VINCE KASPARIAN
Indianapolis, IN 46227
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QUALITY ENGINEER
Quality Engineer with professional experience in designing and troubleshooting communication systems.
Strong educational background in Electrical Engineering principles with emphasis in analog/digital circuitry, power electronics and telecommunications. Currently seeking an Quality Engineering position as a team player in a people-oriented organization, where I can maximize my engineering experience and college curriculum in a challenging environment to achieve corporate goals.
EDUCATION
Purdue University - West Lafayette, IN
Major: Electrical Engineering Technology (EET)
• Bachelor of Science: December 2010
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
EMERGENCY RADIO SERVICE INC., Indianapolis, IN Nov 2011 – Current
Radio Network Specialist (6 month Contract)
Design, Install, troubleshoot and support radio network solutions including two way communications, IP telephony communcation and network connectivity.
• Design and test communication systems to support customer business requirements: MotoTrbo Capacity Plus, Connect Plus, IP Site Connect and dispatch console systems
• Develop customer Statement of Work documents
• Stage and Install system equipment according to R56 grounding standards
• Prepare customer quotes and technical support during contract negotiations
• Provide the service organization with systems integration and implementation support
• Program Motorola MotoTrbo and LTR radios
STALEY COMMUNICATIONS INC., Pittsburgh, PA Jan 2011 – Sept 2011
RF Systems Engineer
Engineering and development process of communication systems from needs analysis to operation and support.
• Designed and integrated communication systems to support our customers’ business requirements
• Designed MotoTrbo Capacity and Connect Plus systems to support customer requirements
• Designed IP Site Connect systems to support customer requirements
• Performed RF coverage and microwave link analysis
• Performed and integration and systems testing to verify concepts meet functional, performance, and reliability requirements
• Prepared technically compelling bid responses and technical support during contract negotiations
• Provided the service organization with systems integration and implementation support
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DWYER INSTRUMENTS INC., Michigan City, IN May 2010 – Aug 2010
Electrical Engineer – Summer Internship
Developed and designed engineering documents, circuit reconstruction schematics and C programming code for a Digital Handheld Manometer.
• Assisted in creating new circuit designs
• Developed and executed test plans
• Developed requirements and calibration documents
• Participated in team project in writing real time control code in C language for a Microchip PIC controller
• Evaluated hardware/chip specifications in determining coding/control requirements
• Debugged firmware
FUTURETECH INTEGRATED SYSTEMS, Village of Lakewood, IL Jan 2006 – Jan 2010
Custom Installer, Part-time
Installed and programmed the latest technology for residential and commercial applications. Including home automation and control for lighting, climate, distributed music, theater and media rooms, networking and structured wiring.
• Programmed and installed high end RF/IR RTI Technology equipment for a 2.4GHz Zig-bee control system in residential housing.
• Programmed and installed Lutron Radio-RA2 lighting control system in residential housing
• Diagnosed and repaired dental office computer network infected with various software viruses
PURDUE UNIVERSITY, West Lafayette, IN Jan 2010 – Dec 2010
Engineering Project Assistant, Part-Time, Sept 2010 – Dec 2010
Designed and built a flow sensor circuit that managed the amount of water with switching relays and collected data from a pump utilizing USB. Responsibilities included:
• Selection of all circuitry components
• Designed schematic
• Designed PCB layout
• ATMEL C programming
Engineering Project Lab Assistant, Part-Time, Jan 2010 – May 2010
Provided support and guidance for sophomore engineering students in the design of a function generator that would produce a sine wave, square wave and triangle wave with a single IC.
CERTIFICATIONS / SKILL SET CLASSES
• VideoIQ Certified
• R56 Grounding
• Motorola MR Engineering
• Motorola Networking
• MotoTrbo Capacity Plus and Connect Plus
• Continuing Cisco CCNA Training
• IP Site Connect
• MotoTrbo Data Applications
• Point to Point and Point to Multipoint Solutions
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Proficient in circuit design software: MATLAB, Multi-Sim, PSpice, Ansoft Designer, Advanced Circuits PCB software
• Proficient is RF software: LinkPlanner, SignalPro
• Proficient in Mac OS and applications
• Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Visio