OBJECTIVE

Electrical Electronic Engineering Technologist with over 10 years of experience in electronic servicing and manufacturing companies, with an extensive background in troubleshooting all aspects of electronic hardware up to component level issues. Highly experience in solving technical problems in hardware design and embedded systems, while establishing teamwork, departmental communication, and maintaining a positive and safe working environment, as part of project management skills for developers.

EXPERIENCE

April 2016 – Present

Stella Vista Technology

Electronics Engineer

Kyalami Johannesburg, South Africa

Media/Advertising Display Technology

Collaborating with our Chinese partner’s developer team in products development using agile methodology, while incorporating incremental, iterative work sequences that are commonly known as “sprints” in project’s development phases.

Diagnosed faulty products using schematic drawings and test data, while troubleshooting up to component level issues.

Designed and developed schematic drawings and PCB layouts, working with manufacturing partners to ensure PCBA are done according to component’s specifications.

SMD and through hole soldering experience of integrated circuits (ICs), replacing FPGAs, SoC, RAM and LED driver’s and other replaceable components.

In depth knowledge of Switching Power Supplies (SPS), troubleshooting, maintenance and repairs.

Performed in-depth testing of products from prototyping phases to manufacturing, analyzing component’s performances and recommend replacement to minimize PCB board sizes and number of layers in the final products.

Worked with product manufacturers, using Root Cause Analysis techniques to evaluate concerns and QA test data to make improvements.

Monitored equipment maintenance, tool inventory, hazardous waste disposer, employee safety, computer hardware maintenance, software upgrading, and technical advice documentation.

2013 - 2016

UNIBRON TECHNOLOGY

Embedded Hardware Engineer

Pretoria, South Africa.

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

Increased productivity by 40% with high quality components.

Produced low cost Mini CNC Milling Machine and Open Source 3D Printers.

Saved about 50% cost on Printed Circuit Board (PCB) production, while maintaining high quality standard by carefully picked components to minimized sizes and number of layers.

Achieved project scope design concept generation for specifications and algorithms, use to create modification of open source firmware, debugging, developing test plans, testing, documentation and transferring products to manufacturing.

Designed 2D sketches and 3D modeling using Solidworks CAD Software.

Optimized components and parts before transferring products to manufacturing, using Master CAM Software for both G-codes generation and simulation software.

Proficient using Express PCB, Dip Trace, Design Spark and Altium Designer Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Software for schematic capturing and PCB design.

2011 - 2013

Abuja Metropolitan Management Council

Electrical Engineer

Abuja FCT Nigeria

Parks and Recreation

Engineering Department

Supervised and completed installation of 230 Solar Street Light within project’s time frame of nine (9) months in three sites.

Verified design implementation, performing root cause analyses and fault level calculations to improve electrical components.

Reduced maintenance cost by 30% with effective diagnoses and preventive maintenance procedure.

Saved cost by streamlined budgets, estimating labor, material, and construction cost.

Improved electrical installations, equipment performance, facilities components and infrastructure systems for commercial, industrial, and domestic purposes.

Managing team of Electrical Technicians to ensure maintenance activities are performed regularly and completed on time.

Developing and implementing maintenance and inspection plans to ensure reliability of all electrical components and infrastructure.

2010 - 2011

Miget Computer Institute

Computer Hardware Technologist

Umunna, Orlu LG Imo State Nigeria

Education/Training

Introduced training and technical support for system technicians and users; by analyzing user’s needs and recommend appropriate hardware.

Improved testing, hardware verification and support peripherals to ensure they meet specifications and requirements, by recording and analyzing test data.

Optimized hardware functionality and make necessary modifications to ensure system operates in conformance with specifications.

Saved 25% cost of repaired computer hardware and support peripherals.

2005 – 2007

PKV Technologies Limited

Electronic Engineering Technician

Abuja FCT Nigeria

Information Technology/Services

Introduced customer support and education, to determine sources of problems, and information on product use.

Produced basic circuitry and drafted schematics for clarification of details and design documentation under supervision, using drafting instrument and computer-aided design (CAD) software.

Contributed to company’s growth by Identifying and resolved equipment malfunctions, working with manufacturers and field representatives as necessary to procure replacement parts.

Achieved effective diagnoses and preventive maintenance procedure, which saves 70% lost on returned products.

EDUCATION

Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo, Ondo State Nigeria.

College Degree (Higher National Diploma, B. Tech Equivalent),

Electrical Electronic Engineering Technology, issued Dec. 2009.

Ondo State Polytechnic Owo, Ondo State Nigeria.

Associates Degree (National Diploma),

Electrical Electronic Engineering Technology, issued Aug. 2005.

IEEE MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE

Institute of Electrical Electronic Engineers, Membership Certificate, issued Jan. 2018.

SAIEE MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE

The South African Institute of Electrical Engineers, Membership Certificate, issued May. 2014.

SAQA CERTIFICATE OF EVALUATION

The South African Qualification Authority, Certificate of Evaluation, issued Jan. 2014.

NYSC DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE

National Youth Service Corp, certificate of compulsory one-year National Service, for all fresh graduates in Nigeria, issued June. 2011.

REFERENCES

References are available upon request.

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