Engineer Engineering

STEPHEN W. VITALE

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-vitale-09977915

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Hiawatha, IA 52233 Cell: 319-***-****

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PROFILE

Highly accomplished test equipment solutions designer/verification engineer.

Proven work ethic and dedication to quality.

Project Engineering experience.

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

Positive Train Control (PTC) Software Test

Verification Engineer: Custom Test Equipment Design and Test

Software Validation & Verification: review and writing

oReviewed and wrote test cases and procedures

Test Equipment Hardware, Design, Build, and Support.

oTest cables, wire harnesses, holding fixtures

Proficient with Microsoft Access, Visio, Word, Excel, Power Point, and Project.

SolidWorks 3D Modeling trained.

Software Quality Engineering experience.

Working knowledge of: C++, JavaScript, Python, LabVIEW, HTML, XML, TcL, & VMWare.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Canadian National Railway

Homewood, IL

June 2016 – September 2016

Positive Train Control (PTC) Software Test Engineer (contractor – TEKsystems)

Developed Software Validation and Verification test cases & procedures.

oRequirements Testing

Wabtec Railway Electronics, Inc

Cedar Rapids, IA

February 2013 – March 2016

Positive Train Control (PTC) Software Test Engineer

Developed Software Validation and Verification test cases & procedures.

oAutomated Test

oRequirements Testing

oRegression Testing.

XML, TCL, Javascript experience

Viking Pump

Cedar Falls, IA

March 2012 – September 2012

Verification Engineer: Custom Hardware - Software Design and Test (contractor - Entegee).

Design: Electronic hardware/software specifications.

Positive Displacement (PD) Pump Concepts.

Theory: Electrical motors.

SolidWorks 3D model creation.

Fastek International

Cedar Rapids, IA

September 2009 – January 2012

Verification Engineer: Custom Hardware - Software Design and Test.

Designed test equipment hardware (National Instruments based), verified system builds, and provided full documentation.

Developed Software Validation and Verification for FAA DO-178B certification of customer software. Reviewed test case and procedures. Wrote test cases & procedures.

Labview (CLAD) experience.

Cobham

Davenport, IA

May 2009 – September 2009

Verification Engineer: Custom Hardware - Software Design and Test (contractor – Randstand).

Designed custom test equipment hardware to assist with ATP (Acceptance Test Procedures) for production, EMI, and QTP (Quality Test Procedures.)

OrCad Schematic Capture experience.

TrapezeITS (former Continental Transit)

Cedar Rapids, IA

June 2008 – December 2009

Project Engineer

Tracked all project requirements in order to ensure exceptional customer satisfaction.

Acted as the main interface between Continental and the customer.

Managed project hardware and software issues.

Created SQL (Structured Query Language) scripts and created weekly Excel vehicle systems reports.

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Cedar Rapids, IA

May 1985 – April 2008

Commercial System Test Engineering

Verification Engineer: Custom Hardware - Software Design and Test.

Designed and built custom test hardware for boundary scan test applications.

Managed lab associates & assisted in the development of boundary scan software applications.

Effectively communicated with lab, engineering, and management personnel to achieve expected results while providing prescriptive solutions and quality control.

Worked with network environment professionals to improve workflow and security of all of the company’s strategic proprietary manufacturing information assets (Configuration Management).

Engineering Subsystem Design Testing

Verification Engineer: Custom Hardware Design and Test.

Developed test plans for business and regional systems flight displays (BRS).

Created & maintained system test design documents including System Requirement Documents (SRD), EMI, & System Design Documents (SDD) for BRS displays. Working knowledge of DOORS requirements capture tool.

IT Engineering

Assisted in the maintenance of the company electronic components database.

Assisted in the design of internal office applications.

Performed assorted IT configuration management tasks.

Provided 1st & 2nd level support to network users.

User account administrator.

Maintained Tape backups of network servers.

Systems Level and Box Level Testing

Verification Engineer: Custom Hardware Design and Test.

Designed and built custom box level rack & stack test hardware solutions for special operations forces (SOF) equipment.

Managed lab associates & assisted in the development of software for these rack & stack test systems.

Test Equipment Design/Support

Verification Engineer: Custom Hardware Design and Test.

Designed board level in-circuit/functional hardware & software.

Designed box level test hardware for continuity testing.

EDUCATION

B.S. Electrical Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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