John Gonsalves
Santa Rosa,CA
Summary
I bring a wide skill set with years of hands on experience to any team. Communication and hard work are important and I look for these virtues in team members. Great teams, make great deliverables. I am excited and grateful to do my part in promoting robust team and product developments.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Wire Harness Engineer
Form Energy
12.2023 - Current
- Wire harness design for BESS system from RnD to Production phases
- Working closely with technicians, vendors and fabricators to deliver and maintain HVDC & HVAC wire harnesses over CAN bus
- SolidWorks and Altium.
Sr. Electronics Technician
Form Energy
08.2023 - Current
- PTCE and Testing validation of Systems integration for Iron-Air Batteries
- Thermal Chamber DAQ for Product Life Cylce of PCBs
- Test Bench, PCBA and Wire Harness fabrication for Test and Production teams over CAN bus.
Product Engineer
Solectrac
05.2022 - Current
- Lead Electrical Engineer for the next gen 75HP electric tractor prototypes and DFM
- Novel LV and HV Fuse and PDU Enclosure Designs, in-house Fabrication and Test for Test Bench DAQ and tractor production runs
- SolidWorks Electrical Schematic and Wire Harness Design of vehicle LV and HV Wire Harness assemblies for Vendor Fabrication and supporting production of 440VDC 70KWh architecture.
Electrical Engineer
HummingbirdEV
06.2020 - 05.2022
- Electrical Wire Harness integration for on-road Class 6 & 8 trucks and off-road tractors
- LV Enclosure Design, Assembly and test for fusing, relay and protections
- ECAD Schematics & Wire Harness Design in Zuken E3, Design and prototype fixtures and jogs in SolidWorks for 3D printing
- PCB Design in Altium for J1772 charging enclosure, Design and Fabrication of Test Bench studies for RnD and validation of Electrical and Mechanical vehicle device Loads.
Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technician
Mynosys Medical
01.2020 - 06.2020
- Test characterization with test fixtures of cable harnesses for eye surgery device tolerances in milliohm range for correct operation
- Calibration of vacuum and power lines to meet speciation of new revision of device for trails with Surgeons
- Study and plot with Excel help to improve quality while keeping cost down within tolerance
- Ground Bond testing and HIPOT testing of device for safety compliance.
Electrical Engineering Intern
Drives Electric Bikes
06.2018 - 10.2019
- Filter design for BLDC motors with MCU embedded design, test and manufacturing at local e-Bike start up
- Improved motor mount bracket through SolidWorks Von Mises simulation
- Developed a new motor drive option for downhill detection with BEMF
- Interfacing with overseas vendor for sourcing parts and returns
- Customer repairs and e-Bike builds with bicycle and electronics skills with excellent turn around for growing customer reach online and at trade shows.
SolidWorks Internship
Gizmo Designs
06.2019 - 09.2019
- CAD drawings for many inventor prototypes for test, stress analysis and manufacturing of electrical and mechanical assemblies
- Patient design review for additive and subtractive manufacturing methods with 3D printers and mills
- SolidWorks Assemblies with changes made to reversions of electrical, mechanical, medical and chemical applications with great customer service.
Electro-Mechanical Technician and Quality Control Inspector
GT Advanced Technologies
11.2013 - 07.2014
- Fabrication and test of enclosures for PLC based closed loop Electro-Mechanical components on high temperature and vacuum Sapphire growth autoclaves and annealers at TAT in 5S shop
- Ladder diagrams and wire diagrams of 3-phase water cooled were assembled, tested and improved through great team work as an Apple vendor for Sapphire phone screens.
Calibration Technician
Agilent Technologies
10.2011 - 11.2013
- Test, repair and calibration of RF hardware and software using Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers and multimeters from 300 Hz to 67 GHz in a NIST accredited Metrology ESD lab
- Performed Z540 accreditation for E-Cal modules for radar, communications and RF customers worldwide
- Team performance metrics improved nearly two-fold since being hired on to Agilent Metrology team.
Electro-mechanical Technician
Arcturus Marine Systems
06.2010 - 06.2011
- Assembly, calibration, programming and test of yacht stabilizers and lateral thruster architectures
- Electronic assembly and repair of hydraulic control systems for installation on boats
- Custom wiring harness fabrication to fit customer's specification
- Inventory control, QA, shipping, writing and updating assembly procedures.
Electro-mechanical Technician
Forward Looking InfraRed
02.2008 - 06.2010
- Assembly, troubleshoot, repair and upgrade of robotic Pan/Tilt units (PTU) products for military and industrial use
- Working closely with both electrical and mechanical engineering as new versions of robotics were released and improved
- Documentation and technical writing for standardizing old and new assemblies.
Owner
027 Designs
09.1994 - 09.2000
- Self Employed handyman with experience in drafting, design, electrical, framing, windows, doors, locks, card access, CCTV and painting.
Education
B.S.E.E. -
Sonoma State University
01.2019
A.S. in Electronics and Computer Systems -
Chabot College
01.2006
Skills
- 2023 BLDC rover to pick up golf balls for driving range with Zed2 camera
- 2018 Automatous rover to repaint soccer fields with OpenCV camera
- 2018 SSU Dean's research in power harvesting from GSM with RF matched network
- 2017 Make-a-Thon Bike Safety Beacon for early warning systems alerting drivers with AM radio
- 2017 Innovation Planet project for MCU based Smart back brace to promote ergonomics
- 2017 Sonoma Community Project for modular air treatment solutions for homeless
- 2017 SSU research in power harvesting from microbial life with fabricated battery banks
- Inverse Kinematics with 3DOF
- LTSpice
- ADS
- Alitum
- Zuken E3
- SolidWorks MCAD & ECAD
- MIT App Inventor
- MPLab
- AtmelStudio 7
Certification
- SolidWorks Electrical Schematic Course, 02/01/23, 04/01/32, HawkRidge Certificate - ELEC SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic Course
- SolidWorks Electrical Advanced Course, 03/01/23, 04/01/23, HawkRidge Certificate - ELEC SOLIDWORKS Electrical Advanced Course
- NFPA 79, 05/01/24, 05/01/25
- Arc Flash Certification
Utilityskills
- MS Office
- MS Project
- Visio
- Siebel
- SAP
Personal Information
- Title: Electrical Engineer
- Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Timeline
Wire Harness Engineer
Form Energy
12.2023 - Current
Sr. Electronics Technician
Form Energy
08.2023 - Current
Product Engineer
Solectrac
05.2022 - Current
Electrical Engineer
HummingbirdEV
06.2020 - 05.2022
Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technician
Mynosys Medical
01.2020 - 06.2020
SolidWorks Internship
Gizmo Designs
06.2019 - 09.2019
Electrical Engineering Intern
Drives Electric Bikes
06.2018 - 10.2019
Electro-Mechanical Technician and Quality Control Inspector
GT Advanced Technologies
11.2013 - 07.2014
Calibration Technician
Agilent Technologies
10.2011 - 11.2013
Electro-mechanical Technician
Arcturus Marine Systems
06.2010 - 06.2011
Electro-mechanical Technician
Forward Looking InfraRed
02.2008 - 06.2010
Owner
027 Designs
09.1994 - 09.2000
B.S.E.E. -
Sonoma State University
A.S. in Electronics and Computer Systems -
Chabot College