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San Diego, California, United States

San Diego, California, United States

RF/microwave R&D for wireless applications in the defense industry.- Phased array systems analysis and testing. Radiation pattern prediction tool coding, hardware/software codesign of digital master and slave modules using FPGAs, test GUI design and low-level hardware testing. Created mathematical derivations paper on phased array physics and calibration procedure.- Designed and prototyped three connectorized LNA modules under tight space and RF performance constraints. Brought modules… Show more RF/microwave R&D for wireless applications in the defense industry.- Phased array systems analysis and testing. Radiation pattern prediction tool coding, hardware/software codesign of digital master and slave modules using FPGAs, test GUI design and low-level hardware testing. Created mathematical derivations paper on phased array physics and calibration procedure.- Designed and prototyped three connectorized LNA modules under tight space and RF performance constraints. Brought modules through brainstorming, simulation/prediction (component-level, EM, and signal chain), schematic capture, PCB layout, and prototyping phases. Thermal analysis, BOM generation, part derating, switched-mode power supply design.- Design and optimization of high-power passive microwave structures in AWR Microwave Office and ANSYS HFSS.- Did R&D for lumped-element phase shifter MMICs. Show less

Hawthorne, California, United States

Test rack design, issue triaging, production, and testing for various RF avionics products primarily for the Dragon spacecraft.

San Diego, California, United States

- Designed an FPGA-based active electronically scannable array (AESA) controller. Engineering design tasks included hardware/software codesign on an embedded MicroBlaze system, schematic capture, standard PCB layout, risk mitigation via prototyping in the hardware lab, and development of professional documentation. - Designed planar array radiation pattern prediction tool in Excel (primarily using VBA for computation, plotting, and data organization), including functionality for simulation… Show more - Designed an FPGA-based active electronically scannable array (AESA) controller. Engineering design tasks included hardware/software codesign on an embedded MicroBlaze system, schematic capture, standard PCB layout, risk mitigation via prototyping in the hardware lab, and development of professional documentation. - Designed planar array radiation pattern prediction tool in Excel (primarily using VBA for computation, plotting, and data organization), including functionality for simulation of multiple array nonidealities, uv-space heat maps, and elevation plane patterns. - Designed and simulated the following RF submodules in AWR Microwave Office: Ka-band Wilkinson power divider, K-band Wilkinson power divider, K-band 180° branch-line directional coupler. Show less

San Diego, California, United States

- Performed VNA S-Parameter ATP and "precover" tests and bond wire tuning for PA and LNA modules used for phased array systems. Assisted in other tasks in the MMIC fabrication process, including laser-marking part covers and leak testing.

-Led 5 study sessions per week with 10-25 students each to improve their problem-solving skills in the following circuit analysis topics: 2nd-order RLC transient analysis, AC steady-state analysis, basic power concepts, modeling magnetic interactions of inductors, frequency response with Bode plots, circuit analysis using the Laplace transform, MATLAB programming and LTSpice simulation for a communications transceiver project.

San Diego, California, United States

-Created database entries as well as PCB footprints and schematic symbols in Cadence Allegro/Capture for numerous new parts requested by various board designers.-Performed PCB layout for a laboratory breakout board. -Intro to basic VNA operation and calibration.

San Diego, California, United States

-Supported the development and testing of an Ethernet switch by writing multiple VHDL test modules/packages, designing a HDL testing procedure and method, and completing two C programming projects (an embedded Linux JSON parser and an Ethernet traffic generator). Created engineering documentation.-Designed a VHDL subsystem that was integrated with a larger satellite electronic payload. Incorporated digital interface.

Greater San Diego Area

Organized and edited OrCad Capture part libraries and created Excel error log.

San Diego

Tutored the following lower-division engineering courses: Classical Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Calculus I and II.

Master Of Advanced Studies (Mas) In Wireless Embedded Systems (Wes), Signal Processing

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Electrical And Electronics Engineering, 3.97 Gpa Overall

Lower Division Studies And Prerequisites, Electrical And Electronics Engineering, 4.0 Gpa Overall

Activities and Societies: Palomar Physics and Engineering Club, STEM Center Tutoring

Above 4.0 (4.33 Max)

Activities and Societies: Knight Regiment Marching Band (2013-2017) Leadership/Mentor Program