Software Engineer - Project Manager

CAREER PROFILE

PRINCIPAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT)

BECKMAN COULTER INC (www.beckmancoulter.com), May 1990 to December 2009

Leading manufacturer of biomedical instrument systems that automate laboratory processes.

Maintained a leadership role in R&D Engineering Development projects and tasks for the creation of biomedical laboratory instruments for hospitals, lab automation of chemistry analysis, network information technology systems, and enhancements of current products on a subassembly and/or electronic component level.

 Manager role last 5 years – managed complex system development assignments for hospitals worldwide; designed, analyzed, and customized medical systems to meet customer’s needs.

 Provided total customer focus and commitment to colleagues, clients, and organization as a whole.

 Managed obsolescence tasks for electronic components, computers, and computer peripherals when they went obsolete, extending product life cycles up to 25 years.

 Applied technical knowledge of electronics: PCB layout/breadboard, computer technology, computer networking, mechanical, pneumatic, thermal, hydraulic, and servo-motor controlled systems.

 Conducted many meetings with department groups to brainstorm solutions and to prioritize tasks.

 Applied experience in leading, negotiating, and motivating the team to target an engineering solution that would make good business sense.

 Maintained strong analytical, organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.

 Followed ISO-9001 Quality Management and FDA procedures when conducting feasibility tests, risk assessment meetings, verification & validation testing, data reviews, written C.O.R. implementation.

 Met deadlines with quality results through time management and attention to detail, while maintaining focused urgency throughout the entire product life cycle.

 Achieved high levels of productivity and efficiency through planning, prioritizing, multi-tasking, and continuous self-development.

 Performed many EMC and Safety Regulatory tests on many types of medical instruments to meet compliance with CE, UL, FCC, WEEE, RoHS, and similar standards.

 Interfaced medical technology with computer networks using remote communications access.

 Resolved complex issues (CF’s and CAPA’s) that escalated from customers and/or Field Technicians; applied advanced troubleshooting skills.

 Worked with Manufacturing Engineers, partnering to resolve vendor issues, and to help them through transitions to newer products.

 Interfaced with many quality approved vendors, while maintaining confidentiality for sensitive company information.

EDUCATION & SPECIAL TRAINING

Fullerton State College

Bachelor equivalent

Condensed Electrical (Electronics) Engineering courses, A/C and D/C Theory, Applied Analog, Digital, Computer Engineering, Control Systems, Circuit Theory, EMC and Optics, and Systems Engineering.

Education Certificates

 OrCAD Certificate (Course Completion Date: February 2010)

 Electronics Award Certificate

 Mechanical Drawing Certificate

Public Relations Training: Customer interaction, verbal/written communication, presentations in front of large audiences, customer focus.

Beckman Coulter Training: Field Service Instrument Training, ISO-9001 Quality Management, EMC and Safety Regulatory Standards.

Technical Skills: Windows Network Administration, HTML web page programming with embedded Java scripts, FrontPage, Visual Basic, Microsoft C-Programming, Microsoft Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Outlook, Photoshop, Lotus Notes, DOS/Windows 3.11/95/98/2000/XP/Vista, Unix, QNX, Advanced Typing Skills.

AWARDS

Milestone Awards at Beckman Coulter, Inc:

 Awarded for Outstanding Performance in qualifying computer consoles and peripherals, integrating them into biomedical instrument systems.

 Received Circle of Excellence Award for exceptional EMC Regulatory Compliance support.

 Awarded for solving a complex temperature stability issue that hospitals were having with their purchased equipment; saved the company from losing long-term multi-million dollar contracts.

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