Skills:
Rick Anderson's Skill Set: Schooled in science, skilled in engineering BA in Physics Over 24 years in the engineering world Specializing in Electro-Mechanical Design Electrical PCB Layout/Fabrication Schematic Capture Encapsulants/Sealants/Potting Compounds/Conformal Coatings Design for high volume manufacturing Design of wire harnesses and cabling Plastic design High pressure injection molding Vacuum forming Extrusion Machined Working with mold toolers Metal design Low pressure casting Machined Stamped/Formed Extrusion Hydraulics use of liquid based actuators Pneumatics use of air based actuators and control Rapid Prototyping Knowledge of types and sources SLA, CNC, Fused Deposition Use of these technologies for design validation Contract manufacturing and high volume manufacturing Prototype, Pilot Production, Production introduction Production fixturing Bed of Nails test fixtures Engineering management Design FMEA Process FMEA Conceptualizing, quoting, presenting to customers Product life cycle Continuous product improvement Document Control Responsible for its use and maintenance Assisted in defining and detailing the process(es) and procedures Personnel Supervision Design for Manufacturing (Boothroyd and Dewhurst technique) Design for Assembly (Boothroyd and Dewhurst technique) PLC Custom and COTS PLC system integration Controls I/O interface to PLC GUI design Ladder logic programming Types of systems Allen-Bradley, Modicon, Keathley-Metrabyte RF Packaging of WiFi, Low, and High band RF systems Designing family of support products for NLOS, self healing wireless LAN/MAN systems Blind mating antennas Power over Ethernet modules Cable Assemblies Graphic Arts Design of labels, logos, and faceplate artwork Use of Photoshop, Micrographix Designer Presently learning: C++, JAVA J2EE, MySQL, HTML5, Javascript, Java Framework, Wordpress, .NET framework, Visual Studio, VB Express