PETER FREILL PAGE TWO
PETER FREILL
613-253-2570
238 Pickerel Point Road
Carleton Place, Ontario K7C 4K8 http://ca.linkedin.com/in/peterfreill
SUMMARY
An electrical engineering expert with 15+ years experience as a lead designer and 10+ years experience as a manager of electronics design teams. Strong design ability in military, industrial, and commercial electronics combined with an effective management style developed in the telecom industry. Able to establish rapport and credibility with diverse design teams and senior management. Solution-oriented with an eye for cost effective results. Excellent written and verbal communication and time management skills with extensive experience in the following areas:
· Hardware Management / · Project Management· System Architecture / · Championing Design Teams
· Cross Functional Teams / · Configuration Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DRS TCL, Carleton Place, Ontario 2009 – 2012
Principal Engineer/Manager, Test Engineering
Technical lead for all electrical proposals and product diagnostics. Manager of test engineering team responsible for the development and maintenance of test fixtures.
· Increased value of the test engineering team by providing effective leadership and management.
· Provided technical leadership on several multimillion dollar proposals including estimating and budgeting.
· Saved over $100,000 in lost revenue by resolving complex electrical failures.
· Chaired and resolved complex flash memory failure analysis engaging 6 organizations.
· Performed design for test and design for manufacturing analysis on several circuit cards improving DRS circuit card reliability.
· Wrote test procedures reducing test times and improving fault coverage.
Freill Enterprises, Carleton Place, Ontario 2006 – 2009
Electrical Engineering Consultant
Designed circuit cards for various customers while meeting budgets and schedules. Worked closely with Product Managers and clients to ensure products met objectives and were cost effective.
· Triacta Power: Created the product specification and detailed electrical design of power sub-meters. Performed feature feasibility study for new product cost effectiveness.
· SecureNex: Conceptualized and designed the product hardware architecture for a Digital Subscriber Link Access Multiplexer targeting 15 million lines.
· DRS: Designed a 28V power input filter required to ensure a multimillion dollar contract obligations was met. Managed test agencies to ensure products meet approval requirements.
· Farallon: Created a custom daughter board to replace an obsolete component in less than three weeks to ensure a custom dive propulsion unit was delivered on time.
· Subcontracted PCB Layout and Mechanical Design ensuring timely and cost effective turnkey development.
BSM wireless inc.
(formerly Netistix technologies corporation), Ottawa, Ontario 2003 – 2006
Senior Hardware Designer
Created hardware architecture and design for automotive performance monitoring. Responsible for all aspects of the hardware design cycle.
Meriton networks (formerly edgeflow), Ottawa, Ontario 2001 – 2003
Manager, Hardware Engineering
Supervised 7 hardware engineers and technicians developing an optical switch. Created hardware architecture and design for inter-processor communication. Managed a design team located in India.
ALcatel CANADA (formerly Newbridge networks), Ottawa, Ontario 1997 – 2001
Manager, Hardware Engineering
Supervised 6 hardware engineers and technicians developing wireless LMDS circuitry.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Engineering (electrical),
Graduated “with Distinction”
Carleton University, Ottawa
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Co-author of a patent filed to detect and contain residential oil spills.
Designed and marketed a Digital Chess Clock retailed through the Chess Federation of Canada.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
President of Pretties Island Property Owners Association Inc.