This document is a resume for Mike Blankenship summarizing his experience and qualifications. It outlines his education in telecommunications management and electronic technology. It also details his work history in software engineering roles at Maxim Integrated and Cisco Systems where he developed applications, interfaces and handled various debugging responsibilities. It provides an overview of his technical skills and accomplishments on various projects related to manufacturing monitoring systems, environmental monitoring, and tester interfaces.

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MIKE BLANKENSHIP
28 Firethorn St.
Milpitas,California 95035
(408) 513-5089
Mike.S.Blankenship@gmail.com
SUMMARY
A dedicated individual with Windows/Electronics/Software developmentIT/Networking systems and TestEngineering
Experience in supportof business objectives.Extensive hands-on debug experience in both an R@D and Manufacturing
environment.Able to lead all stages ofprojectbased efforts from cradle to grave.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications Mgmt.
DeVry Institute of Technology – Fremont, CA
Graduated - February 2001 – GPA 3.55
Assoc. of Applied Science in Electronic Technology
DeVry Institute of Technology – Phoenix, AZ
Graduated – July 1993 – GPA 3.12
Butte Police Academy – POST certificate – 1989-1990
MCSE 2003 and CCNA certifications
TECHNICAL SKILLS
● Programming Languages:Visual Basic .net,VB6, VBA, Python, WSCRIPT, DOS batch scripts
● Network: TCP/IP Network Design,Diagnostics,Optimization,SocketProgramming
● Network troubleshooting: ping,tracert, netstat, nbtstat, Wireshark,wget
● Network security: Cisco ASA 5510 firewall appliance
● Applications: Windows virtual PC, Rsync for Windows,SVN clientand scripting
● Embedded:RaspberryPI, Arduino, and Basic Stamp modules (BS2P,Propeller, SX)
● System level circuit design :A/D, amplifiers.Analog switches,Boost/Buck
● Test instrumentprotocols:RS-232,GPIB, Ethernet
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
● Manufacturing System Monitor: Programmed Winsock based clients to gather system data and send to a centra lized
HUB/server to be processed. System data consisted of 10 modules via code that gathered statistics such as utilization
through CPU percent and keyboard mouse movement. Low disk space data, IP information, Bandwidth monitoring. The
client also acted like a local server using the local loopback and a designated port for vendor yield information. This
monitoring system was used on over 1500 pieces of equipment
● Manufacturing Real-Time Yield Monitor: Pushed real-time productyields for current products under test from manufacturing
facilities, one of many modules for automated data collection system. Worked within team responsible for designing and
implementing needed software module as well as creating the client that accepts this data and sends it to a ce ntralized
Apache based system.
● Manufacturing Environmental Monitoring:Automated method to collect temperature and humidityof manufacturing floors and
test equipment worldwide, allowing monitoring environment of testers for calibration compliance and spot failures of
environmental specs. Created, packaged, and maintained cross -platform tool, using Maxim 1-Wire iButton public VB.net
library to communicate with up to ten iButtons per 1-Wire network. Enabled tool to display iButton's serial number(s),
temperature,humidity,and date/time stamp. Enabled tool used by client of automated data collection system used to send
information to database.
● Software Engineer for the Tester User Interfaces used on the Eagle Tester, Teradyne Flex, Teradyne UltraFlex, Tera dyne
J750 and SPEA testers and Credence TMT
● Designed, setup and maintained legacy DOS network for over 500 Credence TMT testers in 12+ locations
● Designed, setup and maintained a Windows based network for over 1000 NT/XP/Windows 7 testers in over 12+ locations
 Designed a HIGH-LEVEL prototype of an infant monitoring system to detectthe presence ofChildren or pets left in an
automobile,the system monitored the temperature (DS18B20) and movement(IR,PIR and ultrasonic sensors) inside the
automobile and took a picture of the environmentand sentan SMS message with GPS location

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Work History :
MAXIM INTEGRATED,San Jose,California
Senior Software Engineering - Senior Member of Technical Staff, 2000 – Sept 2015
● Designed and developed cross-platform applications and tools to aide in new product introductions and data collection.
● Managed and developed the Operator Interfaces and handler drivers for the following Test Platforms :
o Teradyne Flex/Uflex/UltraFlex Testers
o Teradyne J750 Testers
o SPEA (Program Loader only)
o LTX-Credence TMT tester
● Designed and managed System monitoring applications for all Windows based Testers
● Designed and managed Real time yield status application for Manufacturing
● Designed and managed Parametric data movement from Tester to over 20 servers
● Built and managed over 20 windows based application servers that hosted Test Engineering applications
● Supported Test Engineering development of new product
● Setup and managed Cisco ASA 5510’s
● Provided 24/7 support in over 12 location both domestic and international
● Extensive overseas Travel experience (Philippines and Thailand) to train in-house local employees on my processes
CISCO SYSTEM,San Jose,California
Senior Debug Technician, 1995 – 2000
● Debug failures for the Cisco Catalyst6000 series ofGigabitswitches from system to componentlevel
● Debug failures for the Cisco 2500 – 2525 series ofrouters from system to componentlevel
● Setup and maintain the test environmentfor the Catalyst 6000 and 2500 series switches/routers
● 1st
level supportfor the production line testbed, PC’s routers,switches and hubs and devices under test
● Lead production technician interface to Engineering for critical line-stop issues
● Designed and implemented,and maintained the following for the manufacturing floor
o Tape monitor thatnotified manufacturing when the system was outof tape
MAXIM INTEGRATED,San Jose,California
Senior Maintenance Technician, 1993 - 1995
● Test technician responsible for line supportand maintenance of
o Symtek 500, 300
o Aetrium 5050 flex,
o Aseco S170,S130
● Maintained and supported all equipmentfor the manufacturing flow
o PC, switches,cabling,
● Designed,implemented,and maintained constantground monitors on all the above handlers
o Input, output tracks ground connections
o ESD cord verification ( 750K to 10M at 1%)
US ARMY
Medical Specialist (91A), 1986 – 1989
Honorable Discharge
Side projects built at home :
● Designed, manufactured, and marketed a TRI-functional ESD tester
o Measured Left Foot, Right foot, and Wrist strap
o Microcontroller based (BSP2), SPI and DC/DC isolated converters
o R2-232 computer interface to display and log results
● Designed a USB current meter
o MAX9611 high-side current meter (I2C) using the Arduino
o MAX7219 8 digit LED display driver used 8 - 7 segment displays to view Voltage and current
● Designed ultra-low current meter
o IVC102 (Switched integrator technique)
o MAX1300 8 channel 16 bit A/D
o MAX4602 bi-polar analog switches
o MEA1D0515DC isolated DC/DC converter Vin = 5V Vout = +/-15
● Design a HIGH-LEVEL prototype to prevent “Child Vehicular Heat Stroke Fatalities”
o Raspberry PI controlled (with camera to take a picture of the environment)
o PIR sensors (Both movement and distance)
o Ultrasonic sensor (Distance)
o Accelerometer (To detect vehicle movement)
o Temperature (DS18B20)
o System covered Driver, Passenger, and both back seats
o Schematic, board layout complete
 Designed an Arduino based Eval shield for the MLX906XX family of Non-contact temperature measurement sensors
o 16x4 Thermal imaging pixel array
o I2C bus extender to 30M
o DS18B20 Temperature sensor local and remote