Objective
An engineering position where my technical, organizational and people skills will best be utilized to further company, professional and personal growth.
Professional Experience
1995 - Present: National Semiconductor, Irvine, CA
Test Engineering Supervisor
Responsible for all aspects of DC and RF test of multilayer ceramic circuits, including equipment requirements, methods, schedules and labor and cost projections. Supervise Test Department in prototype through high volume production programs, directing both technical and hourly staff members.
Modification of existing test and assembly methods in high volume ceramic production program resulted in a doubling of substrate test throughput and reduced labor costs.
Review external test subcontractors. Consequently, have increased volume and streamlined flow, saving an estimated 50% on overall test and assembly costs. Excellent vendor and supplier rapport.
Use innovative methods to cut DC and RF test fixture costs, saving thousands in NRE and production test expenditures.
1984 - 1995: Hughes Aircraft Company, Newport Beach, CA
Product Development Engineer
Designed passive microwave circuits and components used in evaluating performance characteristics of ceramic / thick film materials systems.
Developed unique software and hardware integration for active laser trimming and patterning of microwave circuits.
Developed technical proposals that were instrumental in the company's acquisition of DARPA funding for advanced research projects.
Patents / Publications / Awards
United States Patents (2) involving multilayer microwave circuit design and fabrication. Contributor to published papers in ISHM as well as several professional and technical magazine articles.
Superior Performance Award, Technical Achievement Awards, several Patent Disclosure Awards and numerous Cost Improvement Awards.
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Pascal, Basic, Visual Basic and HPVEE programming languages. Various other professional and technical software packages.
Education
University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, California
Associates Degree in Electronics
Technical Extension Classes, UCLA
Salary Requirements: 65K
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Last Modified on 10/31/03
