‍Gerardo Sanchez

(323)-928-1706 | sanchez@ucdavis.edu
Education
BACHELORS OF SCIENCE | ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DECEMBER
2016
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS

Skills & Abilities

TECHNICAL SKILLS
· Oscilloscopes, Wave Generators, SMD Hot Plate Soldering, Spectrum Analyzer, SPICE, Multimeters.
· Verilog, Quartus, MATLAB, C, PLC (Wago and Siemens), Python, KiCAD, LabVIEW, PSPICE, AutoCAD

Experience
PROJECT CONSULTANT | ENVISTA FORENSICS FEBRUARY 2019 –
PRESENT
· Investigates the origin and cause of failures, damages or defects in electrical systems within industrial,
commercial, and residential sites.
· Analyze the failure of electrical systems, determine the cause of failures, evaluate the quality of construction or
reviews design or maintenance procedures.
· Perform field investigations, lead multi-party examinations and documentation of damaged property.
· Research failure modes as needed, prepare recommendations for repair and/or remediation as appropriate.
· Prepare reports and letters outlining the origin and cause of the damages to our clients.
· Manage/work on multi-disciplinary teams on large and complex assignments.
· Establish trusted working relationship with clients and interacts socially at mixed engagements with clients.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER | AIRGARD, INC APRIL 2018 – FEBRUARY 2019
· Program and debug systems using Wago and Siemens PLC software
· Conducted hands-on laboratory and pilot experiments as part of product design validation testing, and
troubleshooting
· Design, review and implement electrical schematics for systems using AutoCAD
· Conduct field tests and collect data on new processes and design features
· Generate ECNs, BOM, and edit manual, field notifications and troubleshooting guides.
· Prototype, test and implement new designs with minimal instructions
· Work with marketing specification to develop new products and product enhancements
· Work with customer and sales to investigate and solve problems
· Develop project budget and schedule
· Organize design/project reviews
· Develop documentation release packages for manufacturing introduction
· Travel to customer sites for on-site support and consultations.
FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER | AIRGARD, INC APRIL 2017 –APRIL
2018
· Installation and Service of Semiconductor process equipment for thermal decomposition and soluble gases
removal in effluent gas streams.
· Conduct field tests and collected data on new processes and design features
· Worked with Senior Engineers on product development and improvement.
· Developed and edited manual, field notifications and troubleshooting guides.
· Trained new service engineers on products and procedures
TRANSIT DRIVER | ASUCD UNITRANS JULY 2012 – APRIL
2017
· Drove Double-Deck buses per designated schedule and routes throughout Davis, CA
· Examined buses for defects and safety hazards during pre-trip and post-trip inspection of vehicles
· Provided supervisors and dispatchers with information on safety measures to be considered
· Responded promptly to inquiries from passengers
· Trained new drivers.

Affiliations
MEMBER, INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING  (IEEE) JULY 2019 – PRESENT
MEMBER, MEXICAN AMERICAN ENGINEERING SOCIETY (MAES) JULY 2019 – PRESENT
STUDENT MEMBER, HERMANOS MACHEUAL FELLOWSHIP  FALL 2012 – DEC 2016
STUDENT MEMBER, CHICANO AND LATINO ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS SOCIETY (CALESS) FALL 2011 – DEC 2016

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