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Electrical Engineer

Location:
Mundelein, IL, 60060
Posted:
February 02, 2017

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KENNETH S. LEVINE

*** ******* ****** #*** . *********, Illinois 60060

Phone: 561-***-**** . Email: acyl6i@r.postjobfree.com

ELECTRICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

29+ Years Experience in Yielding High Quality Products and Services

Analog, Digital, Microcontroller Hardware Design and Firmware Specialist

A proactive and results-oriented engineering professional combining

outstanding engineering and design skills, consistently exceeding

organizational objectives. Searching for a full-time engineering

employment opportunity in a company that values high design standards and

where advancement is based on merit and ability.

Core Professional Strengths

Embedded Software Design and Implementation Medical FDA, Engineering

Documentation

C, Assembler, VB.net, Object Oriented Design IEC 60601, FCC, EMI, CE

Compliance

Digital and Analog Circuit Design, Root Cause Analysis PCB Layout, IPC-

7351B, Design For Manufacture

Embedded Hardware Design Microprocessor based High Speed Motor Control

SPI, I2C, RS-232, GPIO, CAN Interfaces Diverse Engineering and Design

Experience

Debug using Scopes, Analyzers, ICE, other Lab Equip Software,

Electrical, and Mechanical Integration

OrCAD Capture CIS, PCB Editor, PADS, Aultium Windows, Mac, Linux, MS Office

Education / Training

DeVRY TECHNICAL, Woodbridge, New Jersey

Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering, 1986

Dean's List - Ranked # 7 out of 900 students

Certifications / Continuing Education

Current Good Manufacturing Practices, 2007 Software Verification and

Validation Workshop, 2007

Hand Soldering Based on IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001, 2007 Geometric

Dimensioning and Tolerance Fundamentals, 2007

MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional), 2001 C Programming for Programmers

(AT&T Bell Labs), 1988

Professional Experience

Hospira, A Pfizer Company, Lake Forrest, IL 2015-Present

Electrical Engineer - Contractor

Conducted root cause analysis on pressure sensor circuits. Redesigned

electronics to facilitate increased robustness, increased accuracy,

increased manufacturing yields, and reduced manufacturing time and costs.

Redesign includes, analog circuit design, simulations, analysis, PCB and

flex layout, proof of concept, prototyping, testing, and documentation in a

fast paced environment. The new design saved over $2M/yr. in production.

STRYKER INSTRUMENTS, Kalamazoo, MI 2012 to 2015

Product Designer - Electrical (Contractor)

Designed hardware and firmware for a microcontroller based reconfigurable

Class CF medical power supply. Firmware performed real-time voltage,

current monitoring and control for patient protection. Added flexibility

to use device with future unknown products. Provided genuine product

authentication through encrypted handshaking. Performed product

specifications, analog and digital circuit design, PCB layout, prototyping,

firmware design, and documentation. Designed a microcontroller based

irrigation pump motor controller. Translated existing designs to new CAD

systems.

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, Boca Raton, Florida 2010 to 2012

Consultant

Computer and network support for business and retail customers. Repair of

electromechanical medical equipment including Adjustment Tables, DICOM

viewers and servers. This provided income while searching for engineering

opportunities.

THE ANSPACH EFFORT, INC., Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 2006 to 2010

Senior Design Engineer

Responsible for conceiving and implementing new ideas, electronic

development, and firmware programming of surgical tools from concept to

manufacturing hand-off in an ISO-9000 company. Responsible for digital and

analog circuit design, schematics, PCB layout, board manufacture,

prototyping, software / firmware architecture and coding, debug, EMI

testing. Documentation for design requirements, design specifications,

testing requirements, manufacturing requirements. Hired and managing

consulting engineers and technicians.

. Reduced manufacturing and maintenance costs while increasing reliability,

manufacturability, and feature set by completely redesigning the

company's flagship electrical surgical drill. Increased efficiency and

motor response to varying loads over a dynamic range of 10K-80K RPM

through new firmware control algorithms. Increased ease of use by adding

an LCD and touchscreen with an intuitive user interface and hidden

diagnostic screens. Eliminated high shipping costs and customer

frustration, by adding field firmware upgradability via encrypted Flash

memory card. The design utilized two 16-bit DSPs, I2C, SPI, RS232, USB,

and GPIO communications.

. Reduced company liability and protected profits by conceiving and

designing a low-cost encrypted authentication handshake for batteries and

devices.

. Designed low-cost electrical hardware and firmware for a new disposable

battery powered surgical file used for spinal surgery. The design

utilized a small microcontroller for battery authentication, motor

control, and electric brake.

. Conceived and designed electrical hardware and firmware for a new

microprocessor based Lithium-Ion / Lithium-Polymer / NiCad fast battery

charger. The charger design implemented battery authentication,

conditioning, constant current and constant voltage charging algorithms

with bad battery and error detection.

. Designed a Lithium-Ion battery pack with a small-embedded 8-bit

microprocessor for genuine battery authentication.

. Designed an automated dynamometer. The system employed an eddy-current

brake to evaluate and log torque, endurance, and operating temperature of

80K RPM high-speed motors, under varying load and speed profiles.

Designed a human readable scripting language for specifying load and

speed profiles. The design included a microprocessor and communicated

with a PC via USB. Wrote the PC application in VB.NET and the firmware

in C.

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, Hypoluxo, Florida 1997 to 2006

Design Engineer / Consultant

. Designed a posture and weight distribution analyzer. The design included

an 8-bit microprocessor interfacing serial scales, video camera, custom

LED displays, and power-lift through USB to a PC. Wrote a custom PC

applications including communications and database storage for retrieval

of patient progress

. Designed a survey database application used by Fortune 500 companies for

internal company assessment. The ASP.net and SQL based application

allowed uninhibited anonymous responses while maintaining controlled

access to the survey.

. Wrote a networked multi-user insurance-item replacement database

application in VB6 and SQL.

. Saved irreplaceable data by performing low-level data rescue / recovery

of damaged disk drives. Very happy clients!

QUESTEC IMAGING INC., West Palm Beach, Florida 1995 to 1997

Research and Development Manager / Design Engineer

Managed in-house technical staff of five and contract technical staff /

firms. Designed, specified, developed, and implemented all company's

products. Development schedules, priorities, oversaw each project for

quality, completion, and problem resolution. Performed feasibility and

affordability studies.

. Designed and managed the DyneView 5000 LED Stadium Size Video Display.

. Redesigned GolfProView, a graphical golf putt predictor / simulator used

in live TV broadcast, to significantly increase profit margins by cutting

equipment shipping costs 50%, required personnel costs 40%, required

setup time 75%, and equipment costs 30%, while drastically improving

system accuracy.

. Redesigned company's flagship product SuperVision, a graphical ballistic

tracking of a baseball from pitcher to catcher used in live broadcast

television. The redesign allowed for easier stadium setup, greater

accuracy, real-time availability of data for live Internet applications,

and saleable historic pitch data.

VERSATILE CONTROL SYSTEMS (now Walkabout Computers), Singer Island, Florida

1995

Electrical Engineer

Designed an OEM 3.5" X 6" single board 386 computer with more functionality

than a high-end desktop computer with support for LCD screen and battery

charging. The design included circuit design, PCB design, prototype, and

documentation.

AUDIO ONE LTD., Riviera Beach, Florida 1994 to 1995

Electromechanical Designer

Hands-on managed the design, assembly and debugging for mass duplication of

audiocassettes at 128 time real speed. Designed high-speed recording

electronics, PLCs for pneumatic controls and squencing.

TUSK INCOPORATED, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 1991 to 1994

Senior Electrical Engineer

Responsible from conception through manufacturing hand-off for the design

of a pen-based tablet computer. The design included an Intel 386SL-25

processor, LCD panel, pen digitizer, modem, GPS, fast Ni-MH charging, and

true gas gauge.

AT&T BELL LABORATORIES, Murray Hill, New Jersey 1987 to 1991

Electrical Engineer - Designed Clean Room Wafer Handling Robotics and

Process Equipment.



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