Douglas FRENCH Brochier

Sr. PCB Designer/Systems Engineer

Fremont, CA. 818-***-****

ad2l62@r.postjobfree.com

http://linkedin.com/in/frenchbrochier

Job Related Summary:

20+ Years of experience in CAD/PCB layout

6+ Years of experience in Project Management, CAD Management.

8 Years’ experience in Cadence Concept HDL, Allegro & OrCAD. More recent Version’s 16.6 - 18.6

7+ Years’ experience Mentor Expedition. More recent Version’s 2.8 – 2.11

2 Years’ experience Zuken.

2 Years’ experience Pads PCB.

2 Years’ experience Altium.

2 Year experience with DipTrace.

Several years’ experience with Pads PCB.

2 Years of experience with Atlassian suite of tools (Jira, Confluence).

7+ Years of platforms using Perl, Python and Bash Scripting.

4+ Years of using Cmd. and PowerShell.

5+ Years of Implementing and using AWS cloud solutions.

Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Excellent documentation skills.

US Citizen and Veteran.

Summary:

Detail-oriented documentation with extensive experience observing 3D isometric assembly drawings needed for complex assembly Drawings and systems.

Expert history of developing and encompassing a system improvement endeavors to enhance overall efficiency.

Oversaw and developed processes for CAD library conversions and implementation.

Assumed librarian position to create and maintain generic, custom and mil-spec components and shapes.

Proven ability to coordinate with internal/external stakeholders by leveraging exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.

Mentor Xpedition 2.8 schematic capture and layout tool and Blue Print 6.6 as well as knowledge of design assembly and fabrication rules to prepare PCB designs.

Extensive experience in schematic netlist conversions to various PCB layout platforms using Perl, Python, Bash and Vi scripting.

Technical Skills:

Operating Systems: Solaris, AIX, RHEL, HPUX, Ubuntu, Cisco IOS.

Windows Server 2000/2013, Win7-10 OSX, EMC2 Navisphere, Ubuntu 18.04, RHEL 6.5, Scientific Linux 6, Fedora 28, CentOS 7

Languages/Shells: Bash, Csh, Tcsh, Korn, Perl 5.x and Python

Application/Software: AWS Cloud support, Veritas Volume Manager (VXVM), Veritas Netbackup, Legato Networker, Solstice Disksuite, HP Openview, Sun NetManager, SolarWinds, Big Brother, Legato Networker, Jumpstart, Oracle, Informix, MySQL, Sybase, PeopleSoft, Crystal8, NIS, NIS+, NFS, DNS, Flexlm, Weblogic, Visio, FCP 5, Avid Media Composer, Integra 3, Autocad, Blender, Remedy, Clearcase, Cisco IOS, Fibre Channel or iSCSI SAN switches. CAD tools: Autocad, Cadence Allegro, Mentor Xpedition, Zukin, Solidworks, Pads PCB, Veribest PCB and Eagle CAD.

Hardware: Storage Tek, HP 9000, RS6000, AS400, Aix i Series PowerEdge 1850, Hitachi 9900, Netapp, EMC/Clariion, EditShare, Avid Meridian, Avid Adrenalin, Lanshare, Cisco 2811. F5 Bigip, G4, Xserve Raid, Onity, Fonality, Ironport Oracle Super Cluster, Super Stor, Dell blade series.

Education:

Ohlone College CCENT, CCNA, Mira Costa College, Military intelligence training Coronado, Ca. USMC Intelligence Analyst, French immersion school, Institute de Francais. - Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France. VideoSymphony, Avid Certification for Digital Video & Sound editing for television and film. Maya effects (Now Autodesk) special effects creation with fire & Ice. 2007 DARPA – $1M Wearable Power Supply for Troops Contest.

Credits attained from several colleges would equate a Bachelor’s degree, but my focus could never be in one discipline.

The world changes.

Professional Experience:

LTTS.com On Site at Philips.com. Bothell, WA. 07/2023 – Present

Sr. PCB Designer

Design and layout of extreemly dense 22 layer PCB’s.

Designing next generation Ultrasound medical devices. PCIe, and DDR4 Design constraints.

Mentor Graphics V 2.8.

Create PCB documentation including fabrication and assembly packages, such as Gerber, ODB++, BoM, fab and assembly drawings. Differential pairs laid out per Intel documentation.

Coordinate with board fabrication vendors to select proper materials and stack-up, use correct impedance.

Work with assembly vendors to supply data and seek assembly design requirements. Resolve DFM and manufacturing related issues.

Work with hardware engineers and PLM systems for documentation/document control departments for release fab and assembly packages.

Create library shapes and footprints as required.

Enel.com LLC San Carlos, CA. 02/2023 – 07/2023

Sr. PCB Designer / Mechanical Engineer

Designing and developing the current and future of the EV charging stations.

Layout, route and fabrication of the North American and European EV charging station PCB’s.

Component and shape library’s converted from “DipTrace” to “Altium Designer Ver. 23.2.15.”

Interfacing with European engineering group using Pads PCB.

Implemented AWS cloud solution for engineering brain trust.

UL preparation and compliance changes observed.

IPC-7351 – Standards Employed.

Layout and route dense 4-6 layer boards with mixed power and GND planes.

Flex circuits added to accommodate lack of board space.

Fabrication, Assembly and Gerber documentation files created.

Streamlining the process flow between DipTrace PCB CAD to Arena PLM.

Imported DXF board outline’s from Solidworks. Exported 3D completed board to Solidworks.

ADTRAN.com Huntsville Al. 08/2021 – 12/2022

Sr. PCB Designer

Modification of product designs, updating schematics and restructuring all assembly and fabrication drawings.

Back end Cadence Allegro 18.6 front end Net list.

Allegro Signal integrity.

Gerber and commensurate documentation generated.

Inclusion and Exclusion boundaries created.

Augmentation of Process and Procedures documentation.

KLAXON, Pleasant Hill, CA, 06/2018-08/2020

CAD Manager / PCB Designer

Drive full-scope systems engineering functions, including modification of product designs, updating schematics and restructuring all assembly and fabrication drawings for legacy products.

Installed and implemented f5 (BigIP) load balancing and intelligent DNS appliance.

Architected and implemented AWS cloud resource for several customers.

Schematic, PCB designs W/, fab and assy drawings, Gerber’s, Documentation for government.

Also Cadence Allegro 18.6 lib management.

NOAA-Lightning Mapping Sat using Mentor Expedition 2007.

Work on at Siemens. Pontiac G8 electronics.

Work with Siemens work on projects with our design groups in Germany, France, Brazil, Australia and made several trips to our manufacturing facilities See Siemens for work description.

Zuken Support by modifying legacy designs with functional changes.

Assembly and fabrication drawings created for all design work.

Work on at Siemens. Pontiac G8 electronics. While at Siemens work on projects with our design groups in Germany, France, Brazil, Australia and made several trips to our manufacturing facilities in Guadalajara, Mexico.

TSP On Site At TI, Santa Clara, CA, 01/2017-06/2018

CAD Manager / Systems Engineer

Added AWS 5TB cloud for lab and support servers with auto backup.

Provided exceptional support to NIS and MS AD compatibility with Linux and Windows Based CAD systems, support in Solaris, RHEL and various versions of Linux multi-platform environment.

Extended LDAP support in and Advanced Directory UID environment. Virtual environments ESX 5.1 VmWare EMC Clariion series storage.

Lab support for fabrication on new generations of TI chips. Scripts modified for upgrade. Upgraded all Linux systems to RHEL 6.5 to reduce costs.

Installed and configured Jira and Confluence, while overseeing of various testers and data transfers for quality and capability analysis.

Developed shell scripts to facilitate migration to VM environment.

Conducted AWS load tests for pre-migration (F5) load-balance implementation between internal/external apps and services.

VERITAS Mt View, CA, 08/2016-01/2017

Systems Engineer

Controlled full-spectrum systems administration functions, including provisioning bare metal and VM’s to new location by utilizing Blade Logic and homemade shell scripts.

Drove RedHat Linux system administration, troubleshooting, break/fix scenarios, updates, monitoring, OS installation and configuration.

Facilitated operations regarding Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, IIS, Virtualization (Hyper-V or VMware), Symantec Endpoint Protection (or similar enterprise AV) protocols such as NTP, DHCP, SMTP and SNMP.

Directed implementation of Jira, Confluence, Stash, ESX 5.1 VMware and RHEL 6.5. On Softlayer cloud.

Steered system migrations from one location to another (F5 implementation), Handled troubleshooting and resolution of issues.

Liaised with multiple geographically distributed teams to pursue collaborations on incidents and projects.

B&A Pleasant Hill, CA, Sr. PCB Designer/Cad Manager, 05/2008-01/2016

Used Altium 10, Designing motor control electronics for commercial aircraft PCB design, parts selection, mechanical packaging, librarian, checker, test procedures, etc. Job completed and work moved to china for production.

Designed four high speed digital circuit boards. Important considerations were the controlled impedance of high-speed digital signals and high bandwidth RF shielding using high density BGA’s. Schematic parts and custom shapes created through PCB design, fab and assy. Drawings generated as well as Gerbers.

Designed for ADAM AIRCRAFT, Centennial, Colorado, FAA Certification Documentation September 2008-April 2009 Avionic for the A700 jet. Responsible for auto-pilot wiring, Emergency oxygen system wiring and general wire harnesses per ATA100. Verification of Flight Controls models versus requirements using Matlab-Simulink. Developing Models/Simulations using Simulink applied to Adam design methods.

Hughes Aircraft El Segundo, CA. Sr. PCB Designer (Worked concurrently), 02/2001-03/2008

Ttrained designers on Mentor Graphics VeriBest PCB design tool as a replacement to ACE Plus software. Updating the translated schematic and library symbols for forward integrations, checking all the dimensions and shapes, placement, layout, routing, DRC checks and generating Gerbers. This was a 12 layer, SMD and through hole boards with parts on both sides.

There were 750 parts in an 8 inch by 10-inch board with three voltage supplies, a battery charger, with both digital and analog circuitry.

Boeing El Segundo, CA, Sr. PCB Designer 02/2000-02/2001

Managed hardware and licensing with the mechanical group utilizing IDeas mechanical software running HPUX OS.

Architected a more efficient networking environment via NFS with an isolated network. On the electrical side Veribest PCB Design Engineer, working in cooperation with some shared libraries. Daughter boards designed to include, attitude control, gimbal and thrust drivers. Designed templates for assembly drawings.

TRW S&TG Redondo Beach, CA. CAD Manager 02/1994-02/2000

Same job, just more responsibilities.

TRW S&TG Redondo Beach, CA. PCB Designer. 06/1989-02/1994

Acted as Ace Plus, Cadnetix, Mentor Veribest PCB, PCB Designer at Control Electronics Department.

RF, Clock signals, controlled impedance, SMT, FPGA and thru-hole technology.

Worked for electronic and mechanical packaging for numerous projects over the past nine years including the Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle (OMV) (space-based robot), Gamma-Ray Observatory (GRO), X-Ray Observatory (AXAF), Smart Strut Electronics (used on the Hubble solar panel update, etc.) Reaction Wheel Electronics, UTB project proposals, etc.

Design of PCB’s. Specialized software including, Mentor Graphics Expedition, Cadence Allegro, VeriBest PCB, Altium, OrCAd, ViewLogic, Pads PCB, AutoCad and MicroStation.

Disciplines include:

RF susceptibility protection and emission control, clock signals, GND and power shielding, thermal, vibration, setting up routing rules within various software, Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Fab and Assy Drawings, Gerber file generation, design rules check (DRC), interface with board manufactures, library work to IPC standards, Bill of Materials (BOM), Schematics, Engineering Change Orders (ECO), BGA and FPGA routing of two sided multi-layer-high density, high speed digital and high frequency analog RF boards and interface between different engineering groups.

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