1. JAMES SANDER
3327 North Betty Drive
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
847.345.8009 www.linkedin.com/in/sanderjames james.sander@comcast.net
SUMMARY
Versatile Senior Electrical Engineer with department management and product management experience.
Works effectively with project managers, suppliers, manufacturing engineers, marketing and sales
organizations, and compliance engineers to design and develop timely, cost effective, and high quality
products. Extensive experience in product development from initial concept through product release.
Core competencies include:
• System Design and Development • Altium PCB Layout / Schematic Design
• Digital and Analog Hardware Circuit Design • Assembly and C Programming
• UL / CSA / TUV / CE Design Compliance • Stepper Motor Control
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GARRETT TECHNOLOGIES, Northbrook, IL 2016
Contract PCB Design Engineer
Performed hardware and PCB design and layout for medical and consumer products.
• Designed circuit boards and layouts utilizing Wi-Fi, USB, and Blue Tooth communication circuitry,
DC to DC converters, battery charge circuitry, and various sensors.
OPTIMAL DESIGN, Arlington Heights, IL 2015 - 2016
Contract PCB Design Engineer
Provided PCB design and layout for virtual reality equipment.
• Designed circuit boards and layouts for motor controllers and NFC antennas and transceiver boards.
LIFE FITNESS, Franklin Park, IL 2015
Contract PCB Design Engineer
Developed PCB design and layout for exercise equipment.
• Designed circuit boards and layouts for motor drives, DC to DC converters, and distribution boards
for new designs and to reduce EMC emissions in older designs.
• Repaired schematic symbol and PCB footprint libraries.
MOOG / QUICKSET, Northbrook, IL 2013 - 2014
Senior Electrical Engineer
Performed hardware design, circuit board design and layout, and regulatory approvals for
electromagnetic interference. Designed PCB layouts using Altium CAD software.
• Developed hardware controllers and circuitry for stepper motors, DC motors, DC to DC converters,
power supplies, optical sensors, and video encoders used in highly accurate pan and tilt equipment
for analog and HD cameras, thermal cameras, illuminators, and controllers.
• Implemented Electromagnetic Compatibility design and testing (EMC) for compliance approvals.
ACCO BRANDS / GENERAL BINDING CORPORATION, Lincolnshire, IL 1998 – 2012
Manager EE / Software
Managed electrical department consisting of a software engineer and a technician. Performed project
management, firmware design, hardware design, and regulatory approvals for safety and
electromagnetic interference.
• Developed hardware circuitry and firmware using Microchip Assembler and C language with
Microchip PIC16/17/18/24 microcontrollers for controlling stepper motors, DC motors, solenoids, and
sensors used in high speed paper punch and book binding equipment.
• Enhanced existing and legacy products for new product release.
• Designed circuit boards and layouts for punch and binding equipment using Protel / Altium.

2. • Engaged in safety and EMC regulatory compliance design and testing (UL, C-UL, CSA, VDE).
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CUMMINS-ALLISON CORPORATION, Mount Prospect, IL 1989 – 1998
Senior Electrical Engineer / Compliance Engineer
Produced software designs, hardware designs, and regulatory approvals for safety and electromagnetic
interference.
• Developed hardware circuitry and firmware using assembler language with Intel 8748
microprocessor for control of AC and DC motors, solenoids, and sensors in high speed / high
capacity paper shredder product line.
• Created firmware using assembly and C language with Motorola 6805, 6809, and 78HC16
microprocessors for machine control of high speed coin sorting equipment.
• Provided circuit board design and layout for paper shredder product line using Pads CAD software.
• Led corporate wide design and testing efforts for safety regulatory compliance (UL, C-UL, CSA, and
VDE) and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) compliance for domestic (FCC) and international
(CE, TUV) approvals for entire Cummins product line including, paper shredders, currency counters /
scanners, and coin sorting equipment.
AES / REMITTANCE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Elk Grove, IL 1987 – 1989
Electrical Engineer
Generated hardware designs, software designs, and system integration of OEM products in a high speed
envelope contents extraction machine.
AT&T TELETYPE CORPORATION, Skokie, IL 1978 – 1987
Senior Electronic Technician
EDUCATION
• BSEET, Electrical Engineering Technology, 1978, DeVry Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Motor / Motion Control • Design for EMC Compliance
• C Programming • Project Management
PATENTS
• US Patent pending for high speed paper alignment and hole punching, 2012
• Received US Patent for automatic lubrication system for paper shredders, 1996
COMPUTER SKILLS
• MS Windows Operating Systems • MS Excel, Word, Project, PowerPoint
• Altium / Protel PCB Layout and Schematic
Capture
• Microchip Assembler and C
Programming