Electronics Technician

W. ANDREW CUMBERWORTH

**** * **** *** • Phoenix, AZ 85040

602-***-**** • ******.***********@*****.***

EXPERIENCE

Electronics Technician, October 2018 to September 2019

NANT Energy, Scottsdale, Arizona

Tested high current DC power electronics employed for managing solar power battery cycling.

Troubleshot electronic circuit boards to the component level, including field failures, engineering prototypes and production assemblies.

Soldered and reworked surface mount and through-hole PCBs.

Tracked failure data, production assemblies and prototypes in a data log.

Created, built and tested supplemental test assemblies.

Participated in product improvement meetings.

Operator, June 2018 to September 2018

Dexcom – Contracted through Aerotek, Mesa, Arizona

Assembled wearable blood glucose measuring devices.

Applied UV activated glue and cured it in UV chamber.

Solder activated units before casting.

Accurately mixed two part epoxy by weight.

Cast devices with epoxy.

Inventoried material on hand and kept it stocked for production.

Tech Specialist, September 2015 to January 2017

Humana Pharmacy Engineering and Automation, Tempe, Arizona

Constructed and assembled conveyor systems.

Wired PLC input-output controllers.

Fitted together Transair pneumatics.

Constructed electrical and data cabling raceways.

Acted as a trustworthy, accountable and reliable team member who applies unique mechanical and problem-solving skills to the tasks at hand, from complicated projects to routine tasks.

DAS Technician I, September 2013 to April 2015

Engineering Wireless Services, Tempe, Arizona

Installed, integrated and troubleshot Distributed Antenna Systems at client venues.

Installed and commissioned DAS head-end equipment.

Collected Quality of Service (QoS) data.

Correctly installed, terminated and tested coax to customer specifications including sweep and PIM testing.

Performed CW testing of DAS systems from the head-end to remotes, antennas and free air space with a Spectrum Analyzer.

Electronics Technician, April 2011 to October 2011

Power One via Superior Technical Resources, Phoenix, Arizona

Performed board-level troubleshooting and rework of photovoltaic power inverters.

Assembled, processed and tested power inverters in a production environment.

Maintained and operated ATE test fixtures and associated equipment.

RF Electronics Technician, January 2008 to October 2010

Telonics, Mesa, Arizona

Tested and configured VHF, UHF transmitters and GPS receiving equipment for animal tracking devices.

Completed environmental testing, within a test chamber, on animal tracking PCBs using in-house test program and test fixtures.

Performed failure analysis on returned tracking units to determine the reason for failure.

Electronics Technician, May 2007 to November 2007

Jabil Circuit, Tempe, Arizona

Operated in-circuit testing equipment on completed assemblies.

Examined the printed failure to confirm and identify failure reported by the test equipment.

Located the defect, determined the repair required and created instructions to instruct the personnel responsible the appropriate course of action to correct the defect.

Installation Technician, April 2005 to March 2007

Digii.net, Farmington, New Mexico

Installed wireless broadband Internet service equipment at customer locations.

Installed and upgraded access equipment on communications towers.

Electronics Technician, June 2004 to February 2005

L3 Communications, Security and Detection Systems, Saint Petersburg, Florida

Prepared electronics assemblies for use in baggage handling, x-ray bomb detection equipment.

Accurately configured and tested sub-assemblies prior to installation in completed baggage handling detection systems.

Assisted system test technicians in diagnosing and correcting system-level failures.

Test Engineering Technician, October, 1999 to December, 2001

Flextronics International, Palm Harbor, Florida

Responsible for the accurate testing of completed electronic circuit assemblies.

Repaired and maintained in-circuit and functional test systems including test fixtures for both.

Adjusted and maintained in-circuit test programs for test accuracy.

Documented and updated test procedures for accuracy, understand-ability and to conform to the ISO 9001 quality control process.

EDUCATION

Associate of Applied Science in Electronics, DeVry Institute of Technology, Phoenix, Arizona

3.38 GPA

TEST EQUIPMENT EXPERIENCE

Experience testing and troubleshooting to the component level with the following tools:

Oscilloscopes, Digital Volt Meters, DVM, RF Spectrum Analyzers, RF Network Analyzers, RF Signal Generators, RF Power Meters, Frequency Counters, Bit Error Rate Testers, Noise Figure Meters, Function Generators, PIM Test Equipment, Cable and Antenna Sweep Equipment

COMPUTER SKILLS

Windows 10.

Microsoft Office applications.

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