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Asheville, Nc, Us

- Started embedded electronics design service freelance company in June of 2022 - Actively integrating BLE communication into LED lighting devices intended for use on emergency vehicles- Analyzed battery life performance of linux based, handheld field tool used for configuration of emergency vehicle lighting systems

Carlsbad, California, Us

- Managed the architecture, design, and implementation of complex embedded systems ecosystems across multiple teams. - Represented technical team with large OEM customers through weekly meetings and by request.- Involved in all aspects of product development process from making the business case, to electrical design, to software architecture decisions. - Brought electrical designs from the prototype phase through mass production. Develop prototypes for new technology, draw electrical schematics, review PCB layouts, and create production test fixtures.- Wrote production grade firmware in resource limited environments using embedded C- Experience developing in FreeRTOS, Micrium, and baremetal operating systems - Experience with real-time, multi-threaded embedded Linux environment- Experience building engineering tools using Python - Optimized firmware and electrical hardware to result in the longest possible battery life - Subject matter expert in Zigbee wireless communication protocol - Experience with BLE, Z-Wave, Zigbee, and several proprietary sub-GHz wireless communication protocols - Consistently involved in all steps of the engineering process. Including customer interaction, prototyping, electrical design, firmware development, testing, and mass production. - Wrote electrical and firmware test plans, guide test engineering team.- Experience working closely with major customers such as Comcast and Vivint to design, implement, and support mass production consumer electronic devices.

Carlsbad, California, Us

Performed following tasks in addition to those listed under the Product Development Engineer position below:- Developed electrical hardware, firmware, and Windows software for multiple automated factory test fixtures which resulted in saving the company approximately $1.2M.- Used precision test equipment such as oscilloscopes, multi-meters, waveform generators, power analyzers, and spectrum analyzers.- Implements schematics, diagrams, and written and verbal descriptions to effectively solve engineering project issues.- Successfully travels to international and domestic factories, labs, and customer sites to troubleshoot, test, and/or act as technical support.

Carlsbad, California, Us

- Develops mixed signal electrical hardware and wrote production firmware for narrow band, low power, long range, wireless security, life safety, and home automation devices.- Write embedded C firmware for 8-bit AVR, PIC, and 32-bit ARM core microcontrollers. - Experience developing Zigbee firmware applications using the Silicon Labs EmberZNet PRO Stack. - Experience working with certification laboratories to certify wireless devices under FCC, IC, ETL/UL, ZigBee Alliance, and iControl standards.- Develop hardware, firmware, and computer software to fully automate factory test processes for factories in China and Taiwan.

Corvallis, Or, Us

Corvallis, Or, Us

Presented lab instructions as well as offered additional help outside of the lab for undergraduate course ECE 111: intro to electrical and computer engineering tools and ECE 112: intro to electrical and computer engineering concepts.

- Designed, tested and wrote firmware for a production PCA test fixture. - Redesigned existing PCA to be ESD safe, short circuit safe, connectorized and overall more durable. - Troubleshot 220V variable frequency drives along with one other electrical engineer and two mechanical engineers.

Piscataway, Nj, Us

Volunteered at the IEEE electrical component store located on the Oregon State University campus assisting other students to find and purchase the components needed for their projects.

- Designed a prototype in-system programmer, worked on firmware and laid out and routed the PCB. - Worked with several other interns under supervision of two electrical engineers.

- Sold quality products to customers to satisfy their needs.- Used my troubleshooting skills to assess issues with customer vehicles and sold them the most efficient solution.

Master Of Science - Ms, Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Bs, Electrical And Computer Engineering