KEVIN J.

COLLINS
26 Smith Corner Road ■ Newton, NH 03858
(978) 834-1004 ■ kevin.col@comcast.net
Summary

A multi skilled Meteorologist and Senior Test Engineer with a passionate interest in the design and
operation of wind turbines. Specific interests include a wide range of associated issues, i.e. wind resource
assessment and its effects on installation, wind data acquisition, wind farm layout and design, and
environmental impact. Skills include:

 Risk assessment - Skilled in risk assessment and SPC Six-Sigma analysis

 Planning - Effectively formulates strategies, tactics and action plans to achieve results.

 Standards – Maintains Software and Hardware Quality Assurance standards and metrics during
project life cycle.

 SW Management – Establishes and maintains Software Configuration Control

 Personal - Excels in self-supervision and self-improvement.

Strengths

• Software Design
• Project Lead
• Software Configuration Control Management
• Phase Gate Process – New Product Development

Experience

WEATHERSCOPE, LLC 2005-Present

Principal Meteorologist

TERADYNE INC.
Senior Test Development Engineer 1999- 2005
Lead engineer

Project Lead as well as an individual contributor developing Visual Basic test code for the Integra J750
Mixed Signal Semiconductor Test Platform.

Lead engineer on the root cause analysis team investigating a manufacturing process defect issue for
several Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) devices that failed system level tests. Recommended
board modifications to design engineers in order to improve test coverage at system test.

RAYTHEON SYSTEMS
Software Quality Assurance Engineer 1997-1999
Lead Engineer

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS 1995-1997

Student
Returned to school to further education, receiving an undergraduate degree in meteorology.
RAYTHEON SYSTEMS

Manufacturing Support Engineer 1988-1991

Credentials
BS in Electrical Engineering MERRIMACK COLLEGE

BS in Meteorology UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS

Technical Skills C, Fortan.Visual Basic, Rational ClearCase SW Configuration Management, MS

Project,
Primavera Project Planner, Rational ClearQuest SW Defect/Change Tracking Systems
Affiliated with the National Weather Service and the American Meteorological Society