Charles L. Akeley
Qualifications:
Engineer with over 17 years of experience. Successful as an individual innovator, as a
team member and as a team leader.
Experience in audio/video production, electronic product development,
systems and process integration, and customer service. Sidelines include audio consulting,
performing and recording musician, live sound technician, and professional
audio equipment repair service.
Education:
B.S. Electrical Engineering,
Certificate,
Recording Engineering,
Career Summary:
The Victory Studios,
Duration: Oct 2005 – present
(high definition video and audio media services, for broadcast and
distribution)
Position: Senior Engineer
Duties: support of in-house and client services – HD Post, Linear
and Non-linear Editing Rooms, Telecine and Color Enhancement,
Rockwell-Collins | Airshow,
Duration: Sept 2004 – Oct 2005
(audio/video systems and integrated cabin electronics, for business
aircraft)
Position: Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Accomplishments: transition of production to non-US facility,
applications engineering support for custom products, developed &
maintained methods for BoMs and Routes, implemented configuration management
practices, provided production and test support, performed process development
Symetrix Inc.,
Duration: May 2003 – Sept 2004
(professional audio products, for broadcast and recording studios)
Position: Senior Customer Service Technician
Accomplishments: repaired customer-returned pro-audio gear with
minimal turnaround, wrote automated production tests, provided production and
test support, developed and provided training, performed process improvement,
provided vendor performance evaluation/feedback
Korry Electronics Co.,
Duration: August 1996 - February 2003
(LCD display technology, for military aircraft and land vehicle
cockpits)
Position: Senior Manufacturing Engineer, Display Products group
Accomplishments: performed new process development, created
documentation, developed and provided training, designed fixtures, performed
mechanical and electrical design, performed material selection and equipment/tool
procurement, performed vendor evaluation, process improvement, implemented lean
methods and optimized production
Avtech Corporation,
Duration: October 1988 - August 1996
(audio, lighting and power products, for aircraft cabins and
cockpits)
Position: Operations Engineer
Accomplishments: provided manufacturing support, performed
documentation changes
Position: Sustaining Engineer
Accomplishments: performed document changes, selected and evaluated
alternates for obsolete components, implemented configuration control
practices, performed analog design
Position: Liaison Engineer
Accomplishments: interfaced with customers to resolve reliability
issues, performance issues and system application issues