The document is a resume for Lidia Villoni, an engineering technician with over 25 years of experience in mechanical and electrical design testing, manufacturing, and project coordination. She has worked at several technology companies, holding roles such as senior laboratory technician and engineering technician. Her responsibilities have included product testing and troubleshooting, implementing quality policies, and managing laboratory resources.

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