Electronics Engineer
Resume:
John Carter
Rockville, MD ***52 US
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Availability:
Job Type: Permanent
Work Schedule: Full-Time
Desired locations:
United States - DC United States - MD United States - VA United States
Work Experience:
Electrical Engineer (GS-14 equivalent)
US Coast Guard
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Washington, DC
7/2022 - Present
Salary: $130,000.00 USD Per Year
Hours per week: 40
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
• Overseeing technical aspects of the acquisition of multiple classes of ships and boats, which represents multi-billion dollar programs in acquisition and life cycle costs over the lifetime of an acquisition. Serving as a technical expert in shipboard digital data control systems and equipment such as computer interfaces, instrumentation and controls.
• Serving as an expert on broad projects and programs with national impact in the shipboard digital data control systems and equipment such as computer interfaces, instrumentation and controls specialty area. Planning and coordinating technically complex project related work in unexplored areas where there is or no theory, so new techniques and approaches are needed.
• Leading the development of Statements of Work, market and trade studies, performance specifications, technical evaluations, surface tests and evaluations, for all items related to marine electronics engineering. Identifying new technologies and integrating these technologies into cutter designs. Managing electronic engineering portions of major new construction and renovation projects and incorporating best design practices into all phases of design and construction.
US Coast Guard
Baltimore, MD 20852 United States
6/2021 – 6/2022
Salary: 120,000 USD Per Year
Electrical Engineer (GS-13 equivalent)
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
• Design of control system. Worked on-site at USCG-SFLC Engineering Services Division (ESD), supporting the Electrical Services Section (ESS) in the areas of design, engineering, analysis, test and evaluation of control systems, propulsion and machinery control systems, various auxiliary control systems, and related equipment.
• Conducted engineering analyses for various control systems for the USCG Cutters.
• Performed an extensive review of the tech-manual & schematics of the Main Propulsion Control and Monitoring System (MPCMS) and reviewed several test procedures for the various control systems of the USCGC Polar Star and provided corrections and recommendations.
• Reviewed the requirements for implementing the Main Gas Turbine (MGT) subsystem into the Coast Guard Machinery Control System (CGMCS) and provided recommendations.
• Reviewed the CGMCS Micronet + Control Test TIER 9 Test Procedures (Test procedures for the Control System of the Turbine) and provided corrections and recommendations.
• Supported the ESS team in design, reviews, evaluate constructability, help resolve technical issues, and manage information generated through the design, construction and sustainment phases, for multiple Product Lines.
US Air Force
Pentagon
Arlington, VA 20852 United States
10/2018 – 10/2019
Salary: 115,000.00 USD Per Year
Hours per week: 40
Electrical Engineer (GS-13 equivalent)
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
• Design of control systems
• Studying, analyzing, and providing recommendations on requirements, acquisition strategies, program documentation, program phase transition plans, supplemental information, and program execution
• Providing Honest Broker assessments of programs approaching milestone decisions and of prime contractor technical and operational issues.
• Researching and providing technical analysis for the preparation of programmatic documentation and responses to Congressional, DOD, Air Force Secretariat, and/or Air Staff.
• Researching and analyzing program trends, identifying issues, and recommending solutions.
• Performing technical studies on individual weapon systems, weapon system integration and capability areas.
• Analyzing weapon systems architecture and integration and identify issues.
• Identifying operational deficiencies and other key issues, conducting research to develop alternatives and providing recommendations and support for resolution.
• Performing weapon system/technology/cost trade-off studies.
• Reviewing and assessing technical, operational, and management concepts, documents, and specifications.
• Assessing the capability of weapon system design alternatives to provide the required capability.
• Providing expertise on Model Based Systems Engineering implementation and policy
• Assessing policy requirements and developing policy and procedures governing Air Force acquisition engineering and technical services.
• Assessing operating system end of life support analysis and recommending strategies to address impact on weapons.
• Any other tasks closely associated with the performance of duties list above and as coordinated with the COR.
CSRA (CSC)
Washington, DC 20852 United States
09/2015 - 09/2016
Salary: 115,000.00 USD Per Year
Hours per week: 40
Electrical Engineer
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
• Design of control systems. Working independently or as part of a design team, develop designs and analyses of machinery control systems, and review and prepare technical documentation. Perform primarily in an office environment with occasional travel to customer sites. Review the development of vendor controls systems. Understand the proper software development.
• Develop system requirements. Represent the client in witnessing hardware and software testing. Review and comment on various software documents (i.e. SDD, IDD, SDS, etc…). Understanding of the systems that the control system interfaces with. Successfully interface with customers. Detail oriented. Develops high quality technical products. Accomplishes assignments on time and within budget.
Department of State
Alexandria, VA 20852 United States
07/2012 - 07/2013
Salary: 70,000.00 USD Per Year
Hours per week: 40
Electrical Design Engineer (GS-11 equivalent)
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
• Develop of electronics systems, PCB. Specify, design, test, troubleshooting, procure, install, and certify electronics equipment and products. Support the Installation Services. Provide expert consulting services on technological applications in the market that are consistent with the electronics systems. Maintain an expert level knowledge of installed base products and strive to sustain and improve the current technical security capabilities. Possess direct working knowledge of computer systems, computer security, and familiarity with operating systems, hardware platforms, controllers, sensors and networks.
• Administer and manage technical and information security programs, projects, and resources. Conduct technical security assessments and recommend security upgrades to deter terrorism and technical espionage. Plan and conduct technical surveillance countermeasures (TSCM) surveys to detect and nullify technical penetrations of Department of State facilities. Identify security risks, analyze those risks, and specify system requirements and procedural measures to ensure the integrity of stand-alone computers and network information systems.
Quantum Research International
Crofton, MD 21114 United States
11/2011 - 12/2012
Salary: 85,000.00 USD Per Year
Hours per week: 40
Electrical Systems Engineer
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
• Design of control system. Design and troubleshooting of embedded hardware. Development of microcontroller based hardware. Development and test of interface Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and layout. Communications circuits development with RS232 and RS422. Design and test sensors.
• Design of the wire and harness. Circuit design, electrical testing and verification. Use of schematic capture and debugging of digital circuitry. Review and modification of documentation. Electronic part selection and data sheet review for meeting specified requirements. Use of oscilloscope and Multi-meter.
• Analysis and design of control systems. Operation and interfacing to the command, telemetry and power subsystems, sensors and actuators. Design of electronic instrumentation systems from the standpoint of grounding, shielding and compatibility. Component ratings, performance limitation and the effects of radiation.
• Analysis, design and development of electrical and electronic systems. Hands-on work in the fabrication, integration, and operation of hardware. Analysis, design and testing of analog and digital circuitry for the measurement and control of systems using continuous and sampled data techniques, including the use of programmable logic arrays, hardware interfacing in microprocessor-based systems.
Department of Defense (DOD)
Baltimore, MD 20852 United States
06/2009 - 06/2010
Hours per week: 40
Series: 0855 Pay Plan: GS
Electronics Engineer (Government Employee) (This is a federal job)
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
• Design of remote sensors (Instrumentation system). Calibration and test of the Electro Optic - daylight, lowlight and infrared sensors. Make a report about the hall preparation of the sensors every week. Present on the telecons every week.
• Preparing of the imaging infrared sensors regarding the schedule: test, configuration of the hardware and software and fixing the anomalies. Making of the test procedures and mention if there is any delay from the schedule. When the Anomaly Report shows an anomaly, evaluate the way, hall to find the cause.
US Coast Guard (USCG)
Baltimore, MD 20852 United States
06/2008 - 06/2009
Salary: 90,000.00 USD Per Year
Hours per week: 40
Electrical Engineer (GS - 12 equivalent)
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Design of plant control system. Designs and analyses of machinery control systems. Selection of electrical and gyrocompass equipment. Identifying sources and establishes support of control equipment, sophisticated electrical and electronic equipment. Logistics and integration support. Work for the Engineering Logistics Center Equipment Management Division. Selection of Programmable Logic Controllers - PLC.
Enercon
Germantown, MD 20852 United States
06/2007 - 06/2008
Salary: 85,000.00 USD Per Year
Hours per week: 40
Electrical Engineer
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
• Design of control systems. Invent and implement advanced control systems design technique to improve the performance, operability, and reliability. Consider devise control and protection schemes to guard against sensor, actuator, and component failures. Perform system-level control analysis to understand design space and ensure that product requirements are met or exceeded.
• Devise testing strategies and complete simulation verification of the product. Conduct field tests for technology proofs-of-concept and final validation of instrument and control system solutions. Document controls designs and define how the product's transactional variation will be addressed.
Arlington waste water treatment plant
Arlington, VA 20852 United States
06/2006 - 06/2007
Salary: 75,000.00 USD Per Year
Hours per week: 40
Electrical Engineer
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
• Design of control systems. Provide technical information to the others working on a project to ensure that the work complies with all engineering standards, codes, specifications, and design instruction. Trouble-shoots engineering related installation problems and work with the client or owner regarding the project process.
• Designing, implementing, maintaining, and improving electrical instruments, equipment, facilities, components, products, and systems for Company projects. Operate computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks.
Integris
Gilroy, CA 20852 United States
06/2005 - 06/2006
Hours per week: 40
Electrical Engineer
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Design of control systems for capital equipment for the semiconductor industry.
Excel Precision
Santa Clara, CA 20852 United States
06/2004 - 06/2005
Hours per week: 40
Electrical Engineer
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Design of instrument systems.
KLA-Tencor
San Jose, CA 20852 United States
06/2003 - 06/2004
Hours per week: 40
Electrical Engineer
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
• Design of control system for instrumentation systems. Responsible for performing the set-up, calibration, testing, and troubleshooting of metrology systems. Test of circuits, components, instruments, and electrical assemblies. Design of PCB using Orcad.
• Determine and develop test specifications, methods and procedures from blueprints, drawings and diagrams. Test and troubleshoot assemblies and final systems. Prepare technical reports summarizing findings and recommending solutions to technical problems. Selection and set-up of specialized test equipment.
PRI Automation
Mountain View, CA 20852 United States
06/2002 - 06/2003
Salary: 80,000.00 USD Per Year
Hours per week: 40
Electrical Systems Engineer
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
• Project responsibility for factory automation - robotic control systems. Design of System interfaces for “Front end system” for the controller, sensors, robotic, etc, using Orcad. Design of Pressure control system – cascade control for “Front end system” – clean environment. Circuit design using Orcad, PC board, controller programming. FPGA design using Verilog.
• Specify appropriate electrical control and interface hardware, as well as, wiring diagrams, wire list, schematics, cable and harnesses in support of overall system development. Responsible for system safety issues. Design and implementation of specific electric harnesses for servo controlled devices, I/O PC interfaces, electro-mechanical device fixtures and systems. Responsible for PCB design.
Novellus
Milpitas, CA 20852 United States
06/2001 - 06/2002
Hours per week: 40
Electrical Engineer
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Design of control systems for capital equipment for the semiconductor industry.
Frontier Semiconductor
San Jose, CA 20852 United States
06/2000 - 06/2001
Hours per week: 40
Electrical Engineer
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
• System and board level electrical and electronics design and trouble-shoot for metrology equipment - ATE, using CE standard. Responsible for electrical engineering design of Optical instrumentation control system for stress measurement and handling.
• Design and Implementation of system for thickness measurement. Responsible for PCB design using Orcad. Research and develop on laser tracking system and application in optical metrology.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Government Agency)
Berkeley, CA 20852 United States
06/1999 - 06/2000
Hours per week: 40
Electrical Engineer
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Design, service and maintenance of electrical engineering systems.
General Electric - GE
Berkeley, CA 20852 United States
04/1998 - 06/1999
Hours per week: 40
Instrument & Control Engineer
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Design and service of Instrument and Control systems for power plant.
Central Scientific Institute for Complex Automation
Sofia, Bulgaria
09/1993 - 03/1998
Hours per week: 40
Instrument and Control Systems Engineer
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
• Development and application of: Control Systems with cascade control; PLC programs (ladder logic); Process Control Systems of ratio; Electrical control architecture; Sensors interface; PCB (printed circuit boards). Design, troubleshooting, test, start-up, calibration, optimization and configuration of instrument control systems (system integration) for: vacuum, mass flow, thickness, level, temperature, pressure, consistence, moisture, conductive, pH, compressors and pumps.
• Design, test and troubleshooting of: Computers control systems (DCS), using multimeter, oscilloscopes and function generators; Digital and Analog PCB circuitry, PLC, Data acquisition, Controllers and transmitters; Electronics: transmitters, gauges, sensors, and converters; Relay operated controls, thermocouples, RTD, switches, control valves; Pneumatics: controllers, regulators, transmitters, control valves, gauges, sensors, and transducers.
Rulon
Sofia, Bulgaria
09/1985 - 09/1993
Hours per week: 40
Instrument & Control Engineer
Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Design and service of instrument control systems (using DCS and PLC) for vacuum, flow, thickness, level, temperature, pressure, consistence, moisture, conductive, pH, compressors, pumps…
Education:
North American Educational Group Swampscott, MA United States
Master's Degree 03/2012
GPA: 3.5
Credits Earned: 150 Semester hours
Major: Electrical Engineer Minor: Certificate of Educational Equivalence
Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:
Dissertation: Development and Modeling of Control System for Grinding Process
Defense Acquisition University Baltimore, MD United States
Technical or Occupational Certificate 05/2010
Major: Systems Engineer
Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:
DAWIA Certification
St Ivan Rilski University Sofia Bulgaria
Master's Degree 06/1985
GPA: 3.5 of a maximum 4
Credits Earned: 150 Semester hours
Major: Electrical Engineering, Controls
Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:
Dissertation: Development and Modeling of Control System for Grinding Process.
This is a 5 years program that leads to Master of Science. There is no Bachelor’s degree.
Job Related Training:
Digital design with FPGA - San Jose State University
Advanced programming with C - Diablo valley college, Pleasant hill, CA
Digital design with Verilog, Cupertino high school, Cupertino CA
Certificate - Honeywell DCS (Distributed Control System)
Secret clearance/SCI, DOD
Additional Information:
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
• OrCAD, FPGA Verilog HDL, simulation, schematic capture, PCB, Digital circuits, TTL, digital controllers
• PLC, ladder logic, Embedded control, Control theory, PID, PC control (DSP, DDC), PID, Control panel, ISA, DCS
• AutoCAD (Autolisp), LabVIEW, Matlab / Simulink, Pneumatics, Protel, Analog circuits
• Mixed signal, Programming in C, Basic and Delphi, Hydraulic
• Over 20 years of experience. Design, test, analysis and troubleshooting of instrument control systems for: motion (servo control systems…), vacuum, flow, level, temperature, pressure, consistence, thickness, moisture, conductive, pH, compressors, pumps, etc. Development, evaluation and optimization of computer based systems and microcontroller based systems. Experience with: electromechanical systems, optical (laser), infrared, ultrasonic and radiation based instrumentation imaging systems.
• Design of controllers (PWM), sensor interfacing, PC based distributed control systems, digital logic and I/O subsystems. Design of electrical systems and system interlocks. Creation and documenting of electrical schematics and cable harnesses (wires) using industrial specifications and safety standards. Engineering experience in transducer and measurement device fields, closed-loops control, cascade control and logic design. Knowledge of manufacturing process tools and integrated tools automation.
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