1. JENNIFER McDANIEL
2626 Nela Avenue (407) 497-3782
Belle Isle, Florida 32809 j2mcd@yahoo.com
SUMMARY
Electrical Engineer with over 20 years of diverse technical, contractor and vendor management experience.
Experienced in team building, customer relations development, presentations, safety, training, research &
development in transitioning products and technologies into safe and reliable applications. Proven skills in risk
assessment, sustainability, system design, testing, problem solving, project management, technical requirements
(writing/analyzing/enforcing), modeling and analysis. Jennifer is experienced in bringing assignments to fruition,
improving customer relationships, insuring quality/safety, & engaging team players in a global diverse workforce.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (GPA 3.5/4.0) University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Over 20 Continuing Education Certifications via conferences, symposiums & technical societies
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Walt Disney World Corporation Orlando, FL 9/2007
CT Merchandising
• Improve customer interface, actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety training.
• Chosen for the golden “Presidential Volunteer Award”.
• Increase park awareness, performance, & sales for Disney parks.
• Knowledgeable in Show & Ride systems, technologies, safe system design practices and safety protocols.
University of Central Florida, Stormwater Management Academy Orlando, FL 3/2003 – 2014
Director of Special Projects
• Established over $350k in funding through proposals & contracts. Contracts resulted in 7 Trademarks & 2 patents pending.
Prepared and presented legal documentations.
• Led 3 design teams in the development of a Stormwater control system (covering embedded software, low level integration,
GUI design, microcontroller & PLC architecture, mechanical, & circuit board designs) generated prototype specifications.
• Created multiple High Definition DVD’s for Stormwater management & safety showcasing the Technology developed at
UCF.
• Assisted with the creation & animation of the H2O4U Water drop logo. Created multiple videos for community awareness.
• Showcased on UCF TV for STEM, Stormwater Management special projects, safety, quality, & CECS outreach.
• First Director for Women in College of Engineering & Computer Science. Created POWER (Providing Our Women
Engineers & Computer Scientist Resources) program for college students. Lead Engineering outreach program – Expanding
Your Horizons. Serve as the Southeastern Regional liaison for the National Girls Collaborative Project in collaboration with
the American Association of University Women to engage industry, educational institutes, and the community in promoting
young ladies and boys in Science Technology Engineering & Math (STEM). Invited speaker at NASA for Women’s
History month.
SUNESIS SOLUTIONS, Inc. Orlando, FL 2003 - 2016
President
• Founded and incorporated a technical consulting firm specializing in transforming ideas into products performing risk
management, insuring quality, evaluating system designs, & improving customer relationships.
• Provide research, data analysis, sustainability, feasibility studies and documentation associated with Intellectual Property.
• Designed electrical interface for an alternative LED system on a SBIR Phase II in collaboration with the Center for
Research Electro Optics & Lasers at UCF. Established customer interface with Industry, Navy, & Army branches. Held
design reviews with customers.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN (AAUW), Washington DC 2006 – 2014
• Southeastern Regional liaison for National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) a National Science Foundation funded grant
to engage more women and girls in STEM. AAUW STEM Task Force led for Florida.
• Wrote and won a grant that rose close to $0.25M to bring Tech Trek to the state of Florida. Directed & hosted girls from
across Florida at a residential STEM camp for a week on UCF campus.

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• Presented STEM statistics, Why so Few?, STEM strategies, successful STEM programs at multiple conferences such as
WEPAN, STEM Tech, AAUW, FEEC, FES (FL Engineering Society), and several others. Increased partnerships.
• Created and presented hands on STEM material at multiple Girl Scout, community events, STEM camps &conferences.
SCHWARTZ ELECTRO-OPTICS, Orlando, FL 2002
Engineering Manager, Commercial & Emerging Technologies
Management & Leadership
• Managed a team of engineers responsible for development & delivery of five diverse laser based product lines worth $2M.
• Accelerated product delivery by 25% through effective scheduling, costing and team management.
• Led hardware and software design reviews (covering embedded software, low level integration, GUI design, processor
architecture, mechanical, optical, and circuit board designs) and generated prototype specifications.
• Insured system performance through hardware testing versus performance specifications. Enforced specifications & standards.
• Reduced system assembly, design and machine time using AGILE: 3-D modeling and drawings.
• Moved commercial products from design to prototyping, fabrication to integration and into production.
• Focus on sustainability of new commercial products with emphasis on customer satisfaction.
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES/BELL LABS INNOVATIONS, Orlando, FL 1995 – 2002
Development Engineer
Management & Leadership
• Positively impacted the commercial product sales through efficient customer service and networking, reduced prototype
development time by 40% and saved over $5k per production unit in material costs through the utilization of COTS
technology and hardware optimization.
• Directed the failure analysis and corrective actions for the commercial product line.
• Managed a $0.5M R&D partnership with University of Central Florida, CREOL and Schwartz EO.
• Established a $2.2M Failure Analysis Lab for both wafers and packaged devices in less than one year.
• Managed the acquisition of $1.8M in capital equipment within nine months to coincide with the $600M corporate
facility expansion.
• Managed and trained over 25 international colleagues in photolithography processes, failure analysis and device
characterization.
• Selected to represent Lucent Technologies on the UCF Dean’s Executive Advisory Board.
• Appointed Workshop Chairperson for the International Reliability and Physics Symposium, with over 2,000 physicists,
researchers and engineers in attendance.
• Selected Chairperson for the “New Techniques” technical session for the International Symposium for Testing and
Failure Analysis Conference with over 1,500 technical colleagues in attendance.
Research & Development
• Handled device modeling, simulations and characterization for sub-micron technology (0.16um).
• Designed and integrated IC-CAP into the measurements and modeling for ASIC and RF devices.
• Maintained a $1.5M device testing and characterization lab for modeling and simulations.
• Performed Failure Analysis of ASIC devices for reliability, new code intro, packages, and process changes.
• Developed de-processing techniques to determine root cause of failures.
• Reduced the 200mm (0.35um) fabrication line Burin-In (BI) Early Failure Rate from 1.7% to 0.4% in less than three
months. Published paper defining the failure mechanisms identified.
• Identified failure mechanisms for customer devices increasing yield to 95% meeting corporate goals.
• Enhanced the device characterization time on new product designs by 75%, moving the modeling and simulation time
ahead of schedule.
Product Development (Manufacturing) Photolithography Development Group - Reticle Analysis & Inspection
• Specialized in Silicon Validation phase of ASIC and DSP technologies.
• Responsible for Reticle contents, quality & verification including OPC and Phase Shift Masks.
• Developed a proactive approach to inspection plans & rejection criteria for wafers & reticles used to build FPGA, DSP,
CMOS, ASIC, computer & microprocessor peripheral chips, drive controllers, & cellular telecomm. integrated circuits.
• Appointed customer liaison for five multinational corporations to resolve integrated circuit design issues.
• Identified and evaluated Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Variability Reduction parameters.

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Customer Experience
• Handled all customer interfaces for Cirrus Logic, Dupont and Photronics.
• Took ownership of vendor issues with QC Optics, KLA STARlight, ASYST, Nikon, Biorad, LUDL, Hitachi,
Hypervision, NIPPON, Agilient, Cascade, and Keithley.
• Used state-match funds to form a joint venture with UCF and USF to define a project that develops FA and test
techniques to reduce/eliminate burn-in failures.
• Took initiative to seek business opportunities to sustain company capital equipment investments.
• Focus on sustainability of photolithography process and equipment for 24 hour operation.
LOCKHEED MARTIN Electronics &Missiles, Orlando, FL 1992 - 1995
Research Engineer
Conducted technical research, failure analysis, and root cause analysis for LANTIRN and the Microelectronics Center
(MEC), also interfaced with external customers, and wrote proposals and technical specifications.
• Conducted the APD vs. PIN detector trade study for the LANTIRN Laser Spot Tracker (LST) design.
• Worked with manufacturer to reduce noise and enhance the performance of the 1st
generation FLIR, four-channel
preamplifier detector assembly for LANTIRN and TADS/PNVS.
• Member of the LST development team. Helped define the system performance specification.
• Lead a team performing construction analysis of obsolete parts, and writing a company wide proposal for microcircuit
obsolescence. Resolved numerous obsolescence and manufacturing issues.
• Certified in ASIC Design Assurance, Digital Design Assurance, and Analog Design Assurance.
• Interfaced with customers (AMD, National, MicroRel Medtronics and Motorola) to resolve integrated circuit design
issues and establish corrective actions.
• Performed Failure Analysis, device testing, and construction analysis of microelectronics and printed wiring boards to
identify the failure root cause and establish corrective actions.
SONITROL, Orlando, FL 1991 - 1992
Research & Development, Design Engineer
• Responsible for the design of an audio discriminator. Utilized Analog Design, Fuzzy Logic, DSP and Neural Networks.
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING - UCF, Orlando, FL 1989 - 1991
Graduate Research Assistant / Teaching Assistant
• Designed, analyzed and fabricated Surface Acoustic Wave and Acoustic Charge Transport Devices.
• Joint patent with UCF & SAWTEK for the fabrication of 3-D semiconductor devices.
• Instructed students in the Electrical Engineering Department in labs such as Semiconductor Devices and Introduction to
Electrical Engineering. Included assigning grades, teaching, grading labs, and creating lab curriculum.
AWARDS
National winner of Lucent Technologies Microelectronics Community Partnership Diversity Award, 2000
Orlando Diversity Action Committee - Community Partnership Diversity Award, 2000
School to Work Award for support of Non-traditional careers, 2001
Women’s History month – NASA Kennedy Space Center, 2005
Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) Award – Math and Science Network, September, 2003
Disney MEPIAC Golf tournament – UCF, 2005
College of Engineering & Computer Science Alumni Chapter – Pegasus Presidents Award, 2004
HONORS
Tau Beta Pi (Engr. Honor Society), Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Engr. Honor Society), Omicron Delta Kappa
COMMUNITY & CORPORATE PROGRAMS
Selected 1 of 7 to represent AAUW as the Southeastern Liaison for a National Girls Collaborative Project with NSF.
Initiated into UCF Order of the Engineer, 2003
My Region.Org – Community Outreach and Technical committee member
Leadership Orlando graduate 2004
Selected for Who’s Who in Leadership
Appointed to the UCF College of Engineering & Computer Science (CECS) Dean’s Search Committee.
Elected Board Member for the University of Central Florida Alumni Executive Board (6 years)
Board member & President of the UCF CECS Alumni Board (established a $250,000 endowment).

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Serve on the Dean of the College of Engineering & Computer Science Advisory Board.
IEEE Member, President Society of Women Engineers, UCF Chapter, 1985-1989.
Co-Developed “Expanding Your Horizons” at UCF.
Elected President of Women in Lucent Leadership (WILL) and increased membership 700%.
Professional member for Society of Women Engineers, American Association for University Women member
Chairperson for the Lucent, Orlando Diversity Action Committee.
Sematech Product Analysis Forum assignee. UCF Graduation Commencement Speaker.
I-4 High Tech Corridor Training Assistant and Speaker.
Florida Stormwater Association member.
Instructor for SAT / ACT courses.
PUBLICATIONS
Knapp, Barbara and McDaniel, J.K. “AAUW (America Association of University Women) National Girls
Collaborative Project STEM (Science Technology Engineering & Math) program”, FloriVision Winter/Spring 2007.
J.K. McDaniel, Christi Corbett, Karen Peterson, “The National Girls Collaborative Project: Building Capacity
through Collaboration”, 2007 AAUW National Convention Phoenix, June 30, 2007.
Karen Peterson and Jennifer McDaniel, “National Girls Collaborative Project: Successful Partnerships for
Change”, WEPAN (Women in Engineering Program Advocates Network) June 12, 2007.
Jennifer McDaniel, Andrea Wesser, and Amy Schwambach, “The POWER of Recruitment & Retention”, WEPAN /
NAMEPA 2005 Joint National Conference, University of Central Florida, April 12, 2005 Green Valley – Las Vegas, Nevada.
J.K. McDaniel, “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Outreach”, Space Coast SWE, March ’05.
J.K. McDaniel, “Status on Women in Engineering for NASA”, Kennedy Space Center, March 05.
J.K. McDaniel, “Success with Engaging Young Girls in Science”, EYH, UCF, March 2005.
Jennifer McDaniel, “WHY Engineering Outreach!”, Valencia Community College, Sept 2004.
Jennifer McDaniel, “Obtaining a Patent”, UCF, SWE Conference Workshop, October 2004.
Jennifer McDaniel, “Leadership & Teaming for Outreach”, SWE, UCF, Oct 2004.
Wanielista, Martin, Souto, Leesa and McDaniel, Jennifer “Pointless Personal Pollution – Digital media Videos: Pet
Waste and Erosion and Sediment”, Flash videos, 1st Annual SWMA Research Symposium, UCF, Oct 2004.
Wanielista, M. P., Jennifer McDaniel et. al., "Intelligent Control System for Water Distribution," Florida Stormwater
Association Annual Conference, June, 2004, 20 pages.
Yocum, Gary, Jennifer McDaniel, and Marty Wanielista, "Stormwater Intelligent Controller System – I2 Controls",
WEFTEC 04, New Orleans, LA, October 6, 2004.
McDaniel, Jennifer and Souto, Leesa, “Florida Water Monitoring Council Retreat”, Cocoa Beach, FL July 15 & 16,
2004.
Jennifer McDaniel, “Stormwater Management Academy Projects”, Space Coast Water management District, Palm
Bay, May 2004.
Wanielista, M.P., McDaniel, J.K., “Stormwater Intelligent Controller System Design", University of Central Florida, November
2003.
Jennifer McDaniel, “Expanding Your Horizons Success with STEM Outreach”, Math Science Network Award
Recipient Ceremony, September 2003.
Jennifer McDaniel “STEM Outreach”, Sally Ride Conference Workshop Presenter for University of Central Florida,
Feb 2, 2003.
Jennifer McDaniel, “Engineering Outreach”, Lyman High School, Nov 24, 2003.
McDaniel, Jennifer, “Developing a Voltage Contrast Technique”, ISTFA,November 14, 2001.
P.W. Mason, D.K. DeBusk, J.K. McDaniel, A.S. Oates, K.P. Cheung, “Relationship between Yield and Reliability
Impact of Plasma Damage to Gate Oxide”, Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, USA, 2000.
McDaniel, J.K. “Transitions within Corporate America”, AT&T Microelectronics, University of Central Florida,
February 1999.

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McDaniel, J.K., Miller, Booker, “Ground Bounce Analysis”, Martin Marietta, USA, 1993.
Johnson (McDaniel), J.K., “Reactive Ion Etching Investigation for Quartz and Lithium Niobate”, University of
Central Florida, May 1991.
Johnson (McDaniel), J.K. “3-D SAW Performance”, American Vacuum Society, University of Central Florida,
March 1991.

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McDaniel, J.K., Miller, Booker, “Ground Bounce Analysis”, Martin Marietta, USA, 1993.
Johnson (McDaniel), J.K., “Reactive Ion Etching Investigation for Quartz and Lithium Niobate”, University of
Central Florida, May 1991.
Johnson (McDaniel), J.K. “3-D SAW Performance”, American Vacuum Society, University of Central Florida,
March 1991.