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KEVIN A. ABREU-CASTELLANOS

Tucson,AZ

Summary

Dedicated and accomplished Systems Engineer with 8 years of experience in electrical test engineering, specializing in defense weapon-related systems at Raytheon Technologies. As a manager, it is the commitment to fostering the growth of the team members while navigating complex electrical systems in a manufacturing environment. Additionally, a dedicated online lecturer at George Washington University, where I passionately teach systems engineering and electrical engineering courses. The main priority is to empower students and enhance their future prospects. Previous track record includes numerous awards for discoveries, improvement efforts, leadership prowess, and emotional intelligence. I am very committed to grow as a professor in the world of academics, and very excited to bring and share my engineering expertise to UT Dallas and contribute to the growth of its students.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Test Engineer – Sr. Test Engineering Manager

Raytheon Technologies
05.2022 - Current
  • Supervised a team of 18 engineers to support 2 production programs within a RF-centric test factory environment to support guidance control unit and RF assemblies in production
  • This involved managing the financial budget for 18 employees for regular charging, training and EAC commitments
  • Led continuous improvement efforts to enable the employees to drive lean-six sigma projects and test improvement efforts
  • Mentored, led and trained several employees to highlight key areas of improvement as well as promote leadership growth and development
  • Performed college and professional level hiring interviews to support department needs and proper staffing
  • Performed weekly / cross-functional test equipment drawing reviews to ensure compliancy and accuracy
  • Awarded Technical Honors 2022 for technical excellency and commitment to the business growth
  • Created machine-learning based tool to predict and forecast system capacity and expected cycle time for any given period of performance
  • Finalized a 2-year cohort, Leadership Development Program (LDP) awarded to the top 1% of the engineering department, to grow the technical, business and leadership acumen within the company.

Part Time Lecturer and Doctoral Advisor

George Washington University
08.2023 - Current
  • Remote part time lecturer and research advisor for Systems Engineering, Engineering Management and Electrical Engineering classes (with a focus on power-related topics, statistics, and systems engineering) for Master’s and Doctoral level students
  • Research Advisor for doctoral level dissertations and chairboard member.
  • Enhanced student comprehension by utilizing diverse teaching methodologies and techniques.
  • Promoted collaboration among students through group projects and presentations, fostering teamwork and communication skills.
  • Evaluated student progress through regular assessments, providing detailed feedback for improvement and growth.
  • Increased student interest by incorporating real-world examples into lessons and connecting material to relevant experiences.

Continuous Improvement Test Lead / Data Scientist

Raytheon Technologies
05.2019 - 05.2022
  • Performed Sensitivity Analysis, Worst-Case Analysis, design of experiments, SPC, statistical analysis
  • Lead continuous improvement projects with significant ROIs based on data driven decisions to maximize profit while reducing impact to production schedules
  • This led an effort that yielded 10% increase in sales with a 3-month reduction in period of performance: with an estimated sales profitability of $216M
  • Performed team-based, test defect reviews on a weekly basis to assess factory metrics and identify trends proactively
  • Participated and led cross-functional tiger teams for continuous improvement, meeting production schedules and rates, as well as improving the profitability of business operations
  • Used PowerBI/Tableau to perform metric analysis, data visualization and performance assessment to lead data-driven efforts to reduce cost and increase profitability
  • Awarded Operations 2021 employee of the year due to the portfolio of changes and effort that accelerated the growth and profitability of the business.

Project Test Engineer – Guidance Control Unit and RF Subassemblies

Raytheon Technologies
01.2016 - 05.2019
  • Continuously lead and support root cause investigations within Failure Review Board to gather data, identify root causes, and implement corrective action (RCCA) for components within the test hardware
  • Supported obsolescence and hardware qualification efforts to support production schedules and prevent gaps in factory operations
  • Supported test equipment validations, prove-ins and implementations on a regular basis
  • Troubleshoot RF electronics hardware and test equipment with hands-on experience such as two-tone mixing, VSWR, RF blanking, S-Parameter, gain compression and channel isolation testing
  • This involved various electrical hardware topologies such as receivers, transmitters, frequency generators, guidance control units, mixers, filters, UARTs, HSSB, Power Converters, DACs, FPGAs, IF amplifiers, firmware lock and encryption, GPS navigation systems
  • Performed hardware qualification for new electrical designs
  • Achieved proficiency with oscilloscopes, power meters, spectrum analyzers, Network Analyzers.

Power Test Engineer - Distribution Automation

A Southern Company: Georgia Power
  • Created and updated back-up files for the automation devices’ data available in the automation servers, according to relay model, company specifications and requirements within SCADA
  • This involved implementing updates to a live system with SCADA, coordinating downtime, proper power distribution in the grid and validation of the system post-update
  • Troubleshoot data communication equipment by implementing patches, firmware updates and software programming to establish proper data transfer.

Power Test Engineer - Distribution Automation

A Southern Company: Georgia Power
06.2014 - 12.2014
  • Troubleshoot, repair, replace or maintain equipment such as fuses, automatic transfer switch cubicles, relays, radios, voltage regulators and other automation devices
  • Draw one-line schematics including automated devices, specifications, wiring gauges and relevant current data for implementation in distribution and transmission grids
  • Installed three-phase voltage regulator relays at power substations to enable auto-adjusting, configuring new settings and updating the firmware to allow them to communicate with SCADA
  • Commissioned and decommissioned field equipment to expand automation grid and eliminate legacy components that are obsolete
  • Reduce single point of failures due to obsolescence.

Education

Ph.D. - Engineering Management And Systems Engineering

George Washington University
08.2023

Master of Science - Electrical Power Engineering And Systems Eng.

Washington State University
05.2019

Master of Science - Electrical Engineering

University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
12.2015

Skills

  • Team Collaboration
  • Test Documentation
  • Test Planning
  • System verification
  • Performance Improvements
  • Manufacturing engineering
  • Test script development
  • Design Verification
  • Python
  • Test Automation
  • Project Management
  • Risk Management
  • Automated testing
  • Stress testing
  • System Testing

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Part Time Lecturer and Doctoral Advisor

George Washington University
08.2023 - Current

Project Test Engineer – Sr. Test Engineering Manager

Raytheon Technologies
05.2022 - Current

Continuous Improvement Test Lead / Data Scientist

Raytheon Technologies
05.2019 - 05.2022

Project Test Engineer – Guidance Control Unit and RF Subassemblies

Raytheon Technologies
01.2016 - 05.2019

Power Test Engineer - Distribution Automation

A Southern Company: Georgia Power
06.2014 - 12.2014

Power Test Engineer - Distribution Automation

A Southern Company: Georgia Power

Ph.D. - Engineering Management And Systems Engineering

George Washington University

Master of Science - Electrical Power Engineering And Systems Eng.

Washington State University

Master of Science - Electrical Engineering

University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

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