Dear EMC/Product Safety professionals,
As a result of the merger of Digital Equipment Corporation and Compaq Computer Corporation I have found myself in a career transition. For the last 11 years I had been involved with product safety incident management. I was involved primarily with Listed/Approved products that were alleged to have caused or resulted in some type of safety issue. Although I was not involved with the certification of these products I did use the IEC family of standards as a baseline for incident investigation and used the standards when conducting testing and compliance verification. What follows is a condensed version of my resume. Any information on potential opportunities or other thoughts would be greatly appreciated. As far as job location, I am restricting my job search to Massachusetts or southern New Hampshire at this time. Regards, Bob Brister RESUME: ROBERT BRISTER 53 Connor Lane Lancaster, MA 01523 Home phone: (978) 365-5061 Email: bobbris...@prodigy.net SUMMARY PRODUCT SAFETY INCIDENT INVESTIGATOR with over 11 years experience leading investigations into allegations of computer product malfunctions that have resulted in customer injury, property damage or severe product damage. Familiar with and utilize IEC 950 product safety design standards, the Consumer Product Safety Act, OSHA 29 CFR 1910 as well as other standards and guidelines. Background in product evaluations to ensure that service procedures are safe for service engineers. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE COMPAQ COMPUTER CORPORATION (formally Digital Equipment Corporation) Product Safety Incident Investigator (1986 to 1998) Managed investigation of 60+ reported product safety incidents annually worldwide, from initial report through resolution and case closure. Was the primary investigator for the past 4 years. Conducted the actual investigations, writing of test plans and conducting testing, evaluations and incident simulations. Ensured adequate resources, both material and people, were made available during investigations. Completed risk assessments, wrote comprehensive reports, and developed criteria for issue resolution. Tracked product safety and liability regulations and trends. DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION Service Account Representative (1977 to 1986) Serviced large computer systems and all associated peripheral devices. In 1982 was chosen, along with one other engineer, as the account representative for a new facility.
