Electrical Engineer

William (Bill) J. Dempsey

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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Experienced in the design, testing, and manufacturing of state of the art electronic products

utilizing proven technical, interpersonal, and leadership skills. Diverse electronics industry

experience encompasses product design, support, manufacturing, HW/SW testing, EMI testing,

and FCC / UL certification. Offering a full range of design experience, including programmable

logic (FPGAs/PLDs), communication transceivers, microprocessors, micro-controllers, and both

analog and digital circuits. Development work includes embedded applications both hardware

and software. A team player and motivator accustomed to partnering with design, development,

manufacturing, purchasing, testing, accounting, sales, and customers. Strong focus on delivering

products on schedule while assuring high quality.

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Mentor Graphics UNIX, Vi Oscilloscopes Altera FPGAs

Orcad C language Logic Analyzers Xilinx FPGAs

AutoCAD Pascal CPU Emulators Actel FPGAs

HyperLynx Assembly language Spectrum Analyzers Lattice FPGAs

Windows/Mac OS EMI/FCC/UL T1 Analyzers VHDL

Wood Working, Welding, Home Renovations (plumbing, electrical, carpentry, masonry)

Scout Leader, Robotics Coach, Football Coach, Lacrosse Coach

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

REDCOM Laboratories, Inc. Victor, NY

Senior Sustaining Engineer 2006 – 2013

REDCOM develops and manufactures digital and IP-enabled telecommunications systems for carriers,

utilities, emergency response, and defense applications. Products are designed to be scalable, portable,

and perform in the most challenging conditions.

Being the manufacturing liaison for engineering, created and repaired Engineering Change Orders.

Helped customers design for manufacturability, facilitating manufacturing processes to reduce costs.

Saved manufacturing many man-hours by redesigning existing products due to obsolete components.

Designed a universal diagnostic board for the Test Engineering department.

Surmotech, Inc. Victor, NY

Senior Product Engineer 2003 – 2006

Surmotech is a full-service electronic contract manufacturer. Also providing assembly, test, and design

services to the military, medical, industrial, optical and telecommunications industries.

Designed and built multifunctional test fixtures for board and system level products.

Implemented an AOI (Automatic Optical Inspection) process and trained personnel to operate it.

Assisted manufacturing manager with production processes and process control.

Collaborated with marketing/sales and purchasing staff on engineering sales.

Identified and developed tooling and fixture requirements for production.

Helped customers design their product for better test and manufacturability.

Performance Technologies, Inc. Rochester, NY

Senior Diagnostic Engineer 1998 - 2002

Designed, developed, and supported a variety of Compact PCI communication cards.

Increased reliability of fault tolerant Ethernet switch by embedding diagnostic software for gigabit

ports.

Evaluated and redesigned Ethernet products to comply with FCC and UL.

Produced custom products from client specifications.

Quick Eagle Networks Rochester, NY

Senior Design Engineer 1997 - 1998

Instrumental in establishing a Rochester engineering division for this west coast company.

Designed new products and supported existing products.

Developed embedded firmware application code in C, for a stand-alone T1 to Symmetrical Digital

Subscriber Line (SDSL) transceiver.

Was part of a team that developed a multi-port DSL board for Quick Eagle’s ATM switch.

Performance Telecom Corp. Rochester, NY

Senior Design Engineer 1994 - 1997

Designed and developed new products. Successfully influenced the establishment of a test and

manufacturing department.

Designed Actel FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) to convert T1/E1 to DSL format.

Architectural design and development of a DSL/T1 bridge for a D3 Channel bank.

Functioned as mechanical engineer, using AutoCAD to design and draft metal work, enclosures, and

faceplates. Worked with customers to implement requirements.

Redesigned embedded application software for an SDSL T1 bridge for a specific customer

requirement.

Performance Technologies, Inc. Rochester, NY

Hardware Engineer 1992 - 1994

Worked with team members to establish a telecom department and develop a product line.

Implemented a new schematic capture program and AutoCAD to help with mechanical drafting.

Participated in design and development of the company’s first telecom product, an HDSL T1 bridge.

Evaluated OEM power supplies, both North American and European versions, and the board level

DC/DC converters.

EDUCATION

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology

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