Engineer Test
Resume:
Daniel W. Keiley
Edmonds, WA *****
*******.***.*@*****.***
Aerospace Test Engineer
Management Specification Compliance Quality Control
•Achievement-oriented professional with 25+ years in Aerospace Engineering and Manufacturing.
•Track record of honesty, integrity, persistence, and positive peer relations.
•Strong understanding of specifications, requirements, and creating test plans.
•Excellent at problem solving, highly adaptable, excellent written and oral communication skills.
•Expertise in measurement, testing, trouble shooting, data gathering, data analysis and presentation.
•Five years of higher education in Electronics Engineering Technology; Shoreline College and University of Washington.
Accomplishments
Contract Test Engineer for Honeywell Aerospace, Redmond, WA 2015 - Now
•Performing Qualification Testing of Navigation, Guidance, and Landing Systems.
•Verifying compliance to DO-160 EMI, Temperature, and Vibration, customer, and OEM requirements.
•Competed Qualification Testing on the Honeywell MMR (MultiMode Radio) for FAA certification.
Contract Test Engineer for Outback Power, Arlington, WA 2014
•Manufacturer of Photovoltaic (Solar) and battery backup systems, Grid Tied and Off Grid.
•Analysis of test requirements. Design and fabrication of test fixtures. Upgrade/modify existing fixtures.
•Support production testing of Inverter Systems, resolve procedural and technical issues in the factory.
Contract Flight Test/Instrumentation Engineer for GE Aerospace, Seattle, WA 2009 - 2013
•Key Player in the Boeing 787 Flight Test Program for GEnx Jet Engines.
•Installed and maintained temperature sensors, pressure sensors, accelerometers, wiring, signal conditioners, I/O circuitry, and a Unix based workstation for flight data acquisition.
•Daily startup of data collection, data retrieval, interpretation, and processing of flight test data.
•I was on board test flights monitoring the data, plus reporting and responding to the flight deck.
•The Flight Test program was completed successfully and FAA Certification was achieved.
Contract Test Engineer for Honeywell Aerospace in Redmond, WA 2006 - 2009
•Executed Qualification Testing of Radar Systems.
•Verified compliance to DO-160, customer, and OEM specifications, EMI, Temperature, and Vibration.
•Created Board level testing and debug tools for CPU and I/O PCB’s.
Test Engineer for Moog Aircraft in Salt Lake City, UT 2001 - 2005
•Executed Qualification Testing of Flight Control Systems, verified DO-160 and customer requirements.
•Responded to and resolved many complex technical issues during the Flight Test Program.
•Improved customer processes and procedures, resolving many production and in-service issues.
•Completed three Flight Test Programs for FAA Certification, Hawker, Bomabardier, and Gulfstream Aircraft.
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Test Engineer for Moog Aircraft in Salt Lake City, UT (continued)
•Designed and built electromechanical test systems using PC Data acquisition and LabView Software.
•Authored test procedures, performed tests, evaluated the results, and authored the Test Reports.
•System components; Embedded Processor Electronics (Motorola), Power Supplies, Servo-motors, Servo-circuits, E/M Actuators, Hydraulic Actuators, LVDTs, RVDTs, Resolvers, Cockpit Indicators, signal conditioners, torque sensors, load cells, pressure sensors, and Arinc communication.
Systems Engineer for Eyring Corporation in Salt Lake City, UT 1996 - 1999
•Designed two different displays, one CRT, one LCD, using a combination commercial and OEM designed I/O to PC Controllers.
•Designed digital and analog I/O for aircraft instruments to a mainframe computer.
•Parts procurement, fabrication, assembly, testing.
•Installation of Aircraft Systems at customer facilities.
•Three-year contract to upgrade the C141 Simulator to a "Glass Cockpit.”
Test Department Manager for Lucas Western Aerospace in Park City, UT 1994 - 1996
•Lucas produced actuators and gearboxes for jet aircraft.
•The department performed ATP testing of all products in the plant, conforming to Military, customer, and FAA Specifications. I managed a crew of 20 Technicians.
•Managed a 24/7 schedule to support product testing, delivery, and presentation of test data.
•I created and administered staff training to insure compliance to test requirements and safety practices.
•I was the point of contact for Customer and Government representatives.
•I performed assembly and debug of Electro-mechanical test systems made up of PC controllers, measurement instruments, data acquisition, Hydraulic Pumps and controls, electric motors and controllers.
•Lucas Western is now Triumph Aerospace, still located in Park City.
Guidance Systems Engineer for Eastman Christensen in Salt Lake City, UT 1990 - 1994
•I administered Staff Training and technical support to the entire organization, international travel.
•Implemented ISO 9001 program and achieved certification in 1993.
•System components; Ring Laser Gyros, Accelerometers, Motorola, Z8002, and 80C196 processors, parallel and serial I/O.
•Baker Hughes, located in Houston now owns Eastman Christensen.
Associate Engineer for Sundstrand Data Control in Redmond WA 1989 - 1990
•Flight Test Engineer at Holloman Air Base, Inertial Guidance, Military and Commercial Aircraft.
•I became proficient in environmental testing, prototyping, testing, troubleshooting, specification compliance, data handling, data presentation, and report writing.
•Worked with an elite team of scientists, engineers and technicians on this program.
•System components; Ring Laser Gyros, Accelerometers, Motorola, Z8002, and 80C196 processors, parallel and serial I/O.
•Gained in depth understanding of Quality Assurance Philosophy and Practice.
•Gained extensive experience in Mil Specs, and FAA requirements.
•I performed repair, calibration and programming of test instruments, such as DVM's, Scopes, Function Generators, Power Supplies, Automated Test Systems including HP 3060; and OEM developed test equipment.
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