BERT SIMPSON
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135
918-***-**** (residence)
918-***-**** (wireless)
***********@*********.***
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering
• Telecommunications engineer, testing and certification of new systems and software
• Analog and digital electronic circuit and system design
• Electronic technician, circuit assembly, testing, troubleshooting and repair
• Technical writing, preparation of assembly instructions, test procedures and check lists
• Fiber optic transmission and microwave point to point communications systems engineering
• Teaching electronics
RELEVANT WORK HISTORY
TUCKER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Tulsa, OK July 2005 to Jan 2009
Electronic Technician
Assembly, troubleshooting and repair of down hole well logging equipment and the preparation of both technical assembly and test documents. Designed and assembled a switching power supply test system and several test fixtures. Performed component and data sheet matching for optimum circuit implementation and reliability.
WORLDCOM, Tulsa, OK Nov 1994 to April 2002
Engineer Ill, Telecommunications
• Performed testing and certification of upgrades to the Alcatel 1641SX wide band DACCS’s and network management systems in WorldCom’s international network.
• Responsible for the integration of a new software release for the Nortel DMS 100/500 switch.
• As Project Engineer in the Data Engineering group, prepared specifications for the installation of various frame relay access equipment including the Verilink MLS 2200 CSU/DSU, Larscom Orion 4000 Inverse Multiplexer, Digital Link 3100 CSU/DSU and the Premisys IMACS 600.
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF OKLAHOMA, Tulsa, OK Oct 1979 to Oct 1994 Engineer III, Telecommunications
• Project engineer responsible for the planning and installation of fiber optic and microwave telecommunications systems.
• Budgeting, project proposal preparation, work order preparation, procurement, installation drawings, project scheduling and coordination.
• Microwave path engineering and fiber optic system configuration including route planning and loss budget calculations.
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY, Okmulgee, OK Feb 1971 to Sep 1979
Instructor, Electronics
Prepared and conducted classes in electronic devices, circuits, basic electricity and in digital logic circuits and systems. Developed and supervised laboratory experiments and classes.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Associate of Arts, Engineering, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Post graduate classes in Industrial Psychology. Instructional Planning and Trade and Job Analysis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
• WORLDCOM - Principals of Professional Management, Project Management and Interviewing Skills
• PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF OKLAHOMA - Managerial Grid, CPR, Multimedia First Aid and Supervisory Skills
• BATELLE INSTITUTE - Project Management
• GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY - Microwave System Engineering and Satellite Communications
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - Design of Fiber Optic Communication Systems
• TULSA TECHNICAL COLLEGE - AutoCAD
• VENDOR TRAINING - 1641SX SDH DACCS, Advanced SONET/SDH, REACT 2001 (remote testing system), Alcatel 1353SH /1354RM Network Management systems, Nortel OC-48/OC-12 F/O Transport systems
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
PLATT COLLEGE, Tulsa, 1 1/2 years Drafting Instructor (part time)
BERT SIMPSON ORGAN SERVICE 11 years Provided electronic services, troubleshooting and repair of electronic organs.
AMERICAN AIRLINES, Tulsa, July 1968 to Feb 1971
Avionics Engineer, project engineer for a digital airborne recording system.
BURTEK, INC, Tulsa, Jan 1967 to July 1968 Electronic Design Engineer, designed and assembled an oxygen supply control system for astronaut use. Designed aircraft training systems for the Air Force and the airline industry.
NCR, Dayton, OH 1966
Design Engineer (contract assignment), Designed and assembled a data acquisition system for keyboard speed and error analysis.
NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION, Downey, CA and Tulsa, OK Aug 1960 to Dec 1965
Senior Engineer, Research, lead engineer for inertial guidance system error analysis for the Hound Dog air to ground missile, Saturn second stage space vehicle separation flow chart analysis and inertial navigation circuit board test system design.