Engineer Design

Curriculum Vitae

Joshua Y. Maina, Ph.D.

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University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dissertation Title: "Complex Pulse Forming Technique using AM Detector

Type Circuitry and Application to RFID for Simultaneously Reading

Multiple Tags" Advisor: Professor Marlin H. Mickle

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

M.S.E.E. in Electrical Engineering

Thesis Title: "The Pitt Parallel Cluster". Advisor: Professor

Marlin H. Mickle

University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri-Nigeria.

B. Eng. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2011 - Present: Independent Consultant

Engineering Consulting. Research and Development.

Technical adviser and logistics to CEOs, Presidents, and Board of Directors

of Companies and Organizations.

Identification of Emerging Technologies and Relevant areas of application.

Analyzing customer needs; and generating a concise concept and approach to

the problem.

Reverse engineered discontinued products for customers with the permission

of the original manufacturers.

Assisting new product development, after market development and, re-

engineering discontinued products.

Patent analysis and Guidance to clients in the areas of telecommunications,

RF, RFID, Engineering research results, and general sciences.

2006 - 2011: Engineering Researcher and Scientist, Quintech Electronics

& Communications, Inc.

Manages all research and development efforts at Quintech.

Manages all grant applications and implementations of awarded grants.

PI for a phase I SBIR awarded to Quintech by the US Department of Navy.

PI all grant application with government or the private.

Manages all collaboration efforts between Quintech and other research

institutions and facilities.

Manages all patents, innovations, and invention disclosures within

Quintech.

Foster and manage all collaborations between Quintech, University of

Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and other higher research

institutions within the Pittsburgh area.

Keep VP, COO, CFO, and CEO informed of the project and other matters of

concern.

As a member, I advise the other members of the advanced research group.

As a member, I participate and advise the strategic planning group.

RF transformer and splitter research for microstrip/Stripline design.

Complex RF Matrix Switch Research and Development

New product development for 3G, 4G, WiMAX and, LTE

Multiple Antenna Switching Design, Implementation, and Product Testing.

Simulation, Modeling, Design, and Implementation of Microstrip/Co-planer

filters and slope-adjuster for multiple RF and Antenna Applications.

Business Analysis, Modeling, and Development of Complex RF Systems.

RF Power Budget Analysis and Budget Allocations

Advanced and Complex RFID Systems Research and Implementation.

Real-Time RFID Surveillance System Design and Implementation.

Investigation of RFID Isolation Problems and Solutions.

2005 - 2006: Independent Consultant

Consult with companies in writing Grants and White Papers.

Assessment of RFID needs and pilot program for clients

Complete RFID Systems Evaluations, Procurements, Installation and

Commissioning.

Evaluation of Different RFID Systems Leading to Full Systems Installation,

such as Active, Passive, Open Loop, and Closed Loop Systems.

Research and design custom applications for RFID system integration.

Development of white papers and technical papers for clients

Principal Investigator for the major equipment manufacturers

Great understanding and application of test and characterization equipment.

Wireless Systems analysis, design and implementations

Research RF Systems and Circuits in 125 KHz, 13.564 MHz, 433 MHz, 915 MHz,

and 2.4GHz frequency ranges.

Industrial Sensor Systems; Design and Implementations

Hardware Design Using FPGA (VHDL)

Mix Signal Design and Development.

PCB Circuit Development and Prototyping.

System on Chip (SoC) Design and development.

Design and Implementation of embedded systems using microcontrollers.

Perform Extensive Presentations to Capture Possible RFID Markets.

In House Investigations and Analysis of Several Organizations on the

Prospects of RFID Implementations.

Cost Analysis and Capital Investment Models for Implementing RFID Systems

within Organizations.

2004 - 2005: Post Doctoral Fellow, Electrical and Computer

Engineering

University of Pittsburgh

PI for Major Research Endeavors at the University of Pittsburgh.

Lead Researcher in setting up University of Pittsburgh RFID Center for

Excellence.

Installation and Assessment of Heterogeneous Systems for the RFID Center

for Excellence.

Novel and innovative Ultra Wideband research at the time and frequency

domain.

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) anti-collision protocol research and

Implementation.

Used HFSS, Designer, Sonnet USA for simulations and analysis.

RFID Antenna Design externally funded by industries, using ANSOFT (HFSS),

and other high level tools.

Loop antenna design and system matching.

Antenna system analysis based on frequency bands, gain and sensitivities,

shapes and sizes.

Antenna radiation pattern and modeling.

Antenna EMI and EMC analysis for form antenna.

Omni-directional custom antenna design and analysis.

Matlab analysis of RF propagation and fading effect.

Optimization of RFID read distance and resolution of tag orientation

problem.

Embedded Multiprocessor Scanning System Development

Presentations on RFID Technologies, Merits, and Areas of Most Effective

Implementations.

2002-2004: Graduate Research Assistant, Electrical and Computer

Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

Reverse engineering of products for the purpose of designing and

implementing a less expensive and more efficient model.

Design and implementation of microdrop systems for research using CIJ

technique.

Analysis of MEMS devices and PZT for microdrop systems

Design of a PZT System for the purpose of designing conductive materials on

substrates.

Research and verification of ISE lead model.

Design and implementation of gas sensor system, and remote monitoring

system using multiprocessor technique.

Researched and implemented a novel complex pulse forming technique for the

implementation of Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology and UWB modulation

techniques.

Matlab Simulation of UWB pulse formation.

Time domain spectral plot and analysis.

Researched time domain signal analysis in Spread Spectrum communication

techniques.

Researched Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) implementation and

techniques for simultaneously reading multiple RFID tags without inter tags

interference.

Excellent understanding of the CDMA wireless coding scheme, successfully

applied CDMA techniques in research.

Gained excellent practical application of board and system level design and

implementation using printed circuit board (PCB) techniques.

Implemented system on chip (SOC) research and design using FPGA and ALTERA

environment.

Researched and designed a Multitasking Microcontroller using FPGA.

1999 - 2002: Production Engineer, Sony Electronics, Inc.

Mount Pleasant, PA

Lead production engineer responsible for two major high definition

televisions (HDTV) which helped Sony maintain first position in the market.

Manages the signal systems section running with about 99.98% up time.

Responsible for cost account management, cost estimation, and budget

analysis for running the signal section.

Manages establishment and maintenance of relationship with equipment and

component manufactures and vendors.

Liaises with sales from multiple companies.

Responsible for designing and implementing systems network of MPEG

generators, video elementary and transport streams analyzers, and Windows

NT Work Stations.

Support the production of DTV decoder for incorporation into HDTV.

Generation of 25 VHF, UHF (NTSC and PAL) channels for transmission within

the production plant for test purposes during television production.

Preparation and presentation of training program for technicians,

manufacturing staff and entry level engineers.

Preparation of technical documentation and manuals, ISO900 procedure and

implementation of FCC regulation.

Production support in the introduction of new models, by analyzing design

and helping design group in executing modifications.

Develop programs for monitoring signal quality and specifications, also

production line performance.

Develop program to drive hardware and to interface measuring equipment with

PC.

Perform numerous video compression processes generating elementary streams

for the purpose of multiplexing multiple sub-channels on existing DTV

channels used for production.

1997 - 1998: Research Assistant, Electrical

Engineering

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Carried out analysis of 802.3 LAN architecture, specifications and protocol

(MAC, PHY, 10/100/1000MB/s) gained understanding and experience.

Design computer network and routing protocol for departmental network

system.

Design and implement 16Node parallel cluster to run Laplace computation on

general network and ATM.

Design a parallel cluster using wireless network of Windows 95, NT and Unix

machines.

Implemented a reconfigurable Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM) for

multiprocessor and parallel computer.

Heterogeneous Processors and Distributed Mobile and Wireless Computing

System with Common Computational Goal.

1994 - 1996 Communications Engineer, Nigerian

Television Authority

Kaduna- Nigeria

Satellite systems analysis and problem investigation.

1992 - 1994 Electrical Engineer, Kaborak Nigeria

Limited

Maiduguri-Nigeria

Coordinate projects with the Nigerian Electric Power Authority

(NEPA).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

At University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

EE 3195 Analog VLSI Design.

EE 3263 Digital Communications.

1 LABs

Hardware Design Lab. [Using Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)].

Computer Networking Lab. (Incorporating Heterogeneous Systems).

At Sony Electronics, Inc., Mount Pleasant, PA

THESE CLASSES WERE TAUGHT TO TECHNICIANS AND ENTRY LEVEL ENGINEERS

Introduction to Signals.

Basic Electronic Systems.

Television Theory.

Introduction to Digital Television (DTV) and High Definition Television

(HDTV).

1 CURRICULUM INNOVATION

INVENTION DISCLOSURES:

Virtual Pulse Ultra Wide Band Communication.

Sensor Monitoring System.

Air Interface for an Active RFID Tag Tags.

Communication with Multiple Carriers and Virtual Pulses.

AWARDS

University Of Pittsburgh 2006 Innovators Award.

CERTIFICATIONS

System-On-Chip Design Certification by "The Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse".

Six-Sigma Green Belt "Sony Electronics, Inc."

3 SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, IEEE, member.

Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, SMPTE, member.

National Association of Broadcasters, NAB.

4 SCHOLARSHIPS

Book Scholarship Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,

University of Pittsburgh.

University of Pittsburgh Provost's Research Award.

EXTERNALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND PROJECTS

The Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic Model using Matlab - EPA (1997-

1999).

Parallel Computation and Heterogeneous Cluster - NSF (1998-1999).

Heterogeneous Parallel Virtual Machine for Distributed Computing - NSF.

Reverse Engineering of Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) Print Head - Matthews

Engineering, Inc. (2002-2003).

Research and Design of Conductive Microdrop System - Matthews Engineering,

Inc. (2002-2003).

Multiprocessor Sensor Monitoring System - ChemDAQ, Inc. (2003-2004)

Integrated Stochastic Exposure (ISE) Model for Lead in Children - Syracuse

Research Corporation (2003 - 2004).

Clandestine Multiple Frequency Ultra Wide Band Communications - NSF (2004-

2005).

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Collisions and Read Problems - NSF

(2004-2005).

A Conforming Conducting Surface for Effective RF Shielding - Supply

Systems, Inc.

TECHNICAL PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS

Chandrasekaran S., Rao R. N., Knutsen R. H., Maina J. Y., Mickle M. H.,

"Heterogeneous Processors and Communication Links in Support of a Common

Computational Goal", Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing

September 1998.

Maina J. Y., Saraka R., Wiwel B., Hoare R. R., "Multi-tasking hardware

design: Eliminating overhead in a multi-tasking micro-controller",

International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems

(PDCS 2003).

Maina J. Y., Mickle M. H., Lovell M. R., Shaefer L. A., "Application of

CDMA for Anticollision and Increased Read Efficiency of Multiple RFID

Tgas", Journal for Manufacturing Process.

Maina J. Y., Mickle M. H., Lovell M. R., Shaefer L. A., "Complex Radio

Frequency (RF) Communication with Virtual Pulses", International Journal of

Computer and Electrical Engineering.

Maina J. Y., Mickle M. H., Lovell M. R., Shaefer L. A., "An Analysis RFID

Reading Delay in Heterogeneous Methodologies", Journal of the Franklin

Institute.

Maina J. Y., Lovell M. R., Shaefer L. A., Mickle M. H., Mats L., Hawrylak

P., Cain J. T., "A Wireless Wire for RFID", IEEE Communications Magazine.

Maina J. Y., "RFID Simultaneous Read and Anti-collision Methodology"

Journal of Pervasive and Mobile Computing.

PRESENTATIONS

Ultra Wideband (UWB) Technology - Emerging Technology.

Techniques for Simultaneously Reading of Multiple RFID tags.

CMOS Pressure Sensors - Electromechanical Technology.

Survey of State-of-the-Art-Algorithms for False Path Identification.

Microdrop System for Conductive Material.

RFID Chip design and fabrication in U.S. Universities.

Investigation of RFID Communication Protocols in U.S. Universities.

Chipless RFID Technologies.

Extremely Flat Gain RF Matrix System.

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