Engineer Design
Resume:
HUSAM L. KANAN
North Hollywood, CA 91606
US Citizen Email : **********@*******.***
Objective:
• To obtain a position as an Electrical/Electronic Design Engineer participating in the design and
development of new products.
Tools/Skills:
• Verilog HDL, VHDL, ORCAD for schematic capture, Cadence Allegro for layout, Pspice,
Concept HDL, Viewlogic, Pads Logic, FPGAs,CPLD, PCB, Modelsim/Verilog-XL for digital
simulation, C programming. Synchronus serial communication, PCI bus architecture, High
Speed Digital Design, Digital Logic Design, Analog Design, Strong analytical and problem
solving skills.
Education:
Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, June 2004
California State University at Northridge, Northridge, CA
• Project: The Design of a High Speed Network Monitoring Card
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, December 1990
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL
Professional Experience:
Louroe Electronics
November 2010 – Present
Research and Development Engineer
• Manage the applied research in audio technology. Design, develop and test audio hardware
• Develops and integrates new technology into existing products as needed for improvement
• Design and troubleshoot low noise analog circuits and digital logic circuits
• Create schematics designs using OrCAD
• Simulate analog circuitry using Spice Tool (Multisim)
• Oversee the PC board layout process
• Proficient in JFET, MOSFET, OP AMP circuits (Instrumentation and differential amplifiers),
Filters, ADC/DAC, and DSP for audio processing
• Talk to vendors and FAE’s regarding parts needed for design
Aitech Defense Systems
March 2010 - July 2010
Mid-level Electrical Engineer
• Was involved in the design of one of their Network Cards (schematic capture using OrCAD,
generating BOM’s,gave my input for the layout engineer, troubleshooting the card) for space
applications.
• Designed digital circuits and some analog circuits
• Ran ATP on the card
• Working knowledge with copper 1000 Base_T and 1000 Base_CX interfaces.
• Protocol Knowledge of Gigabit Ethernet.
• Did VHDL programming for their Xilinx (Virtex IV)FPGA’s
Crane Aerospace, Burbank, CA
August 2008 - May 2009
Hardware Design Engineer
• Worked on the verification of the hardware design of the brake control unit of the Boeing 787
airliner. Designed a tester card to test the brake control unit.
• Worked in the Sustaining Engineering Department trying to find alternate parts or redesigning
the whole board to accommodate the new part as a replacement.
• Analog circuit design (Op Amps, MOSFET,ADC,DAC),used Pspice to simulate them.
• Digital circuit design used Modelsim to simulate them.
• ORCAD schematic capture.
• Used Altera Quartus II software design tool and Xilinx tools (ISE 10.1) to write Verilog/VHDL
codes for CPLD/FPGAs.
• Supported board or unit during environmental testing such as temperature.
• Worked on Hybrids and did some troubleshooting on them.
• Worked closely with the Layout engineer to come up with a workable PCB board.Worked with
manufacturing engineers and technicians to deliver functionable products.
• Familiar with EMI/EMC issues.Used troubleshooting tools such as Scope and Digital Meter for
debugging digital and analog circuits
Litepoint Corp., Sunnyvale, CA
April 2008 - August 2008
Hardware Design Engineer
• Worked on schematics using PADS Logic for high speed applications.
• ORCAD schematic capture.
• Programmed CPLDs/FPGA with Verilog codes using Xilinx tools (ISE 10.1)
• Troubleshot boards using Scope, Logic Analyzer, and Digital Meters.
ITT Technical Institute, Sylmar, CA
June 2003 - February 2008
Electronics Instructor
• Taught digital electronics, analog circuits, mathematics, and electronics communications.
• Taught one of the schematic capture tools they have such as Multisim.
Future Graphics, San Fernando, CA
April 2005 - Sep 2005
Senior Hardware Design Engineer
• Low cost Microcontroller-based board design for embedded applications (Microchip,Atmel)
• Familiar with serial communication protocols (UART, SPI, RS-232, I2C). Board reverse
engineering ability. Working knowledge of C codes and debugging for embedded applications.
• ORCAD schematic capture.
• Strong hardware debug and lab skills (Scope, Logic Analyzer).
• Did some analog circuit design.
Niksun, Inc., Santa Clara, CA
Dec 2000 - Feb 2003
Hardware Design Engineer
• Designed and developed high speed PCB based on IBM750CXE embedded processor
architecture utilizing Viewdraw (Viewlogic tool) for schematic capture, LVPECL, LVTTL
signaling.
• ORCAD schematic capture.
• Working knowledge of embedded processors, system controllers, network processor IBM NPr
2.7, PHY and Link layer hardware and system components around it (OC3, OC12).
• Designed CPLDs utilizing :
• Xilinx and Altera tools. Captured designs with Verilog HDL, Graphic Editor.
• Working knowledge of high speed digital design, signal integrity issues, EMI, PCI bus
architecture, SDRAM memory cycles, digital logic design.
• Experience in board layout utilizing Cadence tool (Allegro Layout). Hardware debug and lab
skills (Logic Analyzer, Scope) and brought up prototypes in the lab and interfaced with
software groups and vendors to deliver a completed product to manufacturing. Working
knowledge of analog circuit designs and used Pspice to simulate them.
Schlumberger Technologies, San Jose, CA
Aug 1999 - Dec 2000
Hardware Design Engineer
• Designed several high speed PCBs (Extender Boards) for mainframe tester.
• Utilized Concept HDL (Cadence Environment) for schematic capture.
• Knowledge of PCB layout utilizing Cadence tool (Allegro), Xilinx (Virtex) FPGA’s.
• Working knowledge of controlled impedance PCB design.
• Working knowledge of analog circuit design.
• Used Pspice to simulate analog circuitry.
References:
• Available upon request
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