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Engineer Electrical

Location:
Portland, OR
Posted:
August 03, 2015

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Adam Slater

Key

Qualifications

I am a self-motivated engineer with knowledge of a variety of electrical and electronic technologies and experience designing, manufacturing and testing electronic hardware and software. My projects have involved: photovoltaic systems, embedded micro-controllers, wireless communication, control systems, PCB design, a variety of sensors, and more.

Skills

Hardware

Extensive experience using circuit analysis to test and troubleshoot analog and digital circuits

Proficient with lab equipment such as logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and spectrum analyzers

Designed power management system for photovoltaic battery charger

Experience designing with switching DC-DC power supplies and PMICs

Able to analyze circuit, power flow, and wiring diagrams

Experience designing schematics and PCBs in Altium

Assembled dozens of circuits with surface mount components and microelectronics

Knowledge of the hardware development life cycle

Able to efficiently read data sheets for design and component constraints

Software

Competent in various computing languages including: C, Python, Assembly, Matlab

Developed projects with Matlab, Altium, KDS, uVision, and PSoC creator

Simulated circuits and charging techniques in LTSpice, MultiSim, and Simulink

Experience performing data acquisition tasks with Labview

Programed ARM M0 and M4 in the C language

Course experience in DSP implementing IIR filters and CODEC routines

Implemented a Bluetooth Low Energy control and monitoring network

Developed and simulated gate level digital logic designs with VHDL in Xilinx ISE

Communication and Organization

Able to effectively communicate, written and verbally

Experienced writing project descriptions and hardware/software design documentation

Maintained detailed inventory management and quality assurance

Composed flow diagrams, state diagrams, and hardware diagrams

Proficient with Microsoft Office applications

Skilled working with interdisciplinary teams

Recent experience giving oral presentations in an expo environment

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technologies June 2015

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

3.57 GPA

Associate of Arts and Science with Honors Dec. 2011

Whatcom Community College

Bellingham, WA

3.78 GPA

Additional Experience

EPA P3 Award Winner - Smart Solar Window (Western Washington University) 2014-2015 Systems Engineer, Design Engineer, Prototyping Engineer

Bellingham, WA

Designing electrical system for a photovoltaic application, which includes, detailing electrical system constraints, electrical design, carefully choosing devices and components appropriately, designing a PCB, programming a MCU, and maintaining a detailed log for others to use next year.

Previously NOVA Solar Window (1st place at EIC 2014)

Team composed of: Electrical, Chemistry, Design, Business, and Marketing Majors

Analog and digital SoC design

Electrokitty Recording Studio Jan. 2009 –Jan. 2010

Assistant Recording/Mixing Engineer

Seattle, WA

Aid in the recording and mixing process, which includes setting up microphones and acoustic environments, routing signal, and running a tape machine and/or a digital audio workstation.

Experience measuring a variety of acoustic environments



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