SUSANA PATNODE
4001 Cibola Village Dr. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111
[Send email to request phone number] 93-5615
DPSP69@msn.com
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a position in which I am able to combine my skills and background in a
dynamic and growing company. Telecommuting is preferrable.
EDUCATION:
Master of Business Administration, New Mexico State University, May 1996. GPA:
3.4
Bachelor of Science in Biology, New Mexico State University, May 1994. Minor:
Chemistry
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, New Mexico State University, May
1992. Minor: Math
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:
DOS, MS Windows/Word/Excel/PowerPoint, Lotus, Quattro Pro, PSpice, FORTRAN, and
HTML
Limited knowledge of C, UNIX, Visual Basic, PageMaker, AutoCAD, HomeSite,
FrontPage, Java,
JavaScript, Perl, and MS Access
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Adjunct Faculty, Mathematics Department, Scottsdale Community College,
Scottsdale, AZ 8/02 12/03.
* Responsible for instruction in basic mathematics.
* Obtained certification for educational instruction.
* Used Blackboard to administer on-line quizzes and update each individual on
his/her classroom progress.
Product Engineer, Life Cycle/Sustaining Engineering, Broadband Business Group,
ON Semiconductor, Phoenix, AZ, 4/01 – 4/02.
* Responsible for wafer fab transfers and sustaining products
* Involved with timely responses to customer issues
Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer, Quality and Reliability Assurance (QRA)
Engineering, Texas Instruments Incorporated, Midland, TX, 5/96 – 6/98 and
Sherman, TX, 7/98 – 4/01.
* Receive, distribute, and coordinate Return Material Requests (RMR) for the
Military Products Division (MPD) Semiconductor Group (SCG)
* Perform Quality Assurance (QA) for Linear/Mixed Signal, Digital Signal
Processing (DSP), and Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Products Areas
* Responsible for overseeing and approving process flow which is presented by
product engineers from Linear/Mixed Signal, DSP, and LCD product groups using
Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) MIL-PRF-38535 and MIL-STD-883 specifications
* Interact with military customers and other corporations such as Lockheed
Martin/Loral, Honeywell, Raytheon, Rockwell, General Motors, and Lucent
Technologies to ensure they receive necessary technical information, which
sometimes involves product engineers via conference calls.
* Audited suppliers and subcontractors by reviewing agreed upon process flows
and specifications used for producing MPD products
* Participate in the Process Quality Improvement Team (QIT) to eliminate Non
Value Added (NVA) test procedures and to decrease production costs for Texas
Instruments
* Present and discuss RMRs for each month and quarter to the Process QIT team
* Act as Team Leader for the Rewards and Recognition Committee
Teaching Assistantship, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 1/96 -
5/96.
* Assisted professor with grading coursework and exams
* Assisted professor with presenting course projects in class
Clerical Aide (Work-Study), New Mexico State University Teaching
Factory/Mechanical Engineering Advanced Manufacturing Center, Las Cruces, NM,
8/94 - 5/95.
* Machined parts from various metals into specified parts using the Cincinnati
Milacron T-10 (a fully automated machine which uses tombstones to hold an object
while carving and interactive 3-D software, AutoCAD, to create designs)
* Created Word documents intended to keep inventory of the different parts
required to keep the machines running at the Advanced Manufacturing Center for
the Mechanical Engineering Department
Research Assistantship, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 5/92 -
5/93.
* Ran toxicity tests using commercial polymers on aquatic life (Cerio daphnia,
goldfish, and guppies)
* Tested commercial polymer effects on desert microflora
* Streaked Petri dishes to isolate and obtain pure samples of various bacteria
Engineering Technical Assistant (Coop), International Business Machines, Tucson,
AZ, 1/91 - 6/91.
* Soldered components onto optical disk drive control cards using Surface Mount
Technology (SMT)
* Created circuits for engineers that controlled input to optical disk drive
Technical Support Specialist (Coop), International Business Machines, Roanoke,
TX, 8/89 - 12/89.
* Used HONE to answer questions from IBM customers and representatives on IBM
products; specifically: PS/2 line, DOS, and 3174 controllers
* Used PROFS to communicate with co-workers
SKILLS AND INTERESTS:
Bilingual: English / Spanish
Activities: Scuba diving, walking, volleyball, swimming, aerobics
HONORS AND AFFILIATIONS:
Dean's List Fall 1991 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Society of Women Engineers
West Mesa Flying Association Westside Karate Club
Red Cross Volunteer
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