Richard Roper B.E.Eng Email & Phone Number

Georgetown, Ontario, Canada

Vaughan, Onatrio

• Responsible for evaluating, testing, troubleshooting, upgrading and repairing of new and used High Power Amplifier used in Sirius Xm Satellite Radio, designed by UBS and built by Alcatel• Assist RF Lab with testing, evaluating and modifying new products and designs• Meet daily and weekly production schedules and project requirements

Presently working on a project to supply High Power Transceiver HPT which will enable the antenna system for a major commercial carrier"s on board Wi-Fi service.Extensive theoretical and practical knowledge of Microwave and Millimeter wave active devices, circuits and technologies, with some product Design and Development record in the field of Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology circuits.RF Testing and Tuning of Microwave Amplifiers and Subsystems.Perform various tests including Output Power, Small Signal Gain, Input / Output Return Loss, Intermodulation Distortion, Spurious , Harmonics, Noise Figure.Diagnosing and repairing failed Amplifiers and Subsystems. Identifying root causes of failure and bringing them to the attention of the rightful departments. January 1996toJanuary 2003Education1995 Extensive experience with Hewlett Packard test equipment. ie. Spectrum Analyzer, Scalar Network Analyzer, Synthesized Sweeper, Signal Generator, Power Meter, Multimeter.

• Bachelor of Engineering Degree • Improved production flow by analyzing manufacturing process and suggesting design ideasto improve production time.; Presently working on a project to supply High Power Transceiver HPT which will enable theantenna system for a major commercial carrier"s on board Wi-Fi service.Extensive theoretical and practical knowledge of Microwave and Millimeter wave activedevices, circuits and technologies, with some product Design and Development record in thefield of Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology circuits.RF Testing and Tuning of Microwave Amplifiers and Subsystems.Perform various tests including Output Power, Small Signal Gain, Input / Output ReturnLoss, Intermodulation Distortion, Spurious , Harmonics, Noise Figure.Diagnosing and repairing failed Amplifiers and Subsystems. Identifying root causes offailure and bringing them to the attention of the rightful departments.; toJanuary 2003

Responsible for carrying a design from concept, through manufacturing and providing sufficient documentation.Designed Solid State Microwave Amplifiers and Subsystems. Frequency range (1 - 15) Ghz , Power level (5 - 2000) Watts.Designed and fabricated tests Prototypes.Research and Development of new product introduction.Diagnosing and repairing failed Amplifiers.Experience with Eagleware and Autocad.Integrated Satellite Microwave Radio Systems (SMRS) and Solid State Amplifiers (SSPA's) using military standards.Using Stubs to tune Microstrips circuits in order to achieve required Power and Gain in SSPA's .Read and Comprehend schematic and wiring drawings