Experience

Overture Networks

• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Test Engineer

  • Mar 2012 - Present

  Overture Networks develops and manufactures high-speed Carrier Ethernet edge and aggregation products for fiber, copper and TDM, from 1Mbps to 10Gbps • Develop, maintain, verify, and support manufacturing tests and scripts for contract manufacturers • Member of the new product development team supporting manufacturing test • Train contract manufactures on test equipment setup, script execution, and troubleshooting • Evaluate, procure, and maintain test tools and equipment • Develop project plans to provide seamless integration of test capabilities to contract manufacturers • Write procedures and scripts for testing network equipment • Quality evaluation of processes, quality systems, and product FAI of OEM suppliers • Perform FMEA analysis and create process maps for new products Show less



Certes Networks (CipherOptics, Inc.)

• Principal Systems Test Engineer

  • Nov 2000 - Mar 2012

  Certes Networks develops scalable security solutions for high performance networks. They provide advanced multi-layer encryption, security policy, and key management solutions for securing wide area networks, for private and public clouds. • Develop quality processes for Engineering, Quality, and Manufacturing at company initial startup • Develop and setup a test network with the ability to test Layer 2, 3, and 4 network security products • Evaluate, procure, and maintain all test tools and equipment • Develop and executed system test plans and regression tests for network security hardware, firmware, and software products with emphasis on encrypted packet processing • Network equipment experience with traffic generators, media cross connects, routers, switches, serial controllers, programmable power strips, protocol analyzers, taps • Develop tests and write scripts for manufacturing product acceptance • Work with OEM customers to develop and execute acceptance test plans • Write Security Policies and execute tests for FIPS 140-2 Security Product certification • Develop tests to evaluate the Security Target required for Common Criteria Certification • Develop and deliver initial product training to Customer Support • Support development engineering with network test setup and issue resolution • Provide test resources to Customer Support for customer network validation and diagnosis of field issues Show less



Secant Technology (Celotek, Cylink)

• Quality Assurance Manager

  • Oct 1998 - Nov 2000

  • Developed Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality processes for Network Security Company with an emphasis on repeatable quality processes • Acted as supplier and customer interface for quality issue resolution • Developed tests and wrote scripts for manufacturing product acceptance • Worked with OEM customers to develop and execute acceptance test plans • Developed Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality processes for Network Security Company with an emphasis on repeatable quality processes • Acted as supplier and customer interface for quality issue resolution • Developed tests and wrote scripts for manufacturing product acceptance • Worked with OEM customers to develop and execute acceptance test plans



System Solutions

• Consultant

  • Oct 1997 - Oct 1998

  • Consultant – self employed • Worked with customers to develop processes focused on creating a total quality system • Consultant – self employed • Worked with customers to develop processes focused on creating a total quality system



Exide Electronics

• Quality Standards and Documentation Manager

  • May 1994 - Oct 1997

  • Corporate ISO 9001 Management Representative• Obtained initial company wide ISO 9001 certification• Maintained ISO 9001 certification• Developed and conducted all ISO 9001 training• Developed and maintained corporate quality system audits and documentation

• Total Quality Management Coordinator

  • Jul 1992 - May 1994

  • Created and facilitated cross functional quality improvement teams, task team, and steering committees under the companies Total Quality directive

• New Product Quality Engineer

  • Mar 1990 - Jul 1992

  • Developed manufacturing quality processes and acceptance testing as a member of new product development team • Developed quality processes for new product introduction and start up of a new manufacturing facility • Provided quality training to all new employees



Hughes Aircraft Corporation

• Product Assurance Engineer

  • May 1985 - Mar 1990

  • Developed and implemented quality plans for MIL -Standards 275, 883, 1772, 38510, and MIL-P-55110 compliance • Provided engineering support for assembly and fabrication areas. Product responsibilities consisted of hybrid assemblies, thick and thin film substrates, thick film ceramic circuit cards, and printed wiring boards • Developed and implemented quality plans for MIL -Standards 275, 883, 1772, 38510, and MIL-P-55110 compliance • Provided engineering support for assembly and fabrication areas. Product responsibilities consisted of hybrid assemblies, thick and thin film substrates, thick film ceramic circuit cards, and printed wiring boards