John A Ortiz
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Professional Experience
. Launch & Space Vehicles at Vandenberg AFB / KSC
.-Design experience in Analog and Digital Circuitry
. Lab View experience - 20 years in Test
. FMEA reports - Reliability Manuals and Report documentation creation for
aircrafts
. Manufacturing Engineer
.-EMC/EMI testing experience
. Hands on integration experience on aircraft cockpit instrumentation
. Tooling for Manufacturing Process
.-Propulsion Engineer experience
.-Reliability Process
.-Safety Engineering
.-Quality Assurance
.-Material Product Support
. ATE Design
. Fire Detection Systems
. Mission Assurance
. Security Alarm Systems
. Proficient in Schematic Layout Drawings
. Government Clearance
. ATP procedures creator
. AutoCAD drafter - Unigraphics NX6 3D Solid Works(12 yrs)
. Troubleshooting skills
. Good communication skills
. Qualification Tester
.-Secret Clearance - Single Scope investigation completed March 2013
.-Quality Control
.-DO-254 / DO 178 / DO-160
National Test Systems - Fullerton (NTS labs) - Aug. 2013 to Sept. 2014
Responsible for EMI/EMC testing of customers (Panasonic) product such as
hard-drive entertainment system in an environmental laboratory per DO160 RF
or Mil-Spec requirements specifications. Currently I'm working with RF
equipment and RF cables during testing of all my projects.
Eaton Aerospace (Glendale, Ca.) - Design/Test Engineer - Dec. 5,2012 - Dec.
24, 2012
Responsible for testing Electrical/Mechanical products to help meet year end
schedule. Root Cause and Corrective Action support. AutoCad responsibilities
of mechanical product updates. RF experience in this position in this
position. Cockpit instrumentation gauges testing on panel for Sokorsky
Helicopter. EMI/EMC testing of electro/mechanical control harware. FMEA
documentation.
Honeywell Aerospace (Torrance, Ca)- Design/Test Engineer- Jan 2012- Aug 2012
Responsible for testing aircraft Hydraulic and Pneumatic equipment and
maintaining them. Document and manufacturing of process. Equipment tests
includes Air Controller, Coolant Distribution Systems, and Heat Transfer
Controller. Experience in design, development and EMI/EMC qualification of
aerospace electronics applications. Hands on experience in electronics lab
in the troubleshooting and testing of aerospace electronics. Ability to
analyze analog and digital designs. Experience with microprocessor based
designs, power supplies, and serial communication (ARINC-429, CAN,
MIL-STD-1553). Experience in initial board bring-up and test,
hardware/software integration testing. AutoCad drawing upkeep. DO160 testing
testing experience. Cockpit instrumentation integration for status of air
handling units on board commercial airlines experience. Collaborated with
other engineering team member in the development of improvements of products.
Airborne Systems -(Santa Ana, Ca)- Design/Test Engineer - Aug 2011- Dec 2011
Responsible for updating recovery parachute designs and field testing them.
Auto Cad and document and manufacturing process integrator. Experience in
writing verification test procedures for circuit boards and/or FPGAs.
Understanding of configuration management and change control processes.
Zodiac Aerospace (Monogram)- (Carson, Ca.)- Test/Systems Engineer - Mar.
2011-Aug. 2011
Duties include testing of Commercial Aircraft interior Cabin instruments such
as Lavatories, Wine Chillers, Ovens, Air Conditioner, Cabin Air Pressure
controller, Trash Compactors and galley. Also, design and fabrication of
environmental test chambers for Thermal testing and V/V testing. Hands on
working with technicians assisting the repair and/or troubleshoot of
equipment. Working knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Cockpit
panel instrumentation of internal appliances status design and test.
Collaborated with other engineers in the enhancement and developing of
electronic systems. EMC/EMI testing of flight hardware during qualification.
DO-160 and MIL-STD-461
EADS North America - (Irvine, CA) Test Integration Engineer -Mar. 2010- Feb.
2011
Duties include designing and building unique instrumentation ATE Hardware
test consoles for testing electronic circuits assemblies for various
customers. Design includes VXI chassis instruments. Develop test procedures
and user manuals for equipment designed. Work on development and validation
of box level, circuit board and FPGA requirements. Develop and execute
verificatio.n test procedures. RF design and manufacturing experience in this
position. Airbus airplane cockpit panel instrumentation of landing gear
mechanisms and electrical lighting status verification indicators. (DO-160 /
MIL-STD-461)
Ai-Solutions Inc.- Systems Engineer - Aug. 2007- Jun. 2009
(Subcontracted for Northrop Grumman Mission Systems- San Bernardino Ca.
office)
Worked on Missile Interceptor and Target Missile missions for Missile Defense
Agency (MDA) as test integration engineer at various facilities such as:
Lockheed Martin-Huntsville, Orbital Science-Arizona, and Sandia National
Labs-Albuquerque and other Nasa facilities around the country.
Assisted in Mission failure analysis red team Quality Assurance roles. Test
integration planning and preparation activities per customer requirements.
Collaborated with governmental officials on development of flight hardware.
FMEA documentation report creation for missile defense programs.
Organizational Roles:
Supported mission and quality assurance, by participating in
multi-disciplinary teams conducting quality and mission assurance
evaluations, audits and assessments for proposed and existing missile defense
components and architectures. Provided technical expertise to Quality
Management in responding to design and development concerns. Supported
requirements identification and development process by evaluating and
assessing planning, design, development, production and operations for
missile defense components, subsystems and systems. Credited with becoming an
integral part of the team which ensured the delivery of products and services
that always met and usually exceeded customer expectations. AutoCad drawing
updating.
Essential Roles & Responsibilities:
Provided support in mission assurance engineering and analysis for hardware
and software development, system integration, test planning and execution
Support of the review and completion of FMEA/FMECAs, pedigree reviews,
supplier audits, EMC/EMI testing and data collection events
Support of Fault or Event Tree Analysis and participation in Failure Review
Boards
Review of RF design and test ability processes
Conducts trade studies and performance system analysis .
Performed analytical problem solving.
Performed surveillance and assessment audits of contractors or subcontractors
which participated in the development of the Ballistic Missile Defense System
(BMDS)
Services and expertise provided to support and execute life-cycle, Quality,
Safety, Mission Assurance requirements
Assisted in implementing the mission assurance provisions of the MDA/QS
Mission Assurance Plan
Verified I&T operations performed per proper documentation including 100%
witness of operations
Ensured all issues and discrepancies were properly documented and processed
Provided full knowledge of configuration of test items
Identified and reconciled configuration changes occurring during I&T
operations
Analog and Digital design experience working at Boeing in the 20 yrs. of
service.
Northrop Grumman- (Redondo Beach, Ca.) - Test/Systems Engineer - Mar. 2007-
Oct. 2007
Tested satellite functionality during environmental conditions on the SSTS
satellite program. Roles include telemetry checkout tests on satellite
systems to confirm all operations and reliability of all circuits. Ran
environmental testing and reviewed results such as Thermal cycles, Vacuum
tests, EMI testing, RF Design process. Responsible for drawing updating in
AutoCad.
Boeing - Vandenberg, AFB, (Vandenberg Ca.) - Launch Test Engineer - Oct. 2002
- Nov. 2006
Responsibilities included: Delta IV preparation activities for launch support
equipment, working with Quality Engineering directing technicians at the
launch pad, documentation revisions to simulate Cape Canaveral's activities
and resources, updating facility drawings for launch activation.
Testing responsibilities included: GSE equipment such as TCSR, PAD, PCM,
Pneumatics Panel TDA for platforms at the launch tower, and OCS. Knowledge of
EWR 127-1 requirements. Performed RF checkouts on the vehicle. Project
Manager for various contract projects. AutoCad drawing integrator and
updating.
Supported several successful NRO missions. FMEA documentation documentation
duties.
Boeing - Kennedy Space Center-(Florida)- Launch Test Engineer - Aug. 1998 -
Aug. 2002
Responsible for drawing test schematics and ground support ATE test equipment
for the International Space Station Payloads, including test setup for the
Space Station flight hardware in the high-bay area of the Space Station
Processing Facility for the Space Shuttle program. Utilized CAD program to
create laboratory test equipment connectivity to Space Station hardware. RF
design and checkout on flight systems.
Designed and test ATE Hardware configurations for Space Station and
subassemblies.
Worked at the Delta II/IV missile pad SLC 17/37 facility on the Power
Distribution Systems, Alarm Systems, and Sensors and Lighting System for the
facility. Launch preparedness operations
McDonnell/Douglas - Boeing -(Huntington Beach, Ca.)- Electrical Engineer -
Jan. 1987 - Aug. 1998
Quality Test Engineer responsible for testing and assisting engineering on
electronic production of hardware, the software test and development of ATE
Hardware / software for testing electronic boxes on Delta II/IV rocket as
well as E-boxes for the C17 Cargo Aircraft and Navy Harpoon Missile Programs.
Cockpit instrumentation on B767 aircraft verification, fabrication and
testing or hardware.
Knowledgeable in Circuit Testing of wire harness testing and design using
AutoCad software.
Design of test station consoles and subassemblies for product testing.
Designed and developed test adapters for testing circuit card assemblies.
Worked on Space Station program developing or enhancing test cabling for
ground support test equipment for the first elements of the first mission of
the Space station program including power distribution, communications and
alarms on the Space Station project.
Unigraphics 2D/3D graphic design duties in the electro/mechanical assembly
structures
Education:
Cal Poly Univ. of Pomona - Electrical Engineering Major
West Coast University of Los Angeles -B.S. Electrical Engineering Graduated
1991
Technical Skills and Equipment Experience
3D CAD Unigraphics cad Word/Excel/PowerPoint Spectrum Analyzers
AC / DC Electronics Excel
OrCAD Design Microsoft Windows
PAD design Digital Circuits Design Office
AutoCAD Pascal
Chief Architect Software/Hardware Calibration Standards
Hydraulic / Pneumatic Design - Metrology methods
Equipment Troubleshooting Sigma 6 Process
Lab View CATIA cad ATE Hardware
Oscilloscope Micro Station cad Design/Test
Digital Multi-Meter Solid Works cad