Engineer Electrical

Richard V. Fox JR.

*** ******* *****

Joliet IL. 60435

Ph. 815-***-****

email: qz3mzf@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Experience:

An experienced Electrical Engineer / Technician and IT professional with a total of

30 years in the Electronics / Computer field and a Secret Clearance/ ComSec Briefed

Present Skills:

Analyzing Equipment Operating Systems Programming Languages Applications

Component Network Analyzers Windows 95 LabView 3.1 & 8.1 MS Office Suite

System Spectrum Analyzers Windows 98 HP Vee Canvas

Analog Audio Analyzers Windows NT 4.0 C/C++ FrontPage

Digital Oscilloscopes Windows 2000 Perl PADs

RF Circuits DVM Windows XP HTML MS VISO

High Current DC RF Matrix Solaris 2.51 Visual Basic EPD

220 VAC DC Matrix Solaris 6 ATLAS Clear Case

Data Acquisition Sys. Solaris 8 Assembler Doors

Boundary Scan Linux

CAREER HISTORY

Aerotek Temp Agency

Sr. Systems Engineer April, 2009 – April, 2010

Assignment:

Rockwell Collins Government Systems, Cedar Rapids IA.

* Wrote requirements, Architect and was a Project Lead for a Classified RF Testing Lab and Secure Network for

assembly and testing of main and sub modules for the Joint Tactical Radio System

* Captured requirements for JTRS for the purpose of verification & validation testing.

* Consultant for Project Managers on the JTR System.

* Mentored Junior Engineers and Technicians.

* Published Integrations Procedures, Acceptance Test Plans Requirements and Procedure document for JTRS

sub modules.

* Consultant on RF and Low Bandwidth Digital Data multiplexing circuit for control communication bus between

antenna and impedance matching circuit.

* Consultant on software embedded power sequencing / controller board sub module.

Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids IA.

Sr. Test Equipment Engineer October, 2006 – March, 2009

* Integrated JTR System in ground motion detecting sensing transceivers with test station hardware / software.

* Wrote requirements, Architected and was Team Lead for a $500,000.00 ATE Project, Delivered 1 month

ahead of a 12-month schedule and on budget for Windows CE embedded System.

*Assigned to a tigers team as the Program Test Systems Manager to identify, evaluate and help.

This included resolving communications process problems between engineering and the test group,

identifying manpower needs in several different areas as well as identifying a lack of vendor delivery dates.

In addition to conveying this information to upper level management with the idea of approaching the

problem using the bottom to top model. This allowed the dates to go outside the customers schedule so the

problems could be identified and resolved.

* Updated a LabView test program from 7.21 to 8.5 for a Government Systems imbedded Software Defined

Radio.

* Wrote requirements and Designed a Robotic Endurance Test System to qualify a fly by wire Lateral and

Elevator control system for a 290 passenger jet with a 8,000 nautical mile range.

* Developed and integrated test equipment hardware for a Traffic Avoidance and Navigation System /

Secondary Radar.

* Provided systems engineering and integration support using EPD / DX Designer.

* Re / design Test equipment PC interface boards using EPD / DX Designer.

* Guided and instructed co-ops and high school interns employees as well as contractors.

* Designed / Developed requirements for ATE Systems and UUT Testing.

* Acquired test requirements through continues meetings with box developers.

Manpower Temp, Arlington Heights, IL.

Electronics Engineer 1 May 8, 2006 - September 1, 2006

Electronics Engineer 3 September 2005 - May 6, 2006

Assignment:

Motorola Corporation Schaumburg IL.

* Worked on the Astro System Security Server and am familiar with the Canopy Product.

* Designed T1/E1 WAN communications system for a Public Safety Trunked radio and Data System.

* I was responsible for writing System Integration Test Cases

* I was part of a 3 person team that mirror imaged a ~ 32 person team with the following responsibilities:

Project Management, Test Architects, Test Development, and all process related documentation

in addition to other functions areas for a UMTS /Wi MAX

* Put together and was in charge of a $3,000,000.00 dollar plus budget for our team. This included money

for on and off site projects for the UMTS / Wi MAX

* Plan system integration test strategy involving multi team scheduling of the UMTS/Wi MAX product releases.

* Was a major contributor to a team published document that planned the testing strategy, staffing and dates

needed to achieve a dated release using Doors as to retrieve & store requirements as needed.

* Involved in multi team documentation reviews.

* Technical lead of a RF Systems Integration / System Test Team project. for a UMTS / Wi MAX system.

* Wrote requirements, Architect and documented a verification test system using high level product architectural

system requirements documents for UMTS / Wi MAX Test System Design specs

* Lay out lab plans and set environment requirements for a UMTS / Wi MAX System.

* Evaluate & order test equipment and software for a UMTS / Wi MAX System.

Total Tech Specialists Temp Agency

Test Engineer July 2004 – October 2004

Electronics Technician March 2004 - July 2004

July 2003 – January 2004

March 2003 – May 2003

Assignment:

Grayhill Corporation LaGrange, IL

* Root cause analysis for 7 layer Real Time Operating System microcontroller based product using PADs CAD

Program as diagnostic tool.

* Pieced together a semi ATE test system for a full SCADA system that included a Microcontroller based

Ultrasonic Gas Control System. Communications included RS 232, RS485 and 10 Mb Ethernet using TC/IP.

* Verification and Validation of pre-production control systems analog IO board operations, per engineering

specification.

* Component level analyzing of pre-production switching power supply.

* Setup and use of thermal test chamber.

* Design and setup of manual test equipment / fixture for a double sided reflowed PCB.

* Equipment selection and setup.

* Setup and running of UL. and SCA. witness testing UL personnel.

* Debugging of Visual Basic ATE system hardware.

* Consulted on a pre-production microcontroller based board for thermal issue on the SDRAM bus.

* Rewrote C test code for an embedded Linux PC board.

* Set up multi-Linux (Unix) boards to compile Kernel using NFS and IP for qualifying purposes.

This was to stress the microcontroller and its busses in a environmental chamber +80 to –40 degree C.

* Redesigned reset/ voltage watchdog circuit for microcontroller based Analog to Digital converter board

for a Gas Controller System using the PADs CAD program.

* I was responsible for a FMEA “Failure Mode Effect Analysis” on a Gas flow meter system that used the CAN Bus

protocol for the communications between sub modules.

Motorola Corporation Arlington Heights, IL.

Electronics Technician November 1988 - February 2001

* Negotiated a deal with Hewlett Packard that saved Motorola $460,000.00 by refurbishing $540,000.00

worth of broken equipment to the latest model with full warranty for $40,000.00.

* Wrote requirements for the software, hardware Developed ATE testing tool using LabView and HP test equipment

to collect data in a spreadsheet format to certify pre-production units, for passive as well as Microcontroller based

products.

* Wrote requirements for, Designed, programmed and developed LabView controlled 3* 21, DC to 5.5 GHz. Analog RF.

Switching Matrix in conjunction with HP equipment.

* Published user document for S Parameter Automated Test System.

* Designed and implemented a 10 MHz standard frequency reference distribution system for a

50,000 SF building, the equipment load for this reference was about 1500 pieces.

* Accelerated Life Testing set up and data retrieval of a Analog RF. Transceivers

controlled by a HC11 Microcontroller based control board.

* Assisted in running a 10,000 engineering test lab with environmental test chambers.

* Assisted in running a 4,000 square feet calibration lab.

* Experience using IEE-488, RS232 and Ethernet communications.

* Direct vendor contact for ordering and quality issues.

* Responsible for training of technical/non-technical personnel.

* Analyzed & Repaired Analog, Digital, and Microcontroller based test equipment down to component level.

This included but was not limited to the following: Spectrum Analyzers, Power Supplies, DVMs,

Monitors, Audio Analyzers, Network Analyzers etc.

* Designed ATE , UUT interface Test fixtures. Make cables, Test

* Have CDMA experience via being trained on the CDMA base station, In addition to testing its functionality.

United Architects Joliet Il.

Developed & updated company Web Site using MS Frontpage and HTML.

Wrote requirements for full Architect Office then designed the system, 4 work station, 3 printers, plotter and 4 UPSs.

All networked together with daily backup and disaster recovery plan in place with several different accounts access levels.

Last Managers Recommendation

Greg Johnson has endorsed your work as Contract Sr Systems Engineer at Rockwell Collins.

I've written this recommendation of your work to share with other LinkedIn users.

Details of the Recommendation: "This letter is to recommend the services and employment of Rich Fox. Rich has proven himself at Rockwell Collins to have not only outstanding engineering skills but also to be an extremely fast learner. He has been able to assimilate difficult concepts and problems, distilling the essence of the issues, and finding and implementing solutions.

As part of the Joint Tactical Radio Program, he was intimately involved in many of the phases of Electrical and Systems Engineering and brought a large amount of experience to the program. As part of a multi-company team, he formed a core group that was responsible for integration of key components as well as development of test and verification concepts and plans.

Rich has my full confidence and recommendation."

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Department Of Defense (DOD) Accepted

Bachelors of Science Electrical Engineering - Trinity College & University, March 2002

Associate in Electronics Engineering - Joliet Junior College, May 1992

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