Sean Aberman
Sultan,WA
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Waste Water Engineer Entry Level
King County DNRP WASTE WATER
Seattle, WA
06.2023 - Current
- Provide basic engineering designs and assist in complex wastewater engineering designs for new construction projects and repairs and modifications to existing facilities.
- Assist in preparing wastewater project work plans, schedules, and budgets; assemble technical information for use by the project teams and journey/senior/principal engineers.
- Assist in reviews of consultant pre-design and final design documents. Validate economic analyses including technical assumptions and cost factors. Assist in the procurement process for consultants, equipment, and construction work.
- Assist in reviewing consultant design work to identify and resolve potential design coordination conflicts between disciplines; ensure that design standards and code requirements have been implemented.
- Provide technical assistance during construction, including submittal reviews, RFI responses, and construction inspections.
- Provide project management functions for smaller projects and work orders.
- Provide field observations during construction.
Industrial Instrumentation Technician
King County DNRP WASTE WATER
Seattle, WA
10.2019 - 06.2023
- Maintain wastewater facility instrumentation
- Program PLC control system
- Troubleshoot SCADA system
- Program HMI interface
Senior Engineering Technician
Triumph Group(Aerotek)
Redmond, WA
04.2019 - Current
- Perform DO-158 Military compliance testing on aircraft actuators
- Troubleshoot complex issues
- Design and build wiring harness and patch cables for testing of actuators
- Build prototype electronic equipment
- Build test fixtures for production testing
- Perform testing of JMR military actuator
- Perform testing and troubleshooting analysis of Boeing KC-46 DLA refueling actuator motors
Electronics Technician
Boeing
Everett, WA
06.2015 - Current
- Lead Electronic Maintenance Automation technician. Performing lead coordination of maintenance personal performing maintenance support for robotic CNC equipment in a manufacturing production environment.
- Troubleshooting complex automation issues and performing routine maintenance.
- Kuka KRC robotic troubleshooting and maintenance
- ABB paint robot maintenance and repair
- Siemens 840d CNC
- Generated part requisitions for the ordering of replacement parts for the preventive maintenance of production equipment.
- Coordinated work assignments to all mechanical and electrical personal within the equipment services group
- Provided training for less experienced personal and guidance with the repair and preventive maintenance of production automated equipment
- Determined scheduling for preventive maintenance cycles around production scheduling and equipment availability
- Improved production automation efficiency through the improvement of existing automation PLC based systems utilizing Siemens Step Seven software
- Determined required training and skill sets for maintenance personal
- Acquired necessary personal from other crafts to perform work assignments on projects.
- Created planned jobs for the improvement of production equipment
- Coordinated maintenance personal in the repair of complex equipment issues and determined appropriate course of action for resolution of issues by communicating with all levels of management to come up with the best course of action to reduce down time and prevent interruptions in the production process.
Instrumentation & Controls Integration Engineer
Blue Origin LLC
Van Horn, TX
11.2013 - 11.2014
- Lead engineer of group of 5 engineers at a rocket engine test facility.
- Performing Integration, troubleshooting, design and maintenance of electrical infrastructure for private spacecraft launching systems and rocket engine testing stands.
- Designed control panels and process systems for various instrumentation upgrades to existing pressurized gas systems used on rocket engines.
- Supervised the assembly and startup of the systems.
Electrical Engineer
Prodigy Engineering
Orem, UT
06.2013 - 09.2013
- Electrical engineering design and validation life testing of Hybrid Electrical Vehicles for commercial, defense, aerospace.
- PWM Electronic design
- Wiring Harness design
- Reliability testing
- Altium Designer PCB PADs schematic capture
- Experience with power supply design: high-efficiency switch mode and LDO
- Layout experience with Altium and/or PCB PADs, generating step files, etc.
- Experience with CAN bus, Ethernet, LCD touch screens
- Experienced in circuit analysis tools such as SPICE, digital oscilloscopes, etc.
- C, C++, assembly, IDE, debuggers, emulators
- CSPR25,12 EMI Testing
- Part Sourcing
- Harness and Cable design and assembly
- Amphenol, Delphi
Electrical / Controls Engineer
Reliable Controls Corporation
Salt Lake City, UT
10.2011 - 01.2013
- Start Up, commissioning and design of electrical controls systems and instrumentation for mining and gas applications.
- Design, implement and troubleshoot instrumentation systems electrical circuits, equipment, and projects, such as motor controllers, industrial computer (PLC & CNC) and PC interfaces for industrial automation.
- Write and modify PLC ladder diagrams.
- Use PCs in Windows, MS-DOS, Generic CAD, Excel, MS Word, Data Bases, and PLC & C & Basic programming applications.
- Contract technicians and electricians for various projects on work availability basis.
Senior Avionic Engineering Technician
Moog Aircraft Group
Salt Lake City, UT
05.2010 - 11.2010
- Conducted EMI, Radiated, Conductive Susceptibility Compliance Testing on Avionic Actuators and Control Modules to Mil Spec DOE-160E, F.
- Troubleshoot and improve performance of Automated Testing fixtures for FCECU, MCU electronic control modules for Gulf Stream G-250, G-650 aircraft.
- Programmed in Python scripting and modified code for trouble shooting of automated testing fixture or UTS (Universal Test Stand).
- Programmed automation systems for Thermal Chambers (Thermotron), HASST, HALT Chambers.
- Designed and built Aircraft Cable assemblies for test fixtures and testing of electronic control modules.
Senior Hardware Engineering Technician
SEL, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratory
Pullman, WA
11.2007 - 01.2010
- Designed and developed prototyping of large-scale electronic equipment for use in protection of power generation or transmission equipment.
- Performed compliance engineering and testing of equipment and electronic circuitry per IEC, IEEE, and UL compliance in a certified laboratory.
- Improved circuitry design and changes to improve performance of the 3530 RTAC, 2440 DPAC (Discrete Programmable Automation Controller) by performing experimentation.
- Used computer-assisted engineering and design software (Mentor Graphics) and equipment to aid in design of equipment and electronics.
- Generated Testing Procedures and reports for testing of all SEL equipment.
Electronic Quality Assurance and Process Engineer
Keihen Carolina System Technology
10.2005 - 05.2007
- Supported and improved all aspects of Key Metrics: Safety, Quality, Productivity, Delivery and Continuous Improvement.
- Performed Root Cause failure analysis to determine manufacturing defects by utilization of failure analysis equipment (XRAY, FTIR, SEMS) and software.
- Created internal corrective actions for manufacturing solder defects and corrective action reports for electronic component suppliers.
- Generated Electrical Overstress Experiments to re-create field failures of electronic control modules.
- Completed various Six Sigma projects to reduce component failures and reduce manufacturing defect (PPM), determined root cause of component failures in automotive applications and making the electronic devices operate in a safer more efficient way cutting down automotive accidents and saving the company a lot of money.
Timeline
Waste Water Engineer Entry Level
King County DNRP WASTE WATER
06.2023 - Current
Industrial Instrumentation Technician
King County DNRP WASTE WATER
10.2019 - 06.2023
Senior Engineering Technician
Triumph Group(Aerotek)
04.2019 - Current
Electronics Technician
Boeing
06.2015 - Current
Instrumentation & Controls Integration Engineer
Blue Origin LLC
11.2013 - 11.2014
Electrical Engineer
Prodigy Engineering
06.2013 - 09.2013
Electrical / Controls Engineer
Reliable Controls Corporation
10.2011 - 01.2013
Senior Avionic Engineering Technician
Moog Aircraft Group
05.2010 - 11.2010
Senior Hardware Engineering Technician
SEL, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratory
11.2007 - 01.2010
Electronic Quality Assurance and Process Engineer
Keihen Carolina System Technology
10.2005 - 05.2007