James Breglia
Mesa, Arizona 85207
*******@*****.***
Objective: Seeking an engineering position that makes use of my talents, experience and desire
to learn
Analog Engineer:
Intel Corporation Chandler, Arizona
2008-Present
Formulated test plans to obtain sample characteristics of packages, sockets and discrete
components
VNA used to analyze various components and packaging structures
Developed MATLAB scripts for derived package/socket parameters
Conducted discrete component analysis of capacitors, resistors, inductors
Used Cadence Allegro to create and view package layouts and construct test plans
Performed socket measurements and simulations to obtain contact loop inductance and
bulk resistance
Served as an electrical engineering support interface to labs, colleagues and vendors
Maintained component database used for design purposes by updating and adding lab test
results
Used Ansoft Q3D and HFSS for simulation of package and socket components
Supported electrical software tool administration involving installation and license
control
Facilitated instrument automation and data processing along with motion control using
VB.Net for measurements of sockets and component parameters
Electronic Design Technician:
Medtronic Tempe, Arizona
1991-2007
Performed various electrical parametric tests during the characterization of
semiconductor devices at wafer level and in packages to support process development
and modeling efforts.
Implemented automated testing using Labview
Formatted, analyzed, and presented results.
Characterized numerous circuits such as ADC’s, Voltage References, ESD protection
cells EPROM’s, Microprocessors
Assembled many engineering prototype circuits and systems
Used Cadence for LVS purposes and to extract circuit layout features
Employed Perl, Python and Excel VBA for data analysis and formatting
SKILLS:
Lab: Common test equipment and semiconductor test equipment such as the Agilent
parametric analyzers, network analyzers, and micro-probe equipment
Software: LabView, Unix/Linux, Excel VBA, VB.net, Perl, Python, Assembly, Cadence,
Mentor, SolidWorks, Mathcad, MATLAB, Spice, VHDL, C++, Verilog, Ansoft Q3D and
HFSS
EDUCATION:
BS in Electrical Engineering
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
Coursework in electromagnetics, mechanical design, analog circuits, RTL design, IC layout
December 2007