Experience:

NASA Goddard Flight Center - via Insight Global, Greenbelt, MD
March 2022 - Present
REU Electrical Engineer
• Develop ground system test software for flight robotics control unit
• Provide guidance and expertise for remaining ground system hardware development and troubleshooting
• Coordinate box level software integration and development

Northrop Grumman - Space Systems, Dulles, VA
May 2018 - March 2022
Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer
• Work with internal groups and external customers to design and develop electronic hardware to fulfill spacecraft, satellite, and payload testing requirements.

Stanley Black & Decker, East Longmeadow, MA
October 2013 - May 2018
Electrical Engineer
• Managed working and attending classes (both full-time) for four years leading to successful completion of BSEE.
• Saved multi-million-dollar replacement cost of proprietary one-off machine control system by diagnosing and repairing to component level, including data recovery. Prepared redundancy options.
• Thousands of dollars saved by proper signal-level diagnosis of motors/motor drives and high-power controls which would have otherwise resulted in wrong components replaced.
• Reductions of downtime from days to hours by advising in-house engineering and technical staff on problems with new machine deliveries (ex.: improper grounding techniques causing low-level signal integrity issues).
• Mentored and trained techs on efficient electrical diagnostic techniques.

NBACC (National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center) /
USAMRIID (United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases)
Fort Detrick, MD
February 2008 – June 2011 / June 2011 – February 2016, 
Sr. Research Associate Scientist (from Electronics Engineering Technician)
• Designed and deployed submersible electronic systems with high ingress protection (IP) ratings.
• Streamlined device characterization and research by designing automated test equipment (ATE).
• Developed novel methods of respiratory measurements, communication protocols, high throughput acquisition and datalogging systems, and control algorithms with LabVIEW and NI TestStand.
• Managed the successful Food and Drug Administration (FDA) validation of test systems.
• Developed and authored in-house calibration procedures for optical particle sizing instruments.
• Managed daily operations for BSL3 and BSL4 high containment cabinet labs.

Hirschmann Automation and Controls, Chambersburg, PA
November 2006 – February 2008
Application Engineer
• Lead responsible for crane safety system software development based on crane geometries.
• Re-routed wireless transmitter circuit board in Altium to fit new enclosure design.
• Supported field service department with on-site calibrations and diagnostics.
• Developed control system test fixtures for software development and testing.

Qortek Inc., Williamsport, PA / Albuquerque, NM 87106
August 2003 – May 2006
Electronics Engineering Technician
• Board level circuit design and layout for military/aerospace contracts (8 layer).
• Low power design work, including battery chargers and mixed-mode switching power supplies.
• Prototype board assembly and bring-up. Enclosure design and assembly.
• Embedded processor, FPGA, and PC programming (TI, Xilinx, Atmel).

Diagnostic:

Extensive experience with electronic measurement and generation equipment (8+ years) including analog/digital oscilloscopes, DMMs, frequency generators, counters, and high current/voltage supplies, CAN, RS232 analyzers, etc. Logical component-level trouble-shooting skills.

Service:

Highly skilled at SMT and through-hole [de]soldering. Capable of hand-soldering 0402 and 0.020” leaded packages and performing complex PCB repairs. Clear and verbose reporting for analysis, repair, and reconditioning purposes. High mechanical aptitude, very hands-on, and extremely customer-focused.

Linguistics:

Skillful in a variety of programming languages including C, JAVA, Assembly (Harvard & von Neumann embedded architectures), PHP, HTML, and LabView. Proficient with PC hardware and software. Very well versed in M.S. Office applications, operating systems (open and closed source), and the construction / diagnosis of PC’s and network infrastructures. Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (2010).

Design:

Led several $1-2M design projects from start to finish (concept to schematic to production). Dozens of multi-layer PCBs designed and manufactured, with sizes from stamp-sized to rackmount chassis. Layers from 2 to 8, BGA and QFP package, edge card/contacts, and cPCI experience. Routing complexity from high pin count DSP/FPGA’s to analog circuitry and switching power supply design. Proficient in Altium Designer; experienced with OrCAD. IP68/NEMA 6/6P design.

Fabrication:

AutoCad 2005-2017 experience for mechanical 2D/3D drawings. Comfortable with, and capable of, one-off prototype production by means of any/all shop tools, including CNC mills, lathes, band saws, grinders, plasma cutters, etc. Clean, efficient, and safety-conscious lab/shop worker. Never afraid to ‘get hands dirty’ to get the job done.

Certifications/
Training:

 NFPA 70E arc-flash training, experienced.
 Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (2010).
 CPR / First Aid / AED training
 Respirator (PAPR, N100) cleared, trained, experienced.