Lauren E. Whitfield
Assembler, Electronics and Printed Circuit Board Assembly
Huntsville, AL · (256) 555 0146 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/laurenewhitfield
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Three years of electronics assembly on circuit cards and cable harnesses
SETTINGS
Defense electronics plant building about 3,000 circuit card assemblies a month
SPECIALTIES
Class 3 hand soldering, surface mount rework, harness build, conformal coating touch up
SYSTEMS
Metcal soldering stations, Aegis FactoryLogix travelers, microscope inspection stations
LICENSURE
Institute for Printed Circuits certified operator on the assembly and the cable and harness standards
EDUCATION
Certificate in Electronics Technology, Tennessee Valley Technical College
Executive Summary
Electronics assembler with three years at a defense electronics plant that builds about 3,000 circuit card assemblies and 400 cable harnesses a month. Hand solders through hole and surface mount rework to the Institute for Printed Circuits Class 3 requirements, builds and tests harnesses to the wiring drawing, and holds certified operator status on both the assembly and the cable standards. Passed every customer source inspection on assigned work.
Signature Achievements
- Hand solders about 400 through hole and rework joints a shift with a first pass inspection acceptance of 99.6 percent to Class 3.
- Passed 14 customer source inspections in three years with zero workmanship findings on assigned assemblies.
- Cut rework returns on a mixed technology board family from 6 percent to 1.5 percent by proposing a preheat step for ground plane joints.
- Builds about 25 cable harnesses a week to the wiring drawing with no test failures for pinout in eighteen months.
- Earned certified operator status on the Institute for Printed Circuits assembly standard in 2023 and the cable and harness standard in 2024.
Professional Experience
Electronics Assembler
Redstone Ridge Defense Electronics, Huntsville, AL August 2023 to present
Defense electronics plant with about 260 employees building circuit card assemblies and harnesses for radar and missile programs
- Hand solder through hole components and rework surface mount parts under a microscope to Class 3 requirements.
- Build cable harnesses from the wiring drawing, crimp contacts with calibrated tools and insert them into connectors.
- Test finished harnesses on the continuity tester and record results on the traveler in Aegis FactoryLogix.
- Touch up conformal coating after rework and mask connectors before boards go to the coating line.
- Follow electrostatic discharge and foreign object debris controls at the bench and in the cleanroom.
Assembly Trainee
Redstone Ridge Defense Electronics, Huntsville, AL May 2023 to August 2023
Twelve week in house soldering and assembly school
- Completed the plant soldering school and passed the Institute for Printed Circuits certified operator examination.
- Practiced through hole, surface mount and wire to terminal soldering on training boards.
- Learned the traveler system, the electrostatic discharge program and the drawing package.
Certifications and Training
Institute for Printed Circuits acceptability of electronic assemblies standard, certified operator, Class 3, renewed 2025
Institute for Printed Circuits cable and wire harness assembly standard, certified operator, earned 2024
Institute for Printed Circuits soldering requirements standard, certified operator, earned 2023
Education
Certificate in Electronics Technology, Tennessee Valley Technical College, Huntsville, 2023
High school diploma, Monte Sano High School, Huntsville, 2021
Core Skills
Class 3 hand soldering · Surface mount rework · Microscope inspection · Harness build · Contact crimping · Continuity testing · Conformal coating touch up · Electrostatic discharge control · Traveler documentation · Wiring drawing reading