UNITED TECHNOLOGIES, CARRIER CORPORATION DIVISION – Syracuse, New York 1990 - 1997
Laboratory Technician  [Web site]

Selected to install various components, controls and computers needed for lab to progress from manual data acquisition and entry system to fully automated test-control data acquisition system. Worked with IT development team and test facility engineers to test new custom hardware and software. Directly reported and logged software and hardware bugs, anomalies in testing and feedback on how to improve both mechanical equipment and software.

Awards
Engineering Employee Appreciation of  Performance Award- Three consecutive years for displaying high level of competency in duties related to lab testing and teamwork.

Additional Accomplishments
•  Transformed totally manual system that took three days to test one compressor to fully automated unit that ran more rigorous tests on two compressors per day and dumped results into central database for access by design engineers, allowing testing of more compressors, lowering possibility of releasing bad product, increasing ability to test design changes and improving efficiency and sound levels of compressors.

•  Worked to develop and test commercial compressor prototypes and control software, testing system parameters to ensure efficiency, safety and reliability; implementing modifications; and developing equipment and test fixtures to meet objectives. Configured PC for control and monitoring of experiments.

•  After three years of development and testing, wrote operational manual for equipment, trained others on its operation and worked with team in Japan to build carbon copy of system. Interviewed by an international technology network and local newspaper due to great success of project.

•  Upgraded and automated another part of lab, programming software and PLC’s to run tests and storing data. Went on to update electrical motors lab, creating database to record inventory of motors and safety components.

•  Developed fully automated Calorimeter for compressor testing, going above and beyond call of duty in building and modifying parts of rig, wiring components from PID controllers to stepper motors, cutting out and painting sheet metal control panels, supervising and mediating between engineering contractors, taking over during problems and fine tuning logic of PID controllers and reporting software glitches.

Electrical lab experience
• Wired sensors to data acquisition and control equipment
• Low voltage pilot relay wiring
• High voltage high current motor and control wiring
• Designed, built and wired test fixtures
• Field and lab failure documentation
• Motor and safety inventory and ordering
• High competency with digital and analog multi-meters
• Experience with Oscilloscopes and chart recorders
• Appointed lab photographer
    o Photographed motor and wiring defects and failure via free hand, tripod and through microscopic photography
    o Responsible for photo development quality
    o Photo labeling and integration into reports