Electrical Engineer

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Hardware engineer with over *0 years of experience in circuit design, documentation, prototype development, testing of microcontroller-based solutions and modifications, circuit simulation and analysis, selection of components, interface with manufacturing and embedded-software engineers, coordination of multiple projects, trouble-shooting and problem solving.

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

EchoStar LLC Atlanta, GA

Sustaining Engineer 2010 - 2016

Performed product function evaluations and hardware qualification and certification testing on embedded hardware designs that resulted in defining viable technologies as solutions.

Completed design verification on set top boxes, home automation hubs and peripherals that resulted in the implementation of product solutions and enhancements for improved functionality.

Generated informed recommendations and creative improvements to complex and multiple circuit interfaces that resulted in a more cohesive and integrated systems design.

Built and debugged mechanical and electrical prototype test fixtures for exercising embedded hardware in an integrated “hands-on” environment to advance circuit design enhancements and integrity.

Directed and collaborated with hardware engineers, embedded-software engineers and technicians in the completion of various projects which improved schedule timelines and deliverables of all Dish and Sage products.

Support Engineer 2005 - 2010

Performed diagnostic simulations and evaluations on consumer satellite set top boxes to detect sources of complex equipment malfunctions to determine corrective actions and solutions.

Collaborated with cross-functional teams and provided hardware support on several different satellite set top boxes and Sage home automation units for crucial board modifications which enhanced circuit design and function.

Performed observation analysis and executed product repair to component level, removal and placement of BGA and Slug ICs using convection and infra-Red devices which generated innovative circuit design solutions.

Performed maintenance and Forbearance protocols in the use of lab test equipment such as logic and spectrum analyzers, o-scopes, mpeg stream analyzers, up converts, modulators, multimeters and stream multiplexers (ADI) which advanced hardware designs and utility.

Test Engineer 2000 - 2004

Generated test methods and documentation for hardware as well as software for exercising prototypes of set top boxes to insure product quality and integrity.

Performed tasks from schematics using various equipment and mathematical calculations to accurately define and diagnose product malfunctions.

OMS Duluth, GA

Field Service Engineer 1998 - 1999

Installed, tested and repaired hardware and software that tracks patient’s treatment progress.

Nickels and Dimes Decatur, GA

Technical Service Representative 1996 - 1998

Performed troubleshooting, documentation and repair of circuit boards to insure product integrity and maintain customer base.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering Technology

DeVry Institute of Technology Decatur, GA

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Available upon request.

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