Sean E. Lowry

El Monte, CA *****

951-***-****

acw1an@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications

Over five years using spectrum analyzers and signal generators made by Agilent, Li tepoint, Rhode & Schwartz

and Anritsu as well as Tektronix Digital Oscilloscopes and Rhode & Schwartz power meters

Responsible for the timely and accurate testing and certification of wireless devices for use in 2G/3G/4G LTE

networks as well as Bluetooth certification testing

Responsible for verifying vendor compliance to IEEE Wi-Fi 802.11 protocol and product specification

Responsible for maintaining and updating test specifications and procedures

Responsible for troubleshooting RF test instruments

Experience with PowerShell scripting

Experience using SCPI commands for test instrument control

Experience with Smith Charts

Experience using Python

Responsible for collecting lab result data in a timely manner to meet release deadlines for DirecTV/AT&T

Responsible for Verizon Data Throughput requirements as well as PTCRB certification

Integral part of certification of wireless communication devices intended to be sold for major semiannual

commercial release

Tasked with t raining Test System Operators to facilitate 24/7 device testing and certification

Experience reading datasheets, reading electrical schematics, and researching electrical components

Experience building and t roubleshooting RF equipment utilizing locally developed automated test solutions for

t he purpose of testing wireless communication equipment

Several hundred hours of experience with testing devices on our BTRFTS including manual t roubleshooting

Several hundred hours as a Test System Engineer at 7Layers, Inc. running multiple test platforms

Familiar with GPIB, RS232 and USB ports utilizing adb and HCI commands for Broadcom and Quantenna

Chipsets

Familiar cellular mobile communication systems, Phase Lock & Frequency Feedback, digital filtering, digital

electronics, and electronic communications.

Familiar with Cable Load Matching using Smith Charts, optics theory, i.e. splicing and combining

Exposure to digital signal processing, including sampling and signal reconstruction

Responsible for Creating and following Quality Assurance Best Practices and Processes

4 years experience in circuit analysis, design and testing using multi-meters, oscilloscopes and Computer aided

simulation. Experience in design and implementation of circuits using breadboards and perforation boards

Experience writing batch files for quick deployment of mundane tasks

Familiar with Optical Engineering and Communication, Digital Electronics, Cellular Mobile Communications

Systems, Digital Filtering, Feedback Control Systems, and Phase lock and frequency Feedback.

Experience providing in person customer support with technical issues related to the use of locally developed

test solutions

Extremely proficient configuring 802.11 protocol standard Wi-Fi routers for DHCP, Wireless Access Points,

Range Extenders (Repeaters), Hot-Spots, IP Pass-through, Bridged mode, etc.

Extremely proficient t roubleshooting Windows 7/10 Professional OS as well as Windows XP and Vista

Experience installing and configuring Windows Small Business Server 2011 and 2008 as well as client

configuration

Experience with Network Administration consisting of over 30 computers

Experience in public speaking and customer service

Experience speaking to vendors and contractors, ordering and designing parts, and quality control

Experience using Multisim, P-Spice, MatLab, SolidWorks and AutoCAD for computer aided circuit analysis and

design

Education

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering May 2011

California State University, Fullerton

*Master of Science, Electrical Engineering January 2014 to present

California State University, Fullerton

*Still in Progress

Previous Experience

Spectrum Brands HHI Lake Forest, CA April 1, 2016 July 15, 2016

Spectrumbrands.com

Firmware Test Engineer

Three months and two weeks as a Firmware Test Engineer Responsible for testing the behavior and

f unctionality of keypad and keyless automated security locks

Testing multilayer PCB circuit boards

UART testing of main boards

OTA monitoring of Z-Wave, Zigbee, and Bluetooth daughter boards

Integration testing of system controllers, i.e. Honeywell, ADT security control monitors

Documentation of all test results

Updating and creating test procedures

Hand soldering surface mount components

Hand Mounting mechanical test fixtures

Verification of final consumer product

DirecTV/at&t El Segundo, CA May 19, 2014 November 13, 2015

www.DirecTV.com

RF Test Engineer

Eighteen months as an RF Test Engineer - Responsible for the timely and accurate testing of Wi-Fi protocols

802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.311n on the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bandwidths

Primarily responsible for alpha testing of pre-consumer set top boxes (cable boxes) as well as wireless video bridges

ensuring compliance to spec.

Detailed documentation of the entire test procedure and results

Delivering feedback to supervisors and vendors as needed

Laboratory testing of Automation Software using required hardware components

Preparing hardware assembly and software installation instruction manuals

Creating and following testing practices and procedure to ensure the quality of all products released

Working with vendors to ensure compliance to lab entry requirements

7LAYERS, INC Irvine, CA October. 2010 March 2014

www.7layers.com

Test System Engineer / Manager

Quality Assurance Engineer

One year as a Test System Manager - Responsible for the t imely and accurate testing and certification of wireless

devices for use in 2G/3G/4G LTE

Responsible for t raining Test System Operators to facilitate 24/7 device testing and certification

Primarily responsible for beta testing wireless device automated test solutions in the development of a deployable

p roduct

Construction of electrical components to be used in conjunction with RF testing equipment

Laboratory testing of Automation Software using required hardware components

Preparing hardware assembly and software installation instruction manuals

Creating and following testing practices and procedure to ensure the quality of all products released

Assisting with customer support for deployed test solutions

BLI INSURANCE SOLUTIONS, INC January 2011 Present

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

www.bliinc.com/

On-Call Network Administrator

Technical Advisor Discreet Network Deployment

Network Administration

PC Maintenance

Hardware Installation

Software Installation & Troubleshooting

QuickBooks Database Server & Client Setup

Windows Server and Client Setup for Future Deployment

DISPLAYS PLUS, INC Placentia, CA October. 2006- November 2007

Research and Development

Primarily responsible for A utoCAD and SolidWorks design used in development of final product

Designing and constructing products for demonstration and testing

Preparing assembly instruction manuals

Creating parts lists

Assessing and creating product feasibility reports

Projects

UV Meter/Digital thermostat

Ultra Violet light detector

Temperature sensor t ransistor

Displays light intensity as well as total time exposed using a programmable PIC18F microcontroller with analog to

d igital signal converters

Designed and Tested Using Multisim and Orcad PSpice

Analog To Baudot Direct Audio Analysis And Display

( Created for the purpose of debugging TTY audio signals)

Incoming audio converted from an analogue audible beep to a digital quantized voltage

5 voltages encompassing the five digit baudot characters

PIC 16-bit microcontroller used to t ranslate the sequences into usable characters, programmed using Micro-C

These characters are displayed on a PIC 4x16 LCD screen

Designed and Tested Using Multisim and OrCad PSpice

Leadership/ Involvement

IEEE - Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Cal State Fullerton Chapter

General Member

United States Marine Corps

3rd Battalion 7th Marine Division

E-4/Corporal, Non-Commissioned Officer

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