About the engineer
Experience behind Boardfixer
Electronics Technician · PCB Repair, Diagnostics & Soldering Specialist · 15+ years' experience
Willenhall, Coventry, United Kingdom · email
Who I am
Background
Over 15 years of hands-on experience in electronic diagnostics, repair and testing. Strong expertise in component-level fault finding, PCB troubleshooting and precision soldering (SMD & through-hole). Experienced in interpreting schematics, repairing complex electronic assemblies, and performing functional validation with industry-standard test equipment such as multimeters and oscilloscopes. Comfortable working on both legacy and modern systems in repair and production environments.
Career history
Experience
Electronic Technician — Self-employed, Coventry
January 2025 – August 2026
- Electronic fault diagnosis and repair
- PCB soldering and component replacement
- Testing using multimeters and oscilloscopes
- Reading circuit diagrams and schematics
- SMD component soldering, desoldering and replacement on laptop motherboards
Repair Technician — Ivy Technology, Coventry
February 2024 – December 2024
- Detailed fault-finding and diagnostics on laptop hardware
- Diagnosed laptop hardware faults, processed replacement requests, and replaced defective laptop parts
- Tested laptop components and recorded results in technical reports
- Followed safety procedures and workplace standards
Electronics Technician — Phone Act, Nuneaton
September 2022 – January 2024
- Diagnosed and repaired faults on phones, tablets and laptops at component level
- Motherboard-level repairs and component replacement
- Precision SMD soldering for ports, ICs and connectors
- Interpreted board layouts and schematics
Capabilities
Skills
- Root cause analysis
- Soldering (SMD & through-hole)
- Electronic circuit diagnostics & repair
- Reading schematics & engineering drawings
- Component-level fault finding
- Disassembly & reassembly of electronic units
- Oscilloscope & test equipment usage
- PCB troubleshooting & assembly
- Repair documentation & traceability
- Electronic testing & validation
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