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EDGAR A. HOWARD

1116 Samuel Adams Circle
Harrisburg, NC  28075
704-720-7337
swvaroot@cabarrus.com


Oct 1999
 
OBJECTIVE: Management position in a technical, manufacturing, or retail environment. Prefer an opportunity to lead a group of technical personnel tasked to design and install computer and communications customer equipment.
EDUCATION: B. S. Electrical Engineering Technology, June 1978, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
EMPLOYMENT RECORD:  
June 1994 to
Present
Misc. Contract work.
Aug 1991 to 
June 1994
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, VA Highlands Community College, Abingdon, VA Taught multiple courses in basic electronics, Local Area Networks, and data communications. Conducted lab classes in the same.
Feb 1990 to
Sept. 1990
SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER,ASI, Inc., Herndon, Virginia

Responsible for proposal development, cost analysis, writing design specifications, and project management. Design and document a distributed processing security systems consisting of host computer, remote processors, local area network based on OSI model. FDDI, CCTV, intrusion detection devices, and access control devices.

Jan 1987 to
Jan 1990 
QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER, Raytheon Co., Missile Div., Bristol, Tennessee

Lead team of engineers in the design of hardware and software of test stations on SM-2 production. Test stations included IEEE 488 controlled multimeters, spectrum analyzer, RF power meter, precision power sources, and data acquisition system. Manage and control project budget and cost control.

February 1985
to June 1986
SENIOR ENGINEER/SITE MANAGER, ManTech Field Engineering, Corp.
McLean, Virginia

Site representative in S. Korea U.S. military post, supervising an eight-member team of technical support personnel. Coordinated with engineering, maintenance, and operations managers in establishing priorities, devising solutions, and organizing a collective team effort by contractor and military personnel. Supervised/evaluated performance of site members.

May 1983 to
January 1985
NETWORK SYSTEMS ENGINEER, American Satellite Co.,
 Rockville, Maryland

Responsible for integration and test of satellite TDMA network controller. Systems equipment included T1 multiplexers, DS0 channel banks, circuit and packet switching systems, T1 based switching equipment, digitizing and companding units, and modems. Solved problems related to hardware, software, protocol, timing, grounding, and operational procedures. Involved with X.25 protocol, TCP/IP, and the use of protocol analyzers and test equipment.

January 1981
to May 1983
DESIGN ENGINEER, Frederick Electronics,
Frederick, Maryland

Engineer responsible for integration of PDP 11/44 controlled data circuit switch. Task included use of systems diagnostics programs and knowledge of distributed processing architecture. Extensive use of oscilloscope, logic analyzer, and communications test equipment.

June 1978 to
January 1981
FIELD ELECTRONICS ENGINEER, E-Systems, MelPar Division,
Falls Church, Virginia

Responsible for specification, design, and system integration of control bus monitor display unit. As a technical representative, at South Korea site, evaluated operational system requirements and directed a team of 15 military technicians in the maintenance of a large scale, signal processing facility.

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