Engineer Software

David B. Carlson

**** ****** ****

Reidsville, North Carolina 27320

336-***-**** (home) or 336-***-**** (cell)

abnman@r.postjobfree.com

Summary:

• 15 years of experience developing software and hardware for RF and digital test systems for major

semiconductor and cellular manufactures.

• Professional software engineer with deep understanding of object-oriented analysis and design with

extensive experience building and testing both low level and front end software using .Net, C, C++, and

Java.

• Designed and implemented dozens of robust scalable client server software and hardware solutions

while consistently staying within budget and delivering on critical requirements.

• Extensive background in project management and new product development, including recruiting,

motivating, and leading a high performance team on diverse projects

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Experience:

Lead Engineer, RF Micro Devices 1999-2009

Duties: Responsible for designing and maintaining hardware and software used in semiconductor

testing at both company owned and third party testing centers.

• Initiated and managed the design and development of extensible test system software that provided an

in-house IC testing solution that was less than half the cost of third party solutions.

• Led a team of engineers to design, develop, and support a multi terabyte test data collection, reporting,

and management system with over 11Gig of incoming data per day. The data stored provides

information used by various engineers and managers to drive time critical design and business decisions.

• Designed several highly reliable backend systems that provide automation across a distributed topology

to enhance the semiconductor testing process. The success and reliability of these systems has allowed

RFMD to remain competitive in the semiconductor industry.

• Developed low level driver solutions that comply with WDM and run with ring 0 privileges for USB,

serial, and SCSI bus.

Senior Engineer, Motorola 1995-1999

Duties: Responsible for designing and maintaining hardware and software used in RF and digital

testing of cellular base station components at all warranty centers worldwide.

• Developed a computer algorithm that allowed an inexpensive arbitrary waveform generator to replace

custom digital vector source saving the company the custom assembly time and $2,000 per replacement.

• Designed a universal transceiver test station capable of testing all previous and existing models of

transceivers, reducing the number of test stations required at each warranty center, eliminating bottle

necks, and reducing customer unit turn around time by more than 7 days.

• Evaluated and specified all required test equipment for warranty centers worldwide.

• Installed and served as system administrator for LAN with DOS, HPUX, Windows, Solaris, and HP

Basic clients.

• Coordinated all phases of the introduction of new repair centers and the improvements to existing repair

centers.

Skills and Qualifications:

Programming Languages

• Fluent in .NET, C, C++, ASP, Java, SQL, and Visual Basic.

• Familiar with XML, XLST, Perl, NT Services, COM, and most scripting languages.

• Knowledgeable with Rational Rose, CASE tools, UML tools, Visio and CMMI

System Administration

• SQL Server, Windows Active Directory, Network, ClearCase, ClearQuest, Web Server, Project Server,

Application Server.

Operating Systems

• Expert with all versions of Windows including Windows 7 and Server 2008

• Strong knowledge in Solaris, HPUX, and Linux.

• Knowledgeable with VMware virtualization.

Other

• Familiar with Digital and RF testing, JMP, Matlab, Mathcad, Mathematica, Pspice, Microsoft Project

Education:

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia

• Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering, specializing in digital signal processing,

telecommunications, and electromagnetism.

• Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering, significant courses in digital signal processing,

electromagnetism, optics, system controls, microelectronics, power engineering, and

telecommunications.

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