Senior RF and MW Engineer / Manager

Dennis D Poulin

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SUMMARY:

A dynamic senior microwave engineer with an expertise in the design,

integration and automation of sophisticated comprehensive microwave

measurement systems. Extensive experience in technical engineering

management, contracts, negotiations and project management with experience

in business development, technical marketing and customer interaction.

Extensive experience in microwave semiconductor device characterization,

linear and nonlinear modelling, harmonic load pull, large signal

characterization and noise parameters. Extensive knowledge of microwave

design, measurements, methods,characterization and automation. Experience

with Microsoft operating systems, Visual Basic, Visual C++, NI VISA, NI

LabView, Matlab, SPICE, AWR Microwave Office, Agilent ADS and Agilent

ICCAP. Expert in signal integrity measurements and techniques in both time

domain and frequency domain, de-embedding and 3D EM modeling. Background

working on classified and nonclassified government programs as well as

directly with military or prime contractors. Previously held a secret

clearance which is currently inactive.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE:

. Expert in the design and integration of complex automated

microwave and mixed signal multi-function test systems.

. Expert in designing test systems for specification verification

and production test for low noise amplifiers, power amplifiers,

mixers, frequency converters, voltage controlled oscillators and

synthesizers, logarithmic power detectors, power supplies,

vector receivers, transmitters, high speed digitizers, complex

waveform generation, MMIC, RFIC and mixed signal IC.

. Expert in the use of test and measurement equipment and

techniques, especially in microwave network analysis, signal

analysis, white noise and phase noise analysis and complex

signal generation.

. Knowledge of Microsoft operating systems, Visual Basic, Visual

C++, NI VISA, NI LabView, Matlab, SPICE, AWR Microwave Office,

Agilent ADS and Agilent ICCAP.

. Involved with best-practice industry consortiums and standards

committees.

. Published specialist in microwave device characterization,

modeling, on-wafer and fixtured measurements, large signal and

load pull characterization. Originator of "Harmonic Load Pull

Measurements."

. Published specialist in signal integrity characterization,

fixture de-embedding modeling, frequency and time domain

measurement techniques and obtaining agreement between

measurement and simulation.

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

IEEE RFIC Technical Program Committee Member 2014

Device Modelling and Nonlinear CAE Committee

Anritsu Company, Location

2006-2014

Senior RF and MW Field Applications Engineer

Provided support for Anritsu direct sales engineers and manufacturer's

representatives in the Northeast US and Canada and specialized technical

support to customers in North Carolina, Arizona and Texas on test and

measurement products.

. Identified and provided answers and solutions to customer usage,

measurement strategy and programming issues. Generate application

notes for the standard and nonstandard usage of Anritsu RF and MW

products. Topics included fixture de-embedding, balanced transmission

line measurements, signal integrity measurements, free space material

characterization and digital modulation and demodulation measurement

techniques.

. Presented technical papers and seminars on advanced RF and MW

measurement techniques, signal integrity measurement and de-embedding

techniques, load pull and large signal measurements, pulse

measurements for radar applications and digital modulation generation

and analysis hardware layer measurement techniques. Papers were

presented at Penn State Signal Integrity Symposium, IEEE Long Island

NY Section and to specific customers.

. Designed, installed and trained customers on complex VNA based test

systems on wafer millimeter noise figure measurements, narrow pulse

(sub 10 ns) device characterization, millimeter free space material

measurements and non- traditional connection measurement systems.

Skyworks Solutions Corporation, Woburn MA

2005-2006

Engineering Manager of RF Products Characterization Lab

Manager of a small technical team of Engineers and Technicians responsible

for the characterization of new designs and new products for the Linear

Products Business Unit of Skyworks.

. Designed, integrated and wrote software for automated characterization

test stations for both on-wafer and package devices for both small

signal and large signal characterization. Devices characterized

include solid state switches, digital attenuators, low noise

amplifiers, gain blocks, power amplifiers, vco's, direct quadrature

modulators and demodulators and multichip front end modules

predominantly for the wireless cellular and WLAN frequency bands.

Measurements supported include small signal S parameters including

multiports up to 8 ports, power compression, harmonics, TOI, cross

modulation, EVM, quadrature balance, Load Pull, noise figure and

noise parameters, switching speed and settling time. ATE software

written with a blended architecture of Microsoft Visual Basic 6 and NI

LabView 7.1. Resulted in testing that was faster, more reliable and

more repeatable independent of test technician.

. Trained technicians and design engineers in the Linear Products Design

Group on valid measurement practices and error correction. Training

included proper VNA calibration techniques, proper setup and

measurement of two tone TOI testing on solid state switches and

amplifiers.

. Duplicated Skywork's DC and RF GaAs PHEMT testing capability at an

off-shore foundry as part of special project.

Hittite Microwave Corporation, Chelmsford MA

2003-2005

Principal Applications Engineer

Responsible for customer application product support for Hittite's device

and component product lines. Responsible for exploring new applications and

the generation of product and application notes.

. Participated in new product introductions and the establishment of

measurement methodologies, product qualification data and data sheet

specifications.

. Presented training seminars on the operation and applications of

Hittite products to customers and manufacturers sales

representatives.

Maury Microwave Corporation, Hollis NH (home office)

2002-2003

RF Device Characterization Product Development Manager

Remote Manager and Technical Advisor to a group of Engineers with a

business focus on the design, fabrication and delivery of automated RF and

Microwave device characterization test systems to a variety of market

segments including Wireless Communications (handset, base station, WLAN)

and the Defense Industry.

. Provided technical solutions for both low noise receivers as well as

power amplifiers. Instrumental in the acquisition, transition,

manufacture, factory and customer training and customer support of the

solid state device characterization product line from Agilent

Technologies (formerly ATN Microwave) to Maury.

. Initiated product development projects in Harmonic Load Pull,

Differential Load Pull and Real Time Load Pull. Initiated redesign of

some of the solid state tuners for improved performance,

manufacturability and reliability.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Agilent Technologies (Formerly Hewlett Packard), Andover, Massachusetts

Section Manager of Custom Solution Business Unit:

Manager and Technical Advisor of a group of 15 to 25 Project Engineers and

Project Managers with a business focus on the design, integration and

delivery of turn-key automated custom test systems to a variety of market

segments including RF, Microwave, and Millimeter Wave Component Test (RFIC,

MMIC, LNA, PA, Frequency Converters, Receivers, Transmitters,

Transceivers), Wired and Wireless Broadband Communications Functional Test

(Cellular handsets, DOCSIS cable modems and headends), and Defense Industry

Component Test (missile radar, beacon transmitters, satellite receivers).

Responsible for the group's profit / loss, salary administration, expense

targeting, revenue targeting and delivering customer contractual

obligations. The customer base included both defense and commercial

businesses, including Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman, Raytheon, Lucent

and Motorola.

. Led group that designed T/R Module Test Systems, including integration

of turn key custom test systems, custom software, design and

implementation and consultative engineering services for defense

industry customers.

. Led group that designed DOCSIS Hardware Layer Compliance Test System,

including integration of turn key custom test systems, custom

software, design and implementation and consultative engineering

services for CableLabs and DOCSIS modem and headend manufacturing

customers.

. Interviewed and hired up to 25 engineers to build the custom system

business team, including performance appraisals, goal-setting and

project assignments.

. Led group that did $25M and 20 custom turn key test systems,

resulting in increased sales by 100 percent in FY 2000.

Senior / Consultant Microwave System Engineer / Custom System Specialist:

Technical consultant and resource for the Hewlett Packard Sales force with

an emphasis on business development and delivery of microwave measurement

solutions, microwave device and IC measurement solutions, microwave device

modeling and microwave CAE. Generated and taught Hewlett Packard classes on

microwave instrument operation and programming and on microwave

measurements and techniques to Hewlett Packard customers. Provided

consultation services to Hewlett Packard customers to solve specific

microwave measurement problems. Authored and presented numerous technical

papers for Hewlett Packard events and IEEE MTT.

Training and Sales Support Tools Manager :

Managed a group of five marketing engineers in the marketing department at

the HP Signal Analysis Division. Responsible for the generation,

distribution, and teaching of classes and seminars on the operation,

programming and applications of microwave spectrum analyzers. Responsible

for technical competitive analysis of competitor spectrum analyzers.

Responsible for sales force training on new products. Responsible for data

sheets, product notes, application notes and programming notes for specific

signal analyzer products. Provided a technical interface between the field

sales engineers and the factory. Created and grew the group from one to

five engineers. Determined salary and expense targets for the group.

Coordinated new product introductions and field training for Signal

Analysis Division.

Engineering Supervisor:

Created and grew the Microwave Device Applications Group to a staff level

of five engineers and one administrative assistant by selective screening

and recruiting. Established a microwave design and measurement capability

in the group and published applications newsletters to disseminate the

information internal to Hewlett Packard. Provided a technical interface to

the R&D and production groups of the internal customer divisions for

Technology Center microwave devices. Determined salary and expense targets

for the group. Provided leadership and technical support for bringing new

products into production including GaAs FET's, GaAs IC's, GaAs diode

arrays, microwave BJT's, SRD's YIG spheres, and thin and thick film

circuits. Explored unique circuit feasibility by designing and building

breadboards. Supported the device test area with product engineering, yield

analysis, parametric screens and process feedback. Provided technical

support to the internal microelectronics groups using Technology Center

microwave devices.

Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts

Adjunct Lecturer:

Taught engineering classes for the evening program for the School of

Engineering Technology. Courses taught include

Analog Electronics I, Analog Electronics 2, Digital Electronics I, Digital

Electronics 2, Circuit Analysis 1. Electricity and Electronics, Digital

Computers I, Digital Computers 2, Distributed Systems, Visual Basic 6

Dennis D Poulin

EDUCATION: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

MSEE/BSEE,

Thesis: "A Four GigaHertz GaAs MESFET

Satellite Beacon Power Amplifier"

RCA Astro, Hightstown, New Jersey

Co-op Student:

Designed and built various stages for a 5 Watt, 3.7 - 4.2 GHz, GaAs FET

power amplifier intended for TWTA replacement. This work was published in

my combined MSEE/BSEE thesis for MIT.

PUBLICATIONS:

"Anomalous Gunn and Avalanche Effects of GaAs MESFET's"

P. Wang, C. Li, D. Poulin, K. Richter, and P. Froess

IEDM Technical Digest, 1978, pp. 377-379.

"Harmonic Load-Pull"

R. Stancliff and D. Poulin

IEEE MTT-S 1979 International Microwave Symposium Digest, 1979, pp. 185-

187.

"Load Pull - Measurement of Load Impedance of High Power Devices"

D. Poulin

Hewlett Packard Microwave Symposium, 1980- 1981

"Load-Pull Measurements Help You Meet Your Match"

D. Poulin

Microwaves, November 1980, pp.61-65.

"Large Signal Measurement and Design Techniques"

D. Poulin

IEEE Workshop Update On Solid-State Technology, Dallas IEEE Section, Dallas

MTT Society, April 23, 1983

"TECAP: A Nonlinear Device Modeling Program That Can Shorten Microwave IC

Design Times"

D. Poulin

IEEE Long Island MTT Symposium, Long Island IEEE Section, Long Island MTT

Society, April 28, 1987

"A High Power On - Wafer Pulsed Active Load Pull System"

D. Poulin, J. Mahon, J. P. Lanterre

IEEE MTTS - 1992, International Microwave Symposium Digest, 1992

"A High Power On - Wafer Pulsed Active Load Pull System"

D. Poulin, J. Mahon, J. P. Lanterre

IEEE MTT Journal, December, 1992

"The Application of Vector Network Analyzers in Balanced Transmission Line

Signal Integrity Measurements"

D. Poulin

IEEE North Jersey Section, April 21, 2011

"The Practical Limitations of S Parameter Measurements and the Impact on

Time-Domain Simulations of High Speed Interconnects"

D. Poulin

Penn State Symposium on Signal Integrity, April 4, 2014

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