Career Experience |
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May 2004 – Present
Interactive Electronics Design, LLC
Arden,NC
Owner
Established a start up company intent on providing custom electronic
design and development services to create unique and interactive exhibits
and features for museums, science centers, and themed attractions.
Provided concept and development of embedded electronics for MagiQuest
attraction across the country, interactive displays for new exhibits
at the Colburn Earth Science Museum in Asheville, NC and animatronic
controls to bring to life the dinosaurs of metal sculptor, John Payne
for a traveling museum exhibit.
March 2003 – May 2004
Kearfott Guidance
Black Mountain,NC
Electrical Engineer
Sustained legacy military electronic subsystems and controls. Facing
production failures and severe component obsolescence issues with
contractual commitments foiling any significant redesign effort,
identified root cause of failures and then implemented immediate,
short, and long term corrective action. Also wrote several new project
bid/proposals soliciting new business with various military contractors.
May 1997 – March 2003
Welch Allyn
Arden,NC
R &D Project Leader
Budget and supervisory responsibility for an engineering department
of 5+ engineers and technicians. Led teams to create new and improved
professional diagnostic electronic medical devices. Project budgets
up to $3.5M. Team sizes up to 15 members. Concurrently supported
efforts to sustain current products. Design control responsibility
for all electronic products manufactured in the facility.
October 1994 – May 1997
New York Air Brake
Watertown,NY
Project Leader
Led a team of 14 engineers and technicians through a 2 year, multi-million
dollar development project hinging on a joint venture partnership
with GE-Harris. Managed the project schedule and budget and advised
management on project status. Played a key role in establishing
the initial product requirements and defining the high level, distributed
system architecture utilizing intelligent, networked “nodes.”
In addition to managing the overall project, I also led the electronics
sub-team. Awarded 2 patents.
January 1993 – October 1994
AMSCO
Montgomery,AL
Project Leader/Operations Engineer
Led an engineering team of 8 to 10 people to develop a new medical
lighting system from a rough prototype to a released product including:
design specifications, design validation, manufacturing documentation,
and agency approvals. Designed all the electronics to control intensity
and beam direction from a remotely mounted, low voltage control.
June 1988 – January 1993
Lutron Electronics
Coopersburg,PA
Design &Development Engineer
Developed hardware and software for a microprocessor based product
in an entirely new product category for the company. Provided extensive
input to the mechanical design. Awarded 3 patents. On an earlier
project, I developed Lutron’s first quiet fan speed control
product from concept to production. |
Education |
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August 2002
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee,NC
Degree:Master of Project Management (MPM)
GPA:3.67/4.0
July 1998
Project Management Institute
Newtown Square,PA
PMP Certi .cation – Project Management Professional ((PMP)
June 1988
University of Illinois
Champaign/Urbana,IL
Degree:Bachelor ’s Electrical Engineering (BSEE)
GPA:4.21/5.0 |
Skills |
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• Electronic Design • Microprocessor-based Controls
• Atmel AVR, Microchip PIC, Motorola HC05, Z80, Z180
• DC Motor Speed Controls • Wireless Controls:
IR, RF • DMX Control • Embedded Ethernet
• Mp3 Audio • Audio Amplifiers • Special
Effects • Serial Communication (RS232 and RS 485)
• High-impedance Circuits • Electronic Packaging
& Enclosure Embedded Software • Firmware •
C Language • Battery-operated Circuits •
SD/MMC Flash Card Interfacing • MOSFET Outputs
• Switchmode Power Supplies • Current-limiting
• Circuit Protection • Proprietary Communication
Protocols • Custom LCD Displays • Feedback
Control Systems Compact Design • Low-cost Design |
• PC Board Layout • Surface Mount Technology
(SMT) • SMT PC Board Assembly • Prototype
Assembly • Short-run Production • Troubleshooting
• Cost Analysis • Risk Analysis • FMEA
• Failure Analysis • Asian Suppliers •
Exhibit Design • Museums • Science Centers
• Themed Attractions • Unique & Creative Features
• Medical Devices • Surgical Lighting •
Non-invasive Blood Pressure Measurement • EMC Approvals
• UL, ETL, CSA Regulatory Testing • Project Management
• Budgeting • Scheduling • Negotiation |
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