GLENN THOMPSON

•Troubleshooting to the component level - Analog and Digital

•Testing PCB to acceptant Test Procedure

•Review engineering change request order for proper board specs

•Subsystem level testing for assembly units . Inspecting components to J Standards .

EXPERIENCE:

Qualcomm Inc

San Diego California

05-2017 - 09-24-2020

01-11-2021 – December 2023.,

SENIOR Test Technician

Testing and Troubleshooting RF and Digital PCB to component level.

Inspecting PCB and Cable accessories to J Standards.

Component Fault analysis and

Recommendations to design engineering for Preformance and quality standards.

COBHAM INC San Diego, CA

MARCH 2016- Jan 2017 RF Test Technician

Testing of RF Subsystems utilized in Air force projects for L3 Comm Inc. Calibration of VNA and Scalar Synzethiers utilizing Power sensors and Noise Meters. Troubleshooting and tuning RF circuits and Resonators to Component level. Quality assurance of parts and travelers to ensure proper testing. 55 and lean Manufacturing of Equipment and Clean room area.

Hewlett- Packard Corporation San Diego, CA

October 2015- March 2016

Engineering Technician position involving troubleshooting and integration of new web press systems. Job duties entailed troubleshooting of PLC circuits to component level and implementing firmware and software programs for best printing results. Collaboration with Engineering for new operating procedures and Quality of the product. Worked on customer demos for marketing group.

MEPS Real-Time Solutions Carlsbad, CA

March 2014 to May 2015 Quality Test Technician

Quality Testing position involving testing of RF boards at High frequency for insertion loss specifications as well as bandwidth requirements. Final test and verification of RFID systems Refrigerators utilized in pharmaceutical and hospital industries. Review of test procedures for validity of new design and test specifications. Additional responsibilities included mechanical and electrical inspection of new parts received by vendors to ensure proper design changes were implemented.

Space X Inc Lompoc, CA

Jan 2013- Aug 2013 Design Engineer

Design and final check of transponder boxes utilized in launch systems for ground support equipment. Participated in mechanical and electrical design review of junction boxes used in hydraulics and air conditioning assemblies to support the rocket while on the launch pad. Final inspection of manufactured prototypes prior to system level test for functional and mechanical flight standards . Visio Auto Cad for documenting drawings for dimensional and functional requirements. Quality control and auditing of parts and procedures utilized in pad launch. Reviewed new design parts utilized in the support of rocket for the Falcon 1 program.

General Atomics

Sept 2006 - June 2012 San Diego, CA

Quality Control In Process Test Technician

Quality Inspector for in process inspection and circuit board testing. Failure analysis reporting utilizing lab view programs for yield and performance reports, review test procedures of radar modules, RF Module assemblies and receiver boards, review testing information and engineering change orders. System testing and troubleshooting of circuit boards to component level and implementation of REA systems for Radars utilized in Predator. ISO 9001 quality assurance compliance. SMT Final inspections of First Article Boards, also RF Module and SMT build out. RMS inspection of isotope monitoring devices and cooling systems used for nuclear power plants. AOI/Cad Software tools and Cad Design.

Solar Turbines Engineering Test Technician San Diego, CA Dec 2005 – May 2006

Quality Engineering tech involving instrumentation and PLC circuit design and mechanical interfacing for turbine generator. Software implementation of NRETS upgrade, system troubleshooting, and utilizing lab view programming. Installation of thermal coupling subassemblies used in a turbo charging generator systems for testing combustion systems, also participated in calibration and instrumentation procedures. Quality testing and engineering upgrades for Lab View Software programming ISO 9001 Compliance member, also 6 sigma implementation for increased productivity.

Kyocera America Inc San Diego, CA

April 2004 - Sept 2005 Associate Engineer

Quality Engineering and manufacturing of prototype memory and High bandwidth Circuits and wire bonding assemblies for Motorola and other larger memory device companies. Quality control inspections and component failure analysis for First Article and new engineering design of RF Circuits. ISO 9001 Compliance implementation and certification process.

Intuit Computer systems San Diego, CA

Aug 2002 - April 2003 Tech Support

Worked as technical Support telephone representative for several software products and customer service to many medium size companies. Help desk work involving firewall applications for network installations of payroll software and tax software programs. Utilized in Quicken application.

Sorrento Networks San Diego, CA

Nov 1999 - June 2002 System Engineer

System Engineer, involving development and testing of Digital Memory Boards, also troubleshooting to component level multiplexer circuits. Software testing and system level troubleshooting and, fiber channel integration and firmware loading and testing for Fiber optic systems.

Qualcomm I Sony Corp San Diego, CA

April 1995 - Nov 1998 Engineer Technician

RF Technician involving troubleshooting of RF circuits boards, utilized in Wireless technologies, Testing and troubleshooting of CDMA circuit boards and digital memory chips, UNIX software testing of final products, work in Lead production capacity for prototype to final production of various circuit boards. Troubleshooting RF circuits and saw tooth circuits utilized in Sprint technology. Production test involving overseeing SMT operations and troubleshooting failures.

EDUCATION

Devry Institute of Technology Glendale, AZ

Bachelor of Science, Electronics June 1982

Bachelor Science in Electronic Engineering with emphasis in Microprocessor technology and Vlsi chip technologies.

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