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Phoenix, Az, Us

Phoenix, Az, Us

Austin , Texas, Us

Collaborated with external customers to gather requirements and integrate enterprise level backend analysis solutions.- Created proposals and gathered requirements specifically around data analysis at external customer sites.- Completed several contracts to enable and integrate NI SystemLink at customer sites.- Developed algorithms and tools for ingesting and transporting custom data formats into SystemLink.- Worked with customers to determine the best solution for visualizing and managing their data.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Lead a small team of three developers to implement a distributed autonomous test environment for platform and module level validation in the Internet Of Things Group.- Automated test cases across GNSS, Bluetooth, Bluetooth LE, WLAN, GSM, WCDMA, LTE FDD/TDD, and 5GNR in both signaling and non-signaling.Designed and implemented a back end tool to query and analyze unstructured data within a databasecontaining millions of RF test results.- Enabled statistical analysis of validation data to determine worst case factors and generate automatedreports.- Helped transition knowledge and tools between global teams within IOTG.- Implemented a solution that autonomously distributes test cases to compatible test benches

Santa Clara, California, Us

Lead and architected a global automation solution for validating GSM, EDGE, TDSCDMA, CDMA, WCDMA,and LTE FDD/TDD across several sites in the US and Europe for the Mobile Communications Group.- Worked with customers around the world to determine requirements and solutions for cellularvalidation.- Implemented an automation environment that utilizes advanced techniques such as pipelining,parallelization, and caching to optimize performance, while also utilizing techniques such as faulttolerance and automatic error recovery to ensure reliability.- Enabled support for over 40 different instruments including hardware from Rhode & Schwarz, National Instruments, and Keysight

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Provided automation solutions for RFIC post silicon validation- Architected and implemented a distributed system for automating cellular validation tests.- Designed a database for managing inventory, firmware releases, configurations, tests, results, devicesunder test, and calibration.- Developed calibration tools for measuring RF path loss and managing the data within a database.- Developed a hardware abstraction layer for abstracting spectrum analyzers, signal generators, powersupplies, thermal control systems, filters, and switches.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Lead the development of software automation solutions for Electrical Validation and released the Intel ® Validation Station- Released the Intel ® Validation Station software product. A hardware and software solution toautomated electrical validation.- Developed a variety of automation tools for System Marginality Validation by dynamically injectingvoltages using a National Instruments FieldPoint and Compact RIO, manipulating temperatures usingUSTC thermal control systems, and sequencing different test cases.- Developed a database management and analysis tool in Microsoft SQL.- Created extensive documentation including user manual’s, flow charts, UML diagrams, and test plans.- Taught basic to intermediate LabVIEW courses throughout various divisions within Intel and was theprimary source for LabVIEW support in Embedded Platform Validation. Also taught several beginnerPython courses.- Implemented the Extreme Programming Process within a small team of 4 developers.

Washington, Dc, Us

- Designed data acquisition software for analyzing and recording data received from a Tustin Data Acquisition Device for monitoring fuel canisters at cryogenic temperatures. Also worked with Pacific 9355, 70A, and 8655 amplifiers, temperature transmitters, and Fluke PM5138A function generators.

Masters In Computer Science, Engineering

Bs In Computer Engineering, Engineering