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Greg Sitrick
761 Mesa Trail
Flagstaff, AZ. 86001
Phone: 520-525-2452
Illinois Phone: (847) 432-4242
Illinois FAX: (847) 677-4656
Email: gsitrick@aol.com
I
am currently in my senior year of an Electrical Engineering major at Northern
Arizona University. I have taken many
Electrical Engineering as well as general engineering classes and labs,
completed all math requirements, physics, programming requirements,
microprocessors, analog and digital circuit design, including filter design and
digital signal processing, and some graphics classes. I have grown up using computers and have countless hours of
experience with computers. Some of the
more familiar packages I am adept with are MathCAD, Mathmatetica, MATLAB ,
P-Spice, Mentor graphics, Simulink, Cosmos, AutoCAD, MSEXCEL, MSAccess,
MSPowerpoint, MSPublisher, countless word processing applications and I have
experience with both UNIX, and Novell.
For the past two summers I interned with MPC’s Electronics Engineering Department. This company specializes in aeronautical engineering applications but is not limited to just this field. Some examples of the types of systems MPC manufactures that I was involved with are throttle control systems, wing-flap and tail-flap actuation systems, multi-gimble positioning systems (radar and satellite positioning systems), waste compaction systems for the Space Shuttle, guidance systems for Free-fall Bombs, amplifiers for infrared targeting and vision systems, and display controls for a Bradley Tank.
This was a very exciting internship because I was able to test and work with all of these different systems at different levels. From schematic design to board testing to system testing, MPC involved me in all aspects of these design phases. I occasionally worked in the Hybrid Electronics Engineering clean room performing military and space class tests on parts, but mostly I worked in the Electronics Engineering Laboratories testing many different types of parts, recording data and most importantly, troubleshooting problem units.
There were many interesting projects I worked with a few of which I will mention. One of the projects I was assigned two summers ago was to build a test box for a Flex Board that mounted inside the throttle control unit for the F18 Fighter Jet. This test box would not only identify a signal break in flex board, but would also specifically designate which trace inside the unit was not functioning properly. I designed, tested and built the test box, which still remains as the certified test box for the F18 Flex Board at MPC.
Another project I worked on this past summer was a Flap-Control System for the British Navy’s submarine hunting jet called Nimrod. This system set the flaps of the wings, through an actuation system, to a desired set position. I worked on the four prototype systems, including troubleshooting and calibrating each system individually. I even had the chance to work directly with a British Naval Officer sent to monitor the progress of the system. The prototype boards were completed and sent to Britain, where they were received and all four functioned properly.
For
my second internship I worked as a Test Engineer intern with 6 engineers in the
Test Engineering Department at U.S.Robotics/3Com. I had many job functions, a few of which I will briefly mention.
U.S.Robotics/3Com was in the process of developing new products when I first
started.
To better introduce myself to the department, I spent time fixing testing machine on the factory floor. These testing machines were in charge of detecting faulty products coming off an assembly line before sending them to packaging. There were 13 automated assembly lines producing an average of 50,000 modems a day. So the testing equipment had to be functioning and I was the one who fixed the machines when the units malfunctioned. Some of the units I worked on were their Conference Phone Test Units, International Modem Test Units, and 56K Modem Test Units.
After becoming familiar with my surroundings, I started helping with the designs of new testing units for new products. Some of the units I helped to create and perfect were the ADSL Cable Modem Test Units, and the USB HUB Test Units. I also assisted in the construction of an OBQ Testing facility (Out of Box Quality) which had people randomly selecting already tested and packaged modems.
For my first internship, I interned with fifty top engineers in computerized broadcast video at Intelligent Resources Integrated Systems, Inc. (IRIS). I truly enjoyed this internship. Unfortunately, there will be no further summer intern programs at IRIS.
I started off assembling Video Explorer graphics processing boards, attaching Custom ASIC’s along with memory and other attachment cards. I also programmed PAL’s for the boards. I was then rotated to shipping and testing. I logged every board and part into a database and prepared them for testing. I also made sure there was proper paper work for all international and domestic packages.
I received a promotion and took on additional responsibilities as coordinator between the technical support staff and the technicians, making sure that proper paperwork was there, and that there was a systematic process to getting the boards in and out as quickly as possible.
The next promotion I received added responsibility as purchasing agent and placing authorized orders. There were only five people in IRIS capable of authorizing purchases with company funds including myself so I took the responsibility seriously.
Finally
I was promoted to coordinator between the sales department and the process of
assembling new systems, preparing them for testing by burning the systems in,
and then giving them to the technicians for testing. In addition, I still kept the previous job responsibilities I had
prior to the promotions I received.