Gareth Maggs
Industrialisation Technician/RF Technician at GEW Technologies- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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IPC 610, IPC620, ECSS-Q-ST-70-08
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Experience
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GEW Technologies
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South Africa
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Defense & Space
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100 - 200 Employee
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Industrialisation Technician/RF Technician
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2000 - Present
I am currently an industrialisation technician forming the bridge between engineering and production. My duties include the writing of ATE programs using Agilent VEE, the build of test jigs and Streamlining products to improve throughput speed. I am involved in investigation of faults that occur on the production line and in the process of eliminating it in future builds through Engineering change proposals(FRACAS). During the pre-production phase of a product I am involved in testing and checking documentation as well as hardware. I provide technical assistance/training to production test technicians as and when needed. Previously I managed a team of 7 technicians in the test department which forms part of the production facility. Our department duties include the loading of firmware, test, calibration, faultfinding and repair of printed circuit boards, modules and systems in an Electronic Warfare Industry on a wide range of electronic equipment which include antennas, power supplies, power amplifiers, receivers, synthesizers, digital controllers and direction finders. I was responsible for managing workflow, resources as well as training/skills transfer. I have also been closely involved in the industrialization process for a number of years which forms the bridge between engineering and production on any new developments. My responsibilities included the identification of design oversights( both electronic and mechanical), building of test jigs to minimize testing time, updates of documentation and maintenance of automatic test equipment using Agilent VEE pro as platform interfacing with network analysers, spectrum analysers and signal generators. I also gave constant feedback to the production line on process errors and aimed to eliminate problems on future builds. I have been employed by GEW since 2000, left for a short time between 2005 and 2007 and returned. Show less
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Dupec electronics
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Pretoria Area, South Africa
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Development technician (automotive industry)
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Apr 1997 - Oct 2000
At Dupec I was a project technician. My responsibilities was the management of a complete development of an alarm system for Delta motor corporation on the MY2000 Isuzu. I was responsible for testing, qualifying and building of prototypes. Ordering of components which included the plastic injection tooling and parts. Using various software packages I compiled and maintained the data-pack and 3-D models. This included circuit diagram updates/PCB Layouts. Built test jigs to be used on the production facility for mass testing of components forming the alarm system. Show less
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SAAF
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Pretoria Area, South Africa
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aircraft intrument technician
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Jan 1995 - Apr 1999
I started my career in the South African Air Force as an apprentice aircraft instrument technician. I qualified in 1998 at 17 Squadron (allouette and Oryx). My responsibilities included service and maintenance of instrument/radio systems of aircraft. I joined the Air force museum and became part of the restoration team. My duties included maintenance, repair en restoration of a wide variety of aircraft which included helicopters, jets and propeller aircraft as well as fulfilling ground crew duties at many airshows. Show less
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Education
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1995 - 1996
Centurion technical college
National diploma, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering -
1989 - 1993
Germiston Afrikaanse Hoërskool
High School, 12
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