Summary of Qualifications:

Results-driven with extensive experience and success in Automotive Engineering and Telecommunications. Strong working knowledge in supporting research and development related to product planning, new product launch, product life cycle management, quality, systems management, integration, validation testing and manufacturing support.

A self-starter and highly organized, specialize in Automotive Navigation Systems/Telematics, GPS/GSM/UTMS/LTE, WIFI and Bluetooth Technologies. Including Cloud Base Services, REST API and Connected Mobility, utilizing J1939, CAN protocol and diagnostic tools.

Good Communications Skills * Customer Driven * Team Player * Value Creation * Delivers Solutions * Management Skills * Enthusiastic * Passion for Technology

Molex Inc – Validation Project Engineer – (Contractor) 12/19 – 7/20

●Manage multiple projects, Maintaining and Coordination of Product Validation and Certification process

●Create detailed reliability/validation test plans (DVP&R) based on Customer and Industrial Specifications and Requirements for the Automotive industry. Requires detailed understanding of specifications and interpretation of complex technical documents. Understanding and interpretation will be supported by direct interaction, communication, and input from internal and external customers.

●Support and contribute to Molex Total Quality Management (TQM), Six Sigma, International Standards Organization (ISO) and Environmental, and/or Health and Safety (EH&S) Management Systems by following stated policies and procedures

●Coordinate with both internal and external teams to establish validation requirements, prepare test specifications, test reports, participated in product reviews, provide technical leadership and troubleshoot for product related issues

●Coordinate with Quality Engineering and Program Management to establish and refine process and procedures related to Test Engineering activities and deliverables

●Interface with Customers, Program Management and Design Engineering team to inform them of abnormalities or inconsistencies in test results/data. Also providing Product Development schedules and activities

●Provide day-to-day Supervision and Coordination with internal and external laboratories to ensure a effective test execution and to resolve issues

●Execute tracking and detail reporting status on Project Validation

●Request and analyze quotes for internal and external test labs services

●Identify deviations from process standards and provide recommendations

Case New Holland (CNH) – Software Test Engineer III – (Contractor) 9/18 – 12/19

●Responsible for Project Management and coordination for integration and validation of Remote Engineering Service Tool, programming features over-the-air, software updates and vehicle data to assist customers to streamline maintenance and prevent vehicle downtime

●Coordinate across team boundaries, working with back-end and front-end teams for project review, planning, execution of test plans and debug issues

●Collaborate with Cross Platform Teams to develop requirements and test procedures for Cloud Base Remote Service Tool

●Managed performance and diagnostics test activities to verify specification of electrical/software changes across vehicle platforms

●Managed test requirements and strategies across integration platform and to ensure that the test process is reliable and efficient to ensure stability

●Validating software functions related to ECU controllers and sensors, communicating test results, status and potential risks, identifies, analyze, corrects and documents defects, questionable functions, errors and inconsistencies in software program functions

●Train and coach field engineers, technicians across the United States to access vehicle data, programming ECU controllers and vehicle diagnostic

●Proficiency with various authoring and CMS (Content Management Systems): Box, Salesforce, Confluence Utilize Cloud Content Management, Polarion issue tracking tool, Postman, Thingworx platform, Cloud Based Services (AFS Connect, EVO, VMS and CNH MyBrand)

●Maintained detailed documentation for remote assist configuration, planning and scheduling

Wi-Tronix Corp – Sr. Test Engineer – Contractor 1/18–3/18

●Coordinate/Schedule European Union (EU) certification testing of Data Event Recorder Crash Hardened Memory Module

●Consulted with regulatory and/or legal staff to analyze rules and regulations to determine technical compliance requirements for the licensing of Wi-Tronix Data Event Recorder

●Manage the accurate and complete preparation and submission of any regulatory reporting’s or filings related to the technical aspects of Wi-Tronix Data Event Recorder

●Authored and Executed Certification Test Plan

●Perform/coordinate product validation, environmental and EMC testing

●Communicate with cross-functional engineering teams, both International and US throughout testing phase

Proemion Telematics Corp – Telematics System Support Manager 2/16–8/17

●Technical Manager supporting all technical issues for US and Canadian business and operations

●Additional responsibilities including office administration, assist in staffing and on-board of pre-sales and marketing personnel to align with the start-up for US Operation

●Deliver CANlink/GPS devices and Connectivity Solutions. Utilizing Big Data technologies to process, analyze and service Data Points through REST API’s and Cloud-Based Services, Real-Time Portal/Dashboard and database analysis

●Excellent writing skills with the ability to translate highly technical information into easily used and understandable text and illustrations

●Determine the correct path to provide technical service to new or existing customers, supporting J1939 and CAN Network solutions interfaced with Telematics, GPS/ GSM/UTMS/LTE, WIFI and Bluetooth Technologies

●Service include analysis, providing SaaS offerings to meet customer’s requirements, custom configuration, system troubleshooting, performance optimization, documentation and customer training. Service are provided both at client site and via phone, email and Internet

●Develop strong customer relationships

●Providing pre-sales configuration, quotes, estimated cost at delivery, order placement, invoices & inventory management, operations and rapidly responds to users incoming issues creating service tickets in Salesforce

●Evaluate customer business objectives and organization to best align product & reduce costs

●Effectively manage multiple projects varying priorities

●Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to communicate with engineering, sales, marketing and SMEs both internal and external team members to obtain required information to complete task

● Work with Quality & Reliability Specialist, developing plans to achieve improvement targets

●Extensive experience with leading digital capabilities, to include Mobile, IoT, Cloud Based Service, Mapping and Sensor Based technologies

●Proficiency with various authoring and CMS (Content Management Systems): Box, Salesforce, Confluence, SAP and Agile Project Tools such as Atlassian JIRA/Confluence

Navistar Inc – Sr Product Development Engineer – Contractor 10/14–8/15

●Excellent writing skills with the ability to translate highly technical information into easily used and understandable text and illustrations developing requirements and test procedures

●Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to communicate with engineering, marketing and SMEs obtain required information to complete task

●Review system requirements along with subsystem implementation documents to create vehicle level system test procedures with pass, fail criteria identified within the procedures

●Maintain a one to one relationship with requirements with full traceability, DFMEA analysis and also review DVP’s with suppliers to ensure sourced components meet requirements prior to system level testing

●Implemented LEAN initiatives with corresponding test organizations to reduce retest, unnecessary redundancies and utilize existing data for analysis

●Hands-on coordination with reliability laboratories to ensure smooth and flawless test execution, test report documentation, scheduling, setup, and troubleshooting of issues

McDonalds Corp – Quality Assurance Analyst – Contractor 3/14–10/14

●Consultant with Revolution Technologies at McDonald’s US/IT Restaurant Solutions team delivering components of Quality Assurance and test functions for specific projects

●Incorporate QA testing process, procedures into specific projects

●Responsible for new products and technology, validating new concepts and prototypes to develop new technologies

●Excellent writing skills with the ability to translate highly technical information into easily used and understandable text and illustrations creating of documentation, Test Plans, Technical Specification, Installation Guide and Comparison Spreadsheet

●Performed manual and automated verification, includes feature and functional, unit and performance testing

Navistar Inc – Sr Product Development Engineer – Contractor 10/13 - 12/13

●Responsible for test and validation program support including responsibilities for deliverables to multiple program teams and their requirements

●Performed vehicle system validation of J1939 and CAN Network Communication for Heavy Duty Trucks

●Review test plans with design leads prior to testing to ensuring proper execution, documenting results in test reports and document any related issues

●Working knowledge and experience with use of LabView and (CANalyzer) Vector CAN software tools with intuitive operation for analysis and simulation of Vehicle BUS Communication

●Conduct regression tests of the system using Navistar vehicles

Caterpillar Inc – Test Engineer II – Contractor 6/11- 10/13

●Test Lead and responsible for test and validation of the CAES and Cat Grade Control systems on Construction vehicles software components, mainly on hardware interfacing of sensors/actuators with electronics control modules validating CAN Network Communication interfaced with WIFI technology

●Validating software functions related to controllers and sensor

●Analyze complex test data, draw conclusions and summarizes reports, act as liaison between the Product Verification & Validation (PV&V) dept and product engineering

●Develop test documentation, functional software documentation and diagnosis specifications

●Setup HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) simulation, execute verification and diagnostics of hardware and software

●Utilized (CANalyzer) Vector Software Tools for analysis and simulation of bus communication

Other Permanent & Short-Term Contract Positions:

●Tiger Direct Inc – Computer Technician 10/10 - 4/11

●Federal Signal Inc – Integration Engineer 9/07 - 12/09

●Tellabs Inc – Test Engineer 12/05 - 4/06

●Motorola Inc (Mobile Division) – Software Test Engineer 10/05 - 12/05

●Chamberlain Inc – Technical Writer 11/04 - 12/04

●Motorola Inc (Automotive and Telematics Division) – Electronics Engineer & 4/92 – 6/04

Electronics Technician

Education:

Electronics Engineering Technology DeVry Institute of Technology

Development & Training:

Wireless Communication Technology: CDMA, LTE, GSM, GPS, WiFi & Bluetooth, Ethernet Technology, J1939 Protocol & CAN BUS Interface, IBUS and RS232 Interface, MS GUI Software, Mentor Graphics, Fiber Optics & LabView, REST Protocol, CMS Tools: JIRA and Confluence, Polarion, Postman, Thingworx

Computers & Systems:

Microsoft Office Suites, Atlassian Confluence, Agile Project Management Tools and Salesforce

Automotive Technology, Telematics, CAN Bus Interface, Radio Broadcast Data Systems and Testing

Community Involvement:

Campus Assurance Ministry (Security): Calvary Church, Naperville IL

Coach: Calvary Community Youth Basketball League, Oswego Baseball & Basketball Assoc

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