Seeking a position where I can apply my engineering knowledge, enjoy a challenging career, and work with cutting edge computer and electronics technologies. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2007-present Embedded Systems Design Engineer, Innovar Systems Limited, North Jackson, Ohio. Designed 32 bit Atmel microcontroller and Altera FPGA based single board AC current source and machine controller. Designed and implemented SPI based ADC and DAC circuits, Ethernet, serial dataflash, differential IO, USB and SD card hardware. Designed, prototyped and tested Microchip dsPic DC drive controllers, optically isolated IO systems, SCR firing hardware, current transformer and potential transformer instrumentation. Designed TI C2000 based AC Chopper switching power supply. Point of load linear/switching power supply design. Proficient with schematic capture, footprint editing, material list, board layout using Cadence tools. Implemented peripheral software driver support for application engineers. Implemented a custom USB and Ethernet boot loader for field software upgrades. 1997-2007 Welder Equipment Repair Technician, Daimler Chrysler Corporation, Twinsburg Ohio. Perform maintenance and repair to factory automated assembly equipment. Work with all aspects of automated machinery, including electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and robotic systems. Proficient in programming and troubleshooting Allen Bradley PLC-5, Control Logix and SLC programmable controllers, Nachi and Fanuc robots, robot vision systems, and Rockwell Servo motor and drives. Familiar with troubleshooting and maintenance of WTC welding controllers. 1991-1996 Electrician, US Navy, Nuclear Electrical Maintenance Supervisor. Directly supervised electrical maintenance, testing, and repair of complex industrial machinery including motors, motor controllers, turbine driven AC power generators, power transformers, electronic speed governors, electronic voltage regulators and temperature/pressure indicating equipment. Experienced with work on high voltage 4160 volt and 480 volt power distribution systems and equipment. Maintained training records and conducted training for 80 man department. Performed nuclear quality assurance inspections of both electrical and nuclear grade mechanical systems. EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS: 2008 Professional Engineer Certification, 2005-2006 Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio. Have completed 9 credit hours. 1998-2005 Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio. Able to apply electrical engineering and computer science concepts to design complete hardware and software systems, with emphasis on embedded microcontroller system design. Held position of team leader of Senior Design Project. Graduated Magna Cum Laude. Computer Engineering Distinguished Student Engineer Award. 1997-2000 Journeyman in Welder Equipment Repair - UAW 1992-1996 Journeyman in Electrical Maintenance - US Department of Labor ACTIVITIES AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: Youth Robotics Advisor Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society Golden Key National Honor Society COMPUTER SKILLS: Microsoft Office Applications Java MATLAB VHDL, Altera Quartus Linux, Beagle Bone IEEE student chapter UA Adult Mentor Program Engineering Sponsorship Program Visual Studio, C, C++, C# Cadence Allego CIS, PSpice AVR32 Studio, Eclipse SQL Server Microsoft Visual Basic, VBA Unified Modeling Language Microchip MPLAB, assembly Subversion source control TI C2000, Code Composer
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