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
Berkeley, CA
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
Berkeley, CA
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
Windsor, CA
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
Livermore, CA
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
Fremont, CA
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
Cotati, CA
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
Sebastopol, CA
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
Santa Rosa, CA
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
Santa Rosa, CA
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
Rohnert Park, CA
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
Burlingame, CA
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
Hayward, CA
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