Engineer Electrical
Resume:
Kinsey Ditmore
Contact
Tel : 774-***-****
e-mail : ********@*******.***
Profile
Seasoned engineer with 25+ years of experience in Analog & Digital product design and steady-state
Objective product quality, seeking a technically challenging position in new product design and development
Immediate
Availability
Key Skills
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Excellent interpersonal Skills In-depth problem solving skills
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Strong industry / technology knowledge Project management skills
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Exceptionally strong computer skills Vendor management skills
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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certified IPC-A-610 Certified Specialist
Education
1983 to 1987 Bachelor of Science – Electrical Engineering June 1987
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training December 2005
2004 to 2005
EMC Corporation, Franklin, MA
Other Relevant Unitrode / TI Power Supply Design Seminars 1998, 2000, 2001
Courses Fairchild Semiconductor Power Supply Design Seminars March 2006
SerialTek Hard Disk Drive & Solid State Drive Technology courses March 2007
IPC-A-610 Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies November 2011
Work Experience
Columbia Tech, Westboro, MA
A Coghlin Company Quality Engineer
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Contract / Temporary Employment
June 2013 – September 2013
•Responsible for overall product quality of 2 meter and 3 meter wide industrial inkjet printers.
•Drove production to exceed quality goals / expectations for the first time ever, for two months in a row
Electrochem Solutions, Inc. Raynham, MA
A subsidiary of Greatbatch, Inc. Senior Quality Engineer
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Secondary Products Value Stream
July 2011 – April 2013
•Responsible for overall product quality of “Secondary” (rechargeable) battery products, serving the portable medical,
military and other commercial markets.
•Single and Multi cell custom packs require specialized gluing, taping, resistance welding and ultrasonic welding to
achieve unique customer specific physical and electrical requirements
•Extensive experience with Alkaline, NiCD, NiMH, SLA, Li, Li Ion and Li Polymer battery chemistries.
Interface with:
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Design Engineering to
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influence new product development and Design For Manufacturing
o Steady State production to facilitate assembly and optimize product reliability and
oCustomers by analyzing root causes of field failures and driving enhanced product test methodologies
•Worked with Altium Designer software to review PCB Schematics and Artwork / layouts
Certified to and familiar with requirements for ISO13485 and ISO9001
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EMC Corporation, Franklin, MA
Supply Base Management - Technical Senior Supplier Process Engineer
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Server Qualification group.
April 2008 – February 2011
•Managed integrators during design and development phases of new platform server products
•Managed base level platform qualification of Dell and Intel servers, including definition of test expectations and
parameters, execution of testing, and publishing formal reports to key stakeholders
Identified and purchased new equipment to enhance lab testing capabilities
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•Performed in house and on site First Article Inspections, documented results, and published detailed formal reports.
•Drove integrators to implement production test processes to ensure that products consistently meet or exceeded
EMC quality expectations
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Power Supply Qualification group.
January 2004 – April 2008
•Managed suppliers during design and development phases of custom high power DC switching power supply
solutions for EMC products
•Performed qualification testing, reviewed designs, and recommended potential enhancements wherever possible
Identified and purchased new equipment to enhance lab testing capabilities
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•Worked with EMC Power Engineering group to ensure new designs fully complied with documented product
specifications and were completed within the required time schedule
•Drove suppliers to implement test processes using Statistical Process Controls to ensure that products would
consistently meet or exceed EMC quality expectations
Copley Controls Corporation, Newton, Westwood and Canton, MA
Motion Control Product Engineering
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Associate Design Engineer / Project Engineer
April 1996 – January 2003
•Responsible for product design, development, and release to production of precision, medium power (500W – 5kW)
PWM switching amplifiers, including circuit design / component selection, schematic capture, PCB layout, mechanical
design, documentation and agency approvals (CE / UL)
•Led teams of Electrical and Mechanical CAD designers, Engineering Technicians, Manufacturing Engineers and
Quality Control auditors to bring products from concept to release. Designs were required to be as simple and low cost
as possible without sacrificing product quality
•Interfaced with sales department and customers to develop custom OEM solutions to meet specific customer
requirements
•Managed / reviewed mechanical designs in AutoCad and SolidWorks, electrical schematics in OrCAD, and PCB
Layouts in PADS software package
High Power Product Engineering
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Electrical Engineer
September 1992 – April 1996
•Supported Senior Design Engineers in development of 150kW & 250kW amplifier systems for driving MRI gradient
coils
Assisted in circuit optimization, mechanical design and prototyping
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• Developed semi automatic test equipment for production testing of these amplifiers
•Supported production on troubleshooting problems with released products as necessary
Production Test Department
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Product Engineer
January 1990 – September 1992
•Worked with design engineers to optimize design of high power (50kW) transconductance amplifier system capable of
driving MRI gradient coils and “banks of sub woofers”
•Developed manual and semi automatic production test equipment to facilitate testing of PC Board and Amplifier
Assemblies;
Activities and Interests
Groups and Boy Scout Troop 2, Founder & Scoutmaster. September 2009 – Present
Organizations Franklin, MA
Cub Scout Pack 17, Den Leader. September 2002 – March 2007
Franklin, MA
Federated Church of Board of Trustees Chairman. June 2003 – May 2006
Norfolk, MA. Finance Committee Chairman June 2007 – May 2010
Awards & Eagle Scout. December, 1983
Recognition Brother, Beta Theta Pi Fraternity October, 1984
Six Sigma Green Belt Certification December, 2005
Six Sigma Lean Advocate
IPC-A-610 Certified November, 2011
Travel International: China, Philippines, Brazil, Israel
Domestic: Texas, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Colorado, Minnesota
References
Furnished upon request
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