OBJECTIVE:

Seeking principal or senior level electronics engineering work not requiring relocation.

PROFILE:

Senior Electronics Engineer with experience as lead engineer and project manager - moving corporate ideas from the boardroom to the marketplace. Experienced and detail oriented in all aspects of electronic product development (22+ years) from conception through (UL, ETL, FCC) and production. Comfortable meeting with all levels of people from production personnel to upper management and clients.

ENGINEERING SKILLS:

Digital and analog circuit design, hardware engineering, embedded systems design, wireless design, firmware engineering (PIC microcontrollers, assembly, C) and testing, systems engineering, project management, fiber optics, mechanical design as required to support electronic products. Isolation (galvanic & opto) and surge suppression design. Hands-on prototype development. Software/firmware review and QA. Schematic capture and PCB layout with Orcad, Eagle, and DipTrace. Test engineering and writing procedures. UL and FCC compliance engineering, reverse and value engineering, feasibility studies, component engineering, direction of technicians.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Electronics Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed lens-free retro-reflective photoeye design with patent pending technique for eliminating false good signals from near obstacles.
• Developed wireless power transfer system (proprietary)
• Developed an improved through-beam photoeye for the commercial door & gate industry with the following improvements to the existing design:
• Developed reflective photoeye and attained UL325 .
• Optoelectronics and power electronics design.
• Hardware and firmware design with embedded C.
• Reverse engineering of competitive products.
• Managed the development of a laser-based photoeye by an outside optical consultant.
• Interfaced with sales and marketing regarding trade show samples and preparing for product launch.
• Wrote test, assembly, and re-work procedures as required.
• Reviewed mechanical drawings for various products.
• Test fixture design.
• Schematic capture and PCB layout, BOM generation, prototype assembly and testing.
• Participated in design reviews.

Confidential

Sr. Electronics Engineering Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Electronics & firmware engineering projects as assigned: mitigation of ESD issues with security system product line, medical device involving Hall effect sensors & motors, dual line input voltage industrial pump controllers, and consumer products. Reverse engineered and re-designed legacy PCBs - ensured backward compatibility, made improvements to existing PCB designs.
• Wrote firmware as required in both assembly & C. Concentrated on PIC microcontrollers for embedded design.
• Schematic capture and layout with Eagle, hands-on prototype development.
• Wrote test & assembly procedures as required, generated BOMs.
• Wrote engineering proposals for prospective projects.
• Investigated production & testing issues with PCBs.
• Met with clients as required for design reviews.
• Test equipment design.

Confidential, Coopersburg, PA

Analog Electrical Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analog design and analysis for various projects including RF-based lighting switch.
• CFL & LED lamp and dimmer testing, reverse engineering of competitor’s product.
• Schematic capture with P-CAD.

Confidential, Coatesville, PA

Senior Electronics Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Board level circuit design, schematic capture, bread-boarding, PCB layout & prototyping, trouble-shooting, and testing (SMT and through-hole). Double-sided and multi-layer PCBs.
• Analog and digital design for various projects. Schematic capture and PCB layout with Orcad.
• Designed MSP430 based RFID controllers for security system with isolation and surge suppression.
• Reverse engineered and re-designed an infrared ear thermometer for hospital applications.
• Test equipment design (hardware & PIC firmware), wrote test & calibration procedures .
• Firmware QA for embedded systems.
• Met with clients as required for design reviews, etc., feasibility studies of proposed projects.
• Value engineering.
• Supported manufacturing regarding part substitutions, etc.
• Antenna design and testing (418 MHz).

Confidential, Lancaster, PA

Component Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed components for substitution and conversion to Pb-free components (RoHS Compliance).
• Found long lead-time components for production runs.
• Interfaced with design engineers, component manufacturers, distributors, and purchasing.

Confidential, Exton, PA

Senior Design Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Board level circuit design, test, production, and compliance engineering (FCC, ETL). Electronic component, system, & value engineering.
• PCB layout for EMC compliance.
• Schematic capture, bread-boarding, PCB prototyping, trouble-shooting, SMT and through-hole. Double-sided and multi-layer PCBs. Developed layout criteria for various designs.
• Software engineering support including C/C++ programming (MFC) for customized installer packages.
• Access control software QA.
• Designed switching power supply for access control applications.
• Designed RS-485 daughter board for controller which communicates via programming port.
• Designed RS-232/485 converter. Laid out PCB.
• Designed boost converter. Laid out PCB. National Semiconductor’s Web Bench used for simulation.
• Designed custom system enclosures including thermal design.
• Environmental testing over temperature and humidity. Wrote environmental test reports & procedures.
• Developed test fixtures and procedures for production testing.
• Documentation of all designs. Rolled production into parent company from contract manufacturer. Supported manufacturing regarding part substitutions, functional testing, etc.
• Continued work with access control system designed at Confidential &M, below. Completed prototypes and finalized design of all controllers. Significant interaction with software and firmware engineers.

Confidential, Exton, PA

Product Development Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Board level circuit design, schematic capture, bread-boarding, PCB prototyping, trouble-shooting, and testing (SMT and through-hole). Double-sided and multi-layer PCBs.
• Analog and digital design for various projects.
• Met with clients as required for design reviews, etc.
• Supported manufacturing regarding part substitutions, etc.
• Microprocessor-based design of access control system hardware: 4 controller PCBs with configurable SRAM, battery back-up, flash, transient protection, serial EEPROM, communication daughter board port, and various I/O including card readers, 8-channel A/D converter, and relays. Worked with software and firmware engineers.
• Completed first controller prototype with Confidential &M, other prototypes when hired by Confidential Technologies (see above).
• Designed RS-485 and RS-232 daughter boards for above project.
• Analog hardware design of tennis ball machine controller: (2) 5000 rpm 12VDC motors, 3 gear motors.
• Designed strobe for machine vision application.
• Designed electronic voice recorder that transmits on FM broadcast band.

Confidential, Exton, PA

Design Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Board-level circuit analysis, design, prototyping, testing, and production to support instrumentation and controls for solid-state high power transfer switches.
• Surface mount (SMT), through-hole, and multi-layer designs. Schematic capture with Accel EDA.
• Analog and digital design for various projects including power supplies, fiber optic transceiver circuits, and signal conditioning circuits. 16-bit A/D and D/A circuit design.
• Designed test circuitry, fixtures, and test procedures.
• Analyzed existing designs and made improvements such as noise reduction.