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Engineer Signal Processing

Location:
Buffalo Grove, IL, 60089
Posted:
November 17, 2010

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JEFF JOZWIAK

**** ******* *****, ****

Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089

847-***-****

abh4md@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

. Master's degree with focus in communications and signal processing.

. Familiar with FPGA simulation, synthesis, and verification. Xilinx

ISE.

. Programming skills in MATLAB, C, C++, Perl, RMB, Assembly 6800.

. Experienced with spectrum analyzers, signal generators, vector signal

analyzers, power meters.

. Background in wireless technologies: iDEN, TETRA, WiMAX.

. RF performance testing of physical layer: IMD, I-Q balance, ACP, BER,

EVM, Wideband Noise, Throughput, S-Parameters.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering - May, 2008

University of Illinois at Chicago, GPA 3.08/4.00

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

University of Illinois at Chicago, GPA 3.38/4.00

COURSEWORK

Digital Signal Processing I & II, Digital Systems, Analog

Communication Engineering, Statistical Signal Processing, Digital

Image Analysis, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, Advanced Digital

Communications, Information Theory, Digital Image Processing.

EXPERIENCE

Radiant Systems/Motorola - Arlington Heights, Illinois, 8/07 to 4/09

System Test Engineer

Formal verification of software releases for WiMAX access points and

subscriber devices. Evaluated physical layer performance.

. Analyzed performance, stability and stress testing on software

releases.

. Open defect reports and coordinate with development teams to resolve

the software issues.

. Designed test station hardware and tools for performance and load

testing.

. Developed system requirements and validate program code for automated

testing.

. Experience in leading teams in test strategies and plans.

. Applied Wireshark, Telnet, SSH, iPerf, DHCP, DNS to 8 node AP/EUD

network.

. Evaluated CSTD and MIMO antenna operation.

. Implemented Perl scripts for throughput and sensitivity test case

execution.

. Analyzed Adaptive Modulation Scheme behavior over path-loss

adjustments.

MCL MITEQ - Bolingbrook, Illinois, 2/05 to 4/07

Test Technician II

Satellite uplink communications amplifiers. Performed testing of HPA

(High Power Amplifiers) along with their associated sub-assemblies.

. LabVIEW applications for verifying operation of control boards.

. Tested microwave TWTA (Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier) devices on

manual and automated fixtures.

. Ku-Band, Ka-Band, DBS-Band tuning and testing of high voltage systems.

. Analyzed failures down to component.

Netsource/Motorola - Libertyville, Illinois, 12/03 to 3/04

Test Engineer

Testing of GSM handset prototypes for certification purposes.

. Validated software and hardware releases for feature correctness.

. Firmware, hardware and codeplug exceptions trapped into Panic mode.

. Cell site coverage, dropped calls, OTA (Over-the-Air) testing, soft

and hard handoffs.

. Issues and defects tracked in DDTS.

Qualcomm Kyocera - San Diego, California, 12/00 to 8/03

Test Engineer

Testing within the development for wireless system integrated

circuits. Supported high volume production area of CDMA wireless

phones. Monitored quality numbers.

. Performed temperature DOEs on integrated circuits using thermal

stream.

. Operated HP93000 and Teradyne Catalyst systems for testing devices.

. Analyzed testing and manufacturing issues. Implemented corrective and

preventative actions.

. Actively worked to sustain yield performance above 95%.

Motorola - Schaumburg, Illinois, 2/94 to 4/00

Senior Test Systems Engineer

Responsible for the design, development, and support of the Automated

Test Equipment used for iDEN/TETRA base transceiver systems.

. Trusted with integration and test role on $400 million contract for

TETRA.

. Ground up development of test stations for system and base radios.

. Extensive software development controlling test hardware.

. Evaluated statistical data on product. Presented quality reports and

action plans to VP.

. Relied on to handle aggressive production increase from 200 to 1400

units for iDEN product line.

. Worked with design engineers to reduce test cycle-time by over 30%.

. Designed a common test platform for various products and levels of

testing.

. Knowledgeable about cavities, duplexers, splitters, circulators,

isolators, etc.

. First-time yield improvements from 60 to 80%.

. Work on test effectiveness and escaping defects analysis projects to

drive continuous improvement.

PROJECTS

"Fingerprint Recognition Using Gabor Filter Wavelet Transform,"

Minutiae-based system using digital image enhancement technique.

Implemented filtering with Daubechies wavelet transform to facilitate

feature extraction.

"Face Detection Based on KL Transform," Designed system utilizing

Karhunen-Loeve Transform and Eigen images to perform recognition of

faces and location of their coordinates.

SKILLS

MATLAB/Simulink, System Generator, ISE, Perl, C, PSpice, Office,

Vista, XP Pro, Access.



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