Manager Design

Valerij Ojdanic

*** ******** **, ******* ******, FL 32953

*******@*****.*** • Cellular 321-***-****

Objective

Project and Program Manager with a diversified background in all aspects of

product development seeking a position that offers both, challenge and a good

opportunity for growth. Using my talent and experience as a Manager and

Electronics Engineering Professional I will apply wide range of leadership and

electrical engineering skills creating innovative and useful solutions for your

company or organization. This includes a wide variety of experience in program

management, system engineering and hardware design, maintaining ISO

standard.

Summary

Hands-on, results orientated, proactive team leader

Initiated and implemented effective quality improvement programs

Effective communication skills at all levels both internally and externally

Project management skills to deliver projects on time and on budget

Prepare documentation according to ISO standards and help sales department in

marketing of the product.

Liaison with internal and external suppliers to ensure that component quality and

design was improved for automatic assembly

Fifteen years of experience in hardware PCB design, from design specification to

product delivery.

In depth knowledge of digital and analog electronics, programmable devices and

PIC Basic programming language.

Experience in using several CAD software packages including: Altium DXP,

OrCAD, Multisim and DASYLab.

Knowledge of Xilinx and Altera FPGA and CPLD and its software packages

Familiar with all necessary test equipment (Oscilloscopes, Signal Analyzers,

Signal Generators, Spectrum Analyzers etc…)

Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point

Able to quickly grasp key points and understand how they relate to a project.

Professional Experience

Track’Air-Lead’Air, Kissimmee, Florida 34741

2011 to Present

Engineering Manager

Responsible for all engineering management functions as well as hardware

department.

Responsible for design, productions, assembly and testing of aerial photography

and airborne survey systems.

Design power supply (DC-DC)

Design delay counter and trigger interface module.

Design GPS interface module.

Design backplane for complete system.

Prepare ECO, CCA, Drill drawings, Gerber files and other documentation for

PCB production and assembly.

Responsible for contacting interviews and hiring new engineers and technicians.

Manage budget, tasks and time cards for hardware department.

Attend meetings and collaborate with software and mechanical departments.

Occasionally travel to customer site for training purpose and to discuss future

improvements.

Implement Altium as primary design environment and create and maintain parts

library on the server.

Research and specified components, cables and other parts.

Establish communication and work with PCB manufacturing and assembly

vendors.

Establish and maintain part numbering system.

Create proper documentation according to ISO standards and company policies.

2005 to 2011 First Coast Industrial Electronics, Titusville, Florida 32780

Project Manager

Responsible for all engineering and administrative management functions as well

as R&D Department.

Responsible for initial proposal, design, productions, assembly and testing of

industrial PLC’S.

Responsible for assigning tasks and providing support to senior engineers.

Design schematics and PCB of SBC and various interface modules.

Design automated testing units.

Establish quality control.

Research and specified components, cables and other parts.

Establish communication and work with PCB manufacturing and assembly

vendors.

Prepare and maintain ECO, CCA, NC Drill and Gerber files.

The other responsibilities are the communication with the customers and vendors

and training personnel regarding the installation and circuit troubleshooting.

2002 to 2005 First Coast Industrial Electronics, Titusville, Florida 32780

Senior Engineer

Design of high speed, complex multilayer surface mount and through -hole PCB's;

interfacing with various UL and FCC compliance testing procedures

Assist with lab validation & debug.

Design includes the PCB design of the PLC, its programming and

troubleshooting for the reefer, temperature and humidity monitoring and motor

industry. The designs have the PIC microcontroller systems base.

The controller, itself, had the capability to act as data acquisition system because

of the graphical interface programs using the touch screen technology.

These systems can be interfaced to PC through Lab VIEW or DASYLab

software.

Design and develop analog sensor’s interface, power suplay, ADC, DAC and

digital control circuit.

Design and build electrical/electronic diagnostic equipment for the purposes of

testing Carrier and Thermo King Reefer Controller including: Fan Speed

Controllers, Temperature and Relay’s Controls.

Procure parts and components for projects.

Check/validate peripherals for conformance to specifications.

Keep documentation on all projects for ISO- 9002 certification requirements.

Attend various meetings to keep abreast of developments, support and provide

the necessary technical expertise through oral and written communications.

2000 to 2002 Raltron Electronics Corp, Miami, Florida

Design Engineer

Designed synchronous clock generators to provide high precision phase lock

loop frequency translation for use in line cards to provide reliable reference for

TDMA, CDMA, PDH, SONET and SDH network equipment

Design electronic schematics and develop printed circuit boards using SMT

design in 4 and 6 layer boards.

Component Selection

Interface with suppliers/Customers on project matters.

Produce complete documentation on project.

Developed prototypes

Designed test system and test boards

Tested functionality to meet customer requirements

1996 to 2000 Ericsson Montenegro, Yugoslavia

Engineer

Skills

Managed day-to-day staffing matters including hiring, training, performance

plans, reviews and disciplinary issues

Meet with client to determine scope of project and analyze current systems and

procedures.

Assigned tasks to team members and set milestones to monitor progress.

Prepared and administered budget, approved and reviewed expenditures, and

prepared financial reports

Directed, reviewed, and approved product design and changes, and directed

testing

Evaluated contract proposals, directed negotiation of research contracts, and

prepared bids and contracts

Hardware design with Altium DXP, OrCAD or Multisim

Test and simulation with LabVIEW or DASYLab

PIC’s Microcontroller programming in PIC Basic

Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Visio

Familiar with all necessary test equipment (Oscilloscopes, Signal Analyzers,

Signal Generators, Spectrum Analyzers etc…)

Fluent in English, Serbo-Croatian and Russian

Attending courses of Italian language

Education

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, 1996

University Of Podgorica, Podgorica, Yugoslavia

Citizenship

Dual: US. Citizen and Montenegro Citizen.

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