Tim Plass, PE
Library Trustee, Kootenai County (7) Libraries at Community Library Network at Post Falls- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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First Class Radiotelegraph Operator
Federal Communications Commission -
Professional Engineer (PE)
State of California -
VFR Private Aircraft Pilot
Federal Aviation Administration
Experience
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Community Library Network at Post Falls
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United States
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Library Trustee, Kootenai County (7) Libraries
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Jun 2023 - Present
Develop new policies to remove obscene material from minors sections of 7 district libraries Develop new policies to remove obscene material from minors sections of 7 district libraries
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BLUE ORIGIN
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Sr RF Communications System Engineer
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Feb 2020 - Apr 2023
RF radio communication system design for reusable rocket stage RF radio communication system design for reusable rocket stage
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Senior RF/Comms Engineer
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Apr 2019 - Nov 2019
UAV and ground station radio system design and development. UAV and ground station radio system design and development.
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Insitu Inc
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United States
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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RF Engineer
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Apr 2017 - Oct 2018
UAV RF simulation, antenna design using CST UAV RF simulation, antenna design using CST
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Owner
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Aug 2010 - Oct 2017
High-Speed Wireless Internet Provider for residential and business applications in Post Falls, Rathdrum, Coeur d'Alene, Lake Coeur d'Alene, State line, Spokane Valley, and Palouse areas in Eastern WA and Northern ID from 6 mountaintop sites. www.velocimax.net Sold business in Fall 2017. High-Speed Wireless Internet Provider for residential and business applications in Post Falls, Rathdrum, Coeur d'Alene, Lake Coeur d'Alene, State line, Spokane Valley, and Palouse areas in Eastern WA and Northern ID from 6 mountaintop sites. www.velocimax.net Sold business in Fall 2017.
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Smiths Microwave
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Telecommunications
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sr. RF Design Engineer
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Nov 2014 - Jul 2016
Design of RF surge and lightning protection equipment for all cell phone and GPS bands using HFSS RF simulation. Design of RF surge and lightning protection equipment for all cell phone and GPS bands using HFSS RF simulation.
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RF Mfg Engineer
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Aug 2013 - Nov 2014
RF surge protector products and their RF production tests; product improvement and integrity. RF surge protector products and their RF production tests; product improvement and integrity.
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RF Engineer, Associate Fellow
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Jun 2010 - Aug 2013
Research in RF propagation in underground mines to enable improved communications and tracking of miners. Research in RF propagation in underground mines to enable improved communications and tracking of miners.
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Insitu, Inc.
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Communications Engineer
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Aug 2009 - Jun 2010
UAV RF communications work with IP radios, antenna design using Ansoft HFSS, and RF Susceptibility/Immunity testing. UAV RF communications work with IP radios, antenna design using Ansoft HFSS, and RF Susceptibility/Immunity testing.
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General Dynamics C4 Systems
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United States
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Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
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Electrical Engineer, Sr. Staff
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Oct 2007 - May 2009
Antenna design, RF WAN cell phone radio integration for rugged laptop products. Antenna design, RF WAN cell phone radio integration for rugged laptop products.
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Agilent Technologies
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Biotechnology Research
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700 & Above Employee
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Reliability Engineer
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Nov 2001 - Sep 2007
EMC and Reliability engineering for the Agilent Wireless Division. Developed tests to ensure new products met EMC requirements. Developed acceleration tests to find reliability issues/design weakness in wireless test products.
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R&D Engineer
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Feb 1998 - Nov 2001
Design of power supply controller and CDMA 2000 baseband generator for wireless test equipment.
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HP
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Azerbaijan
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Online Media
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Manufacturing Development Engineer
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Sep 1995 - Feb 1998
Manufacturing engineer for radio communications test equipment
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Member of the Technical Staff
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Feb 1991 - Aug 1995
Developed wafer and package tests for new ASIC designs at Integrated Circuits Business Division, Corvallis, OR
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Manufacturing Engineer
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Nov 1988 - Jan 1991
Developed manufacturing process and design changes for a new power meter / RF frequency counter product at Santa Clara Division, Santa Clara, CA
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ARGOSystems
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Ecuador
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member of the Technical Staff
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May 1982 - Oct 1988
RF design engineer for high speed, high probability of intercept compressive direction finding receivers; high rel microwave receiver for space application; miniature direction finding receivers. RF design engineer for high speed, high probability of intercept compressive direction finding receivers; high rel microwave receiver for space application; miniature direction finding receivers.
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Production Engineer
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1979 - 1981
Developed new manufacturing test processes and supported new product release of an RF measureing receiver product at Stanford Park Division, Palo Alto, CA Developed new manufacturing test processes and supported new product release of an RF measureing receiver product at Stanford Park Division, Palo Alto, CA
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Education
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Stanford University
MS, Electrical Engineering -
University of California, Davis
BS, Electrical Engineering -
College of the Siskiyous
Assoc. of Science, Engineering
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