3092 Avalon Rd, Columbus, Ohio 43221
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` SteveRicca@Columbus.RR.Com / 614-915-4648
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`STEVEN RICCA, MSEE
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`Electrical Engineer experienced developing new products, process control solutions, and providing
`leadership of engineering projects and teams.
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`Creating competitive advantages using Stage-Gate and Agile/Scrum methods as appropriate, I can
`develop products and solutions by designing custom electronics, using COTS industrial controls, and then
`develop the functionality and connectivity by programming software.
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`My project, program and group leadership skills are focused on establishing the objectives, planning,
`execution, and validation – with milestones, reporting and adjusting. Leading by example, I enable team
`members to demonstrate their talents while mentoring and developing skills throughout the team.
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`My field experience, customer and sales related interfacing skills allow me to translate customer needs,
`application realities, and regulatory requirements into engineering documents and ideas which
`communicate the project roadmap, engineering requirements, work packages and lead to better project
`estimating, competitive bidding and progress tracking.
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`These experiences allow me to analyze project risks and select the best approaches for success. I enjoy
`fast paced environments with lots of unknowns and projects with exposure to different challenges, people
`and applications. I have often interfaced and worked alongside the sales and marketing departments
`assisting to find the best strategies to win business and exceed customer expectations.
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`QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE OVERVIEW
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`BSEE / MSEE with many innovative design solutions, process improvements and achievements.
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`Areas of expertise include HVAC controls including gas heating, DX/CW and energy/humidity
`management, food processing, high-powered LED lighting, bulk material handling, rotating machinery
`predictive maintenance monitoring, medical equipment automation, solar energy, weighing applications,
`test systems, and oil/gas generation controls.
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`Designs of industrial systems using industry standard equipment such as PLC and HMI controls, sensors,
`programming, power distribution/switchgear and MCC’s, motor starters, VFD’s, electro-mechanical and
`pneumatic/hydraulic devices. Systems developed using standard communications to BMS/BAS, and
`cloud/edge topologies.
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`Higher volume OEM product development skills include circuit design, schematic capture and PCB layout.
`Analog and digital hardware design using microcontrollers, FPGAs, simulations, serial communication,
`embedded firmware/software in assembler, scripting languages and ‘C’. Power supply design,
`BLDC/servo drivers, data acquisition, sensor interfacing, design for manufacturing and test (DFM/DFT),
`approvals/certifications, and FMEAs,
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`Project and people management skills include risk analysis, road mapping, budgeting, troubleshooting,
`reporting, mentoring, excellent communication and presentation skills. Experience in both Stage-Gate
`and Agile/Scrum engineering design environments. Designs for the aerospace, medical, food and other
`regulated fields including many designs requiring certifications (UL / ETL / CSA / TUV / CE) .
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`Work History
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`Vertiv - Delaware, Ohio
`Lead Electrical Engineer, Single Phase UPS Global Division
` Lead global team of 45 electrical engineers developing uninterruptible power supplies for single-
`phase applications in high volume markets.
` Established design standards, templates, process and documentation controls for electrical
`designs including schematics, PCB layout, FW development, and design reviews.
` Mentor EE associates through design challenges, work with PMs on progress and schedules.
` Optimize existing designs for cost reductions and proper operation with Lithium batteries.
` Named #3 top innovator company-wide in August 2022
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` Mar 2021 - Present
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`Ricca Engineering, LLC – Columbus, OH Owner / Lead Engineer Jan 2020 - Present
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` Development of electronic controller for use in an agricultural application.. Design features touch
`screen, embedded PLC and custom electronics development to control a 100HP generator towed
`behind large equipment. Built electronics for 40 field trial units including 7 PCBs each.
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` Provided technical opinions, reports and testimony for legal firms in patent infringement cases.
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` Designed test/calibration equipment for a robotic surgery OEM’s manufacturing cells.
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`EDG, Inc – Consulting Engineers - Westerville, Ohio
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`Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
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` Designed electrical controls for bulk material handling involving many types of conveyor technologies,
`pumps and compressors for land based sites, oil/gas fracking stations and off-shore platforms.
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` Electrical load sizing, 3-phase power distribution with motor control centers (MCC), variable
`frequency drives (VFD), and over-current protection coordination studies, flow diagrams, sequence of
`operation, one-line diagrams, and PLC / HMI programming specification documents.
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` Several large contracts fell through which resulted in a lack-of-work layoff ending this position.
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` Sept 2018 – Nov 2019
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` Oct 2016 – June 2018
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`Henny Penny Corporation – Eaton, Ohio
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`Lead Automation Controls Engineer - Contractor
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` Key architect and technical originator on team developing automated equipment involving fryers,
`freezers, and packaging solutions for fast food chains. Performed all programming of PLCs, HMI,
`and servo motors.
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` Developed hardware and software system architecture, selected all electrical components including
`sensors, VFDs, PLC, HMI, conveyors, pumps and vision recognition sensors.
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` Lead team through brainstorming, specifications, prototyping, experimentation, customer acceptance
`tests, refinements and presentations to stakeholders.
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`Ricca Engineering, LLC – Columbus, OH Owner / Lead Engineer Feb 2016 – Jan 2017
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`Projects and contract roles during this time:
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` Chief Technical Officer for a mid-stage start-up company manufacturing high volume high-power LED
`lighting for highways, parking lots, stadiums, indoor farming, and airport apron lighting applications.
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` Developed system architecture for an automated beverage dispensing product for a start-up company.
` Designed and programmed PLC controls for several motorized interactive museum exhibits.
` Generated a report and provided expert testimony for an automotive patent infringement case.
` Developed automated PLC controls with HMI for a manufacturing test cell.
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`Hughey and Phillips – Urbana, Ohio
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`Director of Engineering
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` Jan 2014 – Feb 2016
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` Managed engineering group developing critical aerospace obstruction lighting devices.
` Developed system platform architecture and product roadmap planning to take products to LEDs.
` Highly involved in electronic circuitry and software design of analog/digital/microprocessor products.
` Named inventor of US patent # 10,106,276, “Obstruction lighting system configured to emit visible
`and infrared light” and US patent # 9,572,223, “Precision color-controlled light source” .
` Marketing, sales and engineering departments moved to Florida after acquiring another company.
` Continued to assist as technical consultant to company after leaving position.
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`Ricca Engineering, LLC – Columbus, OH Owner / Lead Engineer June 2013 – Jan 2014
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` Assisted local company with high volume microprocessor controlled electric heat controller for semi-
`conductor and precision process heating applications.
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` Feb 2010 – May 2013
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`ADB Airfield Solutions (Now ADB-Safegate) – Gahanna, Ohio
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`Electrical Engineering Group Leader
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` Managed electrical engineering group designing aerospace airfield lighting products.
`Introduced Stage-Gate design methods, design reviews, FMEAs and other process improvements.
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`Highly involved with NPI / NPD R&D, change orders, cost reduction and marketing and sales efforts.
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`Coordinated efforts between engineering and other departments: logistics, quality, sales, tech
`services, marketing, and manufacturing production.
`Key technical contributor on redesign of microprocessor controlled 4KW to 30KW power supplies.
`Trained and worked with service personnel to troubleshoot and overcome field issues and then used
`these experiences to improve products. Made many trips to field for new product introductions,
`troubleshooting and discussions with industry influencers regarding new products.
`Interfaced and presented highly technical matters to outside customers and the FAA.
`Appointed member on the FAA’s “Electrical Infrastructure Requirements for Tomorrow” technical test
`team comprised of engineering leaders in the airfield lighting industry - reporting to the FAA.
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`Ricca Engineering, LLC – Columbus, OH Owner / Lead Engineer Nov 2008 – Mar 2010
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`Projects and contract roles during this time:
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` Lead electrical engineer for a start-up company developing a solar concentrating photovoltaic and
`thermal energy system. Produced a functioning system of proprietary sun tracking hardware/software
`controls including custom PCBs, and software. Selection and qualification of solar inverters as well
`as power distribution and heat exchanger components. Technical oversight of field installations in
`Ohio including at several utility testing sites. Company sold to Chinese firm.
` Development of a portable measurement and data collection system for a US Air Force program to
`optically measure water content in hydraulic fluids using IR Pyroelectric detectors. Developed custom
`microprocessor electronics, PCB layouts, and software.
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` Development of a high-volume consumer motion detector LED light with solar power recharging.
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` Reverse engineered a competitor’s product and provided a detailed report for a client which allowed
`them to justify a larger redesign project to stay competitive.
` Designed, wired, and programmed PLC controls for several motorized interactive museum exhibits.
` Performed expert analysis for several legal firms and cases involving medical, automotive and
`consumer product liabilities and patent infringement cases.
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` March 2006 – Nov 2008
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`Battelle Memorial Institute – Columbus, OH
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`Principal Electrical Engineer – Medical Development Solutions Group
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`Lead Electrical Engineer on a project developing a clinical diagnostic product to optically identify
`bacterial strains at high speed. Developed system architecture, servo motor controls, sensors,
`custom PCBs, isolation strategies, custom UPS controls and wiring harness designs.
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`Performed high-voltage research and development for an electrostatic sprayer that can apply
`pesticides or sanitizers from greater distances yet the particles self-attach to all sides of the target.
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`Improved reliability of an OEM’s motorized hospital bed product line featuring an electromechanical
`mattress inflation control system with a six stepper motor valve body.
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`Invensys Controls (Now Schneider Electric) – Plain City, OH
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`Senior Electrical Engineer – HVAC Equipment Controls / Lead EE Automotive Climate Controls
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` June 2004 – March 2006
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`Lead Electrical Engineering for high-volume gas fired heating control products used in furnace,
`fireplace, appliances, water heaters, building automation systems and residential climate controls.
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`Performed FMEA’s, circuit and software design reviews of hundreds of control products for latest
`safety compliance including other product divisions at this Engineering center – namely Refrigeration
`Controls, Smoke Detectors, HVAC Zoning Controls, Automotive Controls and Thermostats.
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`Lead Electrical Engineer for the automotive climate control group and interfaced with OEMs to
`develop cabin zoning controls involving motorized blending doors, and multi-port water valves.
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`Developed a new automotive product family to replace an older condenser freeze protection control.
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`Ricca Engineering, LLC – Columbus, OH Owner / Lead Engineer July 2002 – June 2004
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`Projects and contract roles during this time:
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` Served as Director of Engineering for a start-up medical electronics diagnostics company. Named
`inventor on a patent - “Zero Corrected Optical Blood Glucose Analyte Detector” (US #7039448).
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` Researched issues and redesigned the PCB layout for several large LED price signs for a high-volume
`gas station sign chain OEM to solve heat distribution issues that were warping boards.
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` Designed a golf putting input sensor prototype using high-speed optical sensing for video gaming.
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` Consultant to a start-up company developing a urine collection bag with very accurate level sensing
`printed on the side with conductive ink. Led to patent application.
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` Performed expert technical testing and report generation for two legal firms.
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`Dynalab Test Systems - Reynoldsburg, OH
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`Senior Electronic Engineer
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` June 1997 - July 2002
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` Developed microprocessor and FPGA based high-speed cable and harness testing analyzers used
`by automotive, aerospace, medical and appliance manufacturers.
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` Development of custom PCBs, cost reductions and innovative expansion methods to grow the
`product line.
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`Danninger Medical Technology - Dublin, OH
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`Senior Electronic Engineer
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` Developed products, designed circuits and wrote embedded software for motorized medical
`rehabilitation products.
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` Redesigned BLDC/servo motor drive circuitry and PCB for manufacturing cost reduction.
` Developed solid-state heating/cooling therapy products used during patient recovery.
` Assisted in transfer of intellectual property to acquiring company.
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` Nov 1995 - June 1997
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`IRD Mechanalysis (Now part of Allen-Bradley) - Worthington, OH Sept 1990 - Dec 1995
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`Senior Project Engineer
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` Developed rotating machinery vibration and sensor data acquisition systems for predictive monitoring
`applications. Industries served included power generation (make-up air fans, boiler and oil-feed
`pumps, turbines), transportation systems (railcar wheels and tunnel fans), machining centers to gauge
`tool wear, paper mills (pumps and web break detection), petrochemical processing plants (crackers,
`compressors), and HVAC control interface (pumps, chillers, cooling tower fans and compressors).
` Developed control cabinets and equipment to measure bearing vibration and temperature in critical
`fans and pumps used to decommission stockpiles of military chemical weapons at eight US sites.
` Designed semi-automated end-of-line test stations for General Motors transmission, alternator, starter
`and electric accessory motor divisions. These typically used PLCs and a LabVIEW operator interface.
` Coordinated all project cycle engineering functions: design, costing, scheduling, project management,
`selecting and supervising sub-vendors, testing, training and managing field service staff.
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`Toledo Scale (Now Mettler-Toledo) – Worthington, OH July 1988 - Sept 1990
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`Engineer
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` System design and new product development including embedded programming of retail scales, truck
`and rail scales, food batching controls, industrial controls and package sorters. Many of these
`applications were industry firsts (CAT truck scales, shingle and keg weighers, RPS scan/sort system).
` Lead firmware engineer for new retail scale which included an integrated printer and three
`microprocessors. This product was a huge success and sold over 100K units/yr for several years.
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`Other Useful Knowledge, Experiences and Skills
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` Experience with batteries of various chemistries (Ni-Cad, NiMH, LIO, LFP, more)
` Experience with EMI/ESD, shielding, grounding, and surge protection.
` PLC controls – Koyo/GE Fanuc, Allen-Bradley, Automation-Direct, Velocio and HMI’s.
` Working knowledge of Carel, Labview, Omron, Siemens, and Modicon programmable controls.
` Programming languages include ‘C’, assembly language(s), Verilog / VHDL, other script based.
` PCB layout tools – Altium Designer, PCAD, Eagle, KiCad, Mentor.
` Circuit simulation with LT Spice and vendor specific tools, EasyPower.
` Mechanical CAD programs: DesignCad 3-D, AutoCad, Navisworks, Visio Pro, Lucid Chart.
` Best practices and requirements for many standards: UL, CSA, ETL, NEC, FAA, FDA, NFPA.
` Product designs using TE cooling modules, cartridge, strip, immersion and flex heaters.
` HVAC designs with DX and CW cooling systems, ERVs, economizers, UV purifiers, condensing
`boilers, water-to-air heat exchangers, humidity controls, and BAS / BMS systems.
` Experience with air and hydraulic controls and actuators.
` Excellent understanding of combustion engines and mechanical systems of many types.
` Familiarity with several manufacturing ERP / MRP systems, DOORS, PDM Works.
` Experience with many company quality systems and manufacturing methods.
` Experienced in light construction design and MEP, building methods plus national codes.
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`Formal Education
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`Ohio University, Athens, OH Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
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`Ohio University, Athens, OH Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
`FE / EIT - Fundamentals of Engineering June 1986
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