TE Connectivity, Subcom (formerly Tyco Electronics), Lowell, MA/Newington, NH

Consulting Test System Engineer/Architect Oct. 2005 – Dec 2011/Jan 2012 – Present

  • Developed test software specifications, instrument drivers and test software to fully automate validation and production testing for various optical communications products using LabWindows/CVI, Visual Basic and TestStand.

  • Trained, mentored and coached other engineers on test software development practices

Skyworks Solutions, Inc, Woburn,MA

Consulting RF Test software engineer Dec. 2009 - Present

  • Designed and developed LabVIEW/TestStand based systems for characterizing RF devices. Applications developed include Harmonics Test, Small Signal Analysis, Harmonics with Mismatch, IP2/IP3, Switching Speed, Compression (P1dB), Multi-Band IMD, and WI-LAN (WI-FI) and WI-MAX EVM test. Conducted on site LabVIEW and TestStand training.

Emulex Design Corporation, Bolton,MA

Consulting ASIC Design Verification Engineer Sept. 2011 – Jan 2012

  • Developed Automated Tests in LabVIEW to validate an ASIC for PCI Express Compliance while varying test conditions such as operating voltages and temperature.

Parker Hannifin Nichols Airborne Division, Fort Devens, MA

Consulting LabVIEW Test Engineer Oct. 2005- Apr .2009

  • Developed test software specifications and implemented embedded real time control systems using LabVIEW RT software for aircraft pump endurance and functional tests. Software ran reliably for weeks/months at a time without errors, and included functionality for database logging, report generation, CAN and Serial Communications as well as a Host/Real Time TCP/IP Network based used interface.

Olympus NDT, Waltham, MA

Consulting Test Engineer Aug 2008-Sept. 2008

  • Modified an in house LabVIEW test executive application to add JTAG and functional test cases to support new instrumentation products.

Rockwell Automation, Product Sensing and Connectivity Division Chelmsford, MA

Senior Product Marketing Specialist – Photo electric sensors Mar 2006 – Jan 2007

  • Lead product management and marketing initiatives for photoelectric sensing products representing $20 million in revenue.

  • Succeeded in launching line extension to photo electric product (LaserSight RightSight). No other manufactured photoelectric products were released for a period of approximately 5 years after this launch.

National Instruments Corporation

Field Sales Engineer/Account Manager, Northern and Southern MA, Sept. 2001 – May 2005

  • Worked with clients in various industries to identify and resolve complex automation and measurement applications related to the areas of data acquisition, instrument control, vision systems/image processing, motion control, real time control, visualization, analysis and/or data visualization.

Field Application Engineer, New England Region Sept. 2000 – Sept 2001

  • Provided technical training and consulting services to top accounts.

  • Ensured customer satisfaction and success via proof of concept examples, tutorials etc.

Application Engineer - Engineering Leadership Program, Austin, TX Sept. 1996 – Aug. 2000

  • Authored technical application notes, articles and online content leading to improved customer satisfaction and fewer requests for technical support.

  • Developed training course materials and instructed hundreds (perhaps thousands) of employees and customers in the use of NI products (LabVIEW, LabWindows/CVI. TestStand, IVI instrument driver development, VXI/GPIB Instrument Control, Data Acquisition etc.)

  • Provided technical support on the use of all of National instrument products.

Jet Process Corporation New Haven, CT

Control/Automation Systems Engineer Jan 1995 – Sept 1996

  • Developed control systems using Allen-Bradley PLC’s, “C” and LabVIEW for innovative thin film semiconductor deposition process.

  • Achieved over 30% quality improvement over manual systems.

EDUCATION

Cornell University Ithaca, NY

Master of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, May 1994

  • Focus on Control Systems and Signal Processing.

Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, May 1993

  • Awarded Magna cum Laude