Electrical Engineer Project Manager

Principle Test Development Engineer

Over ** years in leadership positions with R&D and manufacturing of complex medical, commercial and military electronic and electro-mechanical applications from concept to delivery. Highly experienced in managing product development and in developing DFT/DFM, requirements, ATE systems, application programming, integrating and debugging hardware and software for production of advanced digital, analog and mixed signal products from wafer to final devices.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CYBERONICS - HOUSTON, TX 77058 June 2012 to Present Vagus Nerve Stimulation Division

Principle Advanced Manufacturing Test Development Engineer

• Work with the design team in determining and documenting testing requirements

• Develop RF device test software and hardware to support current and future ATE product testing

• Specify, design, develop, and validate electronic tests and related testing equipment, tooling, and fixturing and ensure new product designs are optimized for testing and meet all quality standards

• Create, review, and approve specifications, reports, procedures and related design documents

• Perform root cause analysis to identify and resolve quality issues

• Use statistical tools to perform data analysis

• Perform IQ, OQ, and PQ validation activities along with test method qualifications

• Act as team leader or team member in multi-disciplined development projects and programs

• Perform project management functions including maintaining budgets, schedules, resource utilization, and communication of project status

• Coordinate work of lower level engineers, technicians, or temporary workers as needed

• Provide technical leadership, coaching, training, and mentorship

• Identify and qualify external contractors and suppliers with the assistance from Purchasing and Design Engineering

ST JUDE MEDICAL - SYLMAR, CA 91342 November 1992 to May 2011 Cardiac Rhythm Management Division

Sr. Test Development Engineer – Project Manager

Test development

• Responsible for development of design verification, characterization and functional testing of low voltage CMOS ASIC wafers, mixed signal IC’s, micro-electronic PCBAs, hybrids, embedded systems and RF modules for manufacturing implantable cardiac defibrillators from concept to delivery.

• Led design of ICD production and development test systems, wafer probers and test fixtures.

• Developed and debugged application test programs, instrument drivers, and test executive.

• Lead engineer for all ICD production ATE, test fixtures, operating system, test programs, software tools, IQ/OQ, procedures, documentation, training, support, calibration and maintenance.

• Perform FMEA, root cause analysis, statistical process control, yield enhancement of production data and other sustaining and change board activities in support of manufacturing operations.

Provided design change to R&D to re-layout ICD hybrid PCB assembly with pins vs. pads on 100mil spacing to allow use of ZIF socket to interface with PCBA hybrid rather than pogo pins.

Eliminated pin continuity failures due to fixturing for a scrap savings of $150,000 annually, reduced costs by $1200 per test fixture ($60,000 total), reduced retest by 18% and increased yields by 12%.

Redesigned ATE software architecture by generating libraries of common high-speed user functions for test development and created a GUI test executive structure for application test programs.

Reduced test time from 40 minutes to 22 minutes per device for a cost savings of $1.2 million per year, increasing capacity by 90% and reducing capital equipment expenditures by 50%.

Designed and built low cost mixed signal ATE for test development and manufacturing for wafer probing and PCBAs by integrating analog instruments into an Agilent Digital IC Evaluation test system.

Built and installed 25 testers onto manufacturing floor to provide capability to test new product line supporting growth from introduction to production of over 700 units per month.

Project Management

• Work with developmental project teams to provide DFT/DFM and to rapidly develop and transfer new products and capable testing solutions to production.

• Manage procurement of capital equipment expenditures, budgeting and resource allocation.

• Perform process validation of ATE systems and verification of test software and hardware.

• Manage selection and purchase of ATE systems, wafer probers, and test fixtures.

• Generate project plans, project reports, resource allocation, budgets, and schedules.

• Participate in design reviews and change board process to ensure quality standards are met.

Appointed Selection Committee Chairman to lead team of top test experts to implement Universal Tester Strategy to standardize test on a common platform across global manufacturing facilities.

Cost savings from the $8 million program generated a payback period of 5 years while providing a cost effective and reliable test solution for manufacturing test of entire ICD product portfolio.

GTT INDUSTRIES - WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91361 November 1984 to May 1992 Corporate Headquarters

Engineering Manager, ATE and Test Development – Secret Clearance

Responsible for designing and manufacturing of ATE systems, fixtures and test programs for depot level and production test of highly sensitive military analog and electro-mechanical products.

Managed electrical and mechanical engineering teams, R&D labs and Quality department.

Developed and managed company operating procedures, documentation, quality systems and configuration management system.

Designed and developed GPIB controlled instrumentation drivers and GUI.

Built functional, thermal and vibration ATE for electro-optical night vision systems, navigation system, missile front antennae, sonar system, and stores management system.

Wrote technical specifications for proposals, marketing and sales and contractual requirements for vendors and sub-contractors. Performed off-site installation/acceptance testing.

Developed pricing and delivery of products and services for customer quotations.

Primary customer interface responsible for customer support, service and training.

Recognized of cover of Stars and Stripes for delivering 1st B1-B TPS on time and on budget.

LITTON INDUSTRIES - CANOGA PARK, CA January 1983 to November 1984 Guidance and Control Systems

Electrical Engineer, Support Systems – Secret Clearance

Responsible for development of operating system software for ATE systems for rate sensing units.

Designed and developed digital and analog test programs ant fixtures for inertial navigational units.

RAYTHEON - NORTH ANDOVER, MA January 1979 to January 1983 Missile Systems Division

Electrical Engineer, Quality Assurance – Secret Clearance

Responsible for development of operating uP based ATE operating system and servo-control software for testing Hawk missile front antennae in radiation chambers.

Designed and developed test programs and fixtures for digital boards.

SKILLS

Unix, Windows, DOS, FORTRAN, Assembly, ATLAS, Basic, PLM, SICL, HP-VEE, Test Stand, Lab Windows/CVI, Lab View, C, C+

Credence, Agilent, RDS, LTX, IMUTS, Digalog, HP, VATS, Cal Bay

Bench top, Rack Mount, VXI, PXI

Oscilloscopes, Arbitrary Waveform Generators, Digital Pin Arrays, Logic Analyzers, RF Scanners, Switch Matrixes, Programmable Power Supplies, Digital Multi Meters, Current Probes,

Rational Clear Quest, SWR, EDM, Clear Case, SPC, TDoc, Citrix

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering – BSEE

University of Lowell, Lowell, MA

Masters, Business Administration – MBA

California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA

AWARDS/ COMMUNITY SERVICE

President, Pacemasters - Toastmasters International

President, Channel Coast Football Officials Association

Vice-President, First Neighborhood Homeowners Association

Instructor, Southern California Collegiate Football Officials Association

Pacesetter’s Meritorious Citizens Award

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