Engineer Engineering

Shankara Raghuraman 949-***-**** ********@***.***

Electronics Engineer/Business strategist

“Hands on” electronics engineer with solid experience in product development engineering and product applications management in the analog and mixed circuit semiconductor industry.

Experienced in development of hardware from concept to volume production: PCB schematics, layout, hardware design and validation for consumer electronics, aerospace and industrial applications

Vast knowledge of electronics in multiple areas including DSP, analog, power supply, RF and antennas

Business founder at Mobimark Labs- a successful consultancy specializing in acoustics testing for auto infotainment systems.

Core Skills and Competencies

Entrepreneur

Hardware Development

Wireless 2G/3G/4G LTE

EMI/EMC, Antennas

RF Electronics: Tx, Rx, Synth LO

Radio Architecture/WiFi PHY

Volume Manufacturability

Voice Audio Product Testing

Audio and Acoustics

Relevant Professional Experience

Inflight Warning Systems, Yorba Linda CA. (6/2017-10/2017)

Lead Hardware Engineering Consultant, IoT Product Development for Aerospace Application

Developed hardware and firmware platform for vibration sensing devices on aircraft for motor health monitoring. Used TI’s Beaglebone as base platform and developed firmware on Linux using C and Python. Tools used: Github, Altium. DO-160 compliant product.

IAMPLUS, Hollywood CA. (7-201*-**-****)

Lead Hardware Engineering Consultant, IoT Development for Smart Speaker Applications

Developed hardware and firmware for a line of IoT devices that take voice input to interact with an AI personality. Technology development and refinement of acoustic noise and echo canceling. Hands-on development of hardware with I2C, I2S, SPI, UART and USB-C interfaces. Collaborated with teams using JIRA, Slack and Wiki.

Maxim Integrated (Contract), Irvine CA (5/2015-5/2016)

Lead Hardware Developer, IoT Development for Smart Meter Applications

Design and prototype hardware. Test to ETSI and FCC standard specifications for EMI, EMC and safety.

Powerline Communications- Internet Protocol implementation on AC power line networks: G3 Prime, Home Plug, wireless charging, switching power supply and automotive power supply design.

Used OrCAD, PADS, lab equipment to simulate powerline, network analyzer, SPICE simulator for circuit design.

Mobimark Labs, Oceanside CA (1/2015-present)

Principal Engineering Consultant and Co-Founder

Mobimark Labs specializes in two business areas related to audio and acoustics testing:

1.Testing and characterization of audio in Automobile Infotainment Systems using ITU standardized techniques in vehicles for certification with Apple CarPlay based on Apple’s MFi developer specifications.

2.Testing and characterization of the emerging category of smart speaker consumer electronics devices -example “Alexa”- in realistic, controlled and reproducible acoustic conditions.

Sample client list: Sony Audio & Video Products, Garmin, Synaptics, Daesung Eltek/Alpine, Invensense, Infineon, Vesper.

Boot-strapped business from sales growth. Hired and retained employees and investors. Assumed marketing, sales, operational and all other responsibilities to grow this company to $400K in revenues in 3 years from just $100K in capital.

BROADCOM CORPORATION, IRVINE CA, Mobile Phone Chipset BU (2003-2014)

Manager of Product Applications (‘12 – ‘14), Principal Engineer (‘09 –‘12), Senior Staff Hardware Engineer (‘03 – ‘09)

A demonstrated record of success and achievement at this semiconductor company, marked by a series of promotions to positions of increased influence, authority, and accountability.

Fulfilled a critical role providing leadership in all facets of hardware development, spanning radio, baseband, acoustics, audio and antennas. Managed a team of professionals dedicated to the development of audio and acoustic enhancement technologies for such features as active noise cancellation, video recording and music playback enhancements on Broadcom’s mobile phone chipset.

Pioneered and established an applications team to serve customers’ needs for implementing audio in mobile phones

Engaged in extensive client contact, developing and strengthening relationships with customers such as Samsung and Sony.

Developed engineering capabilities related to the design of hardware and software architectures for radios, while participating in the development of testing and manufacturing of interfaces for mobile phones incorporating 2G GSM/EDGE and 3G UMTS.

Led the outsourcing of design services to create a prototype mobile phone that was used for development and marketing.

Represented the interests of the company in meetings of standards organizations: 3GPP, the ITU and the MIPI Alliance.

RF Hardware and Software Interface development for the mobile phone including RF system architecture, analysis, antenna and front-end module selection, specification and validation

INTEL CORPORATION, SAN DIEGO CA (2001-2003)

Senior Staff Engineer – Wireless Communications Group

Contributed to the successful implementation of Intel’s first generation WiFi technology, serving as Intel’s lead hardware engineering interface to its external chipset and firmware development partners.

Responsible for the development of the radio technology and the WiFi modem for the 802.11a, b and g family of standards.

Hardware and production line test tool development for the modem and Radio calibration tool development.

MOTOROLA INC., SAN DIEGO CA (1999-2001)

Electronics Engineer – Personal Communications Sector

Contributed to the integration and testing of radio frequency circuits in mobile phones with experience gained on multiple models using AMPS, TDMA, GSM and CDMA technologies.

Team leadership of hardware development. Honed interpersonal communication and active listening skills while working with large teams on mobile phone platform technology implementation and validation.

ALLIED SIGNAL INC., OLATHE KS (1998-1999)

Engineer – Commercial Avionics

Served as a member of the engineering support staff providing support for business and general aviation electronics and avionics produced by this diversified manufacturer. Provided rapid response to production issues while providing technical support for legacy products used in aircraft communication, navigation and identification.

SOLECTEK CORPORATION, SAN DIEGO CA (1995-1998)

Member of Technical Staff

Instrumental as a member of the Hardware Engineering team for this manufacturer of long-range broadband wireless products used to transmit voice, data and video. Led development and integration initiatives for multi-point and two-way radios. Transmit linearity loop control for FCC Part 15. Low Noise Matching for receiver sensitivity optimization. RF and Microwave frequencies up to 8GHz.

Sample Technical Skillset

Electronics Design and Development: Altium, Solidworks, OrCAD, Cadence, Eagle, PADS, SPICE, MATLAB, Lab Equipment Set Up

Firmware: C, C++, Visual Studio, Git, Debian and Ubuntu Linux, Android ADB, Python, Perl, Bash, TCP/IP, 3G, 4G RAN, WiFi

Education

MBA, University of California Irvine, 2009

MS, Electrical Engineering – University of Colorado Boulder, 1994

Bachelor of Technology, Electrical Engineering – Indian Institute of Technology madras 1992

Patent 8744375’s Sole Inventor Cited by 10 other patents issued to companies such as Apple

Method and system for sharing multiple antennas in mobile devices.

Naturalized US Citizen

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