Hartland, Wisconsin, United States
Technical interface skills with internal and external customers in many disciplines and suppliers by a variety of mediums. These mediums pragmatically include rigid requirements documents and test specifications - to email, conference calls, face-to-face consultations - all the way to informal instant messaging. Have had detailed technical interfaces with US, European and far-eastern engineers. Wide range of experience including testing and verification, specification development, circuit design, circuit layout, mechanical design consultation for high thermal, high shock and vibration environments, validation of medical equipment, etc. Specialties: Technical skill set and Bachelor of Arts skills.
Manage various projects including both new product development and support/continuation.
Lead Hardware Engineer for next generation visualization (HMI) products. [Q3'14 -'15 - after the majority of the development cycle] Responsible for managing hardware engineering acceptance testing, issue resolution, pilot participation and release into SAP system. Hardware input into user documentation, certifications etc. Responsible for the coordination of two other engineers' activities and up to 4 technicians. Security lead for hardware design at Milwaukee campus with the DFS (Design for Security) initiative. [2013-]. CySec Specialist (TUV Rheinland, #151 / 18). Lead for a multi-campus, multi-discipline process development team in the formulation of a comprehensive Statement of Work template for developments with third party suppliers. [2013] Lead Engineer position for Industrial Computers and Monitors. [In this role from 2003-2014] Responsible for writing requirements specifications on all VersaView computers for two Taiwanese ODM partners. Responsible for validation testing (EMC, environmental and functional) of new products, enhancements and end-of-life replacements. Key engineering interface with Chinese engineering group via email, written specifications, conference calls and face-to-face visits. · 6181*- Panel PC. Industrialized Intel-platform PC with display and touchscreen. (12-17”; Sealed IP65 & NEMA 4X; fanless; -20/+70C; Normal and Hazardous Location ATEX & UL Class 1 Div.2) · 6186*- Flat Panel Monitors. Industrialized display with touchscreen. (12-20”; Sealed IP65 & NEMA 4X; 0/+55C; Hazardous Location UL Class 1 Div.2) · 6155R-N*- 200R Compact Industrial Computer. Industrialized mini Intel-platform PC. (5x6x7”, fanless, 0/+55C) Process improvement and control: · Developed database for traceability of requirements from engineering through inspection drawings. · Led team to develop outsourcing statement of work template for use throughout the division. · Security lead for CVB Milwaukee group.
Design and sustain modules for modular controller systems ("SLC- 500" and "Compact-I/O"). The SLC-500 system incorporates an active (ASIC arbitrated) backplane and a wide variety of: processors, I/O (discrete digital, analog and specialty), and power supplies. The Compact-I/O incorporates a proprietary serial backplane interface and similar types of modules. · 1769-HSC (Multi-channel 1 MHz high speed counter with outputs), Project initiation and management, module spec., hardware development (concept, BOM and schematic capture), FPGA spec., FPGA VHDL and Testbench, physical testing. · 1746-HSCE2 (Third party design and manufacture built to Rockwell specification documents and tested/certified by Rockwell) · 1746-NT4 (thermocouple/ mV input), (Provided support activities) · 1746-NR4 (RTD/ resistance input), (Provided support activities) · 1746-NI8 (analog input), (Provided support activities) · 1746-P3, -P6 and -P7 (power supplies), (Japanese ODM design built to Rockwell specification documents and tested/certified by Rockwell) and · 1747-L5X (5/03, 5/04 processors). (Very minor product support activities)
Touchscreen display and industrial control equipment manufacturer. Primary project is sustaining PC-104 based industrial control project for a 100-ton mobile crane. ACS design of PC-104 bus boards including: analog input, analog output, digital input and output, video interface board. Unit also utilizes ACS design flat panel display (Mono VGA by Densitron) with touch interface (Elo- Touch). Responsible for redesign project and environmental testing (shock, vibration and temperature based on Military Specifications). Also responsible for scheduling for parts, assembly and service. Technical contact for customer. Revised each board using Orcad (schematic capture), and PADS (pcb layout). Upgrade video transmission to LVDS system. Wrote and compiled firmware updates with Cupl and Franklin C compiler. Other projects include main controller board for medical slide handling robot and RGB to flat panel translation PCB. Creation and initial publication of inaugural company web page.
Duties included working with production engineers to design, build and maintain fixtures for product assembly and test. On occasion supervising production associates. Most notable project was the TAURAS - Tram and Unity Real-time Analyzer & Simulator. TAURAS is a computer controlled multiparameter simulator, which generates and inputs patient signals to the product and monitors the interpreted Ethernet output from the product. Other projects included an 8752 microcontroller based contact counter, hipot test device, serial port multiplexer, RF signal generator.