simulator8
02-02-2006, 09:57 AM
MATTHEW HOEL
m.d.hoel@<hidden>
6903 Clemson Dr.
Alexandria, VA 22307
Cell: 703.589.0369
Experience
April 2005 - Present
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Alexandria, VA
Patent Examiner
Examined patent applications in video gaming and casino gaming machines to meet legal criteria for novelty and non-obviousness. Applied statutes, case law, regulations, and Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. Kept abreast of technology in rapidly changing field. Met production goals and was promoted from GS-7 to GS-9.
May 1999 - July 2004
AeroService Aviation Center, LLC Virginia Gardens, FL
Simulator Technician
? 747-200 Crew Chief. Organized and indexed documentation and kept deferred maintenance log up to date.
? Shift Leader, Midshift. Picked up simulator log sheets, entered discrepancies into database, assigned discrepancies to other technicians, and entered corrective actions into database. Ensured maintenance logs were kept up to date.
? Shift Leader, Day Shift. Responded to and resolved trouble calls in timely manner.
? Familiar with DC-8, DC-10, 727-100, 727-200, 737-200, 737-300, 747-200, and A300. Successfully completed normal starts and preflight procedures for all of these simulators.
? Familiar with linkages and linkage troubleshooting for CAE, Link, and Rediffusion simulators. Isolated and replaced linkage boards and cockpit instruments. Followed monitoring procedures for checking the status of analog, synchro, and digital inputs and outputs on CAE and Link simulators. Followed system prints and wire lists to trace signals.
? Familiar with reboot procedures for Digital VAX, GP-4, and SEL 32/77 mainframe computers.
? Familiar with reboot procedures for Link IMAGE, McDonnell-Douglas VITAL, and E&S SP-1 visual generation computers. Did basic troubleshooting of low-voltage power supplies and deflection amplifiers.
? Hydraulic maintenance including replacing oil filters, servo actuator valves, and hydraulic coupling units.
? Used Illustrated Parts Catalogs and Overhaul Manuals to locate part numbers for ordering parts.
? Referred to software variable listings and aircraft operations manuals to troubleshoot problems.
February 1997 - January 1999
Eidetics Corporation Torrance, CA
Staff Engineer
Aircraft Simulation
? Successfully designed electrical hardware for an F-5E aircraft simulator.
? Selected switches, knobs, circuit breakers, and buttons for the control panels. Designed control panels and cables for interfacing control panels to computer.
? Designed cables for interfacing simulated aircraft gauges to computer.
? Selected industrial computer, rackmount chassis, realtime operating system, power supplies, and data acquisition cards used to control all of the cockpit hardware. Obtained quotes on all hardware.
? Designed interface box to interface computer cables with cockpit cables.
? Sourced raster, stroke, stroke/raster, and LCD displays for use in the cockpit along with appropriate controller cards.
? Dealt extensively with sales engineers and manufacturers’ representatives.
? Designed an analog circuit to interface an F-16 joystick to aircraft simulator.
Aerodynamic Research
? Complete electrical upgrade to water tunnel used for aerodynamic testing.
? Designed amplification, level-shifting, and display circuit for position-sensing potentiometers to display position of aircraft model in yaw, pitch, and roll accurate to two degrees in two complete turns (720 degrees). Designed for ease of calibration.
? Designed and built joystick circuit to move model in three axes of motion, using power operational amplifiers to drive motors on model support assembly.
? Designed and built switchbox to switch between computer and joystick control of aircraft model.
? Designed and built amplification and level shifting to run signals from model strain gauges into computer.
? Upgraded all electrical cables in water tunnel.
? Wrote complete documentation including theory of operation, operation and calibration instructions, schematics, board layout, chassis layout, cable diagrams, interconnection database, parts list, bill of materials, and illustrations.
Education: University of South Florida, July 1996, Bachelor of Science
Electrical Engineering, Tampa, FL, G.P.A. 3.374
m.d.hoel@<hidden>
6903 Clemson Dr.
Alexandria, VA 22307
Cell: 703.589.0369
Experience
April 2005 - Present
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Alexandria, VA
Patent Examiner
Examined patent applications in video gaming and casino gaming machines to meet legal criteria for novelty and non-obviousness. Applied statutes, case law, regulations, and Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. Kept abreast of technology in rapidly changing field. Met production goals and was promoted from GS-7 to GS-9.
May 1999 - July 2004
AeroService Aviation Center, LLC Virginia Gardens, FL
Simulator Technician
? 747-200 Crew Chief. Organized and indexed documentation and kept deferred maintenance log up to date.
? Shift Leader, Midshift. Picked up simulator log sheets, entered discrepancies into database, assigned discrepancies to other technicians, and entered corrective actions into database. Ensured maintenance logs were kept up to date.
? Shift Leader, Day Shift. Responded to and resolved trouble calls in timely manner.
? Familiar with DC-8, DC-10, 727-100, 727-200, 737-200, 737-300, 747-200, and A300. Successfully completed normal starts and preflight procedures for all of these simulators.
? Familiar with linkages and linkage troubleshooting for CAE, Link, and Rediffusion simulators. Isolated and replaced linkage boards and cockpit instruments. Followed monitoring procedures for checking the status of analog, synchro, and digital inputs and outputs on CAE and Link simulators. Followed system prints and wire lists to trace signals.
? Familiar with reboot procedures for Digital VAX, GP-4, and SEL 32/77 mainframe computers.
? Familiar with reboot procedures for Link IMAGE, McDonnell-Douglas VITAL, and E&S SP-1 visual generation computers. Did basic troubleshooting of low-voltage power supplies and deflection amplifiers.
? Hydraulic maintenance including replacing oil filters, servo actuator valves, and hydraulic coupling units.
? Used Illustrated Parts Catalogs and Overhaul Manuals to locate part numbers for ordering parts.
? Referred to software variable listings and aircraft operations manuals to troubleshoot problems.
February 1997 - January 1999
Eidetics Corporation Torrance, CA
Staff Engineer
Aircraft Simulation
? Successfully designed electrical hardware for an F-5E aircraft simulator.
? Selected switches, knobs, circuit breakers, and buttons for the control panels. Designed control panels and cables for interfacing control panels to computer.
? Designed cables for interfacing simulated aircraft gauges to computer.
? Selected industrial computer, rackmount chassis, realtime operating system, power supplies, and data acquisition cards used to control all of the cockpit hardware. Obtained quotes on all hardware.
? Designed interface box to interface computer cables with cockpit cables.
? Sourced raster, stroke, stroke/raster, and LCD displays for use in the cockpit along with appropriate controller cards.
? Dealt extensively with sales engineers and manufacturers’ representatives.
? Designed an analog circuit to interface an F-16 joystick to aircraft simulator.
Aerodynamic Research
? Complete electrical upgrade to water tunnel used for aerodynamic testing.
? Designed amplification, level-shifting, and display circuit for position-sensing potentiometers to display position of aircraft model in yaw, pitch, and roll accurate to two degrees in two complete turns (720 degrees). Designed for ease of calibration.
? Designed and built joystick circuit to move model in three axes of motion, using power operational amplifiers to drive motors on model support assembly.
? Designed and built switchbox to switch between computer and joystick control of aircraft model.
? Designed and built amplification and level shifting to run signals from model strain gauges into computer.
? Upgraded all electrical cables in water tunnel.
? Wrote complete documentation including theory of operation, operation and calibration instructions, schematics, board layout, chassis layout, cable diagrams, interconnection database, parts list, bill of materials, and illustrations.
Education: University of South Florida, July 1996, Bachelor of Science
Electrical Engineering, Tampa, FL, G.P.A. 3.374