Project Manager Quality Assurance
Resume:
Robert G. Cerchione
North Andover MA 01845
*******@*******.***
Quality Assurance Engineer
Verification and Validation
Systems Test Engineer
Results Driven Professional
Hands On Challenge Resolution
Technical and Management Expertise Provides
Innovative Solutions
Bachelors masters c/c++ project manager new product introduction
software medical manufacturing research test protocol documentation
Core Professional Competencies
Project Management/Design/Implementation Sales
Management/Proposal Generation
Advanced Software Systems Development - LabView National Instruments
Alliance Member
Customer Relations/Support
Vendor Relations
Quality Assurance/Acceptance Testing Automated
Data Collection/Reporting
Technical Documentation Review/Generation Multi Discipline
Team Leader
20 Years LabView Development 25 Years
System Test & Measurement
Professional Experience Highlights
Technical Consultant/Test and Measurement Systems/Product
Engineering/Project
Management/Software Quality
Engineering
Providing Systems For Monitoring Measurement and Control Solutions
. Develop advanced expert systems for Monitoring Measurement and
Control Applications
. Perform role as Project Manager to define Project Objectives, System
Performance, Cost Trade Offs, ROI
. Integrate Software and Hardware for R&D, Manufacturing and Quality
Assurance test equipment
. Provide Technical Support to installed customer base 24/7
. Generate Proposals and Technical Documentation for Test and
Acceptance Protocols
. Coordinate with all project related teams
. Provide Data Analysis and Report generation
. Industries Served - Aerospace, Manufacturing, Automotive, Medical,
Defense, Oil and Gas, Pharmaceutical, Transportation, Research and
Development
Most Recent Consulting
Assignment
2012-Present
Sr. Software Quality Validation and Verification Engineer
. Develop, maintain and execute Verification and Validation test plan
protocols for test and manufacturing hardware and software
. Create top level Test Plan Architecture defining all future test plans
to Validate product conformance to corporate level product
requirements
. Document software defects using a defect tracking systems
. Communicate with Developers and Software Engineering for defect
validation and corrective action testing
. Prioritize level of importance of project related defects and issues
. Engineer test protocols for all levels of product development from new
release, to Product Delivery Test, to System Integration Test and
Final System Testing
. Conduct daily meetings with Developers, Software Engineering, Hardware
Engineering and Program Marketing to discuss defect status and timing
impacts for corrective action
. Evaluate software changes and their relationship to risk and
reliability testing
Select Systems Designed As Technical Consultant
More Available Upon Request
MEDICAL
Merck Medical - Non Invasive Heart Failure Monitor For Treatment Efficacy
Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure
. Developed software and hardware instrumentation to screen cardiac
patients non-invasively for Heart Failure
. Designed custom algorithm based on physiological measurements of
pulse amplitude and heart rates as a screening test
. Clinical trials proved algorithm more accurate than direct
catheterization
. Instrument is now FDA approved as a screening test for heart patients
Type II Medical Coronary Device
. Engineered test protocol for E-Beam sterilization for refrigerated
product
Remanufactured Medical Devices
. Developed test protocol to measure degree of sharpness of surgical
devices compared to OEM equipment for FDA certification
Point of Service Assay Equipment
. Developed entire quality plan for Verification and Validation
testing of rapid assay Point of Service processing equipment
Biopure Corp - Process Control System
. Designed control automation software to process cow's blood platelets
for use by humans
. System controls pumps, heaters, ovens, chemical additives
. Process is FDA validated
Bausch & Lomb - Process Monitoring System
. Designed software to monitor injection molding process for contact
lenses
. Collected data from force, pressure and temperature sensors to
predict quality of contact lens
. Software algorithm reduced inspection from 100% to 100 piece lot
inspection per shift
OTHER
Proxim - Wireless Network Hub/Repeater
. Developed software and integrated customer hardware for test stand
. Measured frequency ranges and RF output at frequency
. Scanned RF signals for noise and data content and other parameters
. Collected data and sent to database
. Reduced test time by 60% and improved test data accuracy
Osram Sylvania - Quality Assurance Inspection System
. Vision inspection system for dimensional and visual defects of light
bulb assemblies
. Designed a unique mirror system to project three axis views into a
single video frame reducing image processing time
. Reduced inspection time and increased production rate by 66%
. Reduced inspection system cost by $300K
Compaq Computer - Motion Control And Vision System
. Created software to align deposition masks for red, green and blue
pixel phosphors for computer monitor production
. Vision system software provided closed loop feed back to motion
system to provide precise alignment of the three phosphor matrix
Other Diverse Design/Build Consulting Projects
. Analog Devices - Test and measurement test stand for chip
accelerometer testing
. Dias Analytic - Fuel Cell Test stand
. Edwards High Vacuum - Test stand for high vacuum pumps
. ITT Devcon - Test system for measuring epoxy exothermic reaction
temperatures
. Keurig - Developed test system for automated coffee brewing R&D
. Laser Pro - Developed test measurement system for laser printer
. Lite Array - Measurement and control system for deposition of LCD
dashboards
. Textron - Test and measurement system for automobile seat lumbar
support system
. Others upon request
Education
Aeronautical And Space Engineering - Wentworth Institute
Mechanical Engineering - UC Long Beach
BioMed Instrumentation For Engineers Certificate - UC Los Angeles
Advanced LabView Certificate
Top Secret Clearance - Issued By Atomic Energy Commission - Expired
Development Software
National Instruments Alliance Member
LabView Beta Test Site for LabView 3 and LabView 8.5
National Instruments Professional Developers Suite Software including:
LabView through version 2012, GPIB, TCP/IP, DAQ, SCXI, Imaq Vision,
FieldPoint, NI Connectivity Toolkit, NI Motion
pcAnywhere
MathCad
Communicate with SQL Databases
Other Achievements
Guest Author IEEE Magazine - Article On The
State of Data Acquisition
Pilots License Construction Supervisor License
Amateur Radio License
References
Furnished Upon Request
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