Manager Engineer

Barry L. Kendall

**** ***** ***** **, ***********, NM, 87120 Home: 704-***-****

Experienced Engineering professional with proven success in build & implementation of complex computer driven test systems; coupled with extensive electrical and software engineering technical knowledge & leadership skills to maximize operational performance and competitive edge to propel companies to market dominance. Worked with aerospace, automotive, avionics, medical device, consumer, computing, and industrial electronics industry products, with global responsibility for delivering & deploying effective test processes, systems, and programs to Worldwide Internal Manufacturing facilities in China, Poland, Romania, Mexico, Malaysia, and various US sites.

Championed design, development and implementation of state-of-the-art common functional test platform for a ten billion dollar corporation. The common platform was adopted as the corporate standard which has significantly improved the reliability and maintainability of the testers and has saved the company $1 to $2 million annually. Responsible for the embedded controller

Drove lean manufacturing and six sigma principles to improve the test processes of a major aerospace company to improve profitability by 20%. Developed a C# object oriented program to take data from test log files, place it in an Excel spreadsheet and calculate Gauge R&R equations.

Summary of Skills:

• Proficient in the design of digital and analog circuitry in all major technologies.

• Six Sigma Green Belt certification

• Certified Lean practitioner

• Proficient using ANSI C, Visual C++, C# and Visual Basic for software design

• Proficient in Assembly, and C programming languages for embedded processors

• Proficient in National Instruments TestStand, LabWindows/CVI and LabView

• Familiar with Unix environment and the use of RTOS and NT operating systems.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Can effectively lead and motivate a team.

• Proficient in OrCad Capture and layout printed circuit board design tools.

• Proficient in the use of project management tools such as Microsoft Project

• Excellent management skills including people, workload, and financial resource for complex projects.

• Proficient in the use of Win 98, Win XP/2000 and the setup and operation of client/server and web based networks.

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word and Power Point.

• Able to manage large capital budgets.

• Able to maintain difficult schedules and keep management informed of status.

• Proficient in obtaining ISO 9001 and 13485 certification as well as UL certification on equipment.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, University of California at Davis

• Post graduate work in Electrical Engineering, University of Santa Clara

Work History:

Goodrich Aerospace (7/2009 to present) Test Systems Manager

• Manage a group of 43 Test Engineers and test technicians responsible for the acceptance testing of engineering and flight hardware for launch vehicles and satellites.

• Driving quality improvements using Lean and six sigma tools.

• Driving the choice of the software development platform for the common test platform to improve test development efficiency.

• Driving design of a common functional test platform to improve quality and productivity.

• Responsible for capital and expense budgets as well as tracking and improving department metrics.

• Write proposals for test equipment and processes required for new programs.

Solectron Corp/Flextronics Inc. (6/1998 to 7/2009) Senior Test Engineering Manager

• Managed a team of electrical and mechanical engineers and technicians who design complex computer controlled functional test equipment used in the production environment around the world.

• Responsible for writting embedded C programs required for test control of pneumatic, vacuum and power systems on a fully automated test system.

• Write test programs in C, VB, C++ and Assembly to control the internal automated test equipment.

• Design digital and analog circuits required for the functional testing of complex printed circuit cards (digital, analog and optical components).

• Responsible for all quotations and proposals including early requirements documents for new programs introduced into the department.

• Coordinate test equipment design and build activities in the department ensuring designs meet original requirements documents.

• Deploy test systems worldwide and guide worldwide support teams in test system maintenance.

• Manage schedules and workload for as many as twenty projects at a time in the department.

• Interface the testers to the network and an Access data collection database.

• Work with a wide variety of PCB technologies including ASICs, FPGAs and DSPs.

• Work with Orcad, C++, Visual Basic, LabView, Java, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Power Point.

IBM Corporation (1974 to 6/1998)

Advisory Engineer

• Led a team of engineers who design digital and analog circuits required for the functional testing of complex printed circuit boards.

• Wrote test programs to control the unique automated test equipment we designed.

• Designed digital and analog circuits to interface to the Unit Under Test

• Interfaced the testers to the network and a DB2 data collection database.

• As team leader, managed workload and capital resources as well as being involved in the tester design activity.

• In this position, worked with a wide variety of PCB technologies including ASICs, PLDs and DSPs.

Development Engineer

• Managed a team of engineers responsible for the material handling aspects of the automated Proprinter assembly line.

• Managed a team of 12 people with a budget of $12m.

• Served as second line manager of engineering team for 6 months when direct manager received promotion.

Staff Engineer

• Held both management and engineering positions in the manufacturing of hard disk drives. Designed and programmed specialized automated equipment used in the manufacture of hard disk drives.

• Had two one-year international assignments in England.

Additional Information:

• Holder of a US patent for improved material handling system for an automated factory.

• Owner/Operator, Computer Renaissance Franchise, 1995 to 1999, "Buy, Sell, Trade, Used and New Computer Equipment."

Contact this candidate