Experience

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  Control data corporation

  Jun 1977 - Aug 1983

  Engineer

  Designed, built and programmed system emulators for functional testing of computer subsystems.

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  Eta systems, inc.

  Aug 1983 - Apr 1989

  Engineer

  Designed, built and programmed system emulators for functional testing of computer subsystems.* Designed PC plug-in boards to create a CPU exerciser.* Designed PC plug-in board to emulate system maintenance console. * Designed system emulator to test shared memory interface.* Specified, installed and used PC-based schematic capture software.

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  Supercomputer systems, inc.

  Jun 1989 - Jan 1993

  Senior engineer

  * Reduced prototype debug time and streamlined manufacturing test by designing and building specialized computer systems used for functional testing of mainframe computer boards and subsystems. Design work included system design, chip design, PC plug-in board design, high-speed board design, and use of programmable devices. * Enabled on-time delivery of first customer-deliverable system as project manager: consulted subsystem engineers to create schedule, ran meetings, reported progress to management.* Led team of 3 people responsible for testing components and interconnect. Show less

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  Netsolutions

  Feb 1993 - Dec 1995

  Owner / consultant

  Various IT configuration and programming assignments.* Wrote software to interface accounting systems to electronic time clocks.* Wrote software to receive and process incoming (via EDI) customer orders for consumer product manufacturer. * Set up data backup and archival systems and processes for a law office. * Assisted small specialty retailer in selection of an inventory control system. * Provided one-on-one training in use of publishing, office, and accounting software. Show less

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  Valley electrical design consultants, inc.

  Mar 1995 - Mar 2005

  Vp & treasurer (co-owner)

  Company provided electrical design services for commercial construction projects. Clients included architects, state and local government, school districts, and developers. At its peak there were 8 employees.My role was financial management and day-to-day bookkeeping. Responsibilities:* Fixed asset accounting and management* Client billing and receivables management* Accounts payable* Payroll, including administration of flex benefits plan and 401(k)* Routine federal, state, and local tax reporting* Preparation of monthly financial statements Show less

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  W.l. gore & associates

  Aug 1995 - Sept 2000

  Associate

  Developed and designed products for organization that manufactured leading-edge multilayer IC packages. Developed and maintained design process. Managed computer resources. * Generated $4 million annual sales by designing high-performance custom multilayer IC packages and building bench-to-bench relationships with global customers.* Developed methodology and standards for IC package design and change management process, achieving ISO 9001 certification and passing audits for 3 major customers. * Ensured design consistency and repeatability by creating and maintaining scripts that automated IC package design procedures.* Managed HP-UX workstations used by design team: updated operating system, updated CAD/EDA software, coordinated repair calls, performed data backups. Show less

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  3m

  Oct 2000 - Nov 2009

  Developed, designed and sustained connector, cable and assembly products. Administered specialized CAD software. * Generated annual sales of $3.5 million by working directly with customers to develop and design complex custom I/O cable assemblies.* Developed innovative solutions to customer needs by collaborating with cross-functional product platform team that included marketing, manufacturing, and engineering.* Produced technical documentation (test reports, product data sheets, and specifications) for global launch of cable assembly products with annual sales of $3 million.* Reduced cable assembly drawing creation time over 60% by implementing a library of drawing templates, significantly shortening response time to customers.* Enabled recapture of lost business by analyzing electrical performance and assembly quality of competitors' cable assemblies.* Resolved quality and source of supply issues for connector and cable assembly products by spearheading global cross-functional efforts to find and qualify new vendors.* Improved product quality and customer relationships by leading cross-functional projects to analyze and recommend changes to product designs and manufacturing processes.* Assured team productivity by managing CAD/EDA tools. Coordinated maintenance renewals, handled server migrations, and dealt with user issues. Show less Developed and designed multilayer chip packages and flex circuits. Developed and maintained design rules and process. Managed design computer and software resources. * Generated $6 million annual sales by designing high-performance custom multilayer IC packages and flex circuits and building bench-to-bench relationships with global customers.* Produced full documentation packages for all IC package and flex designs, including assembly drawings, fabrication drawings, and all artwork, drill and rout files.* Directed program and worked with major customer to co-develop IC package based on new technology platform with potential for annual sales exceeding $2 million.* Increased sales, widened customer base and improved design quality by developing product design and change management methodologies based on best practices. * Reduced design turn-around time and improved accuracy of manufacturing cost forecasts by developing processes for pre-design and post-design reviews to assure that layouts would achieve circuit performance specifications, physical design requirements, and design for manufacturability goals. * Improved completeness and consistency of product data sets by defining a database structure and developing processes for creation and revision control.* Provided technical support, training and assistance to users of CAD/EDA tools. Designed tip sheets, created training materials, presented training to small groups, and performed one-on-one training.* Assured all users were up to date and minimized disruptions by managing installation and maintenance of design CAD/EDA software tools and licenses. * Set up and managed network of UNIX servers and workstations used for product design. Installed patches, coordinated repair calls, managed data backups. Systems ran HP-UX 11.0 with NFS.* Solved network performance problems and optimized the design computing environment by working with local and corporate IT teams. Show less

  • Product Development Engineer (Austin, TX)

    Jul 2007 - Nov 2009

  • Senior Design Engineer (Eau Claire, WI)

    Oct 2000 - Jul 2007
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  3m

  Oct 2010 - Apr 2011

  Contract design engineer

  Optimized customer flex circuit designs for manufacturing. Designed demonstration flex circuits for marketing use. Defined process for handling new designs that includes use of CAM tools. Defined design review process.

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  Rockwell collins

  Jun 2011 - Sept 2012

  Senior design quality engineer

  Worked with design teams to assure their plans are compliant with company policies and industry specs and assure the plans are followed.

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  Formfactor inc.

  Jan 2012 - now

  Design space transformer component of probe cards used for testing SoC devices. Space transformers are similar to IC BGA packages, made from ceramic or organic materials and 16-80 layers. Define design rules, tools and procedures to streamline the design cycle.

  • Substrate Design Engineer

    Oct 2019 - now

  • Senior Substrate Design Engineer

    Jan 2012 - Oct 2019