Electrical Engineer at Rockwell Collins
Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area
- Current
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- Electrical Engineer at Rockwell Collins
- Past
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- Independent Professional at Self Employed (Self-employed)
- Electrical Engineer at Lester Electrical
- Electrical Engineer at NCEE Labs
- Electrical Engineer at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Electrical Engineering Intern at Telex Communications
- Education
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- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Eric Penne’s Summary
I have worked with test equipment for manufacturing automation since 1998. My short term goal is to continue with electrical engineering design.
Eric Penne’s Specialties:
test equipment, electrical design
Eric Penne’s Experience
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Electrical Engineer
Rockwell Collins
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; COL; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
October 2004 — Present (5 years 2 months)
Troubleshot products and identified trends in products to reduce failures and raise yields. Maintained and troubleshot test equipment including Rocketport, GMIC, IPIC, GPIB, network and spectrum analyzers, power supplies, and RF decks. Worked with technicians to gather specifications for new equipment and redesigning existing equipment. Supported customers with on-site meetings and teleconferences. Wrote a Perl script to quicker and easier to visualize the number of passing and failing BI cycles to support the JDAM customer requirement of checking every unit before shipping. This reduced the amount of time to check these history file by a factor of 16.
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Independent Professional
Self Employed (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
July 2003 — October 2004 (1 year 4 months)
Designed and installed wired Ethernet networks, 480V/3phase equipment, and passive water cooling system. Quoted and purchased required equipment to complete projects on schedule. Installed and administered complete GNU/Linux web server, email server, ftp server, and internal/external domain name server. Supported desktop PCs with Microsoft Windows and GNU/Linux. Sold and created compact disks for an open source software project. Extensively tested PCs, PC peripherals, wireless LAN equipment, and other new products for FCC Part 15 and CE compliance.
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Electrical Engineer
Lester Electrical
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
September 2002 — June 2003 (10 months)
Ported C code from IAR to GCC compiler. Performed testing to determine product performance goals for a new product. Performed testing on new potting compounds. Automated software installation for battery management system base station running GNU/Linux. Implemented DHCP client to base station for Ethernet connectivity. Configured GNU/Linux email server and ftp server for central base station communication computer.
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Electrical Engineer
NCEE Labs
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Wireless industry)
December 2001 — August 2002 (9 months)
Performed EMC testing to FCC and European standards. Developed test plans and wrote test reports. Contributed to quality management system to obtain A2LA accreditation to ISO 17025. Developed maintenance plan for building and laboratory equipment. Performed maintenance of HVAC, plumbing, and electrical systems. Performed basic system administration for Windows 2000 Server Active Directory dhcp server and user configuration. Setup test equipment including network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, and customer supplied equipment to complete testing per customer instructions or regulatory standards.
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Electrical Engineer
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2000 — November 2001 (1 year 11 months)
Developed training on RF and basic test equipment including network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, oscilloscope, and noise figure test set. Researched requirements, requested quotes, and purchased radar cross section system saving $20,000 over original grant specification. Installed radar cross section system in anechoic chamber. Repaired anechoic chamber saving $10,000 over quote from outside contractor.
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Electrical Engineering Intern
Telex Communications
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)
August 1998 — December 1999 (1 year 5 months)
Assisted engineers in antenna development by designing test fixtures and writing testing programs. Built two fully anechoic chambers.
Eric Penne’s Education
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
BS , Electrical Engineering , 1994 — 1999
- Activities and Societies:
- IEEE Chairperson and Treasurer
Additional Information
Eric Penne’s Websites:
Eric Penne’s Interests:
Linux, mountain biking, kids
Eric Penne’s Groups:
Linn Area Mountain Bike Association, OLUG
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Rockwell Collins Connections
Eric Penne’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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