1. LI D I A M. VI L L O N I
1919 S. Kirkwood Rd. #28, Houston, Texas 77077 ● 832.294.4845
lmaldov@yahoo.com ● lidvillo1@gmail.com
Senior Engineering Technician – Engineering Technologies
MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL DESIGN TESTING & DEBUG ~ MANUFACTURING & ASSEMBLY ~ SUPPLY CHAIN
VENDOR MANAGEMENT ~ DOCUMENTATION CONTROL ~ PROJECT COORDINATION
E X E C U T I V E P R O F I L E
 Developed, trained, & mentored engineers, technicians, & others on new processes & procedures
 Domestic & international liaison to internal & external technical resources
 Consummate strengths in system debug, & deploying solutions which markedly enhance productivity & cost
 Excel at interfacing with key stakeholders to move forward multiple initiatives concurrently.
 Result orientated focus on optimizing product design & performance, reliability, & manufacturing
 Strong affinity for performing multiple projects simultaneously
S E L E C T E D A C H I E V E M E N T S
 Responsible for administering departmental quality policies resulting in a 80% reduction of design errors
 Responsible for implementing cost reduction and control of inventoried components & parts
 Key technical resource responsible for successful product troubleshooting within 5+ different industries
 Direct responsibility for conducting preventative maintenance & continued department equipment calibration
 Increased company LNR by $4B+ through innovative updates and modifications needed to meet schedule
 Responsible for the successful testing and release of 12+ new products on time & within budget
 Established & maintained engineer archives
P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E
Texas Instruments Inc., Sugar Land, TX, 2011 - present
Senior High Speed Laboratory Technician / Lab Manager
 Responsible for platform assemblies, modifications, & debug
 Responsible for equipment calibration ($5MM+ per year)
 Managed laboratory resources, equipment & inventory stock
 Highly skilled at 1618 – 0201 component rework, soldering, desoldering
 Successful completion of 50+ product family hardware modifications (250+ individual products)
 Proficient at technical specification, schematics, BoM’s, Statement of Work (SoW)
 Liaison between all technical engineering departments, sales, service, management, vendors & facilities
 Established & maintained technical document control
 Direct responsibility for obtaining target goals on time & within budget
CTDI (Total Technical)Telecommunications 2009 - 2011
Repair / Test / Debug Technician.
 Perform modifications, upgrades, rework, repair on pcb assemblies
 Conducted functional testing, & troubleshooting to component level for power assemblies
 Responsible for system set up on Optics Card Downloader ELU/Fox, EBC, SC Series Fibre Optics Switch, XDSL
Line Simulator (M459A), etc.
Cypress Technology (Aerotek) Manufacturing 2008 - 2009
Electronic/Test Engineering Technician
 Configure, program & test hardware units to manufacturing specifications
 Experience in troubleshooting to component level utilizing manuals, schematics, drawings, test equipment
 Experience utilizing in-process software programs: MPLab, Quartus, WSP, Noritake, BPM, MaxPlusII
 Testing, troubleshooting, & configuration of optical & SCSI optics.
 Skilled at advanced modifications, soldering/desoldering techniques, repair of traces, pads & barrels.
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Tellabs (Kay & Associates) 2007
Engineering Technician
 Upgraded circuit boards to engineering specification, utilizing soldering & desoldering equipment.
 Assembled, verified compatibility; tested & programmed PCBA's
 Performed other administrative duties as required. (equipment calibration scheduling, inventory control etc.)
 Tested & debugged prototypes of AdvancedTCA etc., & Ethernet interfaces.
 Maintained a safe & clean working environment.
ARL/UT | AMD (Volt Resources) 2006
Engineering Technician – Contract Assignment
 Assembly & testing of bare PCB’s incorporating fine pitch components & complex processors
 Developed & implemented technical modification as directed by engineering
 Experienced reading and interpreting technical specifications & drawings (schematics)
 Program & product tracking maintained throughout the product lifecycle
 Created & maintained inventory database.
 Experience with final assembly & setup for potting process
Bandspeed, Inc. 2004 - 2005
Engineering Technician – Contract Assignment
 Product development team member driving product design, testing, quality, & manufacturing
 Responsible for product assembly, rework, repair & assembly was completed in accordance with 802.11
 Debug, troubleshoot, & performed SMT rework 1618 – 0201 sized components
 Performed complex testing utilizing dedicated test scripts
 Utilized state of the art test & repair equipment
Dell Inc. (Contractor) Austin, TX 2004
Test Technician
 SMT (Surface Mount Technology) solder rework
 Component level debug of cPLD’s; programming, BIOS testing & BMC of NIC, 24 GE port blades;
 Test lead for 2 & 4 CPU Intel X86 based motherboards, SCSI Risers, Backplanes &/or RAID controllers.
 Responsible for installation & configured of OS & BIOS
 Performed mechanical assembly of system/servers
Guardian Instruments Inc. Leander, TX 2002-2003
Electronic Technician
 Responsible for successful assembly of Sub-systems incorporating switches, sensors & LCD's
 Directly involved in ERP/MRP management, inventory, quality & documentation control
 Experience generating & reviewing project BoM’s, creating technical procedures product assembly.
 Lead technician directly involved with new product & process test development cycles
 Hands on experience: RF Range & thermal testing, metal stress, & LCD subassemblies, final product testing
 Responsible for design modifications, prototype work, & prototype validation
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX. 1993-2001
Electronic Technician II
 Directly responsible for troubleshooting circuit board assemblies to the component level
 Utilize state of the are test & debug equipment (multi-meters, oscilloscopes,…)
 Develop, read, & interpret, procedures, schematics, assembly prints, timing diagrams, & technical data
 Experience in operation & testing of PCI and related circuits
 Teamed with engineering to identify & resolve issues production build issues, repair & upgrade equipment
Manufacturing Associate II
 Performed solder rework & upgrade on field return printed circuit assemblies
 Performed detailed rework on defective PCBA’s w LCD malfunction
 Total Quality Commitment Facilitator
 Championed purge, pilots, & safety programs
E D U C A T I O N
Associates Degree Electronic Engineering Technology
ITT Technical Institute, Houston, TX