Jim Bryant Email & Phone Number

2603 Camino Ramon, Suite 276, San Ramon, Ca 94583

ELF/RF Engineering and Field Support, GIS, and Spatial ETL Automation Services

Burlingame, California, United States

Antenna sales position targeting Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) and Multipoint Microwave Distribution System (MMDS) bands.

Castro Valley, California, United States

Founded company with the help of a seasoned automation engineer to design automated systems targeting the semiconductor industry.

San Jose, California, United States

Responsible for CMP cleaning system controls in manufacturing and in the field. Responsibilities included failure analysis, making system improvements, and the design and implementation of printed circuit boards. Interfaced with field engineers to improve the performance of the products and managed the Failure Analysis Group to prove or disprove problems seen in the field. Worked closely with manufacturing to ensure R&D systems transitioned smoothly to product engineering. Introduced schematics… Show more Responsible for CMP cleaning system controls in manufacturing and in the field. Responsibilities included failure analysis, making system improvements, and the design and implementation of printed circuit boards. Interfaced with field engineers to improve the performance of the products and managed the Failure Analysis Group to prove or disprove problems seen in the field. Worked closely with manufacturing to ensure R&D systems transitioned smoothly to product engineering. Introduced schematics and drawings for previously implemented systems, and improved existing documentation. Successfully trained personnel to design printed circuit boards in-house and established policies for using ANSI and IEEE standards when creating documentation. Show less

Livermore, California, United States

Designed and managed all electronic controls for company’s multi-axis robotic systems. Focus included the management of electronic technicians, the in-house design and layout of printed circuit boards (PCBs) from schematics, the mechanical design of custom control units and their overlays, and the creation of all documentation. Circuit designs included a redundant emergency stop circuit, axis controller, interfaces for multiple 3rd party controllers on the market at the time, and a toroidal… Show more Designed and managed all electronic controls for company’s multi-axis robotic systems. Focus included the management of electronic technicians, the in-house design and layout of printed circuit boards (PCBs) from schematics, the mechanical design of custom control units and their overlays, and the creation of all documentation. Circuit designs included a redundant emergency stop circuit, axis controller, interfaces for multiple 3rd party controllers on the market at the time, and a toroidal power supply. Designed the company's first configurable multi-axis servo control unit. Show less

Pleasanton, California, United States

Implemented and tested designs from engineers and physicists for company’s multiple ion linear accelerator systems. One of these systems was developed for the FAA to determine if protons could be used to detect stable explosives in airport luggage. Focus included circuit validation and potential redesigns, board and subsystem layout designs and implementation, validation of control circuitry that interfaced (via fiber optics) with subsystems at 30 kV, circuitry and panel designs for high vacuum… Show more Implemented and tested designs from engineers and physicists for company’s multiple ion linear accelerator systems. One of these systems was developed for the FAA to determine if protons could be used to detect stable explosives in airport luggage. Focus included circuit validation and potential redesigns, board and subsystem layout designs and implementation, validation of control circuitry that interfaced (via fiber optics) with subsystems at 30 kV, circuitry and panel designs for high vacuum systems, subsystem interconnections, RF cable assembly and testing, corona discharge testing, and all system schematics and interconnection drawings. It was not uncommon to receive circuit concepts on napkins. In some cases, designed and implemented mechanics for subsystems using metal shop. Test equipment utilized included oscilloscopes, multimeters, and frequency counters. Completed BSEE while at company and was offered to stay on as an engineer upon graduation; however, the cancellation of the Superconducting Super Collider 3-months prior to my graduation, prevented this from becoming a reality. Show less