PCB Designer Engineer

JUAN C. RUIZ

**** ***** ***** *****, ***. D***, Playa Vista, CA 90094

310-***-****, ********@*******.***

EDUCATION

Degree obtained

Computer Systems Engineering (1996–2000)

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain

Final project: Video frame grabber ISA card for PC. Designed both the hardware (CAD included) and the software driver.

Title obtained

Electronics Technician (1980–1985)

Escuela Técnica Profesional del Clot, Barcelona, Spain

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Pace Americas, Inc. (06/2009–12/2010), El Segundo, CA, USA

CAD Engineer

• Designed set-top box boards for DIRECTV of up to 6 layers using Mentor Expedition.

• Designed mechanical concepts using SolidWorks.

• Worked in thermal analysis using SolidWorks Flow Simulation.

Siemens, S.A. (05/2006–08/2006), Amadora, Portugal

PCB Designer (contractor on behalf of Mentor Graphics España, S.A.)

• Designed telecommunications boards of up to 22 layers using the Mentor Graphics Board Station RE CAD system on UNIX platforms.

Sanyo España, S.A. (02/1991–03/2006), Barberà del Vallès, Spain

PCB Team Leader

• Used HP software (DCS for schematic capture and PCDS for layout on a UNIX workstation) and ACCEL (Tango).

• Functioned as the department’s UNIX system administrator, PCB main contact for suppliers, and main technical support for PCB assembly in the factory (automatic insertion and testing process).

• Developed scripts for the communication between all software packages used in the department when the company began to use the Mentor Graphics Board Station CAD system in 2000. This included UNIX shell scripts, AWK, AMPLE and Visual Basic, among others.

• Promoted to CAD department team leader in charge of two people.

• Assisted with mechanical design using SolidWorks.

PROMAX Electronica, S.A. (1989–1991), L Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain

PCB Designer

• Used OrCAD for the schematic capture and EIE for layout.

• Designed PCB boards used in electronic measurement equipment.

GEYSEL, S.A. (1985–1989), Barcelona, Spain

Electronics Technician

• In charge of quality control for electronic transformers, PCB assembly, and PCB soldering.

OTHER SKILLS

Programming languages

Assembler, BASIC, PASCAL, C/C++, OOP, Prolog, LISP, AWK, UNIX shell scripts, AMPLE

Software applications

Excel, Access, SolidWorks, P-CAD, Protel

Languages spoken

Spanish, native speaker; Italian, intermediate; Catalan, advanced

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