Electronics Technician
Resume:
Damon Wascom
Maumelle, AR 72113
******@*****.***
Summary
-FCC Commercial and Amateur Radio Licenses.
-30+ years experience as an electronics hobbyist.
-Repair/Remanufacture of avionic cockpit instrument systems.
-Spaceflight hardware build and test to NASA and DoD standards.
-Technical writing including the creation and editing of fabrication and product test procedures.
-Intelligence analysis of multi-source and technical acquisition.
-“All Services Rendered” electrical maintenance of EMD and GE Diesel-Electric locomotives.
B.S. Interdisciplinary Studies - Strategic Intelligence, A.A.S. Electronics Technology, FCC General Radiotelephone Operators License (GROL)
Calibrated wide bandwidth hybrid receiver payload systems for NRO/U.S.A.F communication satellites (classified). Qualified as a Locomotive Electrical Maintenance Technician (LEMT, “master electrician” 4% pass rate).
Skills
TSCM, waveform analysis, fiber optic splicing, RF and hybrid microwave communication systems, micro-strip circuit tuning, space level hardware, precision hand and robotic soldering.
Relevant Skills and Experience
-Abstract pattern recognition.
-Visual fault identification.
-Situational adaptability.
-Analytical documentation including technical photography.
-Signals intercept collection and evaluation; optical, audio, EMI/RFI etc.
-Multi-Spectral optical analysis.
-Software Defined Radio SDR equipment for rapid field configuration to specific needs.
-Doppler acoustic/RF source tracking techniques.
-Electronics integration with custom and/or commercial assemblies.
-Component level build and troubleshooting (analog, digital, optical, audio and RF).
Computer systems and test equipment
-Conducted documentation and testing of hardware using the following: Apple Macintosh/BSD, Adobe Photoshop, MS Windows, MS Office, SAP and FileMaker Pro databases, NI Labview suite.
-Performed space flight hardware testing with high end lab equipment including the Agilent professional series: Noise Figure Analyzer, Spectrum Analyzer, VNA, MSO, Signal Generator, RF power meter etc.
Soldering and Prototype
-Precision hand soldering of electronic PWB components and cabling assemblies under microscope and video guidance
-Fabrication of high speed data cables using laser and manual wire cutting techniques, molded/injected strain relief and back shell assembly as defined in engineering documentation
-Qualification testing of prototype cables using DMM, spectrum analyzer, TDR and fluoroscopic inspection.
Aviation and Space Flight
-Bench repair, remanufacture of cockpit avionics systems in a class 100,000 clean room
used in regional airliners including CRJ-700, 900 and EMB-120 (SkyWest Airlines)
-Engine performance, gyroscope, attitude directors, pneumatic/pitot static indicators
-Build, test and integration of spaceflight systems including NRO/DoD radio payloads and multi-axis position feedback encoder systems in class 10,000 clean room
-Test and troubleshooting of military avionics systems used in B-2 and F-35 aircraft
-Electronics assembly of educational cubesat avionics for AMSAT-NA
-Wire harness build, test and install for all systems listed above
-Familiar with applicable FAA, DoD/USAF and NASA work standards for the above systems
RF & Microwave Systems
-Functional and performance testing in thermal vacuum chambers
-Multi-axis vibrational survivability
-EMI/RFI rejection and emission performance
-Standard RF parameter measurement with laboratory professional grade instrumentation
-FCC GROL serial #: PG00005565 FRN: 000*******
Industrial and Locomotive
-Proprietary and COTS control systems (PLC etc.)
-High Voltage power generation and switching
-Radio telemetry and data storage/recovery
-Engine controls and fuel injection
-Utility lighting and power for operations and compliance
PLC and Industrial Automation
-PLC/ladder logic programming including the RSLogix or Studio 5k programming system
-Fluent in the Ladder Logic programming language
-PLC’s used include: AB SLC: 5/50/500, Funac, GE, Siemens etc.
-“Off the shelf” industrial automation and controls (electronic, hydraulic and pneumatic) forfeedback loops and machine vision systems
-SCADA Human Machine Interfaces (HMI)
-Variable Frequency Motor Drives (VFD),
Work Experience
2021 to Present: Controls Systems Lead, CBRE (Amazon LIT2), N. Little Rock, AR
2020 to 2021: Electronics Technician, Molex LRC (Modis Staffing, Contract), Maumelle, AR
2012 to 2020: LEMT (Master Level Qualified) Diesel Locomotive Electrician, Union Pacific Rail Road, N. Little Rock, AR
2011 to 2012: Electronics Technician, Molex HPC (Aerotek Staffing, Contract), Maumelle, AR
2009 to 2011: Space Hardware Technician, BEI PSSC, Maumelle, AR
2007 to 2009: Sr. Product Test Technician, Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, Owego, NY
2007: Avionics Bench Technician, SkyWest Airlines, Palm Springs, CA
Education
B.S. Interdisciplinary Studies - Strategic Intelligence, 2018,
Liberty University Online, Lynchburg, VA
A.A.S. Electronics Technology, 2006, Texarkana College, Texarkana, TX
Certificate in Electronics Technology, 2006, Texarkana College, Texarkana, TX
Certificate in Emergency Medical Technology, 2000, UACCH, Hope,AR
Miscellaneous
DoD Secret Security Clearance Granted 2008-2013 (inactive)
L3 Communications Factory Service School for the AI-804AH Stand-By Gyro, 2007
FCC General Radiotelephone Operators License (GROL), 2002
FCC Amateur Radio Operators License (Extra Class), 1993
Served as a Radio Communications Operator for the Civil Air Patrol and the
American Red Cross during disaster relief and search & rescue activities.
Built many amateur radios, antennas and HiFi audio systems for personal use.
Fabrication of PCB’s used in AMSAT-NA “Cubesat” educational partnership LEO satellites.
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