Engineer Manager

Andres I. Garcia

Hardware Engineer

Mobile : 760-***-****

Email : ************@*****.***

SUMMARY

Experienced RF Design/Test Engineer/Project Engineer, with more than 10 years of experience in system

simulation and design. Proven experience working with RF designs/tests, amplifiers and protocols of up to 18

Ghz. Innovative problem solver adept in new technology designs and delivering AGGRESSIVE projects on time.

Effective communicator within teams involving diverse job roles, REMOTE LOCATIONS, personalities &

cultures.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

INTERDIGITAL

RF Consultant: Support & Debug RF Calibration Tools, and assist with internal/external customer’s RF

calibration needs for the SlimChip Reference Platform using Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE Class 12 and Tri-

band WCDMA/HSDPA/HSUPA R6 Type 3 standards and technologies.

• Involved with Standard Calibration and Smart Alignment Calibration for passing GCF parameters.

• Assist in debugging Visual C++ RF calibration tool code with external partner.

• Provide internal/external customer support for clients using RF Calibration/Evaluation Tools.

• Evaluate GSM/GPRS/EDGE Class 12 competitor performance.

• Involved with HSDPA Cat8 (7.2Mbps) and HSUPA Cat 3 (1.5Mbps) performance using CMU-200 and

Agilent 8960.

• Creating an internal baseline set of RF 3GPP standards for internal reference for 3G testing.

• Troubleshoot VCTXO, PLL, PA, Transceiver, Power Amplifiers with RF Calibration Tool and debugging

software/hardware related issues.

SIERRA WIRELESS 2007 – 2008

OTA Lab Manager: Coordinated OTA schedule, lead, and assist with internal/external customer’s OTA testing

(Antenna Performance, TIS, TRP, EIS).

• Developed C++ custom software methods/packages for GPS RF EIS Receiver performance testing on

Qualcomm’s GpsOne devices on any Sierra CDMA data card, embedded or external, on any laptop.

(Manual TIS/EIS GPS RF performance method developed in 3 months!)

• Involved with OTA testing activities during OEM customer acceptance for Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, and

Vodafone on TIA/EIA IS-95, CDMA2000, WCDMA, and GSM.

• Negotiated OTA schedule with program managers to assist OEMs’ with troubleshooting EMI issues

considered for FCC part 15, passing service operator specifications, SAR criteria, and antenna

performance.

• Increased productivity in the SWI OTA lab by 327%, and led 3 Test Lab Engineers.

• Trouble shooting customer products using Sierra Data Card modules due to OTA/conducted RF

interference and poor TIS/TRP performance.

• Coordinating EIA/ISO 17025 certification efforts with A2LA and OTA SWI Lab Team, and Richmond,

B.C. Lab Team.

• Managed the OTA schedule (Antenna, TRP, TIS, EIS) and used the Satimo SG-64 Anechoic Chamber

for Antenna and RX/TX device testing with CMU200 and Agilent 8960 (UMTS/WCDMA, GSM, CDMA

protocols for all bands). Conducted RF protocol testing was also performed.

• Experience with 3GPP, 3GPP2, TIA, EIA/TIA, CTIA, VOIP, PSpice Design Tools, Spirent GSS4100,

Spirent GSS6100, Spectrum Analyzer, Network Analyzer, SG-64 Anechoic Chamber, RF EMI

troubleshooting.

XONE COMMUNICATIONS INC 2004 – 2007

Founder: Full company responsibility as founder, such as financing, prototyping, customer relations, marketing

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and 3 party company associations. Employee size: 6.

• Operations, NPI, distribution, board circuit prototyping (RF/Analog/Digital), managing a small group, and

maintaining customer relationships.

• Managed new wireless NPI schedules, considered market evaluations for new wireless products,

initiated customer relationships for small time-frame contract work, and performed RF troubleshooting

methods on customer wireless products.

Wimax, WiFi, OFDM, and 3G protocol involvement.

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ROHM LSI SYSTEMS 2001 - 2004

Analog IC Engineer: Power Management Applications oriented, LDO Analog IC designer, and Intel liaison.

• Full responsibility for Intel relationship and US customers for PC semiconductor Power Management IC

(Using Intel’s IMVP technology).

• Coordinated Face-to-Face and Phone conference meetings with highly sensitive proprietary material

with vendors/customers/Japan.

• Designing/Redesigning BiCMOS & DMOS Analog IC voltage regulators for PC and Automotive

Electronics.

• Experienced with Cadence IC Design Tools (Spectre, Mentor Graphics, and SpectreRF), PSpice, C

programming, Intel Design Specs, Oscilloscope, Voltmeter, Current Meter, X-Y Plotter, IC Probe Tester,

Intel Design Forum, CES, and other conferences and workshops.

MOTOROLA 1999 - 2000

RFIC Design Engineer: RFIC designer in a new Automotive and Industrial Electronics Group (AIEG) support

division at Irvine, CA, and now called Freescale Semiconductor.

• Involved in designing/redesigning automotive CMOS IC’s using 50um, 75um, and 100um technology.

• Created RFIC design process reports for RF amplifier, Schmitt Trigger, and Opamp catered to Digital

design team, located in Schaumburg-IL, for a quick learning curve.

• Experience with Mentor, MICA-Spice, and Matlab.

SONY ELECTRONICS 1997 – 1999

RF Engineer: RF Designer, optimizer, and troubleshooter.

• Developed new Sony Wireless cell phones with R&D, Manufacturing, and Accessories in a Qualcomm

joint venture.

• Design/redesign TX/RX on PCS, Dual Mode, Dual Band CDMA, and 3G cell phones using JSTD-008/IS-

95 (Up to 2.4 Ghz.).

• Experience with HP ADS, CMD80, HP8924, Spectrum Analyzers, Network & Vector Analyzers, Power

Meters, Labview, and C/C++ programming.

• Led 2 RF Engineers in the troubleshooting phase of Z100 phone.

REMEC 1995 – 1997

RF Project Engineer: RF Designer, Lab Troubleshooter, and full project responsibility.

• Involved with RF/Microwave multifunction products for military customer base.

• Interact with Chief Engineer, Program Manager, Manufacturing Manager, and Project Engineer Manager

with all projects. (Usually between 5-8 RF/Microwave design projects in parallel)

• Board Circuit Prototyping/Testing multipliers, PLO’s, Amplifiers, VCO’s, Switch Filters, Diplexers, and

Filters for customers, such as, ITT, Motorola, TRW, Hughes, and Raytheon (Up to 18 Ghz.).

UCSD 1992 – 1995

Tutor: Tutored undergraduates on Digital, RF, and Analog lab projects and quizzes.

• Digital Lab Assistance and Quiz Reviews

• Analog Lab Assistance and Quiz Reviews

• Assistance with Class Assignments, Midterm Reviews, and Final Reviews for Calculus

• Led Electronics Design Midterm and Final Reviews

• Other RF/Analog tutoring positions for MESA Engineering Program, OASIS, and undergraduate

engineering laboratories. (Total of 9 tutoring P/T positions held in 3 years)

EDUCATION

BS Electrical Engineering, University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

UCSD Communications Engineering Certificate Enrollment, UCSD Business Management Certificate,

UCSD Project Management Boot Camp, Leadership Certificate by the Murphy Leadership Institute,

NSHMBA, SHPE, and IEEE member.

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