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Suwanee, GA, US

Duluth, GA

Norcross, GA

• Led the electrical design for an update to two LRUs in an EW system for a military aircraft. Effort included four new circuit card assemblies (CCAs) and an FPGA to replace the legacy designs. Designed one of the CCAs.
• Designed electronics for a 10-for-8 redundant Ka-band LNA system for space applications. Electrical design consists of two CCAs to provide LNA power, ferrite drivers, and fully redundant control via a Microsemi FPGA..
• Developed several CCAs and FPGAs for the Iridium Next Fast Switch Matrix program, an L-band 32x48 bidirectional switch matrix for the next generation of Iridium satellites. Designed fully redundant controller boards to.
• Completed electrical design for the BRsA (Beam Router sub-Assembly), part of the Radar Doppler Altimeter for the ExoMars mission. Supported breadboard efforts to verify the design prior to production. Product passed.
• Worked with an external defense supplier to develop an electronically steered antenna (34-36GHz) prototype for use on a demonstration. Designed CCA with 8 phase shifter drivers and 200MHz FPGA in VHDL. Prototype.
• Awarded Outstanding Engineer in 2013 and Bravo Award in 2014.

Norcross, GA

• Involved in a proposal for the Hylas-2 satellite program. Customer required a new design of dual redundant Ka-band LNAs and external power converters (EPCs). Worked with the customer to define the interfaces to the.
• Designed circuit card assembly for the Hylas-2 program to provide redundant ferrite switching and regulated power for the LNAs. Performed analysis and simulations of the design as required by contract. Managed design.
• Led design effort for a new low cost ferrite driver. Design significantly reduced both the size and cost relative to heritage designs. This design was used as the basis for the driver on the Hylas-2 program.
• Worked on a ferrite driver/phase shifter design for the TDRS-K Autotrack Modulator. This involved updating the schematics and board layout to meet new specifications and address previous design issues. Performed.
• Supported electrical design efforts for proposals on two programs: Iridium FSM (~$21 million) and ExoMars (~$2 million). Contracts were awarded for both programs.

Norcross, GA

• Worked with design team to implement a new electrical architecture for use with next generation products. Design based around the Marvell PXA320 processor. Responsible for several key aspects of the design including.
• Assisted in the integration of the PXA320 architecture into a new MX9 terminal. Responsible for one of the carrier option boards as well as parts of the CPU board design. Received company award for project supporting.
• Implemented enhanced features to the highest selling MX7 terminal such as backlighting and a new imager.
• Led the electrical implementation of the RoHS compliance project. Responsible for achieving full compliance on both the MX3X and MX5X terminals. Trained team members to complete work on remaining products.

Johns Creek, GA

• Successfully led hardware design on company’s flagship hot melt system, ProBlue. Modular design allowed for reuse of parts, reduced inventory in factories, and ease of field upgrade for customers. Significant gains.
• Designed nine unique circuit boards on ProBlue project. System CPU board based on Freescale HCS12 processor. Main Board contains CPLD, analog interface to RTD sensors, I/O, and AC-DC power supply. Awarded patent for.
• Initiated cost reductions after completion of ProBlue project, realizing savings of more than $250,000 per year.
• Developed hardware and software for EPC-15 pattern controller. Single board design contains Freescale 68HC11 processor and external memory, solenoid drivers, and LCD-based user interface. Software written primarily in.
• Designed operator interface for EPC-30 pattern controller. Contained custom LCD and 68HC11 processor.

Atlanta, GA

• Developed C++ software for a traffic management simulator. Assisted in system level design and test.
• Designed board level hardware using Xilinx FPGAs for a system that diagnoses F-15 Tactical Electronic Warfare System (TEWS) components.
• Programmed Windows application software in C++ to interface with TEWS system.

Master Of Science In Electrical And Computer Engineering

Bachelor Of Electrical Engineering