Dublin, Ca 94568
EDUCATION: California State University Chico / Graduation: Dec. 2001
Major: Mechatronic Engineering, a combination of Mechanical Engineering and Computer control systems.
· Mechanical course work: Machine Design, Strength of materials, Finite Element, Statics, Dynamics, Failure Analysis.
· Advanced electrical course work included: Design of a single wire data transmission protocol and hardware.
Fabricated, programmed and tested a working computer motherboard over a one year course study.
· Advanced Mecatronic course work: Proof of concept CNC type projects. Designed, fabricated and programmed a computer controlled saw which feeds, measures, clamps and cuts metal tubing.
· First place in 1999 and 2000 National Steel Bridge Design Competition.
Design and fabrication of a steel bridge with considerations to weight, cost, deflection, and construction speed.
PERSONAL PROJECTS: www.etischer.com
· Conversion of a ’72 MG Midget drive train a Mazda 12a Rotary Engine and 5-speed gearbox. (‘98)· Conversion of an air-cooled Porsche 914 to a Subaru six cylinder water-cooled engine. (‘01)
· Fabrication of a “Porsche 901 transaxle cable shifter” to replace the crude shift rods, shifter and linkage. (‘02)
REAL WORLD COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SKILLS:
· HMI: Extensive use of Allen Bradley RSView32 and RSView Studio, WonderWare (Intouch, InSQL, and Active Factory), LabView “Advanced Certified”, Eurotherm/SSD/Parker DSI, Siemens WinCC
· PLC: Extensive use of Allen Bradley RsLogix 5000, 500 and 5; Siemens Step 7.
· NETWORKS: DeviceNet, ControlNet, Modbus, Ethernet, Data Highway, Fiberoptic “Link”, Profibus.
· DRIVES: Allen Bradley Control Logix; Eurotherm/Parker/SSD DSD, DSE (new for ’06), Config Ed.
· Programming skills include: Autocad, Assembly Language, C, Fortran, HPVEE, HTML, CSS, Pascal, Qbasic
WORK RELATED EXPERIENCE:
· Drivex, Livermore California. www.drivex.com / Feb. 02 to present- Design, fabrication, programming and installation of Industrial Control systems.
- Illustrate, and program touch screen displays using fore mentioned software packages.
- Program PLCs and drives for coordinated drive systems. Specializing in tension control for winder applications, blown film, flying shear, splicing turret winders, and electronic line shafting. Examples include: Listerine breath strips, Kapton processing, sheet metal processing for superconductors and solar cell manufacturing.
- Implementation of SQL Server data acquisition systems, and distributed report generation via Internet Explorer.
- Excellent Electrical and Mechanical troubleshooting skills..
· FormFactor, Livermore California. www.formfactor.com/ / Summer 00, 01
- FormFactor produces beds of microspring contacts (probe cards) used for testing wafers.
- Design and fabrication of tip replacement tool used to weld a blade to the end of an eyelash sized spring.
- Completed fabrication of a wafer processing station, and controlled temperature bath.
- Design and fabrication of FormFactor’s “replacement springs” for C4 and T2 product line.
This project started from a simple sketch, to design and FEA, to wafer mask, to completed parts on silicon wafers.
- Operation of a NewWave laser, plastic welder, and basic machine shop tools, class 100 clean room experience.
· Elite Motors, San Ramon California. / Aug. 97 to Aug. 99
- Service and repair of British automobiles, specializing in Jaguar and Rolls Royce.
HOBBIES:
· LastNightPhoto.com. My photography business, photographing corporate events, weddings, parties, promotion- International travel (been to Chernobyl), prototyping and fabrication with composites, plastics and metal, applied to be on TLC’s Junkyard wars. Please visit www.etischer.com