BARBARA DUONG

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Des Moines, WA 98198

Telephone: 206-***-**** E-mail: admdd7@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY:

Efficient Senior Test Engineer with over 20 years of successful work history from each past employer. Adept at creating automated test programs for a variety of devices. Deliver quality controls and enhancements to address problems and improve product quality, manufacturing flow, customer satisfaction. Specialize in the process of verification and validation activities.

SKILLS:

●Expert in designing test system/test rack to perform system-level and sub-system level, PCBA functional tests used during the development phase, and production implementation.

●Experience of involvement and support in new product introduction (NPI), Design For Manufacturing (DFM) and Design For Test (DFT).

●Designing & Conducting Test Method and Process Verification/Validation (IQ, OQ, PQ).

●Proficient at writing test requirements, test plans, test procedures, test system configuration.

●Knowledge of Failure Mode Effect and Critical Analysis during the product design phase and manufacturing process.

●Skillfulness of using Six Sigma, Cpk, Gage R&R, Pareto Chart for Process Improvement.

●Ability to work in organizations in high volume manufacturing.

●Ability to interface effectively with all levels of organization and external audiences.

●Knowledge of ISO 13485 and IEC 60601 Standards.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Hardware Test Engineer (Microsoft Contract)

Protingent, Redmond, WA July 2019-March 2021

Nytec, Kirkland, WA May 2017-August 2018

Protingent, Redmond, WA April 2015-October 2016

The following tasks were performed on Surface devices at Microsoft:

●Setup and executed the System test plans which were focusing on the area of thermal performance/characterization.

●Ran user scenarios, and worst cases at different ambient temperatures. Collected and analyzed data for thermal tuning, thermal safety verification, electrical power supply testing, power distribution and power consumption.

●Collected data and ran reports to ensure products meet and exceed defined targets necessary of excellent customer experience.

●Identified and reported problems related to thermal to Design Validation Engineer (DVE).

HW Design Assurance Engineer (Kestra Medical Contract)

Protingent, Redmond, WA Sept 2018-June 2019

The following tasks were performed on new product development at Kestra Medical-Kirkland, WA

●Developed detailed and well-structured test cases and protocols to verify the product hardware specifications and requirements including thermal conductivity, humidity, shock, vibration, water ingress.

●Run essential functional tests to ensure the product requirements complying with all current regulatory and safety requirements.

●Supervised and provided technical supports to test technicians and other verification engineers to conduct and execute the verification plans.

●Generated Installation Qualification, Operation Qualification, and Performance Qualification for production End Item Test System.

Senior Operations Engineer

Spacelabs Healthcare, Snoqualmie, WA Nov-2007- May-2014

●Participated in a new product introduction (NPI). Provided Designed for Test (DFT). Recommended to the PCBA design team to have more test points to achieve more than 95% test coverage.

●Spearheaded of PCBA functional test projects. Created Test Requirement Specifications. Provided sufficient technical information to Test Service Company to develop test systems, and test programs.

●Replaced the Manual Functional test for the Patient Monitor by the Automated Test program, and able to reduce test time by 50%.

●Wrote semi automated test programs using NI (National Instruments) development suite to qualify PCBA for First Production Run.

●Supported production. Troubleshot all issues related to electrical, mechanical, and process. Provided feedback to Engineers for correction and improvement.

●Developed VBA programs to query data from Quality database such as Complaint Database, Non-Conforming Report Database. Routinely run the report for defect trending prevention, and process improvement.

●Created Lab Windows CVI program to automate the process of setting the configuration of Anesthesia system based on the Sales Order.

●Modified LabVIEW test programs to incorporate with the design change and the component change.

●Created test programs to verify and configure the alert lighting PCBA, Flow Meter, Flow Controller, Pressure Regulator used in Anesthesia system.

Software QA Engineer

Calypso, Seattle, WA May-2007-Nov-2007

●Run product software test protocols. Reported problems to the software development team.

●Inserted fault, including hardware fault and software fault to the System to challenge the capability of detecting defects of the product software.

●Wrote Validation reports.

Test Engineer/Associate Test Engineer

Medtronic Physio-Control, Redmond, WA April 1993-March-2007

●Involved in new product development including designing test systems, writing test programs, test validation plans, test procedures and test processes. Conducted the validation from start to finish.

●Participated in the Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis process (PFMEA). Created or modified the test hardware or test software to mitigate the failure modes.

●Worked the Functional End Item Test programs using Lab Window CVI for LP 500, LP CR.

●Created the Vision System test programs to check for LP500, LPCR labels, updated the OS, and configured them based on the Sales Order.

●Revised all test programs based on the product hardware/software changes.

●Responsible for all test training and test certification for more than 100 technicians.

●Lead and responsible for analysis and verification of root causes of product quality issues and test issues.

EDUCATION

●B.S. Electrical Engineer, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

COMPUTER SKILLS

●APPLICATIONS: CAD, ORCAD, NI LabVIEW, NI Lab/Windows CVI, NI TestStand, MS Word, VBA Excel, Visio, Power BI, PowerPoint, PowerShell.

●LANGUAGES: C, Python, Visual Basic, Java, R.

●SYSTEM: Window 10, 10 Pro, Mac.

TRAINING

●ISO 13485

●Design For Manufacturing (DFM), Design For Test (DFT).

●Statistical Method for Engineer, Statistical Process Control, and Lean Sigma.

●National Instrument, LabView, Lab/Window CVI, and TestStand.

TEST EQUIPMENT KNOWLEDGE

●Longwin, TestEquity convection chambers.

●National Instruments: PXI, PCI Digital I/O, DAQ, Switch Matrix modules.

●Agilent: DAQ, Test Measurement Units, Scopes, Function Generators, Power Supplies, RF Function Generator, and Spectrum Analyzer.

●Fluke: Biomedical Equipment, DMM, Frequency Counter, Timer.

●Clinical Dynamic: Biomedical Equipment.

●Sorensen: Power Supplies.

●Cirris Systems: Continuity and Hipot Cable Tester.

●Mensor Pressure Sensor, Alicat Pressure Regulator, TSI Flow Sensor.

COMMUNICATION INTERFACE

●IEEE, USB, I2C, RS232, RS485, PCI, PCIe, PXI.

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