Failure Analysis Repair Technician

Posted on: 2007-03-02

Eric P. Baker 1885 East Bayshore Road, No. 62, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 (650) 321-9166 HYPERLINK \"mailto:[email protected]\" [email protected] Objective Position as an Electronics Technician Summary Over 15 years experience as a Quality Assurance/Test Technician of audio-related equipment Over 12 years experience in designing and setting up sound system layouts Specialties include Audio Precision Automated Test System, Hewlett Packard 3580 Spectrum Analyzer, Tektronix DC501 Frequency Counter, Sounder Polarity Checker, High Voltage Power Supply, Line Attenuator, DVM, Digital Capacitance Meter/Leakage Tester, Electrostatic Voltmeter, Tektronix 7834 Storage Oscilloscope Experience 2005 – 2006 Quality Assurance/Test Technician Velodyne Acoustics, Morgan Hill, CA Performed troubleshooting, repair and failure analysis of high-end, consumer audio products. Installer W.F.I. Mountain View, Ca Installed wireless internet nodes for Google and the City of Mountain View 1999 – 2004 Audio Specialist Self-Employed, East Palo Alto, CA Performed multi-track digital audio recording of original music compositions and voice-over services for advertising media 1984 – 1999 Quality Assurance/Test Technician Euphonix, Palo Alto, CA Sega of America, Hayward, CA Otari Corporation, Foster City, CA Personics Corporation, Redwood City, CA Paradise Systems, Western Digital Inc., Brisbane, CA Raychem Corp., Menlo Park, CA Experimental Physics Corp., Sunnyvale, CA Configured, tested, performed troubleshooting and repaired digitally controlled analog professional audio systems (including monaural, two-track and multi-track tape recorders, CD changers and automated, large-format mixing consoles), analog and digital circuits. Tested and debugged microprocessor based (68000/Z80) game boards and CD ROM drives to component level Repaired customers returned units with video, audio failures. Supervised modification and test of 8X compact disc changers. Set up and maintained R&D engineering lab and stockroom, including kitting and interfacing with vendors and assembly contractors. Built and tested, and performed troubleshooting of analog and digital power line data transmitters and receivers 1970 – 1982 Sound Reinforcement Technician (self-employed) Set up and operated sound systems Analyzed acoustical environments and designed system layouts Education 1984 Heald College, Technical Division, Santa Clara, CA AA, Electronics Engineering Technology