Charles R. Derr

**** ***** *** *.*. Box *** Shelocta PA 15774 724-***-****

acyvu6@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Electronics engineer with 10 years successful experience in all stages of product life cycle. Strengths in

QA, embedded programming, testing, V&V, manufacturing, documentation, sales, and customer support.

Highlights

Hardware, software, and firmware developer Agile/Scrum/Lean project management

Domestic and international customer service Test procedure and equipment design

Company department liaison and ISO coordinator Systems integration and installation

10+ years automated testing and failure analysis Experienced technical writer and editor

Experience

Development Engineer 2/2015 - present

Independent Contractor Indiana, PA

Embedded programming, black/white-box testing, assembly, peripheral interface, and system integration.

Development Engineer/Technical Advisor 3/2004 - 2/2015

Quintech Electronics Inc. Indiana, PA

Designer and programmer for RF switching equipment for cellular and cable industries. Supported full

product life cycle including sales, engineering, scheduling, testing, manufacturing, quality assurance,

customer training, hardware/cabling installation, and system upgrades. Engineering ISO coordinator.

Development Engineer 2/1998 - 11/2003

Preschutti & Associates Inc. State College, PA

Contract engineer for assignments in university research and national defense. Design, program, field

service, and sales support. Engineered RFID scanners, cellular base stations, and F.A.A. safety devices.

Electronics Technician 3/1994 - 11/1997

Optical Gaging Products Rochester, NY

Assembled, debugged, and evaluated vision measurement systems, and schematic/PCB layout. Directed

parts database integration, which increased productivity, decreased release time, and reduced cost.

Education

Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY

B.S.E.E.T: Digital design and embedded programming. 1997

Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA

A.A.S: Computer Automation Maintenance CNC/PLC/robotics programming and repair. 1990

Technical Skills

OS: Windows, Linux, Ubuntu, RTOS. Programming: assembly, C, C#, C++, Java, Python. Software:

MS Office, Adobe, IE/Firefox, LabView, Wireshark, Bugzilla, Visual Studio, OrCad, PSpice, MySQL,

DxDesigner, PADS. Hardware: embedded microcontrollers, PIC, FPGA, CPLD, DSP, ARM, PLC.

Protocols: TCP/IP, SNMP, HTTP, DHCP, FTP, CANbus, Telnet, I2C, SPI, RS-485/232. Testing tools:

o-scopes, function/data generators, spectrum/network/logic analyzers, JTAG, GPIB, ICE, DMM, D/NDT.

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