Engineer Customer

Jayesh Patel

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PROFESIONAL OBJECTIVE

To get an electrical engineering position with a company that will benefit

from my broad knowledge, experience and abilities that I have acquired over

the years.

SUMMARY

Highly motivated, creative, and versatile development engineer with

over seven years of experience in embedded software design,

implementation, and test validation for embedded microprocessors as

well as customer specific system integration and application support.

Energetic self-starter committed to achieving excellence through

innovative problem solving, strong analytical skills, and effective

utilization of team work. Ability to handle multiple projects

simultaneously under tight deadlines. Will go above and beyond the

call of duty to ensure product quality and customer satisfaction.

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Lead Application Engineer ETAS Incorporated

Ann Arbor, MI 2001-Present

A global supplier of standardized measurement, calibration, rapid

prototyping, diagnostic and service tools that cover the complete

development and service life cycles of electronic control units for

automobiles.

. Represent ETAS in front of the customer with knowledge that extends

beyond the technical details and includes the promotion of ETAS

capabilities as a solution for customer problems.

. Act as primary customer interface for Ford & GM and deliver high-value

customer support and satisfaction via interface opportunities such as user

groups, support management, support metrics communication and technical

product discussions for existing and new sales

. Support the pre-sales cycle and overall account strategy in close

coordination with the account manager through presentations, functional

requirements and analysis, specification generation and other tasks.

. Support and help customer with their durability test in dyno and in

vehicle using ETAS hardware.

. Proactively manage the use of existing support data and metrics,

appropriate deployment of assigned resources, customer and application

engineer training coordination.

. Developed 16-bit emulator probe for 3,3 V and 5 V systems which interface

to Motorola Excalibur M68377 controller

. Worked with ETAS developers to debug ETKS2 emulator probe for systems

with a Nexus Debug Interface that runs at 3,3V or below. It supports MPC

561 / 565 with 2-bit MDI, 8-bit MDO Nexus configuration

. Perform objective setting and performance reviews for my direct staff.

. Diagnosed and root caused hardware design flaws resulting in system

recalls.

. Improved validation testing coverage resulting in higher productivity and

greater product quality.

. Developed embedded software to run on various microprocessors

including the MPC5554, MPC565 and MPC561 to accomplish

measurement, calibration, rapid prototyping and flashing.

. Provided effective solutions for customer's hardware and software

issues in an expeditious manner.

. Developed hardware-in-the-loop automated testing methodologies.

. Prepare and present technical product information and training

material

. Creating application notes, technical documents and journal papers

. Benchmarking and analysis of competitive solutions

. Specified, integrated, and performed customer demonstrations of

hardware-in-the-loop simulators for General Motors to test various

engine and transmission controllers.

. Integrated customer development software with tool software for

several Tier 1 suppliers including, but not limited to Bosch,

Delphi and Hitachi.

. Performed projects in accordance with ISO 9000:2001 standards.

. Developed and performed training for measurement and calibration tools as

well as hardware-in-the loop simulators

Software Engineer Acro Services (Contract to Ford Motor

Company) Dearborn, MI 1999-2001

. Designed, developed, and maintained Powertrain Control Module

(PCM) software to meet P/T requirements with emphasis on quality

and timing

. Worked with engine/transmission developers and FEATURE

strategies on the design, integration and calibration of

engine/transmission algorithms i.e. (FAN, Catalyst Monitor,

Misfire, and Flex Fuel)

. Implemented (PCM) software using EEC (8065 Assembly Language),

and PTECH PowerPC 603 RISC Processor

. Developed and performed Formalized Real Time Test Procedures on

all versions to verify URD implementations for all incoming

changes prior to EMR/version release

. Developed and maintain Installation Guides for assigned feature

versions

. Ensured proper hardware I/O and module interfacing of assigned

features

Embedded System Engineer EDS / GM Proving Grounds,

Milford, MI 1998-1999

. Develop Embedded On Board Diagnostics Generation Two (OBDII)

algorithms and calibration procedures. The tasks mainly consist

of data analysis and vehicle system simulation. Currently

working on Catalyst Diagnostic and Exhaust Diagnostic

. Analyze and test various interfaces, which developed using

Assembly Language on HP UNIX platform for forthcoming GM

vehicles. Responsible for Enhancement & Anomaly Change Record

(EACR) for bugs

. Work on Interleaf and Teamwork to analyze Specs for all

Diagnostic.

. Analyze requirements from generic code to flow chart using ABC

Flowcharter 7.0.

. Coordinate weekly with project leader/team members to analyze

project-related problems.

EDUCATION

Wayne State University Detroit, MI

1993-1998

. Major: Electrical/ Computer Engineering

Skills And Accomplishments

Technical

Industries: Automotive, Personal Computers

Applications: Protocols, Simulation, and Modeling, Data

Acquisition

Languages: Assembly, C, Matlab Simulink

Technologies: Logic signal analyzers, embedded processor

debuggers, hardware diagnostics and repair, circuit

design and analysis, and circuit prototyping

References

Available upon request

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