Michael J. Richter
6169 Linden Drive East
West Bend, WI 53095-9168
(414) 350-5421
mjrichter@charter.net
www.michaeljrichter.com/resume.html
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SUMMARY: To seek employment as a lab tech in research and development. Broad range of experience in
electronics, RF and microwave communication devices to 36 GHz. Strong computer skills . Highly regarded as a hard
working, team player with exceptional problem solving skills. Excellent understanding of electronic test equipment,
computer and applications software. Communications electronics. Special skills include: thorough understanding of
ISO9001 procedures and requirements, MIL-SPEC, FDA/GMP, UL, JIT, TQM. Understanding of Lean and Six Sigma.
Expert surface mount soldering skills. Mil-454, Mil 2000 solder certified. Licensed Amateur Radio Operator. KB9WNS
EXPERIENCE:
1/2006 to present
Adecco
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Engineering Lab Technician: assigned to General Electric Healthcare Systems. Design, build, test and evaluate new
circuits to be used in High Definition Magnetic Resonance Scanners. Worked on the design of a 7 tesla head coil.
Document lab results in test reports. Use a variety of electronic and radio frequency test equipment.
8/2006 to 10/2006
LCC International
McLean, Virginia
Drive Test Engineer: Perform baseline data collection and post processing for an IDEN network in Wisconsin. Manage
drive routes and results. Used Agilent E6474 analyzer. Work was performed concurrent with Adecco (General Electric)
8/2005 to 11/2006.
LCC International
McLean, Virginia
Drive Test Engineer: Perform CW drive testing for UMTS 850/1900 MHz throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
Setup test transmitters and antennas in temporary field installations, measure signal propagation and verify and confirm
results to propagation models.
11/2004 to 8/2005
Adecco
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Electronics Technician: Assigned to General Electric Healthcare Systems. Perform system tests and troubleshooting of
digital X-Ray equipment in a pre-production, lean six sigma environment.
12/2002 to 02/2003: and 7/2003 to 8/2003: and 2/2004 to 7/2004.
LCC International.
McLean, Virginia
Drive Test Engineer. Perform drive testing for GSM/GPRS/Edge 850/1900 MHz. CW testing and model tuning. Used
T.O.M 2.3 and Ericsson TEMS 4.0 for Nokia GSM. Assist engineering in the set-up and configuration of the cellular radios
and antennas. Perform signal strength, ber/fer, BTS, call handover testing, similar work to US Cellular. Work performed in
the Midwest and Florida.
1/2004 to 1/2004
Systems and Electronics
St Louis, MO.
RF engineering technician:. Short-term hire to Retune, re-characterize LNA and Mixer for the
X-band AN / APQ-159 (V) - 5 RADAR upgrade
2/2003 to 7/2003
Straight Shot Express.
Driver: Deliver expedited freight using a 28' Freightliner FL70.
West Allis, Wisconsin
08/2002 to 09/2002
Aerotek / Agilent
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Drive Test Engineer for the conversion of radio/switch equipment for United States Cellular Corp. Performed drive
testing using Agilent CDMA pilot analyzer for IS2000 CDMA in Eastern Iowa. 8 week assignment.
02/2002 to 7/2002:
Techstaff
Davenport, Iowa
Engineering Lab Technician: Assigned to Intermec Technologies, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Assist in the development of
the 700 series color Pocket PC. Perform lab analysis, troubleshooting of design and assembly issues, documentation.
6/2000 to 01/2002:
Rockwell Collins
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Engineering Lab Technician: Set-up, lab test and qualify military communications equipment, UHF and microwave highpower RF transmitters and receivers (JTIDS) for the F15, F22 fighter jets and the Exo-atmospheric Kill Vehicle for the
National Ballistic Missile Defense Program. Assist Engineering and recommend design changes using Electronics
Workbench, ProTel circuitmaker, Eagle and AutoCAD software. Wrote Lab View programs to control HPIB based test
equipment. Performed analysis and complete documentation of lab results. Evaluated and tested RF MMICs at the die
level prior to packaging. Worked on frequencies up to 36 GHz. PCB layout for lab test fixtures using both AutoCAD and
Eagle software. Built and evaluated microwave test prototypes, impedance matching, Smith Chart, filter analysis, noise
matching. Excellent understanding of RF, microwave test equipment including Agilent vector network and spectrum
analyzers.
6/1999 to 6/2000:
Aerotek Engineering:
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Engineering Lab Technician: Assigned to Rockwell Collins. See above
1/1999 to 6/1999:
Millis Transfer:
Black River Falls, Wisconsin
Over The Road Driver: Safely deliver freight via Semi-Truck. Operate trucks cross country, route planning, complete
daily logs and truck inspection, arrange for freight pick-up and delivery, loading and unloading,
10/1995 to 1/1999:
Primerica Financial Services:
West Bend, Wisconsin
Self employed: Securities broker/dealer. Hired, trained and managed a staff of 12 and operated an office. Performed
financial needs analysis on clients, made recommendations and provided solutions for improving clients' financial well
being.
9/1997 to 3/1998
Olsten Temp. Services:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Manufacturing Engineer: Temp agency work. Designed and implemented SPC program for the Harley-Davidson Motor
Company. Improved first pass from 20% fail to under 1% fail on motorcycle charging system components. Set up an
infra-red thermal scan, induced voltage and data logging system for production test of the motor-cycle alternator.
Analysis, configuration of leakage and surge testing equipment. Used Inframetrics infra-red scanner, programmable
power supplies and signal generators.
6/1997 to 8/1997
Sno-Way International:
Hartford, Wisconsin
Engineering Lab Technician: Built and setup of engineering prototype test fixtures for snow plowing equipment and
control electronics. Ran tests and documented results and recommendations. Improved performance of PWM 12 volt
motor controller. Worked with hydraulics, gas, arc welders and general mechanical shop equipment.
1/1988 to 6/1997
Marquette Medical Systems:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sr. Production Technician: Test setup, production, troubleshooting, repair and final quality assurance inspection of
networked hospital patient monitoring electronics in an ISO 9001 certified facility. Performed safety, leakage, hi-pot and
low ohms tests on patient monitors. Documented results, device tracking and serialization. Wrote and verified test
procedures. Analog, digital and RF electronics. Performed component level diagnosis and repair of circuit boards. Setup
and ran Hewlett-Packard automatic test equipment, spectrum and network analyzers( IFR and H-P ), oscilloscopes ( Tek
and H-P ), DVM's, Marconi RF signal generators. Designed and built a variety of custom test fixtures for use in production
testing. Aided in the development of a digital telemetry system for the monitoring of ambulatory patients. Marquette
Medical is now a part of General Electric Healthcare Systems.
9/1987 to 1/1988
TAD Technical Services:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Electronic Technician: Assigned to Marquette Medical systems. See above.
6/1986 to 9/1987
Astronautics Corp. of America:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Field Service Technician: Field service of high security military data communications systems at U.S. military bases
worldwide. Also installed, set-up and maintained PC's at various Federal installations.
EDUCATION:
8/1983 TO 5/1985
Milwaukee Area Technical College:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A.A.S. Computer Science
Studied analog, digital and RF electronics, math, physics, software coding including FORTRAN, assembly 680x0, PDP11, 650x, Z-80, 8086/8088, basic. System administration (RSTS/E )
8/1991 to 8/1997
Milwaukee School of Engineering:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Continuing education in electronics, math ( straight A's ), drafting, engineering management and business
law/intellectual property law.
SOFTWARE USED:
Lotus 123, Microsoft Office suite, Microsoft Windows 3.x/95/98/NT/2000/XP, UNIX/LINUX, Adobe Photoshop, Firewall
and security software, PSpice, Cad-Key, AutoCAD, Internet Explorer, SAP, Electronics Workbench, ProTel
CircuitMaker 2000, eagle PCB design, Lab View, TOM 2.3, TEMS, Agilent E6474, post processing, ARRL rf and antenna
design. Built and set-up PC's and LAN's, wireless 802.11b/g. Bluetooth.
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES HELD:
Series 6, 63 securities, Loan origination, Life/ Property/Casualty Insurance, class "A" CDL
REFERENCES:
Available upon request.
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