Versatile Electro-Mechanical Test Technician and Engineer

JOSEPH P. SAMALIS

*** ******* ****** · Shrewsbury MA 01545

Cell Phone: 508-***-****

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QUALIFICATIONS

Industrial Robotics Design, Build, Test and Repair.

Analog and RF Design, Debug and Test.

RF/Microwave Test Engineer.

Semiconductor Technical Sales Support.

Semiconductor Field Applications Engineer.

Business Owner.

Satellite Dish System Installation/Repair.

High Voltage Industrial Equipment Repair.

Medical Equipment Assembly and Test.

EXPERIENCE

01/202*-**-****

Market Basket

Shrewsbury, MA

Fishmonger – Seafood Department

11/2021-04/2023

Perkin Elmer /Caliper Life Sciences

Hopkinton, MA

Custom Medical Equipment Manufacturer for biomedical analysis, including blood IQ and Covid-19 testing.

Electro/Mechanical Test Technician

Temporary hire position under contract.

Called back under new contract.

Build and test electrical and mechanical sub- assemblies. Specifically; X axis motor controlled drives and liquid Peri Pumps. Perform final assembly and test. Perform first article testing/review of various sub-assemblies built off site.

9/2021 – 11/2021

Qinetiq (Foster Miller)

Franklin, MA

Robotics manufacturer for Military and Law Enforcement applications.

Electro Mechanical Test Technician.

Temporary hire position under contract.

Built, tested, and trouble shot electrical and mechanical sub-assemblies to the component level.

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8/2021 – 9/2021

Harvard Bioscience

Holliston, MA

Animal Feeding, Testing and Conditioning for medical laboratory use.

Electro Mechanical Test Technician.

Temporary hire position under contract.

Built, tested, and trouble shot electrical and mechanical assemblies to the component level. Inspected and serialized, and packaged units for finished goods in house stock.

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9/2020 – 7/2021

Perkin Elmer /Caliper Life Sciences

Hopkinton, MA

Custom Medical Equipment Manufacturer for biomedical analysis, including blood IQ and Covid-19 testing.

Electro/Mechanical Test Technician

Build and test electrical and mechanical sub- assemblies. Specifically; X axis motor controlled drives and liquid Peri Pumps. Perform final assembly and test. Perform first article testing/review of various sub-assemblies built off site.

Successfully completed a 9 month temp contract work assignment.

3/2020 – 6/2020

Wyman Gordon Company

Worcester, MA

Electrical Repair and Preventive Maintenance of various pieces of high voltage Industrial Manufacturing Equipment.

Member of United Steel Workers Union,

USW 2285.

Troubleshoot and repair equipment, such as

8000 Ton Erie Forging Press, Heat Treat Ovens, Gibbons and Lewis vertical and horizontal Turret Lathes, operating with voltages up to 600VAC. Fluent in Allen Bradley Programmable Controller Ladder Logic language.

Extensively trained in Industrial Safety Practices and Procedures, such as life protection Lock out/Tag out of equipment while under repair, Ark Flash safety, and confined space entry safety procedures.

Layoff due to Covid -19 business slow down.

3/2019 – 3/2020

Dish Network

Avon, MA

Satellite Dish/Receiver Field Installation Technician

Troubleshoot Equipment at customer homes to fix satellite reception issues.

Install equipment for new customers. Mount, point, and tune satellite dish.

Resigned due to extreme roof climbing and weather hazards.

2011-2018

Stoneyhill Wine and Liquors

Shrewsbury, MA

Owner/Operator

Placed orders, Worked with Distributors, Managed inventory,

Managed employees,

Accounting and Tax Prep.

Sold business due to business downturn.

2008-2010

Infineon Corporation

Livonia, MI

Analog Semiconductor Manufacturer

Sales Engineer

Worked with local Sales Reps in designing in various Semiconductor products for Power Supply, Lighting, Communications, and Data Storage applications for local Massachusetts market.

Laid off.

1998-2008

Intersil Corporation

Palm Bay, FL

Analog Semiconductor Manufacturer

Field Applications Engineer

Technical Field Sales and Lab Troubleshooting support for ADSL, Telecom, and DC-DC Converter Design requirements. Travelled providing support to many assigned territories in the US and Canada.

Laid off.

1987-1998

Signal Technology Corporation

Webster, MA

Custom Analog Switching Systems Manufacturer targeting Military and DOD contracts

Project Electrical Engineer

Responsible for team driven design, debug, and testing of analog switching systems. Covering up to 26.5GHz bandwidths.

Custom designed equip to meet Gain, Phase, Bandwidth, Channel to Channel Isolation, Noise Floor, Harmonic and Intermodulation Distortion, VSWR, and Pout for 1db compression requirements. Worked in Lab to bring new equipment from first prototype equipment through final production run equipment.

Left to work at Intersil Corp after receiving great offer.

EDUCATION

1987

Northeastern University

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

CUM LAUDE

3.3 GPA

Boston, MA

ENGINEERING HONOR SOCIETYS:

Life Member of TAU BETA PI and ETA KAPPA NU.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Circuit Board Layout to Reduce Noise Emission and Susceptibility

Grounding and Shielding Electronic Systems

CLEARANCE HELD DOD – SECRET CLEARANCE 1990 - 1998

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