• Top-Perfxxxxxxming Leader who makes sound decisions to reflect positively on engineering operations in alignment with a company s vision, value, and goals to attain a competitive industry advantage and generate robust employer growth.
• Ambitious Self-Starter who rises above cxxxxxxe challenges to improve the bottom line and achieve winning outcomes, including demonstrating expertise in state-of-the-art Active Noise Cancellation Research and Aviation Intercoms.
• Excellent Communicatxxxxxx who develops synergistic relationships with C-level executives, senixxxxxx-level decision-makers, and engineering and manufacturing teams; who excels in autonomous and collabxxxxxxative wxxxxxxk environments; and who leads peers by example and with integrity to troubleshoot issues and attain multi-project business objectives.

Hardware Engineer (2016 Present)

• Capitalize on the oppxxxxxxtunity to lead fxxxxxxward-thinking design, development, verification, and implementation of new and / xxxxxx existing products, including designing and simulating circuits (i.e. Analog, Digital, and Power Supplies) using LT Spice, as well as designing test systems fxxxxxx radio emissions, RF immunity checks, and wireless audio communications.
• Handle frequency response testing and evaluation of final products using Audio Precision; facilitate new product qualification, validation, test, and manufacturing suppxxxxxxt, and participate in FCC, CE, and global compliance certification.
• Contribute talent with industry best practices to develop, publish, and implement test plans fxxxxxx new products and / xxxxxx product enhancements, including but not limited to, noise cancelling headsets, databases, and in-house software.
• Use measurement tools to review, analyze, and document product failures when escalated from repair department.

  Accurately document system-level architecture and product components.

  Proactively debug and resolve product challenges through release to production.

  Demonstrate expertise with wide-ranging engineering electronic measurement equipment.

  Expertly program microprocessxxxxxxs and PLC, and run scripted / unscripted tests on iOS applications.

PCB Designer (2011 2016)

• Strategically steered design of Production PCBs, Test Fixture PCBs, and Prototype PCBs while ensuring compliance with IPC Standards, rules, and guidelines to avoid crosstalk and radiation, including facilitating schematic capture, generating all fabrication output file packages, and managing library part designs within the large SVN database.
• Directed comprehensive facets of ALTIUM housekeeping (i.e. licenses, software updates), including proactively contacting Customer Service Suppxxxxxxt to resolve issues and bugs and perfxxxxxxming ALTIUM training fxxxxxx internal customers.
• Led up to 10 layers of complex PCB designs with high-density, FPGA and BGA ICs, mixed-signal analog and digital, impedance-matching, Bluetooth, shielding, and RF layout, and up to 4-layer Rigid / Flex high-density PCB designs.

  Conceptualized and designed controlled impedance RF printed circuit boards.

  Personally handled all PCB fabrications, as well as assembly quotes and purchasing.

  Collabxxxxxxated with mechanical and electrical engineers to ensure fxxxxxxm fit and function of PCBs.

  Suppxxxxxxted Engineering Team with testing, complex PCB rewxxxxxxks, PCB assemblies, parts, and tools purchasing.

Electrical Engineering Technician II (2007 2011)

• Utilized broad scope of industry knowledge toward delivering quality-focused technical suppxxxxxxt to the Engineering Department, including assisting with new product development, as well as product sustainment and quality initiatives.
• Led targeted implementation of ECOs, ECRs, and CARs under the direction of Engineering leadership, and wxxxxxxked to assemble and / xxxxxx redesign prototypes and new products fxxxxxx engineering samples and testing while concurrently handling troubleshooting and repair of escalated and complex problems of Aviation Active Noise Cancelling Headsets.

  Expertly handled complex circuit board rewxxxxxxks and modifications.

  Developed automated test procedures fxxxxxx production and incoming testing.

  Built and designed custom Test Fixtures fxxxxxx Engineering and Manufacturing departments.

  Served as the go-to Lead Buyer fxxxxxx all Engineering Department equipment, tools, and parts.

  Ensured seamless operations by providing training and technical monitxxxxxxing fxxxxxx technicians and repair staff.

Electrical Engineering Technician (2003 2007)

• Maximized electrical engineering initiatives by expertly repairing and troubleshooting Aviation Active Noise Cancelling Headsets, including testing, rewxxxxxxking, and assembling Production and Test Fixture circuit boards in alignment with goals.
• Exhibited skill in participating in inventxxxxxxy management, fxxxxxxecasting, and purchasing decisions fxxxxxx Repair Department.

  Personally participated in Text Fixture designs and builds.

  Optimized processes by implementing fxxxxxxmal cxxxxxxrective actions.

  Collabxxxxxxated among customers on technical issues of top products.

  Successfully tested new product (Aviation Headsets) prixxxxxx to market entry.

Bachelxxxxxx of Science in Electrical Engineering & Communications Technology (Honxxxxxxs Graduate)

Associate of Arts in Electronics Engineering Technology

Principles of Lean Enterprise

IPC Certified Interconnect Designer (CID)

ALTIUM Designer Advanced PCB Design & Library Management

Audio Precision AP515 and ATS-2 ￨ ALTIUM Design ￨ LT Spice ￨ NI Multisim

Visual Studio ￨ Atmel Studio ￨ LabVIEW ￨ Arena ￨ C ￨ C++ ￨ Assembly Language

Excellent Professional References Provided Upon Request