Engineer Electrical

Marc Piszkiewicz

Gurnee, IL ***** 630-***-****

********@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/mpiszkie/

Senior Electrical Engineer

Perform Collaborative Design, Testing, and Troubleshooting for Any Electronic Project

Extensive background in electrical products in multiple areas and industries. Gather requirements from business, using “voice of customer” approach. Deliver finished products on time and within budget. Experienced in working with outside suppliers and vendors.

Display outside box mentality, approaching designs in different and unique ways. Demonstrate flexibility, working in collaborative, cross-functional manner, providing positive influence to colleagues and stakeholders alike. Work methodically, utilizing blend of experience and intuition, achieving goals and objectives.

Skills

Altium Designer Mentor Graphics Board Station Python C/C++ LabView IQ-FMEA

Work Experience

GUARDHAT, INC., Schaumburg, IL 2019 - 2020

Lead Test Engineer

●Architected test systems based on device and contract manufacturer requirements. Determined instrument and equipment requirements to drive implementation and budgetary decisions. Specified test sequences

●Created Python utility programs to automate uploading Android BSP, OS, and configuration files and settings, eliminating opportunities for error at the contract manufacturer and in the field.

●Created Python automated test programs to exercise subsystems and log results, allowing contract manufacturer to quickly identify issues in production.

●Provided feedback for hardware and software projects to improve testability, simplifying and streamlining manufacturing tests, and improving troubleshooting issues on the bench.

HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY, Milwaukee, WI 2016 - 2019

Senior Engineer, Design

●Created product specifications based on “voice of customer” requests for electrical and lighting products used on motorcycles, determining overall size and weight dimensions appropriate for individual kits, maintaining regulatory compliance.

●Determined scope and scheduling of DVP&R for environmental, electrical, and EMI / EMC evaluations, validating product for sale.

●Contributed to determining project viability by calculating project cost and engineering effort.

●Evaluated supplier quotes and capabilities, determining current and new suppliers’ suitability for new projects.

●Maintained regular contact and attended project meetings with suppliers keeping engineering efforts on time and on track.

●Created project reviews and presentations, informing project stakeholders and management of project progress, changes, and risks.

●Created aftermarket kits, utilizing original equipment parts for aftermarket applications.

KNOWLES CORPORATION, Itasca, IL 2015 - 2016

Senior Engineer, Electrical Design

●Led multidisciplinary (hardware, firmware, mechanical, and software) team, creating new test for MEMS microphone, coordinating engineering efforts and avoiding conflicts.

●Created schematics for multiple PCBs, managed BOMs, and guided PCB design for digital, analog, and sensor-based circuits, expanding previous test system capabilities.

●Supported pre-production test fixture deployment and troubleshooting for factories in China and Malaysia ensuring smooth production ramp-up.

EAGLE TEST SYSTEMS - A TERADYNE COMPANY, Buffalo Grove, IL 2013 - 2015

Test Development Engineer

●Architected an FPGA-based built-in self-test, detecting bit errors produced by connected ASIC.

●Created new and updated existing production test procedures and troubleshooting guides for tester resources, standardizing work within the production environment.

●Designed and implemented test fixtures for manual and automated tests.

CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS / MOTOROLA AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION, Deer Park, IL 2006 - 2013

Senior Member of Technical Staff - Business Unit Infotainment and Connectivity

●Redesigned power management circuit from CDMA phone microcontroller reference design correcting source of FLASH memory corruption during prototype phase. Redesigned circuit only added 2 new parts to the BOM.

●Assisted software teams in developing microcontroller GPIO map documenting reset state, streamlining debugging validation experiments.

●Created a common connector pin-out allowing CDMA and GSM Network Access Devices to work across multiple telematics platforms eliminating additional hardware redesign.

●Designed and executed experiments, reproducing, identifying, and diagnosing intermittent hardware and software issues.

●Led design team in completing Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) for new designs, helping prioritize design validation activities.

●Improved product quality through collaboration with factory personnel in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, correcting manufacturing process issues, reducing warranty and 0km returns.

●Assisted factory personnel with prototype builds by testing and debugging boards in factory and informing management of build progress and issues.

●Created and executed test cases to test software and hardware against customer specifications, capturing debug and CAN data for problem reports, resolving identified issues.

●Facilitated Detroit, MI area AM/FM radio reception drive test involving multiple head units, planning multiple drive routes, and multiple test vehicles.

●Coordinated travel and accommodation arrangements for France-based radio experts.

EAGLE TEST SYSTEMS, INC., Buffalo Grove, IL 2004 - 2006

Engineering, Test Engineer

●Created process document describing requirements, inputs, and outputs for creating test procedures.

●Provided smooth transition from prototype to production phases by taking on a new liaison role between Production and Product Development departments.

●Rapidly identified root-cause of production failures, increasing production yields by 25%.

●Created production test procedures and troubleshooting guides for new tester resources by consolidating procedure and reference information into single documents for ease-of-use.

●Designed and implemented test fixtures, utilizing existing test infrastructure and parts.

Other Related Experience

BIT 7, INC., Mundelein, IL

Electrical Engineering Contractor

●Constructed all-encompassing power budget spreadsheet for IceCube (http://icecube.wisc.edu/) - a one-cubic-kilometer international high-energy neutrino observatory project led by the Antarctic Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Institute at University of Wisconsin - Madison.

●Documented power consumption, thermal dissipation, and phase-balance (power provided by 3-phase generator) for the overall system, allowing user to automatically recalculate values as system element data changes, determining fuel budgets, heating budgets, and wiring implementation, providing for traceability of input values.

TELLABS INC., Bolingbrook, IL

Member of Technical Staff

Designed enhancement of existing Network Interface Module for digital cross connect system, including conversion of 1 Gb/s X 8 parallel optical transceivers to 10Gb/s optical transceivers, redesign of CPLD, accommodating microprocessor configuration of FPGAs and modification of FPGA pinouts to optimize PCB routing.

●Extended capability of system for utilizing single-mode fiber and locating port shelves 25 miles away from system switch core, achieving 12x improvement.

●Directed development of automated jitter and wander test program, controlling several test boxes via GPIB, GUI user interface and data logging capabilities, allowing several tests to run overnight or over several days, freeing-up the engineering team for other tasks.

●Designed and developed test vehicle for verification and testing of 2 modules for digital cross connect system, reducing overall cost and time of development, allowing additional flexibility not afforded in full system.

●Won $100M multi-year contract with major telecom carrier by designing and developing module responsible for multiplexing DS3 traffic into 1Gb/s Fibre Channel links, engaging marketing department and customers for requirements assessment, adding features for lab trials at 3 customers.

MOTOROLA, INC., Arlington Heights, IL

Electrical Engineering Summer Intern

●Automated department EMI/EMC testing by instituting National Instruments LabVIEW software.

●Designed, debugged, and assembled circuit, interfacing ISDN modem to cable-telephone interface.

●Tested cable telephony product for compliance to industry specifications.

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering, Bradley University, Peoria, IL

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