Engineer Electrical

Ngoc Nguyen

San Jose, CA

408-***-**** acb24u@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Accomplished Electrical Engineer with proven track record of success in

exceeding customer requirements, reducing production costs, and decreasing

production cycle times. Skilled in leading new product technologies,

research and development, and process improvement initiatives for hardware

/ Software and domestic / international circuit design. Employ specific

expertise Power PC processors, Compact PCI, VME platform architectures,

timing network design, verification, power plane design, PCB cross-section

design / selection, card bring-up, schematic capture tools, analysis tools,

PSpice Labview, MATLAB, laboratory debug tools and test equipment for high-

performance digital systems. Run test-bench and debug design in both

Verilog and VHDL using Lattice/Xilinx/Altera devices with JTAG.

EDUCATION: BS, Electrical Engineering, San Jose State University, CA

CERTIFICATIONS: Six Sigma Green Belt

HVAC, Mainstream Engineering Corporation, Florida

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

REDFLEX TRAFFIC SYSTEM, INC., Phoenix, AZ 2012 - 2013

Senior Systems Engineer

Developed new technologies for photo enforcement products. Created system

and interface requirement for Intelligent Collision Preemption System

(ICPS). Analyzed and reviewed 3rd party hardware / software and implemented

new internal acceptance test plans.

. Implemented new battery power source, reducing maintenance time and

equipment downtime by 30%. Applied new LED Flash system, increasing

deployment time in the field by 25%

. Supported plant maintenance activities by verifying in electrical

equipment groups such as motor, generators, cables, UPS system, battery

systems, cameras, flashes and high voltage systems.

. Provided engineering support to electronic maintenance and modification

systems, and in establishing processes/guidelines for electric design,

repair and analysis of electrical systems

TOMAR ELECTRONICS, INC., Gilbert, AZ 2007 - 2012

New Product Introduction Engineer (NPI)/ Embedded Engineer

Designed lightbar controllers and digital control panel that provided

programming modes, flash patterns and traffic control directions using

Microprocessors (Microchip Microprocessors). Resolved manufacturing and

electrical design issues.

. Reduced cost 30% and increased productivity to 16% from 5% by reusing

components.

. Redesigned Micro IV strobe while maintaining output quality.

. Designed light bar controllers/Digital Control Panels (DCP) using

Microprocessor (Microchip processors) programming in Assembly language to

provide Programming modes, flash patterns and traffic control directions.

. Developed, debugged and supported embedded Micro-Chip controller software

to meet requirements

. Developed software/hardware to aid in the production test of complex

systems

SOUTHWEST MICROWAVE, INC., Tempe, AZ 2006 - 2007

Hardware Engineer

Designed relay output module to relocate microwave sensors, alarm input

module to report and displace system and micro-track system using FMCW

(Frequency Continuous Wave) to determine the location of an intruder for

security systems

. Set-up and maintenance of Southwest Microwave's fence and microwave

sensor that operated at K-band (24.125 GHz / 24.162 GHz) frequency,

achieving superior performance to X-band sensor.

. Designed Relay Output Module with new processor to interface with sensor,

resulting in faster detections.

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WULFSBERG ELECTRONICS, INC., Prescott, AZ 2005 - 2006

Sustaining Engineer

Developed test for compliant airborne equipment standards (DO-178B, DO-160E

and DO-254). Delivered production support of technical issues. Analyzed

and provided improvement solutions for existing products. Created product

documentation required for manufacturing and support.

. Troubleshot and determined Root Cause and Corrective Action for

production failures at both the CCA (Circuit Card Assembly) level,

Changed Control Boards and implemented Engineering Change Notices (ECN)

. Developed, collected, documented and supported digital, analog, and/or

mixed signal electronics hardware

. Improved reliability 25% and solved parts obsolescence issues by

researching, identifying, and selecting components.

HONEYWELL AIR TRANSPORT, Phoenix, AZ 2001 - 2004

Hardware / Software Engineer

Captured and documented (ABD100) the customer flowed down function

requirements and developed document the derived requirements for FPGA.

Developed test scripts for communication radio and card circuit assembly

for AirBus A380.Designed input / output and Arinc 429 for Flight Management

System. Approved drawings and coordinated procurement of engineering

hardware.

. Designed interface with AFDX (Avionics Full Duplex Switched Ethernet)

protocol standard used to interconnect avionics subsystems; first major

use will be in Airbus A380.

. Developed test scripts for Communication Radio (HF, V/UHF) for hardware

and software integration of Flight Control System using SSL (Super Script

Language).

. Designed CCA IO (Card Circuit Assembly) for AirBus A380 and Performed

engineering timing simulation and function analysis.

. Designed Discrete input/output and Arinc 429 for Flight Management System

and followed DO-254 level A program planning documentation and ensure

cPLD / FPGA design meet requirements

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

MOTOROLA COMPUTER GROUP, Tempe, AZ 1995 - 2000

Hardware Design Engineer

. Had full ownership of Hardware/firmware and released including Hardware /

firmware specification creation, schematic generation, PCB layout, board

bring up and design verification

. Experienced designing systems with Microprocessors and/or FPGA and

various memory types including DDR3 SDRAM.

. Strong debug skills and proficiency with logic analyzers and digital

oscilloscopes

. Experienced designing power circuits and the design of low voltage DC

power systems.

. Completed PCB design schematic using Orcad, Mentor Graphic, Altium, etc.

schematic capture tools

. Completed Hardware design projects per design requirements or

specifications and responsible for on time delivery and qualification of

design

. Worked with both internal and external PCB layout designer to ensure all

the PCB design phases from

schematic review, component part library, component placement, power

plan sizing routing, controlled

impedance stack, signal integrity, etc, are properly done

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