*Responsible for data entry and keeping it up to date according to sales orders and license options.

*Create, load license options and final configuration of all out going switchers.

*Modify and record data, creating system requirements, test methodologies.

*Analyzing data and recommending solution to resolve system performance issues.

*Process flow diagrams.

*Set-up, configure and repair test bays as required.

*Combination of functional and diagnostic testing software configuration.

*Participated in meetings with end clients to understand their needs and requirement.

*Worked closely with Project lead and manager to make sure the new application meets the business requirements.

*Communication well with Engineers, Product Marketing, Customer Service and FG.

*Assist supervisory/ managerial, Labor relations and member of Quality team.

*Test plans, test scenarios, schedules and analysis and presentation of results.

*Documented all test results.

*Training of new technicians on Server/News/Client/Summit Browse line.

*To provide fully integrated solutions for L10 through Custom Redundant systems.

8/2005 - 3/2006 Eagle Global Logistics (Contract with Fujitsu (FCPA)

Equipment Technician III

*Under moderate supervision, assembles, troubleshoots, repairs, calibrates, and modifies firmware & hardware to assigned equipment.

*Install hardware, software, drivers and test equipment to effectively troubleshoot scanner problems.

*Perform preventive maintenance procedures, establish and maintain record database.

*Develop and maintain calibration schedules, troubleshoot inoperative scanner and maintain liaison to engineering team.

*Trouble shooting in the block level based on the schematic, manual and block diagram for the scanners.

*Capable of finding problems and getting the solutions in the system level.

*Able to identify recurrent failure points (trend) in scanner and communicate findings to engineering team.

*Monitor and track scanner repaired quality and report any trend to management for evaluation and

report failure tends to engineering team.

* Perform other duties as assigned.

10/1998 - 8/2003 Watkins-Johnson Company

Electronic Test Technician/Manufacturing/Production III

*Perform on-wafer RF/DC, Ip3 (sample and final) testing of PCM'S, FETS and MMICS.

*First interconnect and OHMIC testing.

*Curve trace failures to see if software or hardware was the problem.

*Scribe and Break GAAS wafers using Dynatex Scribers.

*Oracle transactions knowledge, (shop floor moves, WIP, etc.) paperwork entries and data files.

*Manual and automated testing on production mixer test stations while calibrating daily.

*Sub-assembly pre-testing and final system testing of clients' product PC’s.

*Perform troubleshooting repair on mechanical assemblies down to board level.

*Perform set-up: calibration, testing of circuits, components, instruments, and mechanical

assemblies per client's testing procedures.

*Perform hand set-ups for AC/DC digital and analog tests.

*Recognize failures/set-up problems and determines need for appropriate verification.

*Operates special testers, sampling and real time Oscilloscopes, pulse generators, analog-digital

multi-meters, power supplies and special AC test simulator fixtures.

Skills:

Windows, Mac, DOS, Unix, Broadcasting, Media,LabVIEW, HP Basic, AutoCAD, Oracle, Word, Excel, Schematics, Electronic Assembly, Quality control testing, Preliminary testing, Final testing, Pulse generators, Multi-Meter, Soldering, Database knowledge, Component level testing, Spectrum analyzer.

References available upon request.

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