Design Engineer

David M. Londa

*** ******* ** *********, ** ***** 512-***-**** 512-***-**** *******@*****.*** http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dave-londa/3b/b7a/603/en Professional Summary

Extending my experience, by learning, teaching and resolving issues co-creatively in science, technology, engineering, art and math with focuses in music, broadcast, test, measurement, communications and automation.

Career Highlights

Digital Audio Radio RF Test Laboratory Management and Operation

Hired as Test Engineer. Promoted to Digital Audio Radio RF Test Lab Manager within 3 months.

Collaborated with NASA Management, Engineers, Technicians, Proponent Test Managers, National Radio Systems Committee (NRSC) Members, Test Engineers and Consulting Scientists while completing four projects.

Recorded digital audio from nine proponent systems onto digital audio tape and transferred audio to compact disk (CD). Recorded parametric data from the systems. Reported expert observation and commentary on recorded audio.

Composed four technical reports, with above mentioned colleagues, and spoke at various NRSC subcommittee meetings.

Product Specialist / Field Support Engineer / Temporary

Initially hired as Temporary help recommended by head of Electronic Technology Department.

Promoted to Field Support Engineer within one year. Again promoted after 2 years to Product Specialist working with Design Engineers.

Included in engineering meetings as integral member of design team.

Designed Printed Circuit Boards and Software for Automatic Test System (ATE) and Radio Data System (RDS) Broadcast Electronics.

Researched standards, reduced costs and improved efficiency of products. Design Engineer

Built KiCad open source CAD package from source using scripts in Linux Mint 15 & Windows 7.

Redesigned schematic and PCB layout, for scaled analog input, RS-232 and SDI-12 Sensor Buss on a Beagle Bone Black Digital Input Cape.

Researched electronic circuits, parts, standard specifications, manufacturers, distributors and costs and recorded information in database for Bill of Materials.

Automated and wireless controlled home lighting using Raspberry Pi and Raspbian Linux with graphical user interface (GUI) in JAVASCRIPT on iPad and Android devices.

Programmed SPI port in Python on Raspberry Pi to control LPD8806 LED Light Strips in various Dot Matrix configurations based on Bibliopixel Library hosted on Github.com.

Designed and installed 110V and 220V electrical panels for GFCI circuits controlling pool and hot tub pumps, lights, ceiling fans and other appliances. Audio \ Visual Engineer / Artist / Mentor

Volunteered to assist worship and band leaders with technical aspects of message delivery.

Mentored team members on aspects of mixing, routing and recording music and the message.

Improved recording method by replacing CD-R with solid state drive reducing: 1)time to transfer messages 2) amount of memory required and 3)physical space required to archive the messages.

Operated, enhanced and maintained A\V equipment.

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David M. Londa

643 Newport Dr Spicewood, TX 78669 512-***-**** 512-***-**** *******@*****.*** Work Experience

Bee Creek United Methodist Church, Spicewood, TX, Volunteer / Engineer / Artist (2008 – Present) Developed fellowship, mentored and assisted in music and technical areas. SoftPLC, Spicewood, TX, Consultant to Owners (2013 – 2013) Reworked schematic and PC board, for US Army Corp of Engineers contract. Home, Spicewood, TX/Mentor, OH, Primary Care Giver to daughter (14) and son (11) (2000 – Present) Wife and I decided to limit my professional career while our children were totally dependent. She is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist licensed in TX. Now that our children are not totally dependent, I would like to take on more responsibilities outside our home. National Institute of Technology, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Instructor (1999 – 2001) Taught Personal Computer, Local Area Network, AC/DC Circuits, Digital Electronics and Math Fundamentals.

National Public Radio, Washington, DC, Consultant to VP/Chief Technology Officer (1998) Tests estimated the level of interference transmitting HDTV on channel 6 would cause to NPR stations in some locations.

National Association of Broadcasters, Washington, DC, Consultant to NAB Science and Technology Senior Engineer. (1997)

VHF Radio Failure Characterization and Analog Compatibility Tests of FM Sub-Carrier Systems. Tests estimated level of interference between analog channel and digital sub-carriers CEMA a sector of the Electronic Industries Association, Arlington, VA, Consultant to CEMA Director of Engineering. (1994-1998)

Tests conducted at NASA’s Glenn Research Center.

Conducted Quality Assessment, Failure Characterization and Analog Compatibility Tests and made digital audio recordings for subjective assessment. Designed GUI to control desired and undesired

(Noise, Adjacent Channel and Multipath) signal levels. Co-created mobile data acquisition system, with National Instruments hardware and LABWINDOWS CVI software. Established technical record of performance for AM, FM, L and S band radio and high speed sub carrier systems, in lab and mobile test environments. Spoke at various data tutorials. RE America, Inc. Westlake, Ohio, Product Specialist/ Field Support Engineer/ Temp, (1990-1994) Responsible for customer acceptance of hardware and software upgrades and customer support / training services. Created device drivers and added CD mechanism and bar code support for test schedules. Created GUI for programming RE's line of RDS encoders. Traveled internationally installing and trouble shooting ATE. Generated trip reports detailing installation and operation of ATE. Designed printed circuit boards for product/ATE interface. Education

B.S. Electronic Engineering Technology and Math Minor, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio (1991) GPA 3.120

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