Electronic Equipment Specialist

I worked in the Item Standardization Branch of the Technical Operations Directorate of the Defense Electronics Supply Center when it was located in Kettering, Ohio, near Dayton.

I performed Item Reduction Studies in accordance with DOD 4120.3M, which included collection, review, and correlation of technical data which included drawings, commercial data, military specifications and standards, engineering support agency documents(Form 339), 616 Standardization Request Forms from Technical Services, on specific electrical and electronic parts and/or components, performing a complete technical review to establish electrical, physical, mechanical, functional, and environmental characteristics of individual electronic items. Compiled suggested standardization listings of electronic parts and coordinated approval via formal letters to each branch of the military services and civil agencies who purchased supplies from the Defense Logistics Agency.