Apr. 2024 ... Dec. 2024 Blue Origin : Engines R&D, Mfg. Kent, Washington
Belcan contractor for Automated Test Software and System development.
ECATS (Engine Controller Automated Test System). Automated testing of electronics used for EMA (Electro-Mechanical Actuator) engine control.
- Developed N.I. LabVIEW software for functional testing of the BE7 ECU (Engine Control Unit).
- ECATS commissioning and verification.
- Created Blue Origin documents for ECATS Blk0 Test System hardware.
Nov. 2022 ... Dec. 2023 Lockheed Martin Aero : EHD ( Electronic Hardware Design ) Ft.Worth, Texas
Belcan contractor for Test software development.
- Developed N.I. LabVIEW and TestStand software for functional testing of the following F16 LRUs : EPS (FLCS-CR / EPC) and USC. Emergency Power Supply (Flight Control System-Converter Regulator / Emergency Power Convertor) and (Utility Subsystem Controller).
- Software executed on two custom, EHD designed, Test Stations; performing FQT ( Functional Qualification Testing).
- Created LM Aero documents for submittal to the F16 SRCL (Software Release Control Library).
- Used LM Aero. JIRA, SPARs systems for software development abnormalities tracking and solution management.
2017 .... Present Gibson Ranch : Sole Proprietor commercial cow, calf operation.
- Created two Websites : rgibsoncts.com and rhgcts.com. Public data display and contact information pertaining to Contract Technical Services available.
- Converted a spread sheet data collection program to a relational data base with user interface. Cattle inventory and data pertaining to acquisition, sale, birth ( with genealogy tracing ) , death, weight, health, gestation cycles and vaccination tracing. Multiple format reporting for herd management and tax report.
- using extended object oriented database programming languages
2000 .... 2017 iKey LP. ikey.com ( Texas Industrial Peripherals, Multi-Technologies Sales )
Designer and manufacturer of harsh environment and intrinsically safe computer peripherals: keyboards, pointing devices, touchscreens. NEMA 4x & 12 rated, FM Approved,UL and CE.
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( 1999 ... 2005 ) Interim Engineering Manager during startup phase.
- One of the three founding partners of this company.
- Supervised and implemented the following :
CAD mechanical drawing for fabrication
vendors
matrices for micro-controller programming
electronic PCB design and development
product assembly and test procedures.
- Provided product technical specifications for website and printed sales publications.
1987 ... 2005 VIG, Incorporated ( Vector Integration Group ) President & proprietor of company.
- Contract Technical Services for the following :
Embedded & reprogrammable software development. Manufacturing assembly and test process automation.
Software development for industrial automation: systems control integration, test and measurement equipment automated control, data collection and storage. Using extended or hardware dependent programming languages : BASIC, PASCAL, C, C+, PLC, ATLAS, LabView.( multiple operating systems)
High level and assembly programming languages. - (circa 1980...2017)
- A.T.E. ( Automated Test Equipment) programming. Pertaining to : manufacturing defects identification, functional test at component, PCB and system levels with fault isolation algorithms.
Using extended object oriented A.T.E. languages (C,Basic,Pascal,Unix : hybrids) from the following equipment manufacturers: Apollo, Fairchild, GenRad, Hewlett Packard, John Fluke, National Instruments, Teradyne.
- Relational data base development with user interface
( M.E.T.S. : Metrology Equipment Tracking Systems ).
- using extended object oriented database programming languages
- Regional representative for Giddings and Lewis Machine Tool control systems (PLC): PiC 900 & PiC 90 controllers. Provided hardware diagnostics, repair and installation services; PiC Pro software development and programming services.
- Electronic PCB design, schematic capture and component layout.
- Cad Mechanical drawing services :
2D & 3D drawings across multiple engineering disciplines.
- Technical documentation publications for all deliverable item :
software annotation, mechanical drawing and PCB design development archives, User and Training manuals.
On-site installations and User training for all deliverable item.
- Consulting Services :
Conducted formal evaluations of manufacturing companies test and measurement procedures ending with a formal, company internal, publication.
1986 ... 1987 John Fluke Mfg. Company ( N.V. Phillips Test equipment )
Manufacturer of electronic measuring and test equipment.
- Sales Support Engineer for functional and manufacturing defects A.T.E. sold by this company.
- Developed training documents for Digital Test Tools
seminar and training classes for end users and the Fluke sales force.
These training aids provided use and implementation techniques of Digital Storage Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, In-Circuit emulator (via µ processor, bus, memory emulation )
1985 ... 1986 Environmental Processing Inc.
Privately held company providing quantitive testing services for both: I.C. and electronic PCB manufacturers.
- Developed A.T.E. software and product test procedures.
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Author of a technical paper pertaining to Data Generals NSPEED editor for RDOS operating system.
User tutorial: using and programming techniques.
1983...1985 Schlumberger Well Services ( Headquarters )
Manufacturer of CSU equipment for well logging services.
- Software developer and A.T.E. programmer for testing electronic PCB.
- Author of two technical papers:
1) Test software development for Sequential gate arrays F.P.G.A.
2) Implementation of Success Approximation testing techniques for A/D and D/A convertors.
1980...1983 Abbott Laboratories ( Diagnostics Division ) Mfr. of Automated Bichromatic Analyzers.
Member of the Test Equipment Design group.
- Designed and fabricated logic circuits and developed the assembly language software for Test Equipment.
- Specializing in Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog functionality testing.
1978..1980 U.S. Naval Air Systems ( U.S.M.C.) : Metrology Technician (Science of Measurement)
Calibration and repair of following: general purpose precision measuring equipment, physical / dimensional and avionic test instruments.