Engineer Mechanical

JOHNNY PONG

**********@*******.***

P.O. Box **45,

H. 949

***-****

Lake Forest, CA 92609

C. 949 310-

6083

SUMMARY OF

QUALIFICATIONS

Seasoned engineer with extensive background in testing, design and product

support in Data Storage and Printer industries in cross-functional

environments. Areas of expertise include:

. Developing, debugging, testing and documenting real-time code.

. Performing failure analysis of Hard Disk Drive (HDD) systems.

. Collaborating with cross-functional team to solve problems and design

new products.

. Enlisting support from technical experts to address technical

challenges.

. Transitioning production to overseas facilities including training and

yield enhancement.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming languages:

Assembly- Texas Instruments TMS320C25 DSP, Adaptec 4420

family of DSP, Motorola HC16

5204 Coldfire 6902, National HPC16083,

Intel 801**-****-****, Zilog Z-80

High level- C, FORTH, FORTRAN, BASIC, PASCAL, HTML

Debugging tools: Lauterbach emulator, Tektronix Logic Analyzer, DAC

board, ICEs' (in-circuit-emulator), various simulators and

debuggers

System tools: Western Digital's SPAT & Trex, Maxtor's MAX_ATA

IDE and MAXTEST SCSI interface debugging software, Western

Digital's ATTF, Seagate Technology's ATI

EXPERIENCE

Western Digital Corporation, Lake Forest, CA

2003-2009

FIRMWARE ENGINEER

. Validated debugged and launched test modules simulating the host

tester into the production process.

. Analyzed product failure from process and characterization test.

. Supported inter-departmental disciplines and off shore factory issues.

. Designed special test code for OEM customer to render signals from

diagnostic board and supported off-site field engineers in

troubleshooting of test set up.

. Implemented feature that employed servo-burst compensation to improve

tracking error.

. Debugged coil temperature estimator from assembly language onto C

platform.

. Ported and improved ramp-loading algorithm between product platforms.

. Brought up special mechanical test fixture to evaluate various

mechanical assembly.

. Enhanced the debugging tracing capability by packing valuable

information into compact format.

Maxtor/Quantum Corporation, Milpitas, CA

2000-2003

FIRMWARE ENGINEER

. Designed code to improve seek acoustics for consumer-electronics brand

of the set-top box HDD that had resulted in a patent.

. Analyzed field problems reported by customer engineering department,

provided feedback to design team for corrective action.

. Designed codes for servo monitor systems (SMS) page to capture adverse

environmental conditions that would affect drive performance

Samsung Corporation, Milpitas, CA

1999-2000

ENGINEER

1. Performed code upgrade of motor control for HDD products.

2. Implemented, enhanced and verified disc surface defect scan algorithm.

3. Updated timing sequencer for servo sync-mark detection for new

product.

Castlewood Systems (start up), Milpitas, CA

1997-1999

ENGINEER

4. Performed failure analysis on removable-drive cartridge systems.

5. Worked with servo-writer vendors to qualify servo-writing

functionality.

6. Transferred new product overseas for production and trained engineers

on drive debug.

Iomega Corporation, Milpitas, CA

1996-1997

ENGINEER

7. Brought up servo functionalities on new generation removable-disk-

drives platform.

Conner Peripherals, San Jose, CA

1994-1996

FRIMWARE ENGINEER

8. Designed, evaluated spindle controller code for new generation of HDD.

9. Modified serial-test-code to cater to different test and design

requirements.

10. Supported manufacturing engineers on mature products.

EARLIER CAREER

As consummate professional, teams well with co-workers to accomplish

ambitious organizational objectives, demonstrated skills throughout

different disciplines of the entire product engineering development cycles.

Distinguished companies involved are Maxtor Corporation, Seagate Technology

and Xerox Corporation.

EDUCATION

B.S.E.E., University of California at Los Angeles.

PERSONAL U.S. Citizen

PATENT Method and Apparatus for reducing seek acoustic using a

variable-bandwidth low-pass filter US007271972B1

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