Name: Richard von Schwedler
Current Location: Bolingbrook, IL
Availability for Interview: 1 Day Notice.
Availability to Start: 1 Week of Notice.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology.
Top Skills: Electrical Design, CAD Tool, MS Office Suite, C programming, Life Cycle Management.
Experience in Electrical Design:
Has 20+ years of experience in electrical design and testing. Good troubleshooting skills.
Experience in CAD Tool:
Has 10+ years of experience working with CAD tool such as Mentor Graphics’ DxDesigner.
Experience with MS Office Suite:
Proficient with Microsoft Office suite such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Summary
Circuit Design Engineer with 25+ years of experience designing circuit packs (PCBs), FPGAs, CPLDs, programming firmware, and simulating and/or testing all designs
Possesses a BSEE in Electrical Engineering
Skills
Uncanny ability to create tests that expose weaknesses in products of any kind
Fast learner, excellent verbal and written communication skills, well organized
Knowledge of Internet Protocols, including UDP, DHCP, PING, ARP, VLAN, IPv4, IPv6, StrongSwan IP security
Microsoft Office Tools
Comfortable with Logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, voltmeters
Trained and experienced in the Agile/scrum iterative development process
Highest level of commitment, easy to work with, dependable
Professional Experience
Alcatel-Lucent, Lisle, IL Sep 1984 – Nov 2015
Circuit Design Engineer
Contribute as a member of a fast paced development team to test complex telephone switching systems according to tight requirements
Review requirements to determine scope of new product testing
Write test strategy documents to list resources needed to perform upcoming tests
Write test plan documents that list the tests that will verify that the design meets the requirements (traceability)
Develop the tests that are identified in the test plan
Execute the tests of the test plan for the new product received from manufacturing
oWrite tests in C language or other Unix/Linux based scripting languages to program the new designs and verify the functionality
oLog all issues found and work with others to resolve them in a timely manner
After satisfactory resolution of all issues, submit final design to manufacturing
Skills/Tools: Circuit Design, Mentor Graphics, DRAM, HP Quality Center