Michael G. White

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Deerfield, IL 60015

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Electronics Engineer

I’m an Industry professional with a lifelong passion for electronics, as demonstrated by my extensive experience in the Consumer and Commercial electronic engineering fields. I resisted the tendency to remain in only one area of concentration, and instead looked to apply my skills where needed, and learn new skills as well. This resulted in a fairly wide exposure to many different areas of engineering, and successful completion of a variety of diverse projects. I have been awarded 5 US patents. Just some of my skills:

●Analog/Digital/Mixed Signal circuit design.

●Participated in teams at all stages of product design, from inception and planning to design, test, production, customer interface, issue handling/resolution.

●Conducted or supported product testing at bench, production, environmental, and agency compliance levels.

●Well versed in creating, reading, and interpreting schematics (Cadence), BOM, CAD Drawings to component level.

●Worked side by side with PCB designers to optimize component placement and trace routing.

●Can create written documentation and reports for many engineering topics (Theory of Operation, Test Procedure, Test Process, User’s Manual, etc.).

●Experienced with Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analyzers, DVMs, Signal Generators, Logic Analyzers, etc.

●Comfortable working as part of a diverse, multi-national product design team.

●Detail-oriented with strong data analytic, written and oral communication skills.

Technical experience includes:

●Hands on experience with testing of new products and accessories

oBench testing, design validation and verification.

oIR and thermocouple, DAQ.

oESD, EMC and EMI.

oEnvironmental (heat/humidity, vibration).

oAgency compliance test support.

●Initial bring-up and debugging of first article prototypes.

●Working with software engineers to troubleshoot and refine functional, algorithm, and code performance.

●Created FPGA firmware using VHDL (Altera, Quartus II)

●Worked on site at customer and partner locations for installation, testing, and support.

●Worked on a large cross-functional team to design and build HDTV projector, compiled comprehensive engineering specification document.

●Some PCB designs used I2C and/or RS-232 serial busses.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LG Electronics USA Inc., Lincolnshire, IL January 2001-June 2019

Senior Hardware Engineer

Provided technical support for LG Commercial Products sales/marketing teams, including troubleshooting of complex DTV field issues, and design and testing of unique digital head end products to support TV sales and HDTV deployment. Contributed in diverse roles as needed.

Zenith Electronics Corporation, Glenview, IL February 1975-December 2000

Bench Technician, Engineering Technician, Engineer I, II, III

Started as a technician and moved into engineering (largely self-taught). Worked on analog TV production support and later circuit design in R&D. Moved to OEM color monitors designing low- and high-level CRT deflection circuits. Gained practical experience on site as engineering support for off-shore and contract manufacturing. Played a leading role on the team that designed the first HDTV Set Top Box. Awarded five patents for TV and Color Monitor designs. Retained when LG bought Zenith for expertise in adapting new technologies into real-world products.

Some More Skills:

●Circuit/logic analysis.

●I/O integration and interface for embedded processor.

●Proficient in MS Office suite (including VBA for Excel).

●Proficient with Visio.

●Proficient in LTSpice.

●Some familiarity with Wireshark.

●Worked with Adobe CC tools, including Acrobat and Premiere to create DTV test streams.

●Provided guidance/direction to Technicians, Test Engineers. Mentored younger engineers.

●Lifelong electronics hobbyist.

●Licensed Radio Amateur, Extra Class (KC9SOA).

●Restore vintage radios and test equipment, including vacuum tube circuits.

Awarded 5 US Patents:

6,919,930 Digital television signal translator July 19, 2005

6,108,043 Horizontal sync pulse minimum width logic August 22, 2000

5,844,626 HDTV compatible vertical sync separator December 1,1998

4,763,046 CRT protection circuit August 9,1988

4,723,158 Method and apparatus for performing scan line February 2,1988

diagnostic testing in a video monitor during a

last-line overscan of a normal display raster

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