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Scott Jenney
1905 Gabrielles Way
Manchaca, Texas 78652
(512) 387-0625 SeniorElectronicsEngineer@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/scottjenney/
PROFILE
I am a Senior Electrical Engineer focusing on analog and digital electronics, hardware and
software engineering of medical devices and other instrumentation.
NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
Created low cost medical blood-gas analyzers by researching new technologies,
managing the design phases, creating sophisticated test equipment and qualifying
production releases.
Led new product development teams that designed several top-selling electromechanical
medical diagnostic devices for cardiac, ophthalmic and dental procedures.
Improved instrument MTBF through data collection, root cause analysis, Good
Manufacturing Practice and Corrective And Preventable Action concepts.
Led Electrical Engineering and Design teams in 3 multi-million dollar projects that
spanned 3 years each.
Directed teams of engineers on the conceptual development and creation of several new
electronic sensor products.
Saved $2 million annually in lost revenue costs by leading successful product
improvement projects.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Project management
Embedded systems
Product Development
Data collection
Complex problem solver Corrective/Preventable action
Technical writing FMEA and failure analysis
Risk analysis
Schematic capture
Power supplies
Test bench design accreditation
PCB layout
Optical electronics
EDUCATION
Bachelor ofScience in Electrical Engineering
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
AssociatesofScience in Electro-Mechanical Technology
North Shore Community College, Beverly, Massachusetts
Degree course credits towards Masters in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering
Boston University, Boston, MA and Northeastern University, Boston, MA
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Principal Laser Process Development Engineer
September 2015 – January 2016, July 2016 – Present
University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Designed, characterized, modeled, tested and analyzed performance of medical laser
equipment from component to system levels using Zemax, SolidWorks, Multisim and
OrCAD.
Developed requirements, provided design input and worked with a team of mechanical,
optical and electrical engineers to achieve design goals.
Adhered to quality system procedures while documenting and implementing new
requirements, designs, processes and tests.
Staff Optical Applications Engineer
January 2016 – July 2016
Intersil Corporation, Milpitas, California
Managed product development and release by coordinating designs, manufacturing and
production qualifications.
Created validation protocols and reports for determining root cause analysis including
corrective action plans.
Designed and validated electronics and optical systems to meet concept theoretical
models by designing/building PCB assemblies using Zemax, OrCAD and Allegro.
Developed electro optical systems using C/C++, VB and C# software development tools.
Created and released specifications, datasheets, application notes and white papers.
Worked with customers, manufacturers, distributors and suppliers to produce high
efficiency, state-of-the-art and cost effective optical electronic components.
Software Quality Lead
February 2015 – September 2015
ArthroCare/Smith & Nephew, Incorporated, Austin, Texas
Created embedded software validation protocols and reports for surgical RF knives to
ensure product reliability.
Documented and analyzed validation testing issues and complete CAPA processes to
fully test and document changes.
Managed and scheduled product designs, timelines, test plans and manufacturing
processes.
Reviewed and created change notices for product development and manufacturing.
Principal Manufacturing Electrical Engineer
May 2014 – October 2014
Inova Labs, Austin, Texas
Created and implemented the qualification/validation (IQ, OQ and PQ) protocols and
training procedures for medical oxygen concentrators following ISO 13485 requirements.
Created schematics and layouts using Allegro schematic, layout and simulation tools.
Installed overseas contract manufacturer’s processes and equipment while training
management, engineers and technicians.
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Principal Manufacturing Electrical Engineer (continued)
Initiated and implemented CAPA processes for Lithium battery charging code increasing
device efficiency.
Senior Electrical Engineer
March 2013 – December 2013
Medica Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts
Created new processes, held design reviews and assigned actions for designing and
developing blood-gas analyzers.
Redesigned obsolete electronic circuits in order to increase analyzer life, decrease
production time by 50 percent, and decreased total production costs by 25 percent.
Improved RF communications between the analyzer and computer by creating Smith
Charts and redesigned circuitry for antenna impedance matching.
Generated risk and root cause analysis reports and reviews for systems through quality
validation and release processes.
Designed high impedance sensing and signal acquisition circuits using OrCAD and
Allegro schematic capture, layout and simulation tools.
Isolated and corrected a manufacturing process that caused cable failures in the field
implementing CAPA processes to correct, test, validate and eliminate failures.
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
March 2012 – October 2012
Avedro, Incorporated, Waltham, Massachusetts
Automated testing by designing, managing, documenting and validating the release and
installation of specialized RFID, wireless and RS232 interfaced testing equipment.
Saved production and testing costs by developing an artificial human eye for calibrating
refractive correction medical devices.
Created CAPA analysis and validation protocols and reports for non-reliable imaging
lasers by evaluating, testing, documenting and implementing changes into existing
products.
Implemented CAPA processes to improve system performance and reduced maintenance
costs for imaging laser failures and optical lens adhesives by evaluating, testing,
documenting and implementing production changes into existing products.
Held design reviews and assigned tasks to key contributors for new product development
increasing testability and production automating.
Senior Electronic DesignEngineer
June 2006 – March 2012
Axsun Technologies/ Volcano Corporation, Billerica, Massachusetts
Developed C+ code and optical Digital Signal Processing (DSP) routines while managing
design reviews and interfacing directly with customers, physicists and engineers.
Designed a low-cost optical channel monitor (OCM) for fiber optic communication
signal integrity with increased product performance. These OCMs are used in multiple
telecommunications industry product lines.
Isolated source filter failures that showed up during accelerated testing by analyzing
failure and implementing corrective and preventable actions using a more powerful
component.
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Senior Electronic DesignEngineer (Continued)
Designed systems based on customer requirements and generated system schematics,
assembling drawings, fabrication drawings, DFM, DFT, DFA, and troubleshooting
documents.
Created better processes to synchronize optical data signal acquisition by generating Fast
Fourier Transforms (FFT) and Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) calculations for Near
Infrared (NIR) spectrometers.
Electronics Design and Application Engineer
March 2002 – June 2006
Cambridge Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Designed, tested and qualified high impedance electronics for laser scanning systems
used in precise ophthalmic measurements using PADS Logic, PADS Layout and
simulation tools.
Identified a triboelectric noise issue in a Class II medical device and isolated the cause in
the position sensing cables. (See patent listed below.)
Conducted application analysis to determine commercial, industrial, scientific, medical,
military and other uses for electro-optical devices.
SKILLS
8085, 8086/88, 89C2051, ADIsim, ADIsimPE, ADSP-21467, ADSP-BF608, Agilent, Antenna, ARM
Microcontrollers, Assembly, Atmel, Automation, Boost Converters, Borland, Buck Converters, Buck-
Boost Converters, C, C#,C++, Cables, Cadence,CAPA,Charts,Clients, Clock, Comsol, Concept, Data
Acquisition, Debugging, Designing, Development, DFT, DigitalDSP++, DSP,dsPIC33, DXDesigner,
EDA,Emulation, FDA 510K, Fiber Optics, Flomaster, FrameMaker,GMP, HAAS,HALT,hardware,
I2C, I2S, IDE, IEC 60601, Intel, IPC, IQ,ISO 13485, ISO 14971, Keithley, LabVIEW, LTpowerCAD,
LTspice, MC68000, MEA, Mentor Graphics, MPLAB IDE,MRP, Multisim, National Instruments,
NCMR, NIR, Open minded, Optical Electronics, OQ, OrCAD,PADS,PADS LOGIC,PIC32, Power,PQ,
PS, PSpice, RF, RFBlock, RFID, Risk Management, Rockwell Automation, Root cause analysis, RS
LOGIX, SCAR, SolidWorks, SPI, SPORT, Tektronix, TMS320DM365, UL, UV, Validation,
Workbench, XC6SLX9, Xilinx, Xpedition, Zemax.
Additional Information
Patents:
Patent US5127907 - System for eliminating or reducing static electricity in infusion
pumping systems.
James E. Coutre, Scott F. Jenney
Patent EP2507583B1 - Device for measuring mooring chains.
Scott Jenney, Bernard Martin
US Citizen
Top secret special intelligence clearance (expired).