20 Ryland Park Drive Loft 214 San Jose, CA 95110.2282
Home: 408.279.8118 Mobile: 408.781.8448 E-mail: wade@tgiv.net or wade@shakabruddahs.com
Objective To obtain an engineering position with a growing company that will enable me to apply my technical abilities and also learn new technologies
· Strong RF (DC – 2 GHz) initial debugging and problem solving skills from machine level down to component level
· Possess an excellent understanding of tools and techniques for creation and maintenance of all types of engineering documentation
· Skilled at contributing to multiple projects concurrently while requiring minimal supervision
Professional
Experience at SRI International (Menlo Park, CA)
Development
Engineer Dec 2001 – Present
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Involved in the assembly, integration, teardown, pack,
and delivery of four large mobile antenna systems covering 0.1-18 GHz
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Performed routine maintenance of mobile antenna
operation shelters
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Independently supported weeklong to monthlong
operations on CONUS and OCONUS deployments
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Promoted from Engineering Assistant within 6 months
Professional Experience at Applied Signal Technology
(Sunnyvale, CA)
· Performed initial debug, integration, documentation, and customer-witnessed acceptance test of prototype systems
· Supported software engineers in evaluating firmware and graphical user interface (GUI) code
· Characterized RF components (SAW filters, antennas, switches, diplexers) and DC/DC converters
· Performed troubleshooting of RF units and power supply boards in mobile processing units
R & D Technician III Aug 1998 – Aug 2000
· Designed an RF built-in test equipment (BITE) board and module which included digital control circuitry
· Responsible for transitioning, supporting, reviewing, and approving documentation for an RF downconverter portion of a
$10+ million program
· Redesigned a portion of an RF preselector circuit
R & D Technician II Sep 1996 – Aug 1998
· Wrote a manual for a state-of-the-art RF front end used in fixed and mobile multi-channel digital receiving systems
· Responsible for testing and integrating the initial engineering production for the company’s third generation downconverter
· Demonstrated composure and organizational ability in taking on additional responsibilities when 2 engineering associates left the company
R & D Technician I Sep 1994 – Sep 1996
· Responsible for material management on $2 million dollar program
· Managed board level parts kitting, including meeting QA requirements for out-of-house assembly
· Performed integration, initial test and debug, and documented several machine-level prototypes
Hardware RF Signal Generator Spectrum Analyzer Network Analyzer RF Probe MS Word
& Software Noise Figure Meter Noise Source Vector Voltmeter Oscilloscope MS Excel
Proficient Current Probe AC Power Analyzer Code Composer DOS MS PowerPoint
In Data I/O 3900 Costpoint / Deltek Sprint Expert Programmer MS Access MS Visio
Courses / Primer on Telecommunications Principles of Software Engineering AutoCAD R13
Seminars RF Back-To-Basics Seminar (Hewlett-Packard) DSP Made Simple for Engineers (Besser)
Attended RF Measurements for Digital Cellular and PCS Applications (Tektronix)
Physical Layer Measurement of Communication Signals (Tektronix)
College DeVry Institute of Technology Phoenix, AZ
Education Bachelor of Science Degree in Electronics Engineering Technology (BSEET)
Hobbies Cooking ‘Ukulele, electric bass guitar,
and guitar player
References available upon request.