Project Engineer / Project Manager

Brian J. Carr

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

Bensalem, PA **020

Hm: 215-***-****

Email:*******@*******.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

25+ years related design experience in PCB design, engineering documentation, electro-mechanical packaging, and CAD engineering management.

Knowledgeable with the principles of design for PCB manufacturing, test, fabrication and RoHS compliancy.

Proficient with Cadence Allegro, Mentor Graphics Expedition, PADS, AutoCAD, Solidworks. PCAD (Master Designer), Eagle and OrCAD CIS CAD system tools, to capture schematics, design printed circuit boards and take product from prototype to production with appropriate documentation and technical support.

Design PCBs and product assemblies to meet various agency approvals (UL, CSA, FCC, etc.).

Create and maintain CAD part and symbol libraries to IPC standards.

Design PCB outlines, plastic, sheet metal parts, assemblies and drawings using Solidworks and AutoCAD.

Attended SolidWorks training course for Parts, Assemblies and Drawings and Pro-E course for Wildfire and sheet metal.

Experienced in document control. Set up from inception (multiple times), complete engineering procedures and process control systems for company wide documentation part numbers, release and change.

Proficient with Parts and Vendors parts list manager and vendor database and Source Safe for document version control.

Coordinate external resources (consultants, manufacturers and vendors) for design outsourcing and parts procurement.

Familiar with sheet metal fabrication and plastic molding processes.

Procurement of prototype and production parts including PCB fabrication and assembly, sheet metal parts, cables and harnesses, SLA mechanical parts and working with manufacturers in China and India.

Experienced team player/leader, capable of meeting rigid project schedules while maintaining difficult design criteria.

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE:

Thru hole and surface mount (top and bottom side SMT) PCB design

Analog and radio frequency PCB layout

PCB layout of fine pitch devices and BGA’s

Digital and memory circuits PCB layout

High density double sided and multi-layer PCBs

Microstrip/Stripline for controlled impedance (PCB)

High speed and differential pair constraints

ESD and EMI PCB layout

CAD librarian, IPC-SM-782, IPC-7351 PCB layout IPC-2221

DFT and DFM rules observed for PCB and mechanical designs

Power supply layout

Flexible circuits design and application

Backplane PCBs

Thick film hybrid PCB design

Viewmate, CAM350 and Gerbview for Gerber plot checking

Revision control for database files and Engineering documentation

Engineering to QA and manufacturing, component/product release processes

Total concept packaging

Electro-Mechanical packaging, ANSI 14.5 standards

Interconnection and cabling

Parts procurement (electronic and mechanical)

RoHS compliancy

Project and resource scheduling/tracking

UL, CSA, EU, FCC etc., agency approvals

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Worldgate Communications Corporation – March 2009 to Present.

CAD designer, responsible for all PCB designs using Cadence Allegro tools and coordinate mechanical CAD (SolidWorks) activities with external consultants. Edits to solid model assemblies, configurations management and design of new parts using Solidworks and AutoCAD. Responsible for creating and maintaining Company wide Parts database including entry and updates via ECO process.

Confero Solutions Inc - July 2008 to March 2009. (Company closed)

PCB layout and schematic capture using Mentor Graphics Expedition layout tools.

Attended Mentor Graphics Expedition PCB training.

Training on Pro-E Wildfire to provide mechanical design support to Mechanical Engineering group.

**Lockheed Martin Corp. – October 2007 to July 2008. (contract position)

Obtained required Secret clearance.

Mechanical and producibility checker for PCB parts library using Cadence Allegro.

Provided PCB librarian and PCB layout services to demanding design guideline standards as a contractor (onsite).

Worldgate Communications Corporation – September 2005 to September 2007.

CAD designer, responsible for all PCB designs using Cadence Allegro tools and coordinate mechanical CAD (SolidWorks) activities with external consultants. Worked in Solidworks and AutoCAD designing new parts and cable assemblies as needed.

Viking Electronic Services Corporation –November 2002 to September 2005.

CAD designer for Fire Alarm and Security Systems Company.

Responsible for all PCB designs, component library creation and maintenance, part number and BOM entry/maintenance (using the Parts and Vendor database), ECO and document control processes including using SourceSafe for database management.

Worked closely (hands on) with manufacturers in China and India for procuring production parts.

Also responsible for all mechanical design activities, (contact person to outside contractors and vendors), part detailing and isometric assembly drawings using AutoCAD and Pro-E.

Trained in Pro-E to be able to review all mechanical designs with external consultants.

Digital5 Corporation – November 2001 to November 2002

Working Team leader/Senior PCB Designer using PADS Power PCB, OrCAD Schematic Capture, CAM350 CAM tools and OrCAD CIS part database management.

Start up company, designing portable audio and home networking products for Consumer electronics market.

Duties include PCB layout of very high-density PCBs with difficult electro-mechanical constraints.

Odd board shapes, specific jack and connector locations, critical component placements & plane partitions, component height limitations and extremely aggressive schedules drive this challenging design environment.

PCB layout of QFPs, BGAs with blind vias when necessary and flex circuits for interconnects between PCBs.

Responsible for creating and maintaining company wide part number system, release & change procedures and processes.

CAD part library creation & maintenance and set up OrCAD CIS component database.

Provide PCB design support to five EE’s and one ME.

Support OEM with PCB and Mechanical revision control system to accurately track Manufacturing builds.

Close interaction with Mechanical Engineering to ensure electro-mechanical integration of PCBs and chassis’ using Pro-E, AutoCAD and DXF format.

Worldgate Communications Corporation – December 1997 to November 2001.

Manager of CAD and Headend Hardware Engineering Groups, reporting to VP of Engineering.

Responsible for creating company wide part number and ECO systems.

Purchased all department equipment, CAD software and hardware.

Hired all personnel for group, implemented group and company wide processes and procedures for engineering releases.

Duties include resource & project scheduling and coordinate Engineering product changes and releases to QA and Manufacturing.

Managed Team, related issues, report status to executive team, interface with contractors, partners and vendors.

Active member of Fourth Shift EPR/MRP implementation team, representative for Engineering during start up of company wide MRP system.

Responsible for engineering documentation entry and maintenance into MRP database, mechanical and PCB design activities from concept through release, working from product requirements (when available).

Other team duties include component specification and evaluation (Microprocessors, power supplies, cooling fans,

Motherboards, CPU’s, custom and purchased 19” chassis’ and 19” rack enclosures) and tracking end of life issues when applicable for Headend equipment.

The Team also provided technical support to manufacturing for all product lines when necessary.

Electro Cad Corporation – June 1996 to December 1997

Working Manager of Contract PCB Design Group.

Scheduled and coordinated all Design activities.

Led team of five contract PCB designers providing layout and OEM fabrication/assembly services.

Interfaced with customers and vendors, reported to President/owner of company.

**Integrated Network Corporation – Nov. 1995 to June 1996

Senior Printed Circuit Board Designer.

Design of large, dense; double side SMT, multi-layer (4-20 layers) PCBs.

PCBs packaged into PCAD database from ORCAD netlist and revised using third party comparison software.

Layouts were created by both manual routing and use of CCT Specctra router (Unix Base).

When autorouter was used, critical nets were pre-routed (impedance controlled if necessary) and protected.

Supplies and grounds were fanned out and optimized, and then the PCB was finished on the CCT router.

For In circuit test of PCBs, forced vias for every net and exposed on one side.

Ensoniq Corp. Malvern, PA - Feb. 1984 to Oct. 1995

Senior Printed Circuit Board Designer.

Design and procurement of PCBs using PCAD design tools, Massteck auto router, and Ecam Cad software.

Design considerations included auto insertion rules for thru hole and SMT manufacturing equipment, EMI and RFI layout rules for FCC class B or class A approval, GEN-RAD and Automated In-Circuit Test for single side test fixtures.

Experienced at designing surface mount, digital and analog PCBs with manufacturing considerations emphasizing performance, cost and high volume.

Designed fine line PCBs and flex circuits for hearing aids (behind the ear, in the ear and in the canal hearing instruments).

Parts and symbol library creation and maintenance, schematic entry, bill of material generation as well as interaction with vendors to insure communications and solve problems if need be.

Actively involved with manufacturing to produce design guidelines so PCBs are layed out to achieve optimum manufacturability.

Designs were executed under minimum supervision while interfacing directly with the design engineer and laid out according to IPC-SM-782 standards.

Worked closely with mechanical engineers on packaging issues and cable routing.

Involved in evaluating different CAD design packages to upgrade current layout tools.

**CONTRACT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Schaevitz Engineering Company, Pennsauken, New Jersey - July 1983 to February 1984

Hybrid printed circuit board design layout, with related documents (schematics, tape masters, artworks, etc.). E/M design, layout and detailing of accelerometers and inclinometers to be used by the military.

Microcom Corporation, Warminster, Pennsylvania - May 1983 to July 1983

Thick film hybrid printed circuit board design layout, (ceramic substrate), wiring drawings, wiring run lists, schematics, etc. E/M design layout and detailing of telemetry modules, PCM’s and SP units being used by the military.

Mnemos Incorporated, West Trenton, New Jersey - April 1982 to May 1983

Printed circuit board design layout, tape masters, artworks, fabrication drawings, drill drawings, silkscreens, schematics, and design parameters. E/M packaging design, layout and detailing (moldings, castings and machine drawings) for a tabletop optical disc system.

Drexelbrook Engineering Company, Horsham, Pennsylvania - February 1981 to March 1982

E/M design layout and detailing of radio frequency sensing elements and transmitters. Printed circuit board layouts with related documents. Vendor drawings, customer drawings and graphic illustrations, etc. Also involved in research and development for new lines of sensing elements.

Honeywell Incorporated, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania - March 1980 to January 1981

E/M packaging design, layout and detailing as per the following job descriptions: sheet metal enclosures for power supplies, card racks and various other electronic assemblies; panels for control, indicator,

read-out and miscellaneous component mountings, wiring diagrams, wiring harnesses, logic and schematic drawings.

Education and specialized training

Penn State University- Two years Mechanical Engineering Technology. (1975-1977)

Honeywell Education Center- Attended course in basic electronics (1980)

Penn State University- Continuing education courses for Autocad (1993).

Penn State University- Continuing education courses for Electronics (1993).

Protel training- Attended Protel’s on-site Schematic capture and PCB layout training (1998).

4th Shift training- ERP/MRP training (1999)

Pro-E training- Fast track to Wildfire (2004)

Pro-E training- Sheet Metal Design for Wildfire (2004)

SolidWorks training- Parts, Assemblies and Drawings (2005)

Cadence Allegro training- PCB Editor 15.2 (2005)

Mentor Graphics Expedition (PCB) and Design Capture (schematic) training (2008).

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