Engineer Electrical

Douglas L. Michalsky

Austin, TX, 512-***-****

**********@******.******.***

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OBJECTIVE

I am seeking a position that uses my diverse experience as a biomedical manufacturing Process Engineer and research and development Project Engineer. Some interests include industrial automation, circuit design, mixed-signal embedded processor applications, and software development. I have also worked in military electronics, have held security clearances, have been awarded 3 patents, and authored several technical publications.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Electrical Engineering, Industrial Automation, Machine Vision Applications, C/C++/C#/.NET Programming, Mathematical Analysis, Sensor Applications, Electro-Optical Circuit Design, Project Management, Motion Control, Embedded Processor Applications, Technical Writing, FDA & ISO

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CONSULTANT, Austin, TX September 2010 – present

Independent circuit design consulting work.

Training in XHTML, CSS, Javascript, C#, ASP.NET, Agile, and QA Engineering.

TROUT GREEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC, Austin, TX January 2008 – August 2010

System Development Engineer:

Contributed to numerous Army, Navy, and Air Force SBIR (Small Business Innovative Research) proposals. Individual and manager of several successful projects.

-Developed C#/.NET programs for user interface and data acquisition utilities.

-Developed and implemented signal processing in C++ Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs).

-Designed an optical signal detector with a high-gain programmable amplifier.

-Mixed-signal, embedded design, interfacing micro-electromechanical (MEM) and other sensors to embedded systems-on-a-chip using SPI, I2C, RS-232, and USB interfaces.

-Wrote C firmware programs, with extensive use of wireless RF communications.

-Used TCP/IP/UDP communication protocols to interact with remote, wireless systems.

-Directed a Mechanical Designer to develop machined and laser-sintered rapid prototypes.

CARBOMEDICS, INC (A Sorin Group Company) Austin, TX 1991 – 2007

Process Engineer, Sr. Process Engineer, and Staff Process Engineer:

Developed, documented, validated, and supported custom C++/Visual Basic-based automation equipment used in the production of prosthetic heart valves and cardiovascular repair products.

-Retained as a technical expert to transition Production equipment from the U.S. to Italy, with all equipment seamlessly installed and qualified, and training completed ahead of schedule.

-Supported a wide variety of custom, software-driven, electromechanical Production equipment after key engineers resigned. No missed product shipments due to troubleshooting ability.

-Manager/primary technical contributor in developing an automated system for testing heart valve sub-assemblies to quantify valve performance and to assure structural integrity. This work reduced man-power requirements by 60% and virtually eliminated rejects caused by equipment malfunctions.

-Drafted company’s Software Quality Assurance Policy. Validated numerous systems / software applications.

-Developed hardware and software to use a UNIX-based SEM and Wave Dispersive Spectrometry for elemental analysis of heart valve materials; resulted in 2-year payback.

-Co-developed imaging systems for 100% verification of correct assembly of heart valves, virtually eliminating failures previously made in human visual inspections.

-Developed an imaging system for x-ray inspection of heart valve components, which was 5 times faster than film methods and reduced part rejects from 2% to 0.2%.

-Developed an imaging system to quantify porosity in heart valve component materials, augmenting a highly-variable, subjective method. Disposition variability over time was greatly reduced with this imaging system, minimizing rejects.

SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, San Antonio, Texas 1983-1991

Research Engineer through Principal Engineer positions:

Developed computer vision and robotic systems for commercial and government applications. Work included mixed-signal design using electro-optical devices, microprocessor-based design and assembly language programming, proposal efforts, computer vision programming in C, and project management.

-Secured two contracts for, and managed a 3-year project to develop the U.S. Air Force "Robotic Canopy Polishing System", deemed by the sponsor as the most successful robotic application in the Air Force in its time. Completed ahead of schedule and under budget.

-Principal Investigator for several internal research projects, resulting in patents.

MOTOROLA GOVERNMENT ELECTRONICS GROUP, Scottsdale, Arizona 1980-1983

Electrical Engineer through Senior Electrical Engineer Positions:

-Developed analog and digital signal processing hardware and software for microprocessor-based mine, bomb, and projectile fuzes.

-Developed electronic recorders for extremely high mechanical shock tests.

-Performed mathematical analyses for test equipment to simulate Doppler satellite signals used for sub-meter Transit Satellite global positioning systems (GPS).

EDUCATION

M.S. Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 3.7 of 4.0 GPA

Thesis: Computer analysis of the relative efficiency of signal detectors in electrically noisy environments.

B.S. Electrical Engineering. Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, 3.5 of 4.0 GPA

MISCELLANEOUS OTHER SKILLS/AFFILIATIONS

Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), Windows API, Borland C++ and Object Windows Language, assembly languages, accessing Oracle and other databases using ADO, Microsoft Windows and UNIX Operating Systems experience, PC and PLC hardware and software, working knowledge of ISO 9000, 9001, and 13485 standards, Juran Total Quality Management training, Philip Crosby Quality Education training, LeHigh University X-Ray Microanalysis course, Boy Scouts of America “Woodbadge" Leadership training.

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