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Westborough, Massachusetts, United States

Acton, Ma.

Woburn, Ma.

Responsible for PCB layout of test stations for products used in the automotive industry. Duties included library generation, placement, routing and final documentation. Software: Cadence Allegro Design Expert 16.1.

Responsible for the development of the next generation of the SiCortex High Performance Computing platform. Duties included board level debug, system testing, new product development and creating layout strategies. Software: Cadence Allegro Design Expert 16.2.

Responsible for the IC layout of Front End Modules, Bandwidth Accoustic Wave filters and Power Amplifier RF modules using GaAs, Silicon and pHempt technologies. Duties include creating netlists, proposing layout strategies, design verification, file creation and final documentation. Lead designer for proto type and advanced technology products. Responsible for communicating with engineering, design and maunufacturing groups. Software: Cadence Allegro Package Designer 15.2, ADS 2006.

Responsible for the PCB layout of large, high density, tightly constrained, multi-layer boards used in Network Server based applications. Designs included high speed XAUI, PCI-E, USB, SAS, DVD and memory interfaces using blind via technology. Software: Cadence Allegro Design Expert 15.5, Concept 15.1, Unix.

Responsible for schematic entry and PCB layout of products used in military applications. All boards designed to MIL, IPC specifications. Software: DxDesigner, PADS 5.0.

Responsible for PCB layout of designs for various companies. Designs included high-density boards with high-speed interfaces and multi-BGA components. Software: Cadence Allegro Expert 15.2.

Responsible for PCB layout of various elements of the XCR128 core router. Designs included Backplanes, Packet Engines and PHY adapters containing multiple uBGAs using controlled impedances and high speed interfaces. Specific interfaces included StarGEN, PCI and SONET OC3/12/48/192. Also responsible for designing and checking Allegro land patterns to IPC and SMTplus guidelines. Developed company product structure, CAD library system. Additionally responsible for procurement of lab equipment (scopes, analyzers, etc). Software: WindowsXP, DxDesigner (Viewdraw), Cadence Allegro Expert 14.2, Valor.NeoNet/Nexabit/Lucent

Responsible for board level designs and layout in the Nx64000 and Nx32000 terabit switching routers. Designs included RCP interfaces, IO adapters using SONET OC-192 fiber optic interfaces and system backplanes. Also responsible for designing system interconnect, assisting other team members with their projects, creating company product structure system and procurement of lab equipment. Member of the founding team.Software: WindowsNT, Viewlogic, CADCAM, Allegro Designer, MS Office.

Responsible for the debug of i960 based Frame Relay Access Devices utilizing interfaces such as RS232, V.35, RS449, X.21 and T1. Interface existing products into new designs. Duties included developing engineering procedures, schematic entry and board layout. Coordinate all aspects of design cycle from concept through product release to volume manufacturing. Provided support to Software, Manufacturing and Customer Service organizations as required. Provide on site customer support as the need arises. Software: WIN95, Viewlogic, Orcad, Abel

Designed Local Area Network adapter cards for ISA/EISA/PCI personal computers. Adapter cards conform to IEEE/ANSI 802.3 Ethernet standards for 10B2/5/T/FL NICs. Duties included schematic entry, debug of proto-type boards, certification to US and European EMI/EMC and safety regulations. Coordinate all aspects of design cycle from concept through product release to volume manufacturing. Technical contact for Sales, Marketing and Technical Support. Company's technical representative at industry trade shows. Company contact to the PCI Special Interest Group.Software: MS-DOS, Windows, Mentor Schematic Design and C programming language.

Designed adapter cards for IBM compatible personal computers containing video, keyboard, serial and parallel circuitry. Duties included building and debugging proto-type boards, writing diagnostics, schematic entry and PCB layout. Responsible for generating test procedures, monitoring products for possible defects in the hardware and software design as well as providing support to manufacturing, customers and vendors.Software: MS-DOS, Orcad , Draftsman PCB, BASIC and ASMx86 assembly language.

Duties included testing and debugging engineering proto-type boards using logic analyzers, scopes and software debuggers. Responsible for writing assembly level diagnostics to exercise and verify proper hardware functionality. Define and report potential problems in hardware, software and mechanical designs. Perform evaluation on components and qualification tests on new products. Train manufacturing technicians and assist manufacturing in resolving problems of a design nature.Software: CP/M, MS-DOS, Z80 and ASMx86 assembly language

Aid and assist engineers in the development of proto-type systems. Debugging to the component level using schematics, specifications, meters, scopes, terminals, logic analyzers and Intel development systems. Record and maintain all test results. Develop test procedures and maintain all lab equipment.

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