61 Cole St Home (401) 728-9493
Pawtucket
RI 02860 Cell (401) 345-3578
Hardware orientated
hands-on Senior Electronics Engineer with demonstrated
ability in systems analysis, product development, problem solving, and process
improvement while driving for results in product improvement and decreasing
time to market in rapidly changing marketplace
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Integral part of high power team which
created fully functional custom ASIC in 34 days
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Improved global product yield by 35%
at remote design product testing center in France
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Developed automated software reducing
2 day manual data conversion to 35 seconds
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Managed product improvement,
statistical analysis, cost reduction and outsourcing of new products overseas
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Established several teams to improve
lab efficiency and test equipment accuracy upgrades
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Increased yield and throughput for 300
product lines and sub-variants
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Established procedures and defined
engineering responsibilities for new product development process to improve
time to market. Adopted by 300 product lines.
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Decreased corporate cost by 25% by
reducing excessive overhead and redundant system preventative maintenance
protocols minimizing system downtime
Engineering Assistant
Professor, New England Institute of Technology, RI
2000 – Now
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Modernized Associates in Science in
Electrical Engineering Technology curriculum
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Instructed and mentored students in
electronics design theory, analysis and hands-on debugging of circuits,
including labs activities
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Hired as Engineering Instructor in
2000 promoted to Assistant Professor in January 2006
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Integral member, Faculty Development
Committee ensuring peer growth and stimulation
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Lead Professor for course content creation,
requiring buy-in from peer faculty
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Developed
Capstone course for Associates in Science in Electrical Engineering Technology
Product Engineer, On
Semiconductor, RI 1997 – 2000
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Initiated baseline characterization
testing for product validation and improvement
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Designed, developed and verified up
to12 layer circuit boards with support documentation
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Created custom testing printed circuit
board interface controllers for product verification
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Developed and maintained interface
software for automated test system platforms/handlers
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Created and modified system firmware
on test interface control boards
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Instituted ISO 9001
procedures/methodologies into product application testing protocols
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Analyzed statistical data to tighten
process flow parameters improving product reliability
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Constructed Integrated Circuit product
datasheets from engineering parameters
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Managed engineering support
technicians in daily tasks for product deadlines
Christopher
M Bertrand
Electronic / Wafer
Fabrication Technician, Cherry Semiconductor, RI 1992 – 1997
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Managed and maintained multi-million
dollar photolithography semiconductor processing equipment
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Implemented increased wafer throughput
and product yield through strategic process improvements
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Attended Johnson & Wales
University night class while maintaining a full time position as a technician,
ultimately earning my Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree
EDUCATION
Johnson & Wales
University, Providence, RI 1997
Bachelor of Science, Electrical
Engineering - Honors, Magna Cum Laude,
GPA 3.6/4
New
England Institute of Technology, RI
1992
Associates of Science, Electrical
Engineering - Honors, Phi Theta Kappa,
GPA 3.8/4
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Certification
in IPC-610-A Class “A” master instructor recognized worldwide in manufacturing soldering standards valid until 2008
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Certification
in Ultiboard Printed Circuit Board software, 2003
KEY SKILLS
Proficient with engineering programs:
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Schematics Capture Software |
Orcad, Multisim, PSPICE |
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Printed Circuit Board Software |
Ultiboard, PCAD, Specctra, Protel, PADS, IsoPro, Accel
Tango |
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Debugging Tools and Software |
MetaLink, Keil, OllyDbg |
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Touch Screen Programming |
Crestron VisionPro, SIMPL, Viewport |
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HTML Coding /Software |
Dreamweaver, Flash, SharePoint |
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CAD Tooling |
AutoCAD, Chief Architect 3D |
Experienced in programming languages:
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Programming / System Languages |
Visual Basic, C, C++, Pascal,
Assembly, Fortran, PHP, HTML, MySQL Forth |
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Microprocessor
development experience:
o Embedded microcontrollers 8051 and 8085 architecture
including programming, debugging, and system reference design
o Creation and modification of EEPROM firmware core
for custom applications
o Analog to Digital / Digital to Analog Converters
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Management
of multiple project assignments to technical peers
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Versed in
automated testing systems and robotic equipment
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Experienced
in class 10 clean room environment protocol
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Experienced
in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, FrontPage, Publisher, and Project
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ISO9001
quality management systems skills, implementation, qualification to site
operation