OBJECTIVE:

• To manage / design / code / verify / validate / track / analyze / support / cost hardware & software engineering projects according to corporate policies & customer requirements.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Waterford, MI

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Systems Engineer solving computer issues for some small business owners; stock/options trader:
• Technology Resource - Fix & replace disk drives / configure software / enable virus protection / wireless & bluetooth connectivity / internet configurations / mobile & hardware issues;
• Independent Trader - trade stocks and options / use technical / fundamental analysis & screening systems.
• Large Data Set Processing - Examine large data sets and highlight patterns, anomalies, relationships, and trends on stock charts to select best investment / trading opportunities.

Confidential, Warren, MI

Vehicle Validation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Automotive project engineer responsible for automotive status reporting & create plans and schedules:
• Create Vehicle Plans & Schedules - Utilize interdepartmental skills to ensure projects met stringent deadlines; completed automotive engineering project responsibilities and reported to management;
• Provide Technical Knowledge - Input added to determine automotive problem resolutions;
• Project Coordination - Conduct / coordinate engineering activities for automotive programs & other departments; ensured fleet vehicle testing was progressing as scheduled;
• Project Evaluator - Evaluate test proposals / results documentation from fleet engineers;
• Project Monitor - Track / Report Out / Monitor project validation performance, testing and integration utilizing MS Excel data analysis skills; develop / evaluate / coordinate employee / project progress and product test programs; Gathered fleet team progress data on testing of telematics clusters / infotainment radio and mobile devices / headlamp electronics operations / radio and display / HIL hardware in the loop progress / and HMI Human Machine Interface capabilities;
• Robust Problem Solving Capabilities - Completed Confidential 's DFSS . Lean Manufacturing
• MBA coursework knowledge and applied these to Confidential projects.

Confidential, Waterford, MI

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Systems Engineer solving computer issues for some small business owners; stock/options trader:
• Technology Resource - Fix & replace disk drives / configure software / enable virus protection / wireless & bluetooth connectivity / internet configurations / mobile & hardware issues;
• Independent Trader - trade stocks and options / use technical / fundamental analysis & screening systems.
• Large Data Set Processing - Examine large data sets and highlight patterns, anomalies, relationships, and trends on stock charts to select best investment / trading opportunities.

Confidential, Grand Rapids, MI

Product / Validation Engineer Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Aerospace hardware product engineering liaison between manufacturing, test, design, and management:
• Gather, Enter, and Report Daily - product status and process flow updates into traceability spreadsheet;
• Product Tracking and Scheduling - by technician, operator, and department location; and at the board (circuit card assembly - CCA, circuit card module - CCM), module, and chassis levels;
• Interface / Communicate Interdepartmentally - Work closely with managers, engineers, planners, technicians, machine operators, departments (manufacturing, test, design, quality, management), and a customer representative;
• Understand Product Flows - Tracked product and resources through the aerospace process and realize how schedules are met concerning customer and internal deliveries;
• Regularly attended meetings - Production Manufacturing, FRACAS Review Board, Manufacturing Status, and Product Design Issues;
• Track / Report Out - Logged project validation / performance / testing / integration utilizing MS Excel data analysis skills including Pivot Tables / V-lookups / H-lookups.

Confidential, MI & Detroit, MI

Infotainment / Systems Engineer Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Ensured that a Nuance briefcase based Ford-SYNC compatible electronic voice activated data gathering system was properly functioning for rearview-mirror-mounted microphone recording needs:
• Gathered rearview mirror mounted microphone voice data from local Southeast Michigan riders;
• Assisted in ensuring that the voice data was properly understood by the Ford Sync Infotainment System and the Nuance / Microsoft recording software;
• Ensured that the briefcase electronics necessary for voice recording & system control properly functioned;
• Diagnosed and replaced one add-in board that malfunctioned with a working communications board to keep the system recording and running;
• Communicated briefcase electronics operation via email to Germany / Israel / Washington / Michigan engineers;
• Services only needed for less than one month as the team wrapped up and went to Canada. I assisted due to a team member taking scheduled vacation.

Confidential, Saint Louis, MO

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Design of Internet Router / IP Switching printed circuit board (PCB) products:
• Added Value - immediately delivered router PCB product launch results;
• Team Work - cooperated with design / test / manufacturing to accept / transfer project / product ownership;
• Strong Background - Board Level Design utilizing Cadence Allegro design / schematic capture / library & parts creation / technical capabilities / sourcing / costing / manufacturing / assembly techniques; verified and validated that IPC standards were followed before product release.

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Systems Engineer Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Design of Internet Router printed circuit board (PCB) products:
• Added Value - immediately delivered router PCB product launch results;
• Team Work - cooperated with design / test / manufacturing to accept / transfer project / product ownership;
• Strong Background - Board Level Design utilizing Cadence Allegro design / schematic capture / library & parts creation / technical capabilities / sourcing / costing / manufacturing / assembly techniques.

Confidential, Dupont, WA

Systems Engineer Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Trainer - trained one Engineer and PCB Designer on Cadence Allegro board layout CAD system;
• Met Deadlines - tight / stringent with exceptional product quality and followed design integrity practices;
• Deliverables - maintained and delivered high fabrication and assembly yields;
• Interdepartmental Communication - written and verbal communication concerning projects.
• Strong Background - Board Level Design utilizing Cadence Allegro design, schematic capture, library and parts creation, technical capabilities, sourcing, costing, manufacturing, and assembly techniques.
• Track / Report Out - Tracked project validation / performance / testing / integration utilizing MS Excel data analysis skills including Pivot Tables and lookups.

Confidential, Sterling Heights, MI

Electrical Engineer Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Design/construction of Tank-based Single Board Computer System prototypes / enclosures:
• Delegation - communicated enclosure and cabling harnesses build requirements to technicians;
• Team Work - Coordinated with procurement personnel to ensure BOM items were timely received in-house to complete prototype builds using MS Word and email;
• Project Support - Completed Bill of Materials (BOMs) / Verified Material Requests (MRs) using Excel.
• Maintained Accuracy - Tested / Verified that prototypes were properly built to specifications;
• Technical Documentation - designed / reviewed / revised / rewrote system documents;
• Track / Report Out - Tracked project validation / performance / testing / integration utilizing MS Excel data analysis skills including Pivot Tables and lookups.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Technical Documentation - logged and presented project status and changes incorporated in the designs;
• Board Level Design - Strong background utilizing Veribest PCB Designer schematic capture / library & parts creation / technical capabilities / sourcing / costing / manufacturing / assembly techniques.

Confidential, Mesquite, TX

Sr. Validation Engineer Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Ensured Board-Mounted Power Supply modifications fulfilled customer specifications:
• Project Team Leader - coordinated engineering / manufacturing / test / design issues to see that the board-mounted power supplies reached the customer on time;
• Multi-Tasking - completed multiple projects on strict time constraints;
• Verification and Validation - used digital multimeters / oscilloscopes / in-house computerized test systems to verify / validate / document product’s electrical & EMI characteristics; completed system validation / verification / failure isolation / analysis;
• Large Data Set Processing - Used Oscilloscopes and Logic Analyzers to process large data sets of power supply verification results. Examined large data sets and highlighted patterns, charted anomalies, relationships, and trends as documented into a customer specific data notebook;
• Documentation - completed modifications, documentation, and test characterizations of custom electronic power supply modules. Built and updated power supply data notebooks to verify product’s electrical and EMI functionality to customers using Oscilloscope / Logic Analyzer printouts and MS Office Software.

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Student Full-Time Self-Study

Responsibilities:

• Installed a client-server thin Ethernet LAN running Netware version 3x/4x. The network consisted of two client workstations / one server / three 16-bit NICs;
• Able to install / upgrade / troubleshoot / support / manage -
• Netware v2.2, v3.x, v4.x / Memory Upgrades / Power Supplies / System motherboards / CMOS
• Hard Disk Drives / Controllers (fdisk / format / EIDE / SCSI) / Floppy Disk Drives / Mice / Printers.

Confidential, Grand Prairie, TX

Systems Designer Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Design & periodic group reporting of completion / target goals of electronic missile system PCB products:
• Track / Report Out of Project Design / Performance - logged PCB layouts / schematic capture / library & parts creation progress;
• Scheduling - posted completion segments for project reporting to management using Gant / Pert charts;
• Interdepartmental Communication / Project Reporting - interfaced with engineering / suppliers / manufacturing to insure design acceptability via MS Office software tools;
• Board Level Design - Strong background utilizing Cadence Allegro design / schematic capture / library & parts creation / technical capabilities / sourcing / costing / manufacturing / assembly techniques.

Confidential, Auburn Hills, MI

Systems Designer Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Design & periodic reporting of completion / target goals of electronic supplier / OEM PCB products:
• Scheduling - posted completion segments for project reporting to management;
• Interdepartmental Communication / Project Reporting - interfaced with engineering / suppliers / manufacturing to insure design acceptability via MS Office software tools;
• Board Level Design - Strong background utilizing Cadence Allegro design / schematic capture / library & parts creation / technical capabilities / sourcing / costing / manufacturing / design verification & validation / assembly techniques.

Confidential, Boise, ID

Systems Engineer / Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Design and development of PC memory upgrade products/ programs from concept to production release & manufacturing automation programming:
• Hardware Design Engineer - Researched / Developed / Designed / Tested / Verified & Validated / Launched a memory upgrade program form-fitted to Compaq Computer laptops and PCs. Program consisted of 5 released / marketable / profitable memory upgrade products.
• C Programmer - Wrote 2 programs: A PCB Netlist Translator and a Statistical Process Controlled SPC Manufacturing Automation Program. (1) PCB Netlist Translator Program - electronically delivered IC pin, test point, and via locations to the manufacturing and test departments. Wrote a Turbo C program and debugged it with Debugger. (2) SPC Manufacturing Automation Program - checked, filed, and displayed polished silicon wafer thickness real-time to show process capabilities and limits achieved. Wrote it as an Excel macro and designed a Graphical User Interface;
• Project Team Leader - Advanced computer add-in modules from concept to market release; designed & conducted new product orientation seminars for operators / CAD Designers / parts expediters / technicians / manufacturing engineers / test engineers / marketing specialists / sales people; and established networking contacts with industry vendors; gathered / dispersed project requirements and research;
• Board Level Design - Strong background utilizing Cadence Allegro design / schematic capture / library & parts creation / technical capabilities / sourcing / costing / manufacturing / design verification & validation / assembly techniques;
• Seminars - Conducted new product orientation, introduction, and launch seminars;
• Large Data Set Processing - Used Excel Macros and lookups to process large data sets of polished wafers; examined large data sets and highlighted patterns and anomalies, and charted relationships and trends to ensure the quality of the wafer polishing process;
• Interdepartmental Communication / Project Reporting - interfaced with engineering / suppliers / manufacturing to insure design acceptability via MS Office software tools;
• Scheduling - posted completion segments for project reporting to management.