FRANCISCO ROCHA

• Manager of a fast-response multifunctional team of 14 engineers in a highly regulated environment.
• Accountable for reliability, sustaining operations, and improvements of in-service avionics systems.
• Approval authority for Engineering Change Orders to design drawings, technical data, and Component Maintenance Manuals for CFR 14-Part 145 Repair Stations.
• Responsible for qualification and certification tests of components to meet FAA requirements.
• Oversee failure investigations and generation of reports that meet FAA regulatory compliance.
• Drive performance improvements of avionic systems by performing failure trends analysis.
• Coordinate engineering support of production operations at contract manufacturers and repair depots.
• Responsible to oversee the development of repair processes to meet FAA regulatory requirements.
• Continue to perform the managerial functions for the test systems engineering department (see below).

• Founded and built up the department of test systems engineering to minimize production defects.
• Responsible for companywide strategic roadmap of test systems’ design, development, and operation.
• In charge of financial analysis and capital budget for production and maintenance of test equipment.
• Supervise the design and development of test systems in compliance to FAA requirements.
• Manage the construction and deployment of test systems for contract manufacturers and repair depots.
• Approve and oversee validation and acceptance testing of test systems and equipment.
• Direct the definition and implementation of databases to monitor test sets’ performance and operation.
• Negotiate service agreements and statements of work with test set vendors, suppliers, and contractors.
• Oversee daily sustaining activities of test systems in production and field line-maintenance operations.
• Responsible to direct test requirements, software development, and validation of test systems for avionic products in manufacturing and on-wing environments.

• Design, build, and maintain avionics test systems.
• Construct and deploy test systems into production.
• Provide estimates for production and maintenance of test equipment.
• Create schematics, theory of operation and design description documents for test systems.
• Identify, define, and implement technology upgrades for legacy test systems.
• Maintain and troubleshoot test systems in support of production operations.

• Managed the technical aspects for the upgrade of outdoor CDMA Base Transceiver Stations (BTS).
• Provided technical leadership for product development done by outsourcing companies.
• Generated hardware requirements and specifications for CDMA BTS products and sub systems.
• Created hardware interface requirements for WiMAX IEEE 802.16e products.
• Generated Voice over IP (VoIP) requirements for WiMAX IEEE 802.16e products.
• Ensured compliance to worldwide regulatory requirements for WiMAX IEEE 802.16e product.
• Used DOORS database tool to control requirements management and decomposition.
• Submitted patent disclosures and defensive publications.

• Designed Voice over IP (VoIP) console products for 911 control and dispatch centers.
• Architected the digital backbone for VoIP dispatch applications products.
• Defined embedded software architecture and requirements.
• Designed and implemented sub-system architecture, including digital and mixed signal interface circuits.
• Performed tests for qualification and certification of new designs.
• Generated white papers, requirements documents, architecture definitions, design descriptions, test cases, and troubleshooting guides.

• Responsible for design modifications of mobile radios to meet government agencies’ requirements.
• Designed analog interface circuits for communication products.
• Conducted frequent customer visits and product presentations.
• Performed qualification and certification tests of new designs.
• Submitted patent disclosures.

• Responsible for preventive maintenance and calibration of test equipment in the production line.
• Participated in the installation of manufacturing facilities overseas.
• Diagnostics and troubleshooting of electronic equipment used in test systems.

• Analysis and troubleshooting of production iDEN radios.
• Responsible to provide immediate feedback to the production line for defects found on radios.

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