Christopher McGouey
Post Office Box 66, Saint Inigoes, Maryland 20684
Home: (866) 672-4747 / Cell: (844) 672-4747 / Fax: (844) 624-6839
Email: chris@mcgouey.us
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
Senior Engineering Electronics Technician with 25+ years work experience including point of concept and prototype technology in DoD Aviation and Naval C5ISR Electronic Warfare equipment. In an RDT&E environment
reported technical and engineering data/info/guidance to lead team members and engineering efforts, for
principles, and precedents to facilitate development, design, modify, install, test & evaluate, repair and operate
analogue or digital electrical, electronic, mechanical, communications, avionics, navigational or related data
processing systems. Project management – ability to complete projects timely with minimal supervision.
EDUCATION:
Associate In Science - Electronic Communications Technology - Dec 1992 Allan Hancock College
Asociate In Arts - General Education/University Breadth Requirements - May 1990 Cuesta College
MILITARY: Honorable discharge from the United States Air Force – 1986
LICENSES & HOBBIES: Federal Communications Commission:
-General RadioTelephone license w/ radar endorsement: #PG-11-37778
-Amateur Radio license - Extra Class
TEST EQUIPMENT USED: Ability to use all types of Test & Measurement RF/Logic test equipment such as the Tekronix
TDS 3054 4-Channel O’scope, Tekronix TLA5204 Logic Analyzer, Agilent 1661B Logic Analyzer, Agilent E4418B RF power meter,
Anritsu MS462xB Vector Network Analyzer, Spectrum Analyzers, various Signal Generators and various Fluke Digital Multimeter
(DVM). Utilized all necessary attenuators, adapters and connectors. Familiar with MS-DOS, Windows9x/NT/XP/Vista/7/8/8.1,
MS-Office2003 thru MS-Office2013 Word, Access, Excel and Visio, Digital Vax DCL basic programming, IBM Computer Aided Design
and Manufacturing (CADAM), vxWorks, Unix Series V software packages.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
January 2015 – July 2015
ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN/Ma, SCA
Northrop/Grumman, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland 20670
As the successful team member - we maintain, repair, calibrate, and demonstrate knowledge of operation and functional test
of systems and system equipment related to the E2/C2 Advanced Hawkeye aircraft environmental systems and system
components. Candidate should be able to coordinate work with engineers, technicians, and other aircraft maintenance
personnel. Candidate should be familiar with H2K avionics suite and have the ability to learn the E2D avionics systems
including but not limited to computer systems, radios, intercommunication, RADAR, IFF, Data Link systems. Familiar with
OOMA/NALCOMIS system of maintenance documentation. Candidate should be able to coordinate work with engineers,
technicians, and other aircraft maintenance personnel. Candidate should be familiar with H2K avionics suite and have the
ability to learn the E2D avionics systems including but not limited to computer systems, radios, intercommunication,
RADAR, IFF, Data Link systems. Must be familiar with OOMA/NALCOMIS system of maintenance documentation.
July 2014 – December 2014
Hiatus awaiting new DoD contract award(s).
April 2001 – June 2014
ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN III, SCA
BAE Systems, California, Maryland 20619
The Technology Solutions and Services Division is involved with support of the AN/UPX-29(V), a centralized AIMS
MK XII IFF Interrogator System prior to delivery to the U.S. Navy. Assigned to the Chairman's Bronze Award winning
Performance Based Logistics program (PBL) which includes alternative system analysis, testing, troubleshooting, complete
repair cycle of COTS field change UPX-24 VME64x multi-CPU and OE-120 multi-array antenna (pursuant MIL-STD 461)
sub-system(s), providing technical support for proto-type circuit card assemblies down to component level in a functional ISO
9001:2000 T&E Laboratory. Utilizing a proto-type UPX-24 DTE, predecessor of the UPX-24A, point-of-concept data is
acquired for forensic analysis, perform analytical research testing such as environmental, heat, cold, vibration for future
hardware/software changes, validation of cca, and obtaining historical records, troubleshooting, flashing EEPROM and
FPGAs on embedded CPU cca to upgrade firmware. Assigned to provide instruction and tasking to other technicians for
assembly, wiring, soldering pursuant J-STD-001, re-work, refurbishing and repair of the multi-layer boards, modifying,
installing, analysis and testing new field change (FCs) systems for upgrade quality certification and field installation of
equipment on-board military vessels. Ability to review technical improvement documents for completeness and accuracy.
Write enhanced documentation, SOPs, QCIP and Work Instructions for quality assurance, tracking and historical recording
of equipment data. Research and purchase highly sophisticated logic test equipment for laboratory usage. Completed online
development education seminar(s) for advanced career growth.
CHRISTOPHER McGOUEY
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May 2000 – February 2001 SENIOR RF ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
Kelly IT, Morrisville, North Carolina 27560
Assigned to Ericsson, Incorporated, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina: provided support to the TDMA/GSM 1900 Edge/GAIT
technology design and development engineering group debugging real-time SMT hardware, ASIC and FPGA based emulation platforms,
for verification. Assignments involved working with design engineering taking test measurements, troubleshooting, repair, verification and
data collection of the multi-layered “point of concept” circuit boards utilizing various high-speed RF/microwave and logic test equipment.
The new devices under test (DUT’s) include prototype digital base band and RF functional micro-circuits such as synthesizers,
transmitters, receivers, LNA and power amplifiers. Testing in anechoic chamber pursuant to MIL-STD-461D EMI standards.
April 1998 – January 2000 ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN III
Raytheon Corporation, Atlantic Undersea Test & Evaluation Center, Andros Island, Bahamas
Responsible for the operation, maintenance and repair of an In-Water Signal Processor time tagging detection system. Utilizing a Unix
based Sun Microsystems SPARC 2CE and TMS320C4x VME Digital Signal Processor hardware, an AT&T Multiplex Extended Sensor
Hydra-phone Array, AN/WQC-2A Sonar Communications Set and other integral automatic electronic warfare test equipment that supports
the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in the tongue of the ocean (TOTO) test range. Maintained and provided supported lab local area
network (LAN) and personal computer equipment.
December 1993 – October 1997
SMALL BUSINESS MANAGER
Cary Inn Efficiency Motel, Cary, North Carolina 27513
Oversee of all daily operations including the rentals, collections; schedule of maintenance repairs; employee and outside
contractors hiring and supervision, advertising, purchasing, computerized accounting, daily and monthly reports, inventories,
responsible for motel financial account(s) activity, employee payroll.
May 1993 – July1994
MONITOR AND PERSONAL COMPUTER ASSEMBLER
IBM, Research Triangle Park/Durham, North Carolina 27709-2195
Assemble, test, troubleshoot, diagnostics of and repair down to component module level of personal computer and monitors.
June 1991 – December 1992
STUDENT
Allan Hancock College and Cuesta Community College, California
Associate in Applied Science - Electronic Communications Technology.
March 1990 – May 1991
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TEST TECHNICIAN/SR.
Boeing/McDonnell Douglas Corporation, 3855 N Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach, California 90846
Flight Test Electronics/Instrumentation Laboratory responsibilities included fabricating, assembling, calibrate, modify,
troubleshoot and repair of military prototype electronic systems and test equipment. Wire-wrapped, debugged and tested
experimental hardware. Installed fiber optic cable for data transfer in-laboratory. Made changes to and updated drawing
packages; installed strain gauge, accelerometers, aircraft wire harnesses and a real-time data acquisition computer with
MIL-STD 1553B serial bus interconnection on board the C-17 military experimental aircraft.
 Install instrumentation transducers such as accelerometers, thermocouples and Pressure
Sensors as well as any associated hardware such as accelerometer blocks.
 Fabricate and install wire harnesses for sensor installs. Checkout installations and troubleshoot as necessary.
 Build up and checkout data acquisition racks, checkout and troubleshoot as necessary.
 Red‐line wiring diagrams as necessary.
 Perform end‐to‐end channel checkouts with flight test and instrumentation engineers.
June 1989 – February 1990
STUDENT
Cuesta Community College
Completed all California Polytechnic University general education breadth requirements. These studies fulfilled
necessary criterion to qualify for an Associate in Arts degree.
October 1987 – May 1989
FLIGHT TEST TECHNICIAN/SR.
Northrop/Grumman Corporation, Edwards Air Force Base, California 93524
Responsible for the installation, build and set up, then checkout of a highly sophisticated asynchronous serial MILSTD1553B Avionics and Digital Vax 11/78x and 8650 cluster Computer Complex used for the flight testing and evaluation
of experimental United States Air Force military aircraft. Under direct guidance and support to design engineers, performed,
verified and modified test procedures to certify a stand-a-lone and fully functional avionics system test benches, provided toplevel and schematic diagrams for Quality Assurance documentation.
January 1987 – September 1987 ENGINEERING TEST TECHNICIAN
Northrop/Grumman Corporation, Pico Rivera, California 90660-3765
Working from engineering drawings in a logistical environment, duties required tracking, follow-up, procurement, kitting and
delivery of electronic components, test equipment and materials to facilitate the build up of an advanced top secret Flight Test
Avionics Laboratory on south Edwards Air Force Base.
CHRISTOPHER McGOUEY
October 1986 – January 1987
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ENGINEERING TEST ELECTRICIAN
Boeing/McDonnell Douglas Corporation, 3855 N Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach, California 90846
Responsible for the installation of a data acquisition computer and flight-test wiring (pursuant MIL-STD-704) aboard
the fist built prototype MD-87 (ship 1326) experimental commercial aircraft.
July 1981 – February 1986
NAVIGATIONAL AIDS TECHNICIAN
United States Air Force - Responsible for the operation, maintenance and repair of critical radio-navigational aids. The
multiple ATC communications equipment, remote transceivers, other remote sites contained various VHF VOR/DME,
VORTAC, and Solid State Texas Instruments AN/GRN27 with parabola antenna reflection system, Wilcox AN/GRN29 VHF
Localizer, Middle Marker and UHF Glide-slope Instrument Landing Systems (ILS); and two UHF-AN/GRN19A/20B
Tactical Air Navigational Transceivers (TACAN). This involved system level testing, troubleshooting down to subassemblies and component level, preventive maintenance, analyzing a variety of RF radiation patterns, aligned, adjusted and
tuned power supplies and single side-band transmitters, corrosion control and the remote site(s) facilities maintenance.
Supervision and training instructor for Jr Technicians.