Senior Design Engineer

John W. Hou

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E-mail: ******@*****.***, tel: 913-***-****

Summary: Over 8 years experience in FPGA design using VHDL; 8 years

experience in real time embedded programming using C and assembly; 3 years

RF and hardware experience for radio and communication systems; 3 years

teaching experience on electronics; Strong knowledge of digital signal

processing (DSP algorithms and implementations), software, hardware, and

communication theory; Great problem solving skills; Familiar with FPGA DO-

254 process; An all-round player in electrical engineering field.

Employments:

6/17/2002- Current

Senior Design Engineer, Garmin International, Olathe, KS 66064.

. Developed FPGA for signal processing in avionics devices using VHDL.

. Designed Mode C and Mode S digital receivers for Traffic Collision

avoidance System (TCAS) from the definition to final product and

completed the DO-254 process.

. Simulated pulse compression weather radar and done system verification

with DO-254 process.

. Developed embedded software using C and assembly for avionics audio

panel in the G1000 system.

2/15/2002- 6/14/2002

R&D Hardware Engineer, Science Applications International

Corporation(SAIC), Kansas City, MO 64153.

. Reversed engineering on microcomputer BIOS CMOS configuration for video

processing.

. Designed a speed detector based on the axel of train with a

microcontroller, built the hardware and completed the software by

myself.

. Completed modification for recorded image playback program to run on

different platform.

5/14/2001- 2/12/2002

Senior Software Engineer, SeMax Wireless, Inc., Kansas City, MO 64153.

. Developped 3rd generation CDMA (1xRTT) wireless modem using C and

assembly. Working platform was a real time embedded system (REX).

. Worked with team members on system design for reviews and

implementations.

4/6/1998- 5/6/2001

Design Engineer, LP Technologies, Inc., Wichita, KS 67203.

. Developed DSP algorithms using C and assembly for wireless test set,

coded, debugged, and tested algorithm applications.

. Developed automatic test programs for spectrum analyzer using Visual

Basic and Microsoft ACCESS.

. Developed Windows application program using Visual C++.

. Developed spectrum analyzer embedded control software, including remote

control functions using C and assembly.

. Worked with team members on system design for reviews and

implementation.

. Wrote procedures and other documents, kept project notebooks.

4/2/1996/- 4/3/1998

RF Engineer, IFR Systems, Inc., Wichita, KS 67215.

. Specified power supply and wideband RF amplifier for army radio test

equipment.

. Designed switch matrix FPGA using VHDL for army Frequency Hopping (FH)

radio test equipment.

. Developed DSP algorithms for CDMA wireless test set using C and

assembly.

8/21/1994- 5/17/1996

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS.

. Assisted to teach communication engineering and electronics circuits.

. Performed simulation and research in digital communication systems.

Simulated BER of BPSK, QPSK, Block code, convolutional code, and BCH

code using C language.

. Implemented database design using SQL under Unix environment.

7/27/1990-12/3/1993

Electrical Engineer, Guangzhou Broadcasting & TV Bureau, Guangzhou, P. R.

China.

. Responsible for installing and maintaining 7 GHz radio and TV tranceiver

system.

. Performed antenna test, IF & baseband test and system test.

. Maintained audio & IF modulators, demodulators, oscillators, power

supply units.

. Designed audio & IF modulators, demodulators, oscillators to improve

system performance.

. Designed remote alarm circuits for monitoring power supply.

. Supervised one assistant engineer and four technicians to maintain four

tranceiver stations

8/27/1983-8/30/1986

Instructor, the Secondary Artillery Institute, Wuhan, P. R. China.

. Taught basic electronics circuits.

. Designed 8 bits interface for motor control.

Skills:

> Digital Signal Processing (DSP) general algorithms development for FPGA

using VHDL or Verilog.

> Excellent in real time embedded software implementations using C and

assembly.

> Good at assembly languages (MCS51, TMS320C6X hand optimization, ARM7)

> Intermediate at C++ programming.

> Experienced in hardware and software interfaces.

> Familiar with Xilinx Tools.

Education:

12/2000 Ph.D. Degree in Electrical Engineering, GPA: 4.0/4.0

Wichita State University, Wichita, KS

7/1989 MS Degree in Electrical Engineering, GPA: 3.8/4.0

Xidian University, Xian, P.R. China

7/1983 BS Degree in Electrical Engineering, GPA: 3.8/4.0

Northwest Telecommunications Engineering Institute, Xian, P. R. China.

Other Information:

V References available upon request.

V Private pilot

V Two US patents awarded

V Published two IEEE Journal papers and 10 IEEE conference papers

V US citizen

V Prefer jobs in VA/DC/MD vicinity

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