KEVIN R. MITCHELL

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Shreveport, LA 71106

pjffva@r.postjobfree.com

Home 318-***-****

Cell 318-***-****

Relocating to the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

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ELECTRONICS ENGINEER

Industry expert in design of complex embedded control systems for the commercial food service industry, as well as supporting production through projects full life cycle. Lead developer of new hardware platforms for generating new sales in excess of $150 million US dollars annually. Technical leadership with regard to maintaining rigid manufacturing schedules. Excellent skill set for multi-tasking environments involving multiple new design efforts and product support of existing designs. Seasoned in the hands-on approach for all design work.

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CORE COMPETENCIES

Analog/Power AC & DC/Digital/Microcontroller/Communications Hardware Design ● PCB layout

Product Design (Prototype and Production) ● Production Support ● System Analysis

FMEA ● Reliability Engineering

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TECHNICAL SUMMARY

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Applications Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, Powerpoint

Computer-Aided Design Altium Designer, Orcad, Protel, AutoCAD, PADS, P-CAD, and CAM CAD

Equipment Oscilloscope, Spectrum analyzer, LPKF PCB prototype machine, Quad and Universal surface mount machines, Universal through hole insertion machines and SPEA flying probe tester.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Frymaster, Shreveport, Louisiana 1998-Present:

Senior Electronics Engineer

Lead developer of all hardware and fryer control systems for the world’s leading commercial fryer manufacturer, Frymaster. Frymaster is also the most profitable Food Service OEM in the world. New product design including: switching power supplies, high wattage heater controllers, complex analog signal conditioning for RTD’s and thermistors, microcontroller hardware design and PCB layout (Microchip 18F, 24HJ, 32F series of microcontrollers). Design schematics, PCBs and all control documentation for in-house assembly and external contract manufacturing. Support production in all areas necessary including procurement or approving of alternate manufacturers on allocated or long lead time components, redesigning PCBs due to discontinued components, updating technologies, or reducing cost.

Accomplishments:

• Led dozens of efforts which have saved Frymaster millions of dollars. Led efforts to convert outdated through hole designs to state-of-the-art surface mount technologies.

• Designed and developed new controls and systems for restaurant chains such as: McDonalds, Burger King, KFC, Popeyes, and many other chain stores. Augmented all designs for acceptance in the European Community (CE), Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and South America.

• Created documentation processes and standards for all of Frymaster’s electronic components and assemblies. Automated interfaces for connecting Altium schematic/pcb designs with the company’s AS400 (ISO 9000 Compliant) system.

• Designed a CAN communication network of up to 13 controllers to automate all filter and top off controls of commercial fryers.

• Developed proprietary hardware to double the life of cooking oil, while reducing the amount of cooking oil required by a restaurant by over 50%. The design is now offered worldwide.

• Designed CAN to ZigBee interface boards.

DBS, Inc., Van Buren, Arkansas 1994 - 1998

Systems Engineer

Programmed auto-insertion machines, programmed in circuit tester, designed functional test fixtures, supervised the auto-insertion and testing department, sourced alternate manufacturers for discontinued or difficult to find components.

Accomplishments:

• Provided superior customer support by helping customers get their products designed, documented, and ready for mass production.

• Modified PCB designs per customer request or maximizing manufacturing efficiencies.

• Developed documentations and standards to insured quality per IPC.

Tandy Electronics Design, Fort Worth, Texas 1991 - 1994

Engineering Aide

Performed hardware and software tests and validations, modified hardware to meet specifications and assisted in debugging software. Used P-CAD to enter, modify, plot schematics, extract parts lists, and generate bill of materials list for budgeting new projects.

Accomplishments:

• Saved the company thousands of dollars through research and development of a new DSP based answering machine with more functions, higher integration, fewer components, and lower cost than previous models.

• Designed, breadboarded, tested, and validated new analog and digital circuits that were used in various Tandy consumer products.

Telacast, Inc. Euless, Texas 1988 - 1991

Principal Engineer

Research and development of microprocessor and IBM PC based prototypes for use in electronic point of purchase displays in retail outlets and promotional game machines.

Radio Shack Service Center, Dallas, Texas 1987 - 1988

Computer Repair Technician

Repaired Tandy's line of computers, monitors, and printers as well as provided customers quality call in and in store support to solve hardware and software problems on their computer systems.

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EDUCATION

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DeVRY Institute of Technology-Irving, Texas

Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology

Continuing education courses: Leadership training, Advanced Excel, Project Management, Reliability Engineering, and FMEA.

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