Design Quality Control
Resume:
Joel McWaters
Corona, Ca. **880
abp4ke@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE:
A professional PCB design position with a strong technology company, where I can
learn more about the industry, and grow to my full potential.
SUMMARY:
* Have captured schematic, placed, routed, and prepped for fab, numerous
projects from easy to above moderate design.
* Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Experienced in
public presentations.
* Have completed courses regarding using better techniques in designing
boards for manuf., using large number BGA's, and basic engineering principals.
* Committed to life-long personal, and professional improvement in
performance, and education, in order to maintain a high degree of
professionalism and quality of work.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
P.C.B. Designer
Jardon Engineering - Tustin, Ca March 1999 - February 2002
Performed numerous roles including: PCB designer of multi-layer, high-density boards,
designed boards using full grid BGAs, and BGAs to over 1000 pins, designing using
controlled impedance as well as dif pair and single ended trace speeds over 10 Gbs.
Have also helped redesign, create and maintain an extensive library system for parts
used on boards. Also wrote new design procedures, booklets on setting up design, and
also learning the basics and fundamentals of PCB design. Implemented Valor CAM software
for quality control purposes, as well as helped re-write QC standards.
P.C.B. Designer
Largo Circuit Design-Huntington Beach, Ca October 1998-February 1999
Performed Role of PCB designer. Designed multi Layer boards, using CCT s Specctra
Auto-router. Designed boards for both prototype, and mass production. Worked on
Building a library system for company.
Design Associate February 1996-September 1998
Design Solutions-Austin, TX.
Began Career as a PCB designer learning the basics of the technologies.
Learned on Allegro ver10, then have used all versions since. Also learned
Concept from an original Valid employee. Grew in knowledge by OJT with several
high-experience designers. Attended IPC council meetings, Cadence tutorials,
and PCB west Conference. Assumed increased responsibility and began designing
more complex designs, and schematic captures. Personal bests: placed, and auto-
routed a 24 layer card, Captured 16 page schematic, building majority of parts.
Have built all manner of both physical, and schematic parts. Have Updated, and
maintained private library of over 2500 parts, physical, and schematic.
EDUCATION:
Have attended and completed courses regarding design principles,
Cadence Allegro class, Calor CAM training.
California Polytechnic University in Pomona:
Attended for one year then moved to Austin to begin Design work.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:
*Platforms: Unix machines with Solaris and Aix OS, Windows NT
*Software: Cadence Allegro, Cadence Concept, Specctra CCT auto-router, Valor CAM.
PERSONAL INTERESTS:
*Sports, Fishing, Camping, Video Games.
I am looking for a job in the Southern California area.
I'd like a new opportunity to learn something new, that I really
enjoy doing.
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