JEFFREY FORREST JACUMIN

131 LOVELADY DRIVE

CONNELLY SPRINGS, NC 28612HOME/CELL (828) 446-1974
jjaa5200@westpost.net

EXPERIENCE:

UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC., (04/08 TO PRESENT)

Senior Associate Engineer responsible for the development of
consumer product performance and comparison testing criteria and
methodologies as needed to support retail product manufacturers' and
retail sales clients expectations and requirements.

LOWE'S COMPANIES INC., WILKESBORO, NC (03/00 TO 03/08)

Lowe's is the 2nd largest retailer in the world with more than 1710
stores in the United States and 7 in Canada with annual sales
exceeding $48 billion. Lowe's caters to the "Do-It-Yourselfer," as
well the commercial business customer, stocking more than 60,000 home
improvement items ranging from building materials and tools, fashion
lighting, plumbing, to appliances and fashionable home decor items.
Senior Specifications Engineer (03/00 to 07/04); Promoted to
Quality Engineering Manager (07/04 to 04/08)
In this position my responsibilities included developing,
documenting and the review of product specifications and consumer
performance testing protocols for all Lowe's imports and OEM product
lines. Tasks also included sourcing and managing contract vendors and
test labs required for off shore production process auditing, product
inspection and evaluation, comparative testing, packaging
development, technical documentation and warranty service. In
addition I also provided management and technical leadership to in
house testing lab, contract testing laboratories and product
manufacturer's for the purpose of developing test and evaluation
methods with repeatable measurable techniques that would rate and or
assess consumer anticipation. I directed and outlined programs with
Merchandising and Loss Prevention to analyze product return data for
the purpose of reducing lost revenues, improving customer service and
increased profits. I was also a voting member of multiple UL Standards
Technical Panels, as well as ANSI, CPSC, NSF and CSA. I also provided
technical and retail market perspectives for the DOE's and EPA's
development of Energy Star guidelines and specifications for
household products and appliances.

SLC TECHNOLOGIES INC., HICKORY, NC (08/86 a" 09/99)

60 Million Dollar Corporation in the Design and High Volume
Manufacturing of Microprocessor Based Fire and Security Systems, CCTV
Cameras, CCTV Monitors, CCTV Switchers, Video Multiplexers, Fiber
Optic Data and Video Interfacing Equipment, High Security
Microprocessor Based Access Control Systems,
Manager/Senior Quality/Reliability/Agency Compliance Engineer
(07/95 a" 09/99)
My responsibilities included, team leadership in the design for
testability on all new product designs as well as technical
leadership to the test engineering team; directing next generation of
manufacturing test platforms using BIST and scan techniques. Acted as
technical advisor to the ISO certification team. Developed and
performed product qualification testing; both hardware and software,
system functionality supporting processes and documentation required
for Agency Submittals and Approvals. Contributing manager of
Component Engineering, Reliability/Test Engineering, and Agency
Approvals.
Other operations performed included:
a Introduction of Software Testing and Standards to the company
a Consolidated hardware testing into one standard, thusly reducing
time to market
a Reduced cost of agency approvals by $100,000 (1/3) while
reducing approval time
a Developed and documented incoming component inspection and
qualification methods

SENIOR QUALITY AND RELIABILITY ENGINEER (8/93 - 7/95)

Primary job task was to be a technical liaison between Research and
Development and Manufacturing to facilitate smooth and rapid
transition of New Product into production. Other duties performed:
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Performed Process Capability Studies (CPK indexing)
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Performed qualification testing to assure designs were stable before
introducing to production
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Performed Manufacturing Failure Analysis on microprocessor based and
analog systems
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Designed and Tested for RFI, EMI/EMC, and ESD
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Developed Life Testing Programs to Reduced Field Returns
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 Performed Stress Analysis and Failure Mode Effects Analysis on
Digital and Analog Circuits
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Qualified New Designs for FCC, UL, ULC, NFA2P, CE and CSFM
Compliance
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Performed Environmental Testing
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Performed Destructive Physical Analysis

JEFFREY FORREST JACUMIN

131 LOVELADY DRIVE
CONNELLY SPRINGS, NC 28612Home/Cell (828) 446-1974
jjaa5200@westpost.net

QUALITY ASSURANCE ENGINEER (06/90-08/93)

Quality Assurance Engineer managed a team of 5 auditors and 1
inspector responsible for design and implementation of Quality
Assurance Plans and Procedures. Designed and documented Quality
Assurance Plans and Procedures per ISO 9001 requirements. Performed
field failure analysis of product returns for the purpose of
identifying and designing measureable criteria needed to support
manufacturing process improvements. Documented and communicated
analytical results to Management Team and Customer. Implemented and
monitored Designs of Experiments for process improvements.

ASSISTANT TECHNICAL SUPPORT SUPERVISOR/OEM SALES LIAISON

(08/86-06/90)
Technical Support Team Leader whose role as a Systems Application
Specialist was responsible for the providing technical leadership in
the performance of remotely troubleshooting and supporting
microprocessor based communication systems and controls. Developed
training curriculum to instruct customers and personnel in the
correct installation methods, programming procedures and principle
applications of microprocessor based communication systems and
controls. Active member of OEM Sales Team, providing leadership and
technical expertise, responsible for the Development and Sale of
Private Labeled Systems to National and International Accounts, such
as ADT, Brinks, and Wells Fargo.
JEMCO (Jacumin Engineering Graduate 1977
USMC- Electricity and Electronics Communication and Navigation
Equipment
 Aviation Avionics Automatic Flight Control Systems
Advanced First Term Avionics (AFTA) Quality Control Inspector School

Electronic Counter Measures NCO (Non Commissioned Officer) School

College- attended some College during Military Enlistment: UC
Berkley, Stanford, Merit, UNCG,
CCC&TI (Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute) for
Windows NT and
Cisco Systems
TECHNICAL SEMINARS AND CLASSES:
SMTA Manufacturing Seminar, 1991, 92, 93, 94 NFPA National Fire
Alarm Code Seminar
Dr. Dimintri Keceioglu Reliability Engineering Geo-Dimensional
Tolerancing
Ralph Woodgate, Wave Soldering Seminar Wysong CNC School
Introduction to C Programming Team Development Seminars
Project Management Seminar with Certificate CMM Seminar
IES Seminar Die-Casting Machine Training
ASQC Certified Quality Engineer Training Dale Carnegie Graduate
Statistical Process Control Seminar with Certificate Quality
Function Deployment Seminar
Windows NT Server in Enterprise CISCO Systems