Engineer Technician
Resume:
Jim Hopson
Somerset, CA 95684
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OBJECTIVE
To broaden my technical experience, enhance my career opportunities, and join an energetic team in
the development and support of leading edge technologies. To further utilize my experience in
working on High Frequency RF products and successfully increase production yields and reduce
customer field returns.
SKILLS PROFILE
• Experienced in all phases of product design, development and production beginning with
assembly through final QA, troubleshooting and shipment to customers
• Experience in hands-on problem solving, technical writing, reading schematics, specification
interpretation, cost reduction techniques and quality requirements
• Experience designing and building multi-function amplifiers, log-video amplifiers and
converters
• Coordinated equipment maintenance and acquisition to ensure adherence to product deadlines
• Experience on all Agilent RF Test Equipment from Signal Generators and Spectrum Analyzers
to Vector Network Analyzers
• Six Sigma processes for setting control limits for repeatability of measurements and correlation
with customer specifications
• Provided leadership and management for production technicians, including schedule
assignments, performance evaluations and corrective actions when necessary
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Microsemi, Inc- Folsom, California 2009-2014
Engineer
• New product design and development
• Troubleshoot and repair failed units using automated test equipment and stand alone RF test
equipment
• Development of and adherence to product delivery deadlines
• Build production units and Engineering production units
Endwave – Folsom, California
Engineer
• Troubleshooting for existing product lines
• Development of and adherence to product delivery deadlines
• Log-video production units and Engineering production units
• Maintain documentation to reflect current builds
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Advanced Logging Components (ALC), El Dorado Hills, California 2000 – 2009
Engineer/Production Technician Supervisor
• Developed RF circuit library
• Analyze circuit and FET combinations for optimum performance
• Develop circuits for log video amplifiers
• Log video design, verification and implementation
• Cascade development for all amplifier orders
• Direct involvement with assembly line for rapid problem resolution
• Developed alignment procedures and trained production technicians
• Responsible for annual performance reviews and documentation for employee evaluations
• Health and safety coordinator
DBS, El Dorado Hills, California 1997-2000
Senior Electronics Technician
• Promoted to Senior Tech Lead after one year
• Responsible for work distribution and prioritization
• Worked collaboratively with other technicians for troubleshooting
• Conducted training for technician staff
• Building production units and prototypes for future orders up to 40 GHz
Hewlett Packard, Folsom, California 1995-1997
Electronics Technician
• Build cellular amplifiers for base stations
• Failure analysis with corrective action plans and test procedures for in-house discrepancies and
customer returns
• Prototype development to ensure future customer orders
• FET evaluations and data analysis for production circuit optimization
Avantek, Folsom, California 1985-1995
Assembly/Technician
• Hired as thin film circuit assembly, promoted to circuit test line after six months
• Promoted to Tech Lead after first year
• Promoted to building thin film amplifiers
• Promoted to Engineering group responsible for amplifier design verification and prototypes
• Build multi-function amplifiers from 0.5GHz to 26 GHz
INTERESTS/HOBBIES
• Eagle Scout
• Ham Amateur Radio Certification
• Extensive outdoor skills including hunting, fishing, scuba diving, small watercraft, mountain
biking, All Terrain Vehicles
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