JOHN W. WYATTApex, NC Cell: 919.740.2243 Home: 919-661-2585 wyatt.tech@gmail.com

Electronic Engineering TechnicianInnovative, creative, experienced problem solver leveraging advanced technology resources coupled with human capital to drive sustainable

profit gains.

Passionate electronics technician dedicated to making sure the designs I work on are thoroughly tested and free of design defects, whatever the media involved.

Early career was involved with being a lab technician at IBM doing bench work and also at ITT, and several other PCB manufacturers, testing circuit boards and troubleshooting them from schematics.

Testing for certification, troubleshooting system and circuit design flaws, sometimes onsite at a customer, and later designing Intel PC based embedded circuit boards and subsystems.

Very capable electronics and systems troubleshooter Expert at generating reports in MSWord, Excel and PowerPoint. Experience as a small enterprise operator with my purchase and operation of a

Servpro Fire and Water Mitigation Franchise Owner/Operator has given me valuable leadership, personnel management and customer interface skills.

Contractor with cell phone tower support company, KMS Wireless, which resulted in experience in field testing of cell phone antenna pilot exploration, including team supervision.

Understanding of wireless meters for gas, water and electric systems plus an understanding of electrical meter power hookup for Wye and Delta configurations while at Elster, Inc.

Thermal interface material (TIM) testing at DuPont Electronics and Communications, including thermal greases and polyimides plus laminate generation for HiPot, Solder Float and Thermal Resistance testing. Extensive use of basic Flir infrared camera system.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Computer Hardware Development Engineering Lab Management Communications Lab Management Operations Management Prototype Verification and Modification High Speed Digital Troubleshooting Project Management Assembly Automation Policy Development QA / Testing Test Engineering Lab Management Small Scale Product Manufacturing Returned Materials Handling Field Test Engineering Thermal Chambers Engineering Reports in Excel, MSWord,

PowerPoint.

RELATED EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS

DUPONT ELECTRONICS, RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC; OCTOBER, 2015 TO PRESENT (CONTRACT THROUGH KAZTRONIX) Laboratory Technician – Perform assigned tasks as required for thermal interface and thermal shock testing. Construct slides of aluminum and glass and aluminum-aluminum using precut and hand made with shop tools. Invent process for grease

spreading on slides. Assemble laminate “books” for copper/polyimide laminate test sheets. Exposing and etching some laminates as required for lab tests. Use USM “clicker” punch to produce various polyimide punch-outs. Reverse engineer operation of a BlueM Thermal Shock chamber which uses liquid nitrogen (LN2) as a reclamation process for DuPont Engineering. Maintain tests and records used for companywide reports. Support an investigative scientist and senior marketing manager.

ELSTER, INC. WIRELESS METERS, RALEIGH, NC; APRIL, 2014 TO OCTOBER 2015 (CONTRACT THROUGH INSIGHT GLOBAL) Engineering Technician Assigned to perform diagnostic tests for wireless meter anomaly debug using digital VOM, Weller soldering station and shop tools and then record results into an Excel spreadsheet. Test wireless gas and water meters which use basic cell phone technology interface and perform root cause analysis of failures down to component or firmware level. Responsible for managing thermal burn-in cycles, including some programming, using Thermatron Environmental Chambers. Working with RF and Firmware engineers to diagnose RF failures and operational errors; propose circuit board corrections for future improvements; oversee water and gas module tests for stress endurance and count accuracy. Presented information for correction in PCB solder stencil that was incorporated into future products. Sent onsite to a contract manufacturer (KeyTronics in Corinth, Mississippi) as an empowered representative of Elster to implement a special, extreme environment screening test process for a first run product, which was a successful trip and accomplished all goals. Perform root cause analysis on failed modules.

K&M WIRELESS INC., SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (DIRECT HIRE AS 1099 CONTRACT) Wireless/RF Test Driver, Team Lead Sept-Dec/2012, Mar-Present/2014Leveraged leadership experience to direct a drive team using instructions received during verbal and hands-on training. Charged agent responsible for erecting mobile, mini-cell tower, then driving rental vehicles with RF receiving equipment for recording signal propagation within a prescribed radius. Sites were areas in VA, NC, SC and TX requiring constant coordination for overnight stays and expenses, and site coordination. Locations found using Latitude/Longitude coordinates and Microsoft Streets and Trips or other GPS based system. Responsible for TX and RX antennas’ setup, thorough coverage recording, and then packaging and sending data to responsible engineer.

SERVPRO OF LEE AND CHATHAM COUNTIES, SANFORD, NC 10/2006 – 9/2012Provider of cleanup and mitigation services for fire, water, and biohazard damages in the residential and commercial sectors.Operations Manager Directed the successful launch and operation of a mitigation franchise during a down economy. Spearheaded all operations for a region spanning 2 counties with a population of 110K. Converted a 13Ksf textile facility on 2 acres into a suitable storage facility for company equipment valued at $150K+; established a sales office at retail office front location. Created and executed marketing and sales campaigns. Coordinated tradeshow exhibits and promotional purchases. Accountable for all executive, administrative, and accounting functions including recruiting, training, customer billing, payroll, and accounting. Managed an annual operating budget of ~$200K.

Increased gross income from $70K in 2007 to $180K in 2008, a 110% improvement, which won a growth rate award.

Recruited and trained 7 production technicians and promoted 1 to Crew Chief.

Grew the company from a startup with 1 employee to a staff of 5; hired contractors for overload periods.

SBS TECHNOLOGIES – [LATER ACQUIRED BY GE INTELLIGENT DESIGN] RALEIGH, NC 3/1991 – 2/2006Advanced through positions of increased accountability for Design Engineering based on consistently exceeding goals and expectations. SBS Technologies, now merged with GE FANUC, produces circuit boards for industrial and military applications; annual revenues of $54M with 21 employees working at the Raleigh, NC division.

Senior Design Engineer 5/2001 – 2/2006Charged with interpreting Intel Secret and Top Secret design references for cutting-edge computer chipsets and applying them to new embedded and highly dedicated computer products. Directed component selection, schematic capture, cooling device strategies, custom mechanical device specifications, initial debug and design correction, debugging system interfaces, and onsite implementation.

Other achievements at SBS:Test Engineer, Assistant Engineer with SBS TECHNOLOGIES in Raleigh, NC, 8/1999 – 5/2001Sr. Engineering Technician with SBS TECHNOLOGIES AND LOGICAL DESIGN GROUP in Raleigh, NC 3/1991 – 8/1999Electronics Engineering and/or Manufacturing Technician with LOGICAL DESIGN GROUP [ACQUIRED BY SBS TECHNOLOGIES]

Contract jobs through MANPOWER (IBM (2X CONTRACTS), EXIDE, HARRIS), LORD CORPORATION, Online Computers, ITT, others.

EDUCATIONAssociate of Applied Science Degree with a major in Electrical Engineering,

Central Carolina Technical College, Sanford, NCAdult education courses at NC State University majoring in Computer Technology

(programming), Chemistry and English

CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING

High-Speed Digital Design Training, North Carolina State University (NCSU) High-Speed Diagnostics by Tektronix, Tektronix MDO4000 Multifunction

Oscilloscope training Tektronix analog and digital oscilloscopes of all kinds; HP spectrum analyzers,

Dragon and Coyote military grade transmitters and receivers, respectively Soldering with Lead/Tin resin core, and acid core (no wash) solder on through-

hole, SMD/Fine-Pitch and BGA (with fixture) parts Intel, SMD, FreeScale / Motorola processors, including machine code level,

microcode and firmware debugging. VME, VMEx, PCI, PCIx, cPCI and Intel High Speed CPU (Celeron) Motherboard

Architectures Certified for Cleaning and Restoration, including mold growth IICCRC Lead Paint

Remediation Certification for USA and North Carolina

Engineering Experience Addendum...

SBS Technologies- Achieved on-time product release of a high-speed embedded computer with a 6 month design cycle that resulted in winning a multi-million dollar contract with GE Control Systems and Power Electronics Manufacturing.

SBS Technologies- Re-engineered several embedded circuit cards for a conduction cooled application. Redesigned the circuit board to add core metal for heat channeling and added rails and contact metal for heat removal in a no-airflow environment.

SBS Technologies- Extended the useful life of existing products by modifying the design to replace obsolete components.

All jobs- Diagnostics and verifications using DVM, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power meters and other miscellaneous test equipment

All engineering jobs- Modification of engineering prototypes using solder tools, Xacto knives, wire jumpers and patch board mounts.

Manufacturing support for new or existing products, especially RMA failure analysis and resolution.

ESD specification for lab benches.