James R. Lund

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Professional Profile

Hands-on Electrical Engineer, experienced in managing multiple projects, hardware and software functional testing, analog and digital circuit analysis and design, system and circuit troubleshooting, and project risk assessment. Certified Biometrics Security Engineer, CompTia Security Plus Certified (Expired), Novell Certified Linux Administrator (Expired). Experienced in using Microsoft products, including Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint. Experienced in circuit schematic capture and simulation using OrCad Capture/PSPICE and LT SPICE, some experience with MENTOR Graphics.

Professional Experience

Morey Corporation May 2020 – Feb. 2022

Senior Validation and Certification Engineer at the Morey Corporation.

Engaged in editing and creating product test plans for both Environmental and EMC testing.

Successful assembly and configuration of product systems (hardware and test software) for product Environmental and EMC testing.

Responsible for the setup and operation of EMC testing at the EMC Engineering’s testing facility and interpretation of EMC test data.

Performed EMC Radiated Emissions pre-qualification testing.

Accountable for the logging of test data and troubleshooting EMC failures while testing at the EMC Engineering’s testing facility.

Responsible for setting up and running environmental tests and logging operational data while testing.

Tasked with interpreting and analysis of logged operational data, saved while running environmental testing.

Directed the troubleshooting of DV and PV test failures.

Prince Castle, Inc. August 2019 – March 2020

Electro-Mechanical Technician at Prince Castle, inc.

Building up and wiring of software test beds for software development testing of broiler controls, sensors and motors for a newly developed main control board for a new broiler project.

Wiring up of a new broiler PLC control system to subordinate component relays, thermocouples, controlled gas valves, igniters and required power supplies.

Test and comparison of the operation of new crystal resonator for the microprocessor clock for several related control boards for various toasters. Using an active FET probe and capturing and comparing frequency, amplitude and wave form shape and stability (jitter).

Performed and documented the results of functional software testing of a new broiler unit.

Aurora Defense Group, LLC. August 2018 – June 2019

Product Support and Development Engineer at Aurora Defense Group, LLC

Technical engineering review of bid packages for electrical and mechanical projects for the department of defense.

Troubleshooting product failures and failure analysis to root cause.

Responsible for ensuring proper and correct testing of products per mil-std. documentation.

Responsible for maintenance of factory test equipment/ test sets.

Responsible for set up of and testing of wiring harnesses to mil-std documentation.

Performed First Article Military Testing of Humvee Body wiring harness using a CAMI Research automated harness tester. Included both continuity testing of the 119 connection harness and Hi-Pot testing of the connectors.

Wrote the first article test report for the testing of the Humvee Body wiring harness.

LTF Technology, LLC. April 2018 – August 2018

Electrical Engineer at LTF Technology, LLC

Electronic testing of LED drivers (constant current and constant Voltage types),

Electronic testing of electronic transformers, LED drivers, LED lighting modules, COB modules, and MR-16 lamps with compatible dimmers.

Photometric testing of LED lighting modules, (COB modules, MR-16 lamps)

Configuring of EMC lab for conducted emissions testing. Running conducted emissions pre-certification verification testing.

Setting up of file structure for engineering group on shared engineering drive.

Life Testing of warm dim MR-16 lamps

Life Testing of LED Drivers

Sterling Engineering, Inc. October 2017 – March 2018

Contract Electronics Technician at Ideal Industries, Audacy Wireless Lighting Control Group

Flashing of wireless IOT lighting control units with updated software

Functional testing of wireless IOT lighting control units

Molex, Inc. August 2013 – September 2017

Electrical Test Engineer

Manage testing for multiple projects for automotive customers, working with customers and design engineering to create DVP&R, and DAPSTR test plan documents.

Supported reliability lab testing efforts by providing required documents, cabling and connectors for testing, and answering technical questions about the testing to be performed, in a timely fashion.

Performed DV and PV test result data analysis, failure analysis and 8D creations for failed test units.

Performed USB “eye” diagram signal integrity testing for both development and factory/ field failure analysis.

Troubleshot both factory and field failures at the component level to root cause for power supply, USB, SD card (USB hub chip operation) and audio function failures.

Performed SMT/SMD parts A/B/A swaps to confirm component failures, as required by parts suppliers.

CertFirst, inc. December 2012- April 2013

Intern

Demonstrated fingerprint, Facial and Voice recognition technologies for students.

Taught the lecture for the Certified Biometrics Security Engineers Bootcamp.

Taught the lecture for the CompTia Security Plus Course.

Setup student computers with VM ware Virtual Player and SUSE Linux 11.0 distribution from Novell for labs and classes and assisted students with the Linux labs.

Wurth Electronics Midcom, Elgin, IL June 2010 to February 2012

Power Magnetics Field Application Engineer

Reporting to both the FAE Manager of Midcom and the Regional Sales Manager, liaised with IC vendor Application Engineers in the central region of the U.S. to provide them custom magnetic component designs and samples for use in their reference designs.

Acted as the point of contact for internet based inquiries in North America to provide them with new custom magnetic component designs.

Interfaced with new and existing customers to gather information regarding their needs for custom power magnetic components.

Worked with the engineering group to develop new technical customer product proposals based on input from new and existing customers.

Produced and presented technical education Power Point presentations to the national sales team and fellow FAE’s at conferences.

Norlux Corporation, Carol Stream, IL July 2008 to February 2009

Program Manager

Reporting to the Owner and General Manager of Norlux, prepared sales quotes and project timelines for LED lighting products. Confirmed and entered customer orders.

Acted as a liaison between customers, engineering, manufacturing and sales and marketing, providing both business and technical product support for LED lighting products.

Traveled to customer locations for sales and support visits.

Aided in the creation of new technical proposals for custom LED lighting designs, working with both product management and engineering.

Vogt-Electronic of North America November 2006 to June 2008

Field Application Engineer (Power Magnetics)

Reporting to the Vice President of Sales and Marketing, followed up on sales leads and interfaced with prospective customers and engineering to provide quotes as well as designs and samples of new custom magnetic components.

Trained in the design of power inductors and Power supply transformers at facility in Germany.

Acted as liaison between customers in North America and engineering providing answers to technical questions.

Created product proposals for custom power magnetic components from customer requests, working with the engineering department in Germany.

Visited customers providing the sales team technical assistance during presentations.

Motorola/ Continental Automotive TCG, Deer Park, IL May 2002 to Nov. 2006

Senior Design Engineer

Created system level test plans for functional qualification testing for the Daimler Chrysler LCT06.2 prototype and pilot units (included managing the procurement of RoHS qualified parts and building of prototypes with those parts for qualification testing and coordinating test requirements with both hardware and software teams).

Flashing and system level functional testing of new and updated software to ensure correct behavior (both hardware and software) in complete telematics modules during the product development.

Created test plans for meeting all Daimler/ Chrysler automotive environmental requirements as well as external automotive EMC requirements.

Coordinated and oversaw the testing and certification of Daimler/ Chrysler automotive environmental requirements as well as external automotive EMC requirements.

Flashed prototype and pilot units with final test application software and performed functional test during environmental testing.

Tracked and maintained a record of all test results to ensure each test was compliant with both customer design requirements as well as external requirements.

Built and maintained BOM’s (wrote ECO’s) and updated other critical documentation.

Troubleshot factory returns ( Bluetooth, GPS, analog and digital circuitry failures) to root cause and wrote 8D failure analysis reports.

Tested the Telematic units main PCB digital control and function of embedded cell phone.

Created a Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis and worst-case analysis for the power supplies, and the “Network Access Device Interface” (embedded cell phone).

Performed parametric post testing of model year 2005 sixth generation “ON STAR”TM product units subjected to environmental testing.

Coordinated test plan development and development testing of the model year 2005 sixth generation “ON STAR”TM product.

Created a Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis and a Worst Case Circuit Analysis utilizing PSPICE for the analog and digital circuitry interfacing to optical bus circuitry (MOST bus) and SPI bus circuitry incorporated into the Daimler Chrysler Universal Handset Interface product.

Westell, Inc. Aurora, IL March 1997 to August 2001

Design Engineer I and Design Engineer II

Engineered, and built a lab prototype for and also tested a fly-back type switching power supply for span powering of DS1 (T1) line repeaters. Included schematic capture and overseeing of PCB layout design.

Created test plans for UL 1458, FCC parts 68 and 15 and NEBS testing of telecom products.

Coordinated and oversaw the testing and certification of telecom products for UL 1458, FCC parts 68 and 15 and NEBS.

Created a new central office repeater incorporating the new span power supply into a cost reduced Network Interface Unit in a smaller form factor. Included schematic capture and overseeing of layout design.

Assisted in cost reducing a two wire HDSL central office card. Included working with purchasing to ensure qualified components were used.

Functional test verification of a new ASIC and test/debug of two newly designed Fly-back power supplies.

Researched DS3 (T3) transmission standards.

Vetted out DS3 (T3) O.E.M equipment from third party suppliers for re-sale, through the testing of the capabilities of various O.E.M suppliers DS3 (T3) equipment. My research and testing resulted in Westell contracting to re-sell the O.E.M equipment supplied by a third party.

Designed, breadboarded and tested a DS1 (T1) signal level detector with LED indicator of good signal level for end customer use. Involved schematic capture and guiding the PCB designer through my layout requirement.

Developed new test methods for cross talk and impedance measurements, using

the H.P.4195A swept sine network/spectrum analyzer, these procedures were

established as standard test procedures.

Instructed fellow employees in using the H.P.4195A swept sine network/spectrum

analyzer for performing newly established test procedures.

Knowles Electronics, Inc. Itasca, IL August 1992 to March 1997

Member of Technical Staff & Lab Technician

Worked full-time at Knowles Electronics as an Electronics Lab Technician while earning my BSEE at night. After graduation, I was promoted to “Member of Technical Staff”.

Frequency response testing of both amplifier circuits and microphone transducers.

Input referred noise measurements of both amplifier circuits and microphone transducers.

Frequency response measurements of hearing aid “receiver” transducers.

Vibration response measurements of microphones.

Wafer probing and characterization of JFET’S MOSFET and diodes using a semiconductor parameter analyzer to verify process of supplier.

Education

B.S. Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL

Novell Certified Linux Administrator, CertFirst Corporation, OakBrook IL

Certified Biometric Security Engineer, BioCertification, inc., OakBrook, IL

CompTia Security+ Certification, CertFirst Corporation, OakBrook IL

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