Electrical Engineer, writer, circuit designer

Edward A. Riess, BSEE, CNIM

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SUMMARY

Versatile Electronics Engineer, QA Engineer, Supervisor, with wide background in RF/analog/digital circuit design,

optics, QA, standards (MIL, CE, CSA, UL, ACGIH, FDA), product manufacturing, prototypes, 6-Sigma, project

management through development life cycles; strengths include excellent presentation & writing skills, working

effectively with internal, external, & cross-functional teams, driving projects to completion; NDT engineer

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

March 2003 to Present – Electronics Engineer/Inventor – Monitronix, LLC, Cincinnati OH

Designed Intraoperative Monitoring Enhancement Device, prepared FDA 510(k) application for OR-use approval;

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Designed electrically-controlled Atraumatic Head Clamp, Patent App. 12/361,460, presented to Codman in Raynham MA

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Invented puncture-resistant device for reducing disease-transfer risks in the OR, patent pending, Patent App. 13/602,072

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Repaired numerous failures in Medtronic & Bio-logic intraoperative monitoring instruments (component-level, PC boards)

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January 2012 to October 2013 – Intraoperative Monitor – The Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Middletown OH

August 2011 to December 2012 – Intraoperative Monitor – Neuromonitoring Associates, Indianapolis, IN

August 2003 to May 2011 – Intraoperative Monitor/Supervisor – UC Physicians, UENTS, Inc., Cincinnati OH

Level III Certified Neurodiagnostic Intraoperative Monitor; Authored papers on Pedicle Screw Monitoring & Signal Noise

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Invented Atraumatic Retractor (US and PCT patents applied for)

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October 2002 to March 2003 - Electronics Design Engineer – Overhoff Technology Corporation, Milford, OH

Part of team that launched two new products, (Homeland Security Portal Monitor and RAD-Ferret survey meter)

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Designed ultra-low-noise HV power supply for ion chambers; designed laser diode controller; repaired instruments

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January 1999 to October 2002 - Sr. Project Engineer – Nexicor, LLC, division of Senco, Inc., Newtown, OH

Principal inventor of new-technology, microprocessor-based portable hand-held fastening tool (US Patent 6,509,555)

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Manager of product development of first-, second-, and third-generation prototypes, encompassing activity that:

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o Used QFD (Quality Functional Deployment) process to encapsulate customer requirements and ergonomic issues

o Managed outsourced development efforts; Led FCC and Underwriters Laboratories design compliance effort (UL 499)

o Designed, performed calorimetric and IR-thermographic experiments; oversaw FEA and SAR modeling

o Designed and constructed LabView-based automated tester; Directed SW development; Wrote patent technical-portion

January 1998 to January 1999 - NDT Engineer – General Electric Aircraft Engines, QTC, Evendale, OH

On Process Improvement Team applying Deming Continuous Improvement philosophy to GEAE business

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Participated in Six Sigma analyses in Quality Technical Center (QTC) inspection-improvement program (Cause and

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Effect Analysis, Process Mapping, Root Cause Analysis, Pareto Charts, Fishbone charts, etc.)

Certified as inspector for UT (ultrasonic testing, Staveley NDT school) and EC (eddy-current testing)

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February 1990 to January 1998 - Opto-electronics Engineer – GE Aircraft Engines, Evendale, OH

Certified lightning and RF susceptibility protection; EMI-tested engine Fadec Measurement System (FMS), 777 flight test;

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directed HW mods to meet Boeing standards; Evaluated impact of non-lead-bearing solder on engine-controls reliability

Devised multiple-position radar system to measure hail velocities and video imaging system for hail-gun development;

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Characterized nozzle droplet-size distribution using computer image analysis; Measured icing particle-distribution, liquid-

water-content (LWC) with Knollenberg laser probes (per FAA requirements); Developed ice accretion profilometer

Measured GE-90 fan blade untwist and elongation using high-speed video to image blade edge in helium whirligig

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Invented variable image attenuator; Designed/fabricated variable-size droplet generator, fiber optic coupler, stereo video

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telescope system, video-resolution measuring system, Galilean minifier / recollimator; open-thermocouple detector, fast-F-V

converter for measuring engine-shaft rotational-speed-variation, laser/camera interface; Fabricated IEEE 587 Surge Tester

July 1985 to January 1990 - Consulting Engineer – NCR Corp., Personal Computer Div., Dayton, OH

Designed NCR's Token Ring Multi-station Access Unit (MAU) and automated production tester (8000+ units sold)

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Designed media filters/front-end hardware for workstation network board; performed jitter analysis of Token Ring chipset

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July 1985 to January 1990 - Consulting Engineer – U.S. Computer Systems, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio

Designed analog/logic circuitry for early fast-food restaurant communicators and their associated peripherals; generated

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critical layouts of single and multi-level PC boards to achieve RF and audio noise-control and stability

January 1984 to July 1985 - Electronics Engineer – GE Aircraft Engines, Controls Div., Evendale, OH

Conducted Qualified Parts List (QPL) study and wrote new specifying guidelines which greatly reduced purchasing costs

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On design team for engine analog-control circuitry and test fixtures; conducted accelerated life test of engine timers

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February 1982 to January 1984 - Electronics Engineer – Reynolds & Reynolds Co., Dayton, OH

Evaluated purchasable products such as uninterruptible power supplies and & constant voltage transformers

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Life-tested 5.25” floppy disks; life-tested disk drives in R&R desktop computers; evaluated battery storage-lifetimes

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Conducted tests for computer Surge Withstand Capability (SWC); measured radiated emissions of computer systems

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Designed over-current power interruption circuit, zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) transformer-switching circuit; Led

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mechanical repackaging effort and performed thermal analysis of new package

June 1981 to January 1982, and mid-70’s – Quality Assurance Engineer and Electronics Design Engineer –

Cincinnati Electronics Corp.

Wrote Qualification Test Procedure (QTP) for Command Destruct Receivers (CDR’s) including Space Shuttle CDR

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Aided development of Space Shuttle CDR switching power supply

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Project Engineer, Lockheed CDR; Part of design team for RF amplifiers, preselector, & converter for CDR’s;

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Designed test fixtures for modules; Supervised module testing; Led environmental and vibration testing of CDR’s

January 1980 to June 1981 - Officer, R & D Electronics Engineer – Rear Admiral Corp., Cincinnati, OH

Designed and developed ultrasonic ranging device that outputs distance in English speech for use as semi-truck back-

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up warning device (in partnership with Cincinnati policeman Lt. Jim Stanley); performed environmental testing

OTHER EMPLOYMENT, VENTURES, INVENTIONS

Pro-Com Systems, Inc. – Performed testing for, and obtained, FCC transmitter type acceptance, receiver certification;

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wrote dealer installation manual; designed/developed radio alarm transmitter and various alarm system devices including

electronic combination lock, entry/exit delay, tone decoder; Performed reliability testing of data transmission protocol,

redundant receiver system, building wiring and sensor switches, battery chargers; switched system to business bands

RF Communications, Inc. – R&D EE; tech writer on manual for world’s first synthesized receivers/transceivers

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Electro-Fab Corp., Milwaukee, WI – Designed ultrasonic alarm system product

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Instructor, Electronics theory/circuits (two terms) & Radio/TV Repair (one term), Great Oaks Vocational School

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Designed high-efficiency electronic ballast inverter, Energy Advantage Corp., Mechanicsburg OH (under State-of-

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Ohio-funded research grant, Dr. Marion Kasmierczuk, Wright State University EE Dept., director)

Officer, partner, Mr. Transistor Corp. – developed FCC type-approved synthesized FM transmitter for property-site

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real-estate-information broadcast

Designed dog-controlling/shocking receiver/collar and transmitter; Fenceless Fence Corp., Cincinnati, OH

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Officer, partner, Transportech Corp., Mechanicsburg OH – designed Stay-A-Wake driver sleep warning device

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(formerly available from J.C. Whitney Co.), patent no. 4,278,969

Designed Auto Watch Dog, universal car/home alarm system; Reli Corp., Markle IN

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Designed Vox-A-Phone CB radio-to-phone coupler for automatic, half-duplex phone patch; Reli Corp., Markle IN

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Designed and built synthesized telescope drive for Prof. Alexander Dounce, University of Rochester (NY)

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Research Technician - Optical Character Recognition program, Physics Research Labs, Kodak Park, Rochester (NY)

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Electronics Technician - designed/constructed viscometer; constructed high voltage flash photolysis unit; maintained

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instruments: densitometers, pH meters, recorders, amplifiers, etc.; achieved Electronics Technician rank prior to

electronics courses in U of R EE program, Kodak Chemistry Research labs, Kodak Park, Rochester, NY

Electronics Assembler, Lunar Orbiter Probe (NASA certified solderer), Kodak Lincoln Plant, Rochester, NY

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INTERESTS, SKILLS

Watch repairman (Bulova Accutron repair specialist); Amateur Radio; piano tuning; typing (65 wpm)

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EDUCATION

University of Rochester – B.S. Electrical Engineering; additional studies in neurophysiology, psychology

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee – Graduate studies: circuit design, meteorology

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH – Training: Intraoperative Monitoring Technologist - CNIM certification

Professional and personal references – Engineers and University Hospital surgeons

All available upon request

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