RESUME
ANTHONY HOBZA
Carlsbad, CA 92011
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EDUCATION
University of California at Santa Barbara
Expected graduation June 2010 (BS EE)
Cumulative GPA: 2.89/4.00 (overall/EE)
GPA last 5 quarters in upper-division ECE classes: 3.25/4.00
Science and Engineering Courses:
General pre-major lower division
C, MatLab
Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Vector Calculus
General courses in Chemistry (2 quarters) and Physics (5 quarters) including Electrodynamics, all with labs
Lower Division ECE classes:
Circuits and electronics: 3 quarters
Boolean algebra & logic design fundamentals
Computer architecture and assembly language programming
Upper division ECE classes:
Probability
Signal analysis: 2 quarters
Intro to electronic devices & solid state physics
Electromagnetic fields and waves
Fields and waves in transmission lines
Optical fiber communication
Digital design principles
Circuits and electronics: 2 quarters
Senior level design courses:
Communication electronics: 3 quarters
Device fabrication: 2 quarters
Senior project: year long
Upper division/graduate
Special topics digital design
Projects:
Three course design sequence in communication electronics
amplifier with 1.3 dB gain at 4 GHz made with discrete, leaded components and copper tape on duroid board
design of wideband dual-feedback amplifier with 4 GHz bandwidth, also design of custom PC board
design and implementation of 400 MHz LNA circuit and PCB
design of common collector Colpitt's VCO
design of third order loop filter, implementation of frequency synthesizer
Two course design sequence in device fabrication: design and fabrication of NMOSFETs, amplifiers and logic gates using depletion mode NMOSFETS
Senior project: design and implement hand-held sensor to sense nanoampere currents for electrochemical detection of contaminants in solution. This project includes: microcontroller development, design of custom circuitry with PCB, put it all together in plastic case with user interface with customizable contaminant and solution profiles through an LCD display
Special topics course in digital design: design of DLL to lock clock speeds of 100-800 MHz to within 30 ps
WORK EXPERIENCE
UCSB Graduate Lab: Spring 2008 – Summer 2009
setting up and aligning optical systems
testing high power diodes, thermoelectric heater to test temperature effects on capacitor with temperature sensitive nano-particles
design of lab equipment in SolidWorks, fabricating equipment in machine shop machine shop experience with mill, lathe, bandsaw
Ecke YMCA – Encinitas, California: May 2005 – September 2006
customer service
running soccer camps and officiating youth soccer
GMC Youth Soccer Camps: 2002-2004
Training and drills for week-long camps 5 hours a day for ages 5-12, up to 50 children per camp
SKILLS
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Works, Christensen
C, some Linux
SolidWorks, Advanced Design System, Cadence, MatLab, Simulink, LabVIEW, PCB design(ExpressPCB & EagleCAD), LEdit
EXTRACURICULLAR
UCSB Club soccer
Rock-climbing, mountaineering/backpacking
REFERENCES
Dr. Ilan Ben-Yaacov
University Lecturer
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara
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Rahul Singh, PhD
Assistant Professional Researcher
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
School of Engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara
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Dara Meinerth
Sr Program Director - Community Relations
Northwest YMCA
Cupertino, CA 95014
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