Stephen
Lowell, MA 01852
Electrical Engineer with over 15 years of expertise in communication systems and test engineering, seeking a contract or full-time test engineering position to demonstrate and exercise my abilities, experience, and knowledge.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Excellent operational knowledge of RF system design and implementation.
In-depth understanding of digital communication systems and digital signal processing.
Highly proficient in developing electrical/electronics related design validation/verification and production tests.
Fluent with MATLAB, LabVIEW, OrCAD/PSpice, C, and C++, Unix/Linux.
Experience programming and using embedded systems including 8051, AVR (using Arduino), and ARM (programming of Raspberry Pi using python).
Emphasized test engineering background in radio frequency related projects and testing.
Proficient with using and automating laboratory equipment including spectrum analyzers (including vector with various personalities for communication protocols), network analyzers, logic analyzer, cellular communication test sets.
General computer use skills: Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Access, proficient use of Windows and Linux (including writing scripts in bash and C).
Professional Experience
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs March 2015 – Present
(Temporary)
Bedford, MA
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs August 2013 – January 2014
(Temporary)
Dublin, GA
INTERDIGITAL September 2011 - November 2011
(contract through Oxford International)
Melville, NY
Senior Test Engineer
Developed automated calibration program, using LabVIEW, to determine calibration levels to be programmed for a four stage automatic gain control (AGC) direct conversion LTE receiver.
Automated test setup for receiver calibration consisting of spectrum analyzer, signal generator, and logic analyzer.
SIAM CLEANERS October 2008 - June 2011
Lilburn, GA
Co-owner
Received customer garments and process for dry cleaning/laundry.
Generated customer tickets using POS/Database system that I developed using Microsoft Access and programmed using Visual Basic for Applications.
Resolved customer issues to ensure customer satisfaction including offering free cleaning, discounts, refunds, and compensation for garment replacement.
MOTIA June 2008 - October 2008
(contract assignment through Oxford International)
Pasadena, CA
Test Engineer
Developed automated transmitter and receiver tests for smart antenna, using LabVIEW,to be used with HSDPA data card.
Automated Agilent 8960, Wireless Communications Test Set with WCDMA/HSDPA option, to perform RF receiver tests and baseline performance comparison with and without smart antenna using LabVIEW 8.6.
Setup and performed multipath fading tests conforming to the TS 34.121 3GPP test specifications.
TERADYNE November 2007 - June 2008
(contract assignment through Oxford International)
North Reading, MA
Design Verification Engineer
Developed modulated waveforms, for CDMA 2000 and EVDO, to be used on Teradyne's 5th generation systems.
Used Agilent ADS (Advanced Design System) electronic design automation software to develop modulated waveforms.
Design verification of programmable modulator and receiver with demodulation using Agilent VSA (vector signal analyzer) application.
Automated and performed design verification of modulator and receiver, using Microsoft Excel VBA, consisting mostly of transmitter design verification (EVM/phase error, adjacent channel power ratio (ACPR), spectral mask) for the following GSM/EDGE, 802.11 a/b/g, 802.11 n, 802.16e WiMAX, 802.15 ZigBee, CDMA One, CDMA 2000, EvDO, and wideband CDMA.
COMARCO WIRELESS November 2005 - September 2006
(contract assignment through Aerotek)
Irvine,CA
System Verification Engineer
Designed, developed, and performed integration/system level testing of complex hardware/software for cellular network optimization and test systems using GSM/EDGE, CDMA 1x/EvDO, and WCDMA/HSDPA technology.
Met with the software development team and used system documentation to determine and evaluate software test requirements.
Developed and documented comprehensive test plans and procedures, and developed and built test cases based on the test requirements.
Documented verification and validation summaries and problem reports, and delivered reports with recommendations to the software development board.
Participated in test readiness and test review meetings.
SONY-ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS March 2005 - June 2005
(contract assignment through Analyst International)
Research Triangle Park, NC
Hardware Test Engineer
Executed mechanical design reliability tests for M2M products consisting of PC cards and embedded communications modules used for automotive and telemetry industries.
Executed environmental and climate tests consisting of Temperature Cycling, Vibration, High Humidity, Mechanical Shock, and drop test to evaluate and determine design reliability.
Programmed Agilent 8960, using LabVIEW, to execute automated RF parametric tests for GSM, GPRS, and EDGE modules and programmed Anritsu 8802A, using LabVIEW, to execute automated RF parametric tests for CDMA 2000 modules. Performed RF parametric pre and post test.
Analyzed and documented pre and post test results for design reliability.
Attended Rhode and Schwarz HSDPA overview course.
Attended Qualcomm WCDMA handset testing course.
OMNI PREPAID October 2004 - February 2005
(independent consultant)
Lawrenceville, GA
RF Test Engineer
Developed automated IS 95 and IS 2000 cellular phone tests for refurbished cellphones to be used by a major prepaid service provider.
Programmed Agilent HP8924 and HP8960 mobile station test set, using Labwindows CVI, to perform automated transmitter and receiver tests including Rho (Transmitter Waveform Quality), Min/Max TX Power, Frame Error Rate, and CDMA-to-CDMA Interband Handoff.
PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS OF AMERICA November 2003 - June 2004
(contract assignment through Datamatics Consultants)
Peachtree City, GA
System Test Verification Engineer
Tested system and software functionality of new designs for car audio/video systems (AM/FM, CD, DVD)
Documented functionality/test issues using "PVCS tracker database" applica...
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