Ronald De Vaux

P.O. Box **** • Carrolton, Texas 75011-3221

469-***-**** (H) • 260-***-**** (M)

lw5nru@r.postjobfree.com

Research Manager and Electrical Engineer

Research / development manager and electrical engineer with 20+ years experience. Expertise in all aspects of product design, development, testing, and production of military, electronic, and communication equipment. Demonstrated ability to manage qualification testing to customer specifications and to provide field support after delivery. Troubleshoot analog and digital circuits, assemblies, and electronic equipment to component level. Overhaul / upgrade customer equipment both in-house and in the field. Apply electronic-mechanical devised in pumps, fluid controls, sensors, motors, and load cells. Excellent leadership and communication skills.

Implementation • Policy / Procedure Development • Process Improvement • Product Development

Quality Control • Research • Research / Development • Systems Installation • Total Quality Management

Training / Development

Career Achievements

Use various types of test equipment, including Gen Rad, Spea Fling Probe, and Teradyne Test sets and Oscilloscopes, wave analyzers, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, protocol analyzers, pulse generators, function generators, signal generators, sweep generators, thermocouples, shunts and more.

Tested, troubleshot, repaired, and acceptance tested prior to operating VLF, LF, HF, EHF, and SHF transmitters and receivers, up- and down-converters, translators, and modulators.

Held DOD secret clearances continually for nearly 20 years.

Working in the production test workforce and as an engineer to support production workforce resolving problems and improving methods, processes, procedures and product performance.

Maintained exceeded deadline and budget expectations 95% of the time.

Professional Experience

ITT Industries, CS. Fort Wayne, Indiana. 2005 – 2011.

System Tester

Test, align, troubleshoot, and repair military communication systems, LRUs, and circuit boards.

Operate Spea Flying Probe and Gen Rad Javelin Probers.

Selected Accomplishments

Maintained high production numbers.

Filled in on demand in other areas due to absences, while maintaining required production goals.

Zemco Manufacturing. Fort Wayne, Indiana. 2004 – 2005.

CNC Machine Operator

Made steel and aluminum parts for MAC, Kenworth, Peterbilt, Thermedyne, and other companies.

Operated mill machines, including Mazak, Brother, Mitsubishi, and custom mills.

Selected Accomplishments

Selected as one of the highest producers on shift on my 4th day on the job.

Requested to work for sister company, American Hydroformers, to work on first contract awarded after installation of new equipment.

Meridian Automotive Systems. Graybill, Indiana. 2004.

Production Operator

De-flashed fiberglass auto body parts.

Ran load press for molding fiberglass parts for auto and truck body parts.

Selected Accomplishments

Selected to run critical parts for Cadillac XLR cars.

Ran high volume and low scrap continually.

Schwan's Home Service. Kendalville, Indiana. 2003 – 2004.

Route Manager

Provided home service for 1,000 customers.

Built larger coverage area and increased sales in designated route.

Maintained stock and inventory of truck.

Selected Accomplishments

Set sales records on 6 out of 8 routes.

Increase, and often doubled, daily sales on a consistent basis.

Rockwell / Collins. Richardson, Texas. 1977-2002

Electronics Research and Development Technician

Provided production and collateral engineering support.

Researched / developed communication systems and cockpit anionic equipment.

Selected Accomplishments

Maintained surplus supply parts needed for any program requirements that were used during the testing and make ready for shipment of product to the customer. This surplus supply of parts saved $100 per unit on parts that had to be ordered and would delay completion by 3 – 5 days.

Maintained exceeded deadline and budget expectations 95% of the time.

Acquired senior lead tech position in half the normal expected time.

Education

A.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology. ITT Technical Institute. Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Computer Skills

Network control of remote peripherals, such as transmitters and receivers, as well routing data using PCs.

PC hardware and software: both off-the-shelf and proprietary, including: RS232, ARINC 429, VME-32, VME-64 and VME-64 Plus, Routers, hubs and switches.

PC operating systems: DOS, Windows 3.1 / 3.11 / 95 / 98 / NT / XP, IBM OS/2 Warp 3 and Warp 4.

Applications: both commercial and military.

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