Electrical Engineer Quality Assurance
Resume:
ADRIAN POPE
Phone: 925-***-**** Email: ******.*.****@*****.***
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
seeking position in the digital signal processing industry
Master of Science – Electrical Engineering
EDUCATION
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Bachelor of Science – Physics
University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
RELEVANT ACADEMIC WORK AND EXPERIENCE
Graduate coursework in digital signal processing covering frequency and time domain analysis, digital filter
design (FIR and IIR), and sampling theory
Implementation of DSP algorithms onto embedded systems
Real-time signal processing in MATLAB/Simulink
Image acquisition and analysis methods of medical imaging modalities including, CT, MRI and Ultrasound
Digital audio synthesis and instrument design with applications of frequency and amplitude modulation
TECHNOLOGIES Simulation and Analysis Software: MATLAB, Simulink, Cadence, Xili nx, JMP, Mathematica
Programming Languages: C/C++, VBA, VHDL, Assembly, PHP, HTML
Business Applications: Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
First Solar, San Francisco, CA
7/2011 – 6/2013
Optimization Engineer, Advanced Plant Architecture
Developed/executed critical feasibility studies and algorithms used to evaluate optimization strategies – targeted
areas of excess electrical design margin and energy loss; developed and adapted complex electrical system-level
MATLAB models into user-friendly formats.
Developed dynamic DC solar array model capable of quantifying and characterizing complex electrical loss
mechanisms – Tool capable of simulating tens of thousands of electrical nodes, PV modules, physical degradation
mechanisms and inverter types while identifying optimal system-level designs.
Developed/implemented software version control system –global version control and task management system
increased efficiency and ensured process control; allowed a variety of disciplines and departments to manage,
update, and collaborate on complex engineering projects and databases.
AQS, Inc., Fremont, CA
10/2010 – 7/2011
R&D Electrical Engineer
Contributed electronic feasibility study and prototype design for the completion of SBIR and BAA contracts from the
Department of Defense – spearheaded electrical design efforts; wrote extensive technical documents to report
progress to DoD.
Developed a microcontroller (MCU) based detection system – wrote firmware to control MCU operation; designed
circuitry to interface hardware, troubleshot and refined operation and implemented the MCU into a product design
from initiation through production use.
Silicon Image, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
Intern – Software Quality Assurance 4/2010 – 10/2010
Tested firmware for this developer of High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) transmitters, receivers, and port
processors – verified all functionality and compliance to specifications; detected and reported bugs via the Bugzilla
tracking system; worked with hardware and software engineers to resolve defects.
“Simulations of Energy Yield Improvement in Utility -Scale PV Plants Using Distributed
PUBLICATIONS
MPPTs”, presented at the IEEE PV Specialists Conference, Tampa, FL, June 2013.
"Financial Optimization of PV Arrays using the Differential Evolution Algorithm in Large
Dimensional Spaces”, presented at the IEEE PV Specialists Conference, Tampa, FL, June 2013.
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