OBJECTIVE: Obtain a design position as a Senior Electronics Engineer with a focus in power electronics.
EDUCATION
-MS in Electrical Engineering, January 2013
Polytechnic Institute of NYU
Series in Power Electronics / SMPS with Project Course
Series in Analog and Digital IC Design
-BS in Electrical Engineering Technology, May 2005
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
QUALIFICATIONS
• Leadership and supervisory experience for both projects and personnel
• Passionate about electronics and circuit design, particularly in the SMPS area
• Strong circuit and power supply design experience and ongoing education
• Great team collaboration skills in both design/experimentation and documentation
• Motivated, creative, resourceful, curious, and a strong desire to continue learning
• Experienced with PICmicro microcontroller assembly language programming
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Senior Electronic Engineer April 2013 – Present
Landis+Gyr, Lafayette, IN
• Lead engineer for a sourcing redesign of the power supply for a new product line
o Base project replacing offline power supply
o Additional design and quality issues being addressed
o Investigating improved functionality of power supply
• Thermal analysis of offline switcher and DC/DC converters multiple products
o Define capabilities of present design
o Identify alternative design enhancements for improved performance
• Leading hardware definition of specifications for an analog front end IC
• Completed Ridley Engineering four day design lab workshop
• Completed training for Design for Six Sigma Green Belt, project completion remains
Electronic Engineer May 2010 – March 2013
Landis+Gyr, Lafayette, IN
• Lead engineer for integration of latest AMR radio from our sister company into two meter platforms
o Responsible for all testing, prints, and documentation
o Address any issues found during testing through redesign or communication with partner company
• Took over position of Lead Engineer for the development of a new product
o Responsible for creating and implementing design documentation and prints
o Oversee final verification testing and resolution of remaining design issues
o More than 100k units anually
• Support new product design efforts; power supply design and EMC resolution
• Participate in DFMEA, Design Reviews, and Layout Reviews
• Collaborate with other engineers regarding SMPS design; offline flyback and DC/DC converters
• Completed Analog Simulation with PSpice training by EMA
Electrical Engineer August 2007 – May 2010
Akermin, Inc., St. Louis, MO
• Solely responsible for design and development of low power fuel cell/battery hybrid power supply system in the milliwatt range with pulse capabilities of several watts from concept up through prototypes that were delivered to customers and government agencies
o Complete concept formulation, specification planning to meet application requirements, design and calculation of all circuitry, and component selection for power and size done with complete latitude
o System hybridizes cutting edge fuel cell technology with LiPo battery, complete with load detection, smart charging of the battery, and fuel cell management completed through discrete and microcontroller control
o Complete PCB layout, electromechanical interface design, and PCB population by hand
• Design of multiple load simulator systems for testing fuel cells that maintain constant current draw independent of DUT voltage
o Designs implement application specific modifications of constant current loads
o MOSFET and high speed operational amplifiers, photodiode, and opto-coupled versions have all been successfully implemented
o Able to repeatedly simulate complex load profiles provided by customers to evaluate system performance without the need of a customer’s device
• Perform all firmware programming for the fuel cell hybridization circuitry, load simulator circuits, and fuel cell test stations
• Sole responsibility of design, layout, and assembly of PCBA for multiple systems up to 131 components, 577 SMD pads, and 6 layers all in 2.16in2 in nearly a single sided design
• Drive overall system design, development, testing, support systems, and specifications based on specific applications or internal constraints
• Project lead for a fuel cell program pushing towards commercialization
o Responsible for creating Gantt charts for scheduling design, fabrication, outsourced parts, assembly, testing, and delivery
o Outlined major and minor design, fabrication, and testing hurdles to overcome
o Estimated lead times and identified critical paths for project success
• Development of multiple LabView programs for fuel cell testing as well as for monitoring and control of a lab scale fixed bed reactor for carbon capture
• Process engineering for lab scale fixed bed reactor
o Oversee the electrical/electronic design and fabrication of an outsourced $118k lab scale reactor, and work in conjunction with a chemical engineer overseeing the rest of the reactor design and fabrication
o Responsible for interfacing the outsourced reactor with in-house portion of the project which includes controls, data logging, and interface with utilities
o Complete design of prototype absorber controls and measurement instrumentation; including heater control, monitoring temperature, pH, pressure, fluid flow, gas flow, and safety alarm conditions
o System integration of prototype absorber in a PCB that utilizes power control, hardware signal manipulation, and software interface with LabView
o Development of detailed process flow diagram
o Selection of ...
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