Design Electronics or Project Engineer in Renewable Energy
James F. Bandy 2105
Tremont Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76107
jimbandy[at]ieee.org
817-995-4338 Cell
817-764-2564 Home
MSEE+ - Purdue Univ. Electromagnetics, Systems & Circuits
SUMMARY:
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* Technical Program Management
* System Engineering, Requirements Management and Proposal Preparation
* Decomposition of SOW & Functional Specifications to Design Requirements
* System Analysis and Modeling: Spice, MathCAD, Matlab, PSS/E, Remcom, etc.
* Standards, specifications, configuration control and process specifications
* RF & Digital Communications
* Low Noise RF, Analog, Video, Power Supplies, Design Techniques
* Electromagnetic Design & Analysis: Antennae, EMC, Stability Analysis, Aircraft and Terrestrial Polyphase Power Systems, Motor & Actuator Control
* Power Electronics
* Embedded Real Time Hardware & Software
* Excellent bench engineer – design verification test instruments – testing - troubleshooting.
* Aerospace wiring & connectors
* CAD Circuit Design: Schematic Capture and PCB Design
* Layout, ground planes, common mode filters Surface mount design & bread-boarding
* Aerospace, Marine & Terrestrial Applications
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Small Renewable Energy Systems Inc., Fort Worth, TX— 2009 – Present
Chief Engineer
* Development of Test Site for Test and evaluation of Wind Energy, Energy Storage, Photovoltaic & Storage Systems
* Design Requirements for Wind Energy Conversion Systems and Photovoltaic Systems with Smart Grid Interfaces.
* Design Requirements for Permanent Magnet Generator.
* Design Requirements for Embedded Controllers for Inverters, Wind Generators, and PV systems with Smart Grid Interfaces.
* Digital in the loop power electronics design.
* Design requirement for RF monitoring & control links. Mi-Wi RF Design
* Embedded microprocessor schematic capture and PCB layout.
ESA Inc. 2004 –2008
Principal System Engineer
* Communication Integrated Product Team Lead – Requirements management & proposal contribution– Equipment selection, design, Coordination & Link Budget for the Cubic Defense Applications Mini-CDL & Microhard Secondary Datalinks and Antennae for an IR&D Unmanned Ariel System. I managed subcontract for Remcom RF simulation. The UAV was demonstrated for the STUAS Tier II unmanned Aerial System Fight Test Competition. The aircraft is designed to take off and land on US Navy ships. Aircraft power system analysis and requirements revision. Attended NAVAIR Tactical Special Interest Group (NATS); wiring harness & connectors
* Failure analysis and requirements definition for the Commander and Gunner’s Handstation (joysticks) for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The solution was to redesign the cabling, grounding, bonding and shielding. MIL STD-1275
* Identified power components and 3 axis magnetometer for Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder IR&D project.
* Technical Project Manager - OSI - Extended 1553 for USAF Test Flight, DO-178, CMMI, VME, cPCI, MIL-STD-1553B change notice 6, MIL-STD-461 testing
* AH-64 Mission Processor Power Supply Module Sub-contract Tech Rep: Power System Requirements Management (using DOORS); Entire LRU Power Consumption Rollup from integrated circuits component and sub-assemblies
* Mission ProcessorTeam Member contributing to Video Adapter Module & Input-Output Module; Advanced Architecture included VME & cPCI Power PC Processors. NAVSO P-3641A, Microchip Embedded Processors
* HAFB F-16 Deterministic Ethernet Bid & Proposal - Mission Processor Architecture Trade Studies - VPX - Advanced Serial Bus
Mission Research Corp. Aviation Systems Division 2002 – 2003
Principal Electrical Engineer
* WESCAM Electro-Optical/Infrared Sensor integration
* Solved APG-66 MIL-STD-1553-F16 Bus Radar Integration problem, radar system & antenna analysis RS-485, MIL-STD-1553, MIL-STD-704, MIL-E-7016 power system analysis, SAE50881 wiring, military connectors
* Solved IEEE 1394 bus implementation problems adapting COTS repeaters and equipment with military cable and connectors – also solved DV to legacy format (USAF R&D) Digital Video from WESCAM Sensor Project
* Solved EMC problems by replacing Power supplies in COTS equipment to operate off aircraft power and meet MIL-STD-461.
Texas Renewable Energy Systems Inc., 1996 –2002
* Development of Wind Energy Conversion Systems and Photovoltaic Systems equipment. Design Battery charge regulators using IVEX Windraft schematic capture, Spice simulation & Winboard PCB layout tools
* General Aviation Avionics & Electrical Power System Analysis
* Installed S-TEC autopilot actuators in general aviation aircraft
* Design of EMC screen room, current injection, power transient spike injection test fixtures for FAA/RTCA DO-160 (FAA EMC spec like MIL-HBK-464) testing for Stark’s Aviation. Spectrum analyzer training for EMC testing. Assist flight test of Garmin GNS 530 & 430, GNC 250, and GTX 327 & GMA 340 in AT-802 for FAA approval.
* Update obsolete RF parts VLF NDB transmitters
NASA – GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER THRU MULTIPLE CONTRACTORS
CTA Systems, Beltsville, MD (Onsite at NASA-GSFC) 1995 –1996
Senior Electrical Engineer
* Test and integration of Low Volt Power Supply for Attitude Control Systems in the Small Explorer (SMEX) program.
* Requirements, Test Procedures, Environmental Testing
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory 1994 – 1995
Senior Electrical Engineer
* Designed the Low Noise, Low Voltage Power Supplies for the CASSINI/MIMI (JPL) and ACE ULIES (off site for NASA-GSFC)
* Design Techniques: UC1825 current mode control, linear low drop out & low noise post regulators
* Supervised CAD Designer to use RF layout skills
EER Systems/Jackson & Tull, (onsite for NASA-GSFC) 1992 – 1994
Senior Electrical Engineer
* Solved additional power requirements late in the XTE/PCA instrument program using DESC Power Supply Hybrids
* Solved the Power System & Distribution subsystem design implementation for the AXAF-S/XRS instrument requirements (X-ray Spectrometer - cryogenic calorimeter)
* RF layout of power supplies to minimum common mode noise
* ORCAD schematic capture & PCB layout of surface mount components.
* Cuk pre-regulator with coupled inductor to reduce ripple & normal mode noise
* UC1846 current mode control, pre-regulated DC-DC converter,
* low noise & low dropout UC1834 & MOSFET post-regulator
* EMC Test Procedure
General Energy Systems Corp. 1990 -- 1992
Senior Electrical Engineer
* Battery charge regulators for solar power systems, electronic circuit and photo-voltaic system simulation. Schematic capture &PCB design using DC/CAD
* Designed 20W, multi-output switched mode power supply with 20 Hz ringer for an ISDN network termination. Solved 20 Hz magnetics problem using derated 60 Hz COTS magnetics.
Integrated Power Corporation 1988 –1990
Senior Electrical Engineer
* Designed and evaluated magnetic, controls and inverters for solar power systems. Extensive evaluation & redesign work was done on an Intel 80186 based, 7.5 kVA inverter. Supervised final CAD layout of microprocessor PCB. Traveled internationally for installation, testing and project management.
* Designed a ship-board, Low Noise Battery-Inverter System for the U. S. Navy, EMC Test Procedure and testing. Specified shelter to meet US Navy specifications.
* Analog and microprocessor battery charge regulators.
Westinghouse Electric Company 1986 – 1988
Senior Electrical Engineer
* Designed avionics power supplies for APG-68 type radar systems per MIL-STD-704 Schematic capture and layout
* Advanced Tactical Fighter active phased array radar system.
* Designed base drive circuits for Naval 100 kW three phase motor drives utilizing pulse width modulation, EMC Test Procedure and testing.
* Performed extensive failure analysis & corrective action on the US Navy HARPOON launch control supply.
Tracor Applied Sciences 1985-1985
* Solved EMC problem using coupled inductors in Cuk switched mode power supplies topology.
* Trained a junior engineer and
* specified instruments and designed lab
* state space averaging simulation techniques of switched mode power supplies
Space Dept, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory 1982-1984
* Solved beta ray radiation susceptibility with tantalum shields
* Designed switched mode DC to DC converters used in satellites.
* Microprocessor battery charge regulators
* Design, EMC test plans & test procedure and environmental testing of the AMPTE Power Conditioning Units.
* Simulated battery state of charge for vertically stabilized spacecraft.
* GALILEO, AMPTE, GEOSAT & GRM programs.
Potomac Electric Power Company 1979 – 1982
* Solved Microwave (RF) interference Problem
EDUCATION:
MSEE+ - Purdue Univ. Electromagnetics, Electromechanical machine analysis & design, Classical, State-Variable & Adaptive Controls, Modeling & Numerical Methods, Electric Power, Load Flow & Dynamic Simulation, Digital Signal & Image Processing, Teaching Assistant
BSEE – University of Maryland College Park –Classical and State-Variable Controls, Circuits, Network Synthesis (filter design), Mathematics & Modern Physics
CERTIFICATION:
Engineer in Training 2718 – MD Dept. of Licensing & Regulation
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