Bob Pelzer

Engineering Test Lead at Aerostar International

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

About

I am an engineering professional with experience in various industries, with focus in manufacturing test environments and Engineering Project Management.

Experience

  • Engineering Test Lead at Aerostar (Aerostar International, Inc.)
    Feb 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

  • Test Engineer/Supervisor at Daktronics
    Jul 2018 - Feb 2022 · 3 yrs 8 mos

  • Engineering Project Manager at Malloy Electric
    Nov 2016 - Jun 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Senior Project Manager at Sencore
    Sep 2006 - Aug 2016 · 10 yrs

    Industry leader in providing broadcast Audio/Video delivery, analysis, and monitoring solutions • Delivered product features and platforms that accounted for 50% of the company's revenue • Decreased the manufacturing cost of the flagship product by 30% by successfully leading a cross functional cost reduction team • Delivered over 30 large and small projects to enable new sales opportunities and to support customers • Introduced collaboration and issue tracking tools and methods that were adopted by 70% of the company's organizations

  • Staff Engineer at Tellabs
    1998 - 2006 · 8 yrs

    Designer and manufacturer of telecommunications infrastructure equipment • Reduced project development times by up to 33% by participating in the development of critical characterization, failure analysis, and device modification technology • Achieved 100% success rate in identifying critical technology vendors by learning and creating techniques to evaluate their capabilities • Increased lab equipment utilization by 30% by enabling less experienced staff through teaching and mentoring • Contributed to the resolution of product manufacturing issues by driving communication between engineering, off-site manufacturing, quality, sales, and program management groups