THOMAS C. SCHEIDELER
18 Spring Valley Drive ~ Holmdel NJ 07733

Home:  [Send email to request phone number] 46-8066  	Cell: (908) 399-6470  	


EMC/EMI, TELECOMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN

EMC/EMI Testing, Product Safety Testing, Telecommunications Interoperability
Testing, Circuit Test Engineering,Telecommunications Technical Support,
Electronics Circuit Building, Troubleshooting & Repair, Aircraft Radio
Communications Repair & Installation 

Former Air Force Staff Sergeant with experience in avionics and commercial
telecom electronics and networks (VOIP, TCP/IP, ATM, H.323, Sonet, POTS etc.). 
Background in testing, troubleshooting of Lucent, AT&T, and other products
including legacy systems.  Strong grasp of interoperability testing, including
writing and executing test plans for HW/SW systems. Experienced in regulatory
compliance testing with safety and EMC/EMI standards (UL, CSA, VDE, FCC, IEC,
CISPR, NEBS, Mil-Spec.).  Background providing remote technical support for AT&T
field technicians. Experienced in installation & repair of aircraft radio
communications equipment.

TEST EQUIPMENT INCLUDES:  

EMC/EMI Receivers,Digital Oscilloscopes,Frequency Counters, Signal Generators,
RF Amplifiers, RF Probes, Logic & Distortion Analyzers, Sound Level Meters,
AC/DC Power Analyzers, 	Voltmeters / Multimeters,Power Supplies, Protocol &
Spectrum Analyzers, DVMs, RF Power Meters

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS, Tinton Falls, NJ. 
EMC/EMI Senior Test Technician, 02/2007 to Present

•Work independently and one on one with customers associated with military /
defense / DoD, medical, commercial, and airline industries.

•Test varied customer electronics equipment and interpret/apply complex EMC/EMI
industry standards (FCC, IEC, CISPR, NEBS, Mil-Spec.) to products being tested
for compliance.

•Keep customers informed on progress of their test suites and explain nature of
failures, etc. 

•Provided test data records for the equipment tested. 

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANCY, Monmouth, NJ 
Sales Rep & Account Manager, 10/2003 – 2/2007

•Provided wide range of services to clients including Fidelity Estate Planning,
Allied Mortgage Capital Corporation, Equity Source Home Loans, IndCom
Association, and small businesses in NJ area.

LUCENT BELL LABS (NOW ALCATEL-LUCENT) 
Member of Technical Staff I, 1999 to 2003

•Handled validation, test development, and testing of numerous integrated data
communication / telecommunications networks (VOIP, IP, ATM, Q931, H323, SS7, T1,
Sonet) for customer applications utilizing optical networks, IP gateways, #5ESS
switches, switches, routers, and modems. 
 
•Evaluated test equipment for performance and stress testing of Lucent and
partner equipment in test laboratory environment.  

Senior Technical Associate, 1995 to 1999
•Provided competitive analysis for Department of Advanced Technologies
•Analyzed Secure Modem login protocols and New Bridge Time Division
Multiplexers.  
•Developed MOS test procedure for coders and preformed system testing on VOIP
Gatekeeper and Gateway Software applications.



AT&T BELL LABS
Technical Associate, 1991 to 1995

•Conducted compliance testing in Global Product Compliance Laboratory,
particularly telecommunications safety standards (UL, CSA, VDE etc.).
•Documented test data and generated compliance report; liaised with
representatives of varied regulatory compliance agencies / bodies.  

PRIOR EXPERIENCE:

AT&T
•Worked technical support hotline for Tier 3 Field Technicians, Engineers, and
Installers of AT&T Direct Distance Dialing Modems, Statistical / Time Division
Multiplexors, Analog Private Line Modems and CSU/DSUs.  
•Simulated and resolved customer problems in test lab using data communications
test equipment; executed HW / SW test cases and recommended new test cases / test
scenarios.

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE & PRIVATE INDUSTRY
•As electronics / avionics technician, repaired, calibrated / installed aircraft
HF, VHF, and UHF radio communications equipment, biomedical electronics test
devices, data communications line test equipment, and data link monitors.   

EDUCATION & TRAINING

BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Engineering & CCNA 
CLEVELAND INST. OF ELECTRONICS, Electrical Engineering
USAF TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL, Avionics Technician/Secret Clearance
BELL SYSTEM TRAINING: Analog/Digital Circuit Design, Telecom Devices, Networking
/ Networks,