Experience

R&D Interconnect Solutions

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineering Manager

  • Jan 2014 - Present

  • Manage new product development and validation activities related to high performance conductive elastomer interconnects.• Assist end customers to be successful with conductive elastomer interconnect integration and application.• Coordinate conductive elastomer interconnect technical datasheet and marketing material generation.• Provide technical and application guidance for customer service and sales team members.• Support R&D Altanova advanced PCB SMT assembly process development and yield enhancement.• Act as the technical lead for SMT production and advanced assembly technique development.



R&D Circuits

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Applications Engineer

  • Sep 2011 - Jan 2014

  • Developed and implemented automated test methods for product characterization and production testing.• Integrated multiple pieces of Agilent and TEK test equipment along with programmable relays and motor controllers to accomplish test goals.• Developed software solutions using Agilent VEE flow based programming language to control equipment and acquire data.• Performed board level electrical fault isolation to support yield enhancement and customer return issues. • Developed and implemented automated test methods for product characterization and production testing.• Integrated multiple pieces of Agilent and TEK test equipment along with programmable relays and motor controllers to accomplish test goals.• Developed software solutions using Agilent VEE flow based programming language to control equipment and acquire data.• Performed board level electrical fault isolation to support yield enhancement and customer return issues.



LSI Corporation

• United States

• Staff Engineer - Failure Analysis

  • Sep 2000 - Nov 2010

  • Provided self-directed electrical support for customer return failure analysis to positively influence customer report card feedback.• Performed die level AC Debug using application boards, physical probing, and schematic review to determine and correct reliability and quality issues.• Utilized a FIB (Focused Ion Beam) to enhance performance on die level circuit edits and to deposit probe points to facilitate die level circuit analysis.• Implemented use of Cadence Virtuoso Layout and Schematic CAD tool to aid in electrical fault isolation and to find physical node locations.• Improved failure analysis quality and turn-time to overseas sub-contractors by providing guidance and instruction on best practice approach.• Investigated new electrical fault isolation techniques to ensure accurate and timely analysis.



Thomas & Betts

• United States
• Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Engineer

  • Jan 1997 - Sep 2000

  • Developed, tested and provided maintenance of the Transmission Class product line of High Voltage cable accessories.• Liaison and technical support for domestic and international sales and marketing organizations to address new business proposals as well as customer return issues. • Provided new product solution that increased revenue for the company and solved a safety and reliability issue for a key account customer.• Verified thermal and electrical integrity of high voltage cable accessories to ensure product reliability by utilizing IEEE standards.• Performed self-directed failure analysis on current carrying members as well as dielectric systems of transmission cable accessories to facilitate root-cause corrective action.• Reduced the scrap rate of one high volume product line from 11% to 3.5% using statistical techniques and root cause correction.• Developed High Voltage production testing procedures to increase productivity and improve ergonomics. • Wrote job aids/work instructions per ISO9000 documentation to ensure ISO compliance.

• Work Cell Facilitator / Trainer

  • Jan 1996 - Jan 1997

  • Developed employee communication/feedback processes to increase productivity through process improvement.• Trained 25 hourly employees on teaming concepts to develop manufacturing work cells.

• Process Engineering Supervisor

  • Jan 1995 - Jan 1996

  • Supervised 4 process technicians, including daily work assignments and annual performance reviews.• Realized cost reductions of over $50k through material and process optimization.• Headed project teams, set priorities, cleared technical and management road blocks to maintain project schedules.

• Project / Process Engineer

  • Jan 1994 - Jan 1995

  • Developed process parameters for new products in rubber injection molding, plastic injection molding, and assembly areas to optimize efficiency while ensuring product quality.• Programmed injection molding machine control systems utilizing Allen Bradley ladder logic and Panel View MMI software to support process changes and machine retrofits / upgrades.• Debugged various manufacturing processes determining whether the raw material, machine, and / or operator was attributing to process deviation.• Performed HV test system calibrations per ISO 9001 procedures to ensure ISO compliance.