Functional Manager - Electrical/Electronic

• Oct 2021 - Present

Senior Electronic Design Engineer

• Feb 2005 - Jan 2021

This work includes using lean manufacturing techniques to improve quality, reduce defects, decrease cycle time, and simplify procedures. Responsibilities include: • Embedded hardware system design • Embedded firmware design• Hardware layout• Communication protocol development• Modeling using SolidWorks• PC software design using C#• Project Management (currently studying for PMP designation)• Managing new product introduction teams• Developing systems to move projects from the R&D phase to full production phase.• Ongoing engineering support to the production floor to maintain and improve production procedures.• Staff supervisor/mentor.• Lean manufacturing initiatives.

Engineering Manager (Production)

• 2004 - 2005

Managed a team of 5 staff members responsible for the day to day support of production equipment and the development of new products. Responsibilities included:• Ultrasonic tag development• Customer and in-house technical documents• In-house production level software development• Production engineering support• Custom customer requirements and product modifications• Sales technical support• Mechanical design of product cases and enclosures• Moving a design from the development team to a production environment

Software Developer/Hardware Developer

• Feb 1997 - 2004

Senior designer of Windows PC based applications using Delphi for receivers and systems. This included being the resource for less experienced Windows PC software developers. Responsibilities included:• Ultrasonic tags design using both standard and advanced processing techniques.• Schematic and PCB design• Embedded firmware design and implementation.• Conceptual design of product development.

Instructor (Electrical Engineering Technology)

• Aug 1995 - Feb 1997

Instructed in C programming, assembly, PCB schematic and layout, Office Suite, and hardware design. Instructed in C programming, assembly, PCB schematic and layout, Office Suite, and hardware design.