Engineer Software

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Santa Clara, CA ***** 408-***-****

******@*****.*** Alexander Ky Pham

Objective Seeking position in computer systems engineering.

Experience 2005-present Elo TouchSystems/Tyco Electronics

Menlo Park, Ca

Computer Systems Engineer

Systems engineer for development of industrial

All-In-One touch PC platforms engaging in numerous

project management and engineering roles.

Defined complex system architectures and integration

approaches including component selection, thermal

strategy, performance optimization, component

interfaces, and mechanical design.

Created detailed vendor specifications for systems and

components including custom Intel-based single board

computers (SBC's). Worked closely with contract

manufacturers and vendors throughout development to

ensure absolute compliance to spec of PCBA's, power

supplies and components.

Created detailed Design Verification Test (DVT) plans to

ensure system and components are tested to strict

industrial specifications with the proper equipment.

Tests included USB signal testing, LAN eye diagram

testing, clock waveform verifications, Safety/EMI

testing, environmental testing and reliability testing.

Performed various test duties including:

Power analysis to identify and optimize power hungry

components.

Component qualification of hard disks, memory modules,

LAN adapters, etc

Thermal verification using both thermocouple techniques

and temperature sensor software

Performance benchmarking using various commercial and

proprietary software test benches.

Software application and driver testing.

Developed operating system images and recovery media for

deployment using tools such as Microsoft Windows OPK,

WinPE, DOS batch scripting and OEM Activation.

Engaged in manufacturing roles on-site during production

verification test (PVT) including process optimization,

test process validation, Build BOM verification, PFMEA

check list and yield rates.

Coordinated documentation and approval rounds for

product release and ECR/ECO changes.

Effectively collaborated with large engineering teams

consisting of mechanical engineers, electrical

engineers, software engineers and firmware engineers.

2001-2005 Silicon Financing San Jose, Ca

IT Technician

Part-time contractor providing on-call IT support to

small business.

Implemented and verified complete IT solutions

consisting of workstations, servers and network

equipments.

Resolved customer issues with hardware and software

installments.

Education 2004 University of California, Irvine Irvine, Ca

B.S., Computer Engineering

Background

Experience with Unix shell and batch scripting

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

Lab experience with oscilloscopes, power analyzers and

logic analyzers.

Certified completion of Microsoft Windows Embedded

Training

Experiences with Sun Solaris, Windows XP, Server 2003

administration

Knowledge of C/C++ programming language.

Knowledge of MIPS and Intel assembly language

Knowledge of commercial PC hardware and software

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