Engineer

THOMAS J. ANDERSON

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San Jose, CA 95136

Senior Mixed-Signal Test Engineer

Summary

20+ years quickly implementing technical solutions, increasing performance and productivity

Excellent communication skills in project management/product presentations/problem solving/decision making

Highly valued experience in DesignForTest and DesignVerification of DC to RF mixed signal/optical products/ICs /PCBs

Knowledge of EMC/EMI testing and identification of sources of error

Mixed-signal circuit design and test protocols in Military, Medical, and Automotive Electronics

Mixed-signal PCB design using PMICs/LDOs/DACs/ADCs/Audio CODECs/Amplifiers/Discretes

Programming: C/Visual C++/Visual Basic/MATLAB/LabView/IGXL

Characterization and statistical analysis of digital and analog parameters

Transfer of programs to off-shore production facilities

Experience in Teradyne J750, Flex, and UltraFlex, LTX-77, Analog Devices 2010, Credence Quartet, custom rack and stack, Chroma, GPIB instrumentation and test board interfaces

Signal Integrity of high-speed serial transceiver communications – SERDES, CDRs, Ethernet, PLLs, PCIe, SAS, Fibre Channel, Infiniband, WiMAX, XAUI, OC-192

Effective Credentialed Instructor teaching complex technical subjects to multi-cultural/multi-skilled groups

Professional History

Product Support Engineer

Snapon Diagnostics San Jose, CA 2013 – 2015

Automotive diagnostic systems

Find root cause of field and manufacturing failures

o$650,000/year of product repaired and returned to field

oDesign changes resulting in $100,000/year savings

oAdded test procedures to close holes in testing

oChanged design of PCBAs to enhance reliability of product and reduce customer returns

Train technicians on new testing techniques

oModify and update test scripts to increase test coverage

oGenerate and modify manual test procedures for technicians and manufacturer

Notify customer care agents on trends to help customers diagnose problems in the field

Consultant

ACX San Jose, CA 2009 – present

Mixed-Signal Design and Test

Design wins of electronic circuits implemented in consumer products:

oFlow Cytometer 6 channel S/H ADC 16-bit linearity

oDiesel Emission automotive protection circuits

oWind Turbine braking controls

oPower generation for audio accessories

Design hardware interface and software for electronic verification of:

oChipset PCIE3, SATA3, USB3, Video DACs, temperature control, clocks

oMedical voltage suppression devices

oMilitary grade digital and mixed-signal components

oAutomotive CAN devices

oMemory, uprocessor, FPGAs, transceivers

oMedical power supply distribution system, electromechanical devices

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Field Applications Engineer

TERADYNE San Jose, CAQ 2007 - 2009

Manufacturer of Automatic Test Equipment

Developed test packages on Flex, UltraFlex and J750 platforms for emerging companies resulting in multiple system orders

Designed a CODEC test solution reducing Cost of Test by a factor of 3, and recouped investment within 6 months

Increased measurement capability by a factor of 100 to measure low level parameters

Field Applications Engineer

LECROY CORPORATION Santa Clara, CA 2005 - 2007

Manufacturer of Real-time and Sampling Digital Oscilloscopes

Supported 10 Direct Sales Engineers and 4 Manufacturer’s Representatives covering the 13 Western United States/Western Canada providing customer demonstrations for SERDES and CDR analysis, SAS, SATA II, and PCIe Gen2 signal integrity and compliance analysis, applications debug and integration support, and seminars

Presented competitive analysis of Signal Integrity and Parameter Measurements by identifying customer needs and defining required products, resulting in sales of $20M/year

Generated sales leads in regional seminars, by interfacing with customer engineers, and providing applications assistance, increasing sales by $1M/year

Production Applications Engineer

WAVECREST San Jose, CA 2000 – 2005

Manufacturer of Time Interval Analyzers

Supported worldwide applications integrating a TIA in a production test environment for SERDES and CDR characterization and debug including automated testing for PCIe

Designed Instrumentation/ATE interface consisting of 6Ghz system bandwidth pogo pin/cable/mechanical strain relief/C software modules. Results:

oLargest multiple order of systems for company within the past 5 years

oInstallation and applications training for 2 sites in Europe

Identified new opportunities by interfacing with customer engineers to utilize instrumentation that was included in strategic sales and marketing plans

Component Quality Reliability Engineer

DIGITAL APPLIANCE CONTROLS Elgin, IL 1994 2000

Manufacturer of Controls for Consumer Appliances

Designed and implemented environmental and electrical tests for components resulting in assembly MTBF of 15 25 years.

Analyzed failed components to determine root causes of failures initiating vendor corrective actions for improved component reliability.

Owner and Consultant

TDA Santa Clara, CA

Mixed-Signal and Analog Test 1989 – 1994

Designed and implemented DFT strategies including hardware interfaces, software, and fully automated diagnostics for mixed signal PCBs reducing debug time by 80% and resulting in projected savings of $9.2M per year.

Designed hardware and software for testing ICs on VLSI ATE resulting in clearing 4 month's backlog ($600,000) in 3 weeks and allowing customer to re-enter analog IC testing business.

Education, Credentials, and Associations

BSEE, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

California College Teaching Credential - Engineering, lifetime

Eta Kappa Nu, Engineering Honor Society member

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