Michael J. Richter
6169 Linden Drive East
West Bend, WI 53095-9168
(414) 350-5421
mjrichter@charter.net
www.michaeljrichter.com
Amateur Radio call sign KB9WNS
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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 and Mil 2000 solder certified.
Licensed Amateur Radio Operator; call sign KB9WNS
EXPERIENCE:
1/2006 to present
Adecco
Waukesha, WI
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. Document lab results in test reports.
Use a variety of electronic and radio frequency test equipment.
8/2005 to 11/2006.
LCC International
McLean, VA
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, WI
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. LCC International.
McLean, VA
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.
2/2003 to 7/2003
Straight Shot Express.
Driver. Deliver expedited freight using a 28' Freightliner FL70.
West Allis, WI
08/2002 to 09/2002
Aerotek / Agilent
Cedar Rapids, IA
Drive Test Engineer for the conversion of radio/switch equipment for United States Cellular Corp. Performed radio
testing using Agilent CDMA pilot analyzer for IS2000 CDMA in the Eastern Iowa area. Test equipment included
laptop computer with custom software and GPS to determine signal strength and quality in Eastern Iowa. 8 week
assignment.
02/2002 to 7/2002:
Techstaff
Davenport, IA
Engineering Lab Technician. Assigned to Intermec Technologies, Cedar Rapids, IA. Assist in the development
of the 700 series color Pocket PC. Perform lab analysis, troubleshooting of design and assembly issues,
documentation. Used Microsoft office software and Intermec custom software, Bluetooth and 802.11b WiFi. 6
month temp assignment.
6/00 to 01/2002:
RockwellCollins
Cedar Rapids, IA
Engineering Lab Technician. Set-up, lab test and qualify military communications equipment, UHF and
microwave high-power RF transmitters and receivers (JTIDS) for the F15, F22, Sea Harrier 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.
Used Lotus Notes, SAP, 123, Microsoft Office 97, NT, and coded 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 network
and spectrum analyzers.
6/99 to 6/2000:
Aerotek Engineering:
Cedar Rapids, IA
Engineering Lab Technician. Assigned to RockwellCollins. See above
1/99 to 6/99:
Millis Transfer:
Black River Falls, WI
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, fuel cost
management.
10/95 to 1/99:
Primerica Financial Services:
West Bend, WI
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. Used Microsoft Office, Lotus, Quicken, Adobe Photoshop, Windows 95/98 and
CallAtlanta software
9/97 to 3/98
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 and configuration of leakage and surge testing equipment. Used Inframetrics infra-red
scanner, programmable power supplies, signal generators. Electronic imaging and enhancement software, Lotus
123, Novell Netware and CC Mail.
6/97 to 8/97
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 and arc welders, and general mechanical shop equipment.
1/88 to 6/97
Marquette Medical Systems:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Medical electronic device OEM. Just-in-Time producer of networked patient monitors, ECG, blood pressure,
respiration, pulse oximetry, blood gas analysis, defibrillators, treadmills, holter, temperature, invasive bp, cardiac
output and patient data software products. Marquette Medical is now a part of General Electric Medical Systems.
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, hipot 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. Used Lotus, Word, Cad-key, MAN-MAN, Windows, UNIX, Marquette software.
9/87 to 1/88
TAD Technical Services:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Electronic Technician. Assigned to Marquette Medical systems. See above.
6/86 to 9/87
Astronautics Corp. of America:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Defense contractor. Military electronics OEM
Field Service Technician. Field service of high security military data communications systems at U.S. military
bases worldwide. Serviced and maintained servers, printers, hard drives, monitors, paper tape and card punches.
Also installed, set-up and maintained PC's at various Federal installations. Held Top Secret clearance.
EDUCATION:
8/83 TO 5/85 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,
PDP-11, 650x, Z-80, 8086/8088, basic. System administration ( RSTS/E )
8/91 to 8/97 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, MAC/OS UNIX/LINUX,
Adobe Photoshop, DOS 6.x, Firewall software, OS2/Warp, PSpice, Cad-Key, Autocad,
Novell netware, Netscape, Internet Explorer, CallAtlanta, MAN-MAN, SAP, Quicken, Lotus Notes,
Electronics Workbench, ProTel CircuitMaker 2000, Eagle PCB design, Lab View, TOM 2.3, TEMS
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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