Nancy Pratte
Escondido, CA 92025
Phone: 760-***-****
Email: ********@*****.***
Work History
Lead Technician-Image Permanence Lab (Hewlett-Packard)
April 2007 – November 2009
• Prioritized and coordinated fade samples based on project importance and fade resources
• Completed over 15,000 fade samples
• Managed workflow and studies including tracking and communicating project status
• Implementing process improvements designed to increase efficiency and reduce cycle times
• Established test protocol with managers and engineers to satisfy project requirements
• Coached operators on how to perform light, ozone, and Q-sun fade testing within established guidelines
• Maintained schedule correlation with other Hewlett-Packard labs and Wilhelm Imaging Research
• Maintained all Light, Ozone, Q-sun testing procedures
• Ran weather-o-meter testing while maintaining a working knowledge of the machines
• Performed Q-sun procedures and calibration of two machines
• Proficient in PowerPoint, Excel, and Microsoft Word
Product Development Process Operator (Hewlett-Packard)
December 1995 – April 2007
• Performed prototype testing on photo paper and printers in support of R&D
• Calibrated all tools in the Media Test Lab
• Performed competitive analysis on competitor products and reported findings to engineer and senior management
• Performed physical testing on media using various test equipment
• Operated various image analysis equipment
• Operated Gretag-Macbeth 7000a, Gretag-Macbeth Spectro scan, Gurley and Taber stiffness testing, Slip friction testing, Gretag-Macbeth densitometer, Xrite densiometer, Caliper, Basisweight, Gloss testing, and environmental chamber testing
Printer Assembly Lines (DesignJet, Flare, Felix, Hewlett-Packard)
July 1991 – November 1995
• Inkjet printer mechanical assembly
Education
Braintree High School (Braintree, MA)
Class of 1974
University of Tampa (Tampa, FL)
1974 – 1976
References
Walter Bowman (Chemical Lab Supervisor)
Thomas Brown (World Market Director – Hewlett-Packard)
Greg Smith (Senior Engineer R&D Media – Hewlett-Packard)