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THE ENSIGN BICKFORD COMPANY - AEROSPACE
DIVISION, Simsbury, CT. A manufacturer of high-energy explosive products for  both commercial and military markets. Also a
manufacturer of laser based pyrotechnic initiators and laser diodes. Sr.
Electronic Hardware Design - Test Project Leader Engineer responsible for the
design, development, test, and integration of electronic systems, including
control and data acquisition, for new product development and high rate
production. Provided applications engineering in support of customer
relations including travel to customer site to provide training and
specialized tests. Designed digital systems using TTL, HC, CMOS, ECL, PAL,
EPROM, Gate Arrays, and LSI technologies. Digital designs include data
latches, FIFO's, buffers, counters, signal delay, function generators, one
shots, flip flops, frequency processing. Designed analog systems including
linear and switching power supplies, closed loop and open loop control
systems, RF communication equipment, constant high and low current drivers,
high voltage systems, signal generators, signal conditioners, multipliers.
Analog components include op amps, transistors, FETs, EMI and transient
protection, diodes, opto isolators. Design techniques support Military and
ANSI Standards such as grounding, EMI and RFI protection, shock and vibration
isolation, and temperature ranges. Maintained electro-mechanical and
electronic systems through excellent troubleshooting and problem solving
skills. Designed sensor interfacing and signal processing circuits for data
acquisition systems. These designs are in support of development engineering,
manufacturing engineering, process control engineering, new product
development engineering, reliability engineering, and software engineering.
Provided all aspects of controls engineering for high rate production
equipment including design for manufacturing assembly, power distribution, DC
and AC motors, pneumatic and hydraulic controls, man-machine interfacing, PLC
programming, schematic generation, and project supervision of electricians
and technicians. Researched, designed, and developed extensive automated test
equipment systems including sensor interfacing with fiber optics, thermocouples,
RTD's, strain gauges, accelerometers, camera systems, transducers, LVDT's,
magnetic, Hall Effect, A-D, D-A converters. Implemented computer interfacing
protocols with RS232, RS485, IEEE488, parallel port, plug and play boards
including analog I/O, digital I/O, counters, pulse generators, and signal
processors. Produced hardware using relays, solenoids, modulators,
amplifiers, low and high voltage systems, magnetics, and motors. Produced
printed circuit board design information including component layout and drill
drawings. Designed systems with IBM compatible computers including
286,386,486, and Pentium. Worked with AST, Compaq, Dell, Packard Bell, and
Macintosh. Used computer platforms of MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95,
Windows NT, and UNIX. Designed microprocessor control systems using Intel
8051 and Motorola 6800, 6805, 68000. Successfully programmed systems using
Pascal, Basic, Visual Basic, C, Labview, and assembly language. Used software
packages including Microsoft Office, Word, WordPerfect, Excel, Access,
Paradox, Power Point, Mathcad, Orcad, Pcad, Autocad. Performed electronic
simulation with PSPICE. Programmed using graphical user interfacing,
front-end applications for databases and spreadsheets, OLE, DDE, and DLL.
1987 - 1996. (to top of page)
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION - HAMILTON
STANDARD DIVISION, INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENTS LABORATORY, Winsdor
Locks, CT. An aerospace manufacturer of propellers, fuel controls, and
environmental control units. Sr. Electronic Engineering Technician Supported design engineering and
test engineering by building "test cells". Test cell building
includes wiring distribution, connector termination, panel layout and
fabrication, equipment installation including process controller setup and
configuration. Provided equipment maintenance and calibration. Calibration of
equipment and sensors includes thermocouples, strain gages, pressure
transducers, flow meters, voltmeters, and amp meters. Fabricated standard
19" rack test rigs by light machine work, equipment layout, front panel
generation, wiring, troubleshooting, and integration. Created sub panel, sub
module, and hardwired circuit board assembly. Circuit board fabrication
includes component layout, hole drilling, turret installation, hard wiring,
and connector termination. Support sub assembly installation by creating
specialized cable assemblies. Working knowledge of military standards
concerning assembly such as soldering techniques, wiring techniques, and
calibration standards. Test operator of shock and vibration table test cell.
Performed pre defined shock and vibration profiles on various products.
Generated documentation in support of military requirements. 1985 - 1987. (to top of page)
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