Board designer for advanced high-speed networking systems.

Designed next-generation battery test infrastructure, integrating advanced power supply circuitry with digital control and analog measurement subsystems.

o Analyze, estimate, prioritize, and direct hardware design group tasks, including specifications, architecture, electronics design, PCB layout, mechanical part and assembly design, change control, firmware integration, and manufacturing assembly and test processes;o Design mechanical enclosure concepts, electronic hardware specifications, architecture, schematics, and layout, and FPGA core architecture for a new integrated monitoring solution product family;o Initiate, champion, and execute design and task management process improvements;o Develop and promote open and trusting relationships with and among team members; ando Collaborate closely with senior management, other design team leads, and staff from other departments to achieve overall objectives.

o Contribute to product definition, outlining opportunities and challenges and providing recommendations to senior management;o Bring forward new technologies, techniques, tools, and supplier relationships to improve products and processes;o Collaborate with management and other designers to develop functional and technical specifications;o Design hardware architectures for new sensor, datalogger, and communications products;o Conduct mathematical analyses and simulations of signals and systems;o Review and update schematics, and guide PCB layout design; ando Take initiative in accelerating new product introduction (NPI), anticipating and mitigating risks which could delay product launch.

o Lead hardware product developmento Ensure system level design integrityo Collaborate with other departments to develop, launch, and support productso Mentor other hardware designerso Keep abreast of and share information on relevant new technologieso Drive technology explorationo Mobilize knowledge beyond the organization, including technical marketing

o Rebuild and manage a team of two to six technical staff, plus contractors;o Direct the design, testing, integration, and sustaining of all electronic elements for products: everything from concepts and block diagrams through programmable logic cores and schematics to board layout and manufacturing processes;o Architect the overall electronic design of products and multi-product technology platforms;o Initiate and contribute to intra- and interdepartmental company process development and improvement projects; ando Manage the overall development of specific products.

o Architect the overall electronic design of products and multi-product technology platforms;o Direct the design, testing, integration, and sustaining of all electronic elements for products: everything from concepts and block diagrams through programmable logic cores and schematics to board layout and manufacturing processes; ando Initiate and contribute to intra- and interdepartmental company process development and improvement projects.

o Analyze and improve manufacturing processes using 6-Sigma and Lean techniques, applying my understanding of company products and practices;o Provide engineering help in problem-solving to manufacturing operations staff;o Assess potential suppliers’ technical capability, and support and evaluate existing suppliers;o Initiate and contribute to intra- and interdepartmental company process development and improvement projects; ando Guide engineering staff towards more manufacturable and testable designs.

o Conduct and lead research independently and in teams on a wide variety of subjects (including not only electrical, but also mechanical and software aspects) related to company products, including sensors, digitizers, data processing products, and telecommunications products;o Design and troubleshoot product technical systems and components, ranging from the low-noise electromechanical system of the seismic sensor to an FPGA-based implementation of a forward error correction algorithm for a satellite modem; ando Provide technical explanations and advice to manufacturing and field support staff.

o Conceive, architect, and lead the design and construction of vehicle safety and other radionavigation systems;o Direct the technical work of a team of up to 4 other engineers and programmers; ando Inform and advise the president on business direction decisions.

o Conduct tutorials, supervise laboratory sessions, prepare and grade quizzes and tests, and administer student data for many different undergraduate courses.o Propose, conduct, support, and present research in areas including sensors, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), antennas, and electromechanics.

o Update and arrange course materials, teach all lectures, prepare and mark exams, assign marks, and manage course administration for Communication Links and Basic Electromagnetics courses.

o Employed through the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE).o Microwave subsystem designer for an atmospheric spectrometer.

o Military Electronic Support Measures (ESM) signal processing software algorithm analysis and troubleshooting.

o Conduct ionizing radiation and thermal analysis and design for satellite subsystems.

o Employed through COSEP (Career-Oriented Summer Employment Program)o Voice scrambling and encryption characterization system construction and analysis, and fax interception software design and implementation.

o Officer Cadet, Reserve Entry Training Plan, Canadian Forces Officer Candidate School

o Radio/Teletype Operator, 763 Communications Regiment