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Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Product development, design, and consulting services, specializing in wireless products, RF design, antennas, and EMC. Have a fully equipped prototype and test lab, with equipment for radio, antenna, and EMC work up to 6GHz. Can work independently in my own office/lab or at your site with my equipment, as required. Have worked on eight projects for 5.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Intrinsyc was acquired by Lantronix in Jan. 2020Following the acquisition I continued as Product Manager for the Open-Q product line and was instrumental in the integration of the product line with Lantronix. Then I focused on the more technical aspects of driving new product development, working closely with engineering on defining product architecture.

Vancouver, Canada

During my first two years in this role I led the expansion of Intrinsyc's Qualcomm based Open-Q line of computing modules (SOMs) and development kits from four products to more than ten. Throughout the rapid product line expansion I also drove many customer journey and product quality improvements.- Managed roadmap, product lifecycle, and pricing for.

Vancouver, Canada

I worked as lead designer on a number of electronics and software development projects, both for external customers and for Intrinsyc product development programs. I was also the RF and regulatory lead for numerous product developments involving Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, antennas, and wireless certification. At the same time I led an expansion of RF design.

Burnaby, BC, Canada

After a break to finish my Bachelor of Technology degree I came back to PDE and continued to grow the RF group, providing innovative custom wireless design services for a wide variety of clients. This involved dealing directly with clients to understand their needs, creating innovative custom solutions for them, as well as leading multidisciplinary design.

Burnaby, BC, Canada

I was hired initially as an RF consultant for a specific project which turned into a multi-year effort. I ended up becoming an employee and led the company's expansion to offer wireless design services, including wireless product design, antenna design, and certification consulting. - Acquired RF equipment, tools, and set up RF lab- Built a team of RF and.

Burnaby, BC, Canada

Design of cable television equipment- Designed RF circuitry for cable television equipment, including a new carrier recovery PLL circuit for a cable TV modulator which resulted in the successful replacement of previous problematic circuit.

Richmond, BC, Canada

RF circuit design for cordless telephones- Member of team that designed VTech's first 900 MHz CT2+ cordless telephone for German market, which became the best selling cordless phone in Germany at the time.- Designed, simulated, built, and tested RF circuits. Managed certification testing at German test labs.

Stuttgart, Germany

Integrated Circuit Test Lab- Trained and supervised personnel in a lab that tested wafers and packaged ICs for the auto industry- Programmed and maintained IC test systems.

Burnaby, BC, Canada

RF Design for Satellite and Cable TV Equipment- Was responsible for RF and analog circuit design, prototyping, and testing for products such as satellite receivers and cable television modulators.

Bachelor Of Technology, Electronics

- Part-time studies while working. - Graduated Sept. 2008 - "With Distinction" - Received “Bachelor of Technology Achievement Award” in.

Diploma Of Technology, Electronics, Telecommunication Option

Graduated with Honors