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Kent, Wa, Us

* Maintain and improve the existing code base for actuators already in production* Respond to client needs and issues with either additions to firmware or with bug fixes* Visit customer sites to support applications, issues and write new code to solve emerging problems or unforeseen issues. * Work with a number of high-level communications protocols such as Modbus, Profibus, etc.* Write new firmware from scratch for new models of actuator, in accordance with client requirements* Rewrite legacy firmware for compliance with new military standards* Perform initial bring-up of new actuator electronics* Write firmware that has to conform to rigorous coding and reliability standards for an expected lifetime of at least 50 years* Develop PC-based test and validation software (largely in C# and Windows API C) for the manufacturing teams

Bellevue, Wa, Us

* Designed, debugged and released to customers PCBs created in Altium Designer*Gained experience in both small-and large-scale robotics *Was main electrical engineer on a large robotic augmented reality test fixture for a major client* Single-handedly wrote firmware and test applications for a robotic machine learning educational platform for another major customer shown at Build 2020 * Worked with major customers including Microsoft and Facebook Reality Labs* Assisted with other hardware and software projects on a day-to-day basis

At Evenlite, my responsibilities included:* Designing printed circuit boards to UL and other standards (CSA, IPC, etc.) * Writing firmware (for Microchip's PIC series of microcontrollers) both to ensure safe, reliable operation and to maximize the unit's performance* Conducting characterization/performance tests on new designs to ensure that they will meet requirements and operate within parameters for safety* Interfacing with the mechanical engineering group in order to design electronic assemblies that will work within the product's mechanical constraints; likewise specifying requirements from the electronic side to make sure that their designs for enclosures, etc. will work with the electrical design* Helping train newer employees with the equipment and software that we use, as well as assisting them with specific procedures as needed* Coordinating with our Operations group and contract manufacturers to provide input from an electrical engineering perspective, in order to be certain that all requirements for our designs are met

St. Petersburg, Florida, Us

* Helped design a miniature air analyzer/alarm device for mining and other jobs that risk chemical exposure* Designed test fixtures for the various parts of said analyzer

As a freelance engineering contractor, I have taken on numerous and varied projects, covering a range of disciplines and involving numerous skills and technologies. Some of the projects I have been involved with include: creating a Bluetooth 4.0 (Low Energy) add-on module for a quadcopter drone, a composite video -> HDMI converter, a DSP/FPGA based reprogrammable and reconfigurable guitar pedal system, an aftermarket automotive LED light board system with accompanying smartphone configuration apps.

Started company to produce audio- and music-related electronics. As the lead engineer, I was responsible for the creation, design and development of new products within the audio electronics market. Developed an intimate understanding of product design, from prototyping to manufacturing and QA

San Jose, Ca, Us

Holistically support customer designs using Invensense's gyroscope and accelerometer sensors. Assist customers in most every aspect of design, from device selection to ensuring compatibility with other parts of the design, embedded programming, driver design, production code, mechanical issues, sensor placement, etc.Perform initial failure analysis on devices returned by customers in Japan. This includes simple go/no-go testing (i.e. determining whether the device is actually faulty) to analyzing specific device issues (what part of the device is most likely to have failed). Am responsible for ensuring a 24-hour turnaround time (from the time the devices are received until the initial failure report is sent to the customer) on all returned parts received.Design evaluation and measurement software, as well as test heads/boards for analog/digital automated testing of devices. Also designed several evaluation tools which are regularly used by customers for device parameter measurement, data logging and spectral (frequency domain) analysis.

Hillsboro, Oregon, Us

Supported numerous and varied designs, from LCD TVs to karaoke machines to automated test equipmentBecame an expert in Verilog HDL and VHDLDeveloped demonstration applications and reference designs to best display Lattice's products' strengths and differentiating features

Bachelor Of Science - Bs

B.S. Electrical Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering, Japanese Language

No Degree (Foreign Exchange Student), Japanese Language And Literature