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Providing electronics design consulting for the medical device industry. Surgical robotics, implanted devices, medical imaging.Recent projects:-Non-invasive ultrasound ablation - surgery without an incision!-Precision illumination of spinal surgical site with consumable, sterile light source.-Modeling of complex electronic control system to solve stability problems.-Analysis of signal integrity to solve high speed communication problems.-Systems and electronic design of a non-invasive pain-management device.-Assistance with correcting 60601 safety failures in cryogenic ablation device.

San Jose, California, Us

Electronic sensor and analog design. Fine pitch, high speed, and rigid-flex PCB design. Precisions signal conditioning for data acquisition.Electronic simulations in LTSpice and Python.Design-of-experiment for system and subsystem characterization. R&D fixture design. Data gathering, analysis, and presentation to drive executive decisions.Root cause analysis of field returns. Improvements to manufacturing processes.Definition of engineering design flow from User Needs to volume manufacturing.Specification and characterization of robotic motors and associated drive and control electronics.

Redwood City, California, Us

Requirements gathering and system architecture for next-generation product. Ultrasound imaging, RF ablation, and embedded sensors. Proof-of-concept work and analysis for new clinical methods. Introduction of state-of-the-art engineering methodologies for rapid medical device design and verification.

Redwood City, California, Us

Electronic design for implantable and wearable medical devices and accessories. Analog and digital design, simulations, micro-power electronics, micro-controllers, radio telemetry, sensors, neuro-modulation, 14708, 60601, medical device design methodologies, mentoring junior engineers, proofs of concept, system architecture, firmware, PMICs and batteries. Bluetooth, MedRadio, Antennas.

Sensors, analog electronics, simulations in Spice and Matlab, micro-controllers, low-power battery operated devices, firmware, high volume manufacturing, cost engineering, production testing, technical documentation. Development of engineering best practices.

Technical team leadership and hands-on work in the design of a dynamic magnetic credit card stripe. Selection, simulation, and characterization of magnetic materials and electromagnetic structures. Design, simulation, bring-up, and characterization of analog electronics. Realtime firmware for ultra-low power. Nordic Bluetooth.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Built and managed a team of senior electrical engineers. Translated client needs into system architectures and statements of work. Coordinated EE work with ID, ME and SW activities. Helped to define and improve engineering best practices and processes.

Fresno, Ca, Us

Realigned and refocused major product development effort to more closely match customer requirements, speeding time-to-market in the process. Reduced overall cost and improved quality of existing product by holistic examination of technology, manufacturing, deployment, and support.

Edmonton, Alberta, Ca

Design and modeling of communications networks for transportation systems - IP networks, Wireless Systems.

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GWS designed and manufactured wireless irrigation management systems for the commercial landscaping and specialty agriculture markets.

Bachelor’S Degree, Electrical Engineering

Master'S Degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering