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Alfonso Quiñones Sánchez, M.Sc.

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New Paltz , NY 12561

Cell 845-***-****

Skype: alfonso.quinones1

E-Mail: *********@*****.***

Education

Polytechnic University of NY.

Masters degree in EE. 1976

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, RPI

Bachelor's degree in EE, 1974

Professional Experience

August 2006- January2009 Universidad Central Bogotá, Colombia

Director – Graduate school of Telecommunications

In charge of Professors, administration, curriculum, and part of research team for telecommunications, projects involving: Scada, TCP/IP, UDP, Networking, communication protocols, Internet, intranet.

Dec 2006-Dic 2008 Sistemas Lógicos de Tecnología, Ltda. Bogotá, Colombia

Partner

Engineering Research and Development, custom designed projects, manufacturing, and consultation for different technological alternatives both in hardware and software for telecommunications systems. Including GPS, GSM transmitter/receiver, AVL systems. Off line power supplies, hand held low energy applications, battery chargers, Duties included negotiations with customer, translating into technical specifications customer's ideas, Pricing and costing, budget, etc.

Used Linux(SUSE for firewalls) both for server and user, mounted an embedded Freescale (V2) linux RTOS, to communicate with peripherals.

Aug 2006-May2008 Universidad Santo Thomas Bogotá, Colombia

Professor of Power Electronics, DC-DC, AC-AC,PWM,3-PHASE,FILTERS,Conversion techniques,

June 2003- Dic 2007 Mediciones y Medios S.A. Bogotá, Colombia

Chief Scientist

Business dedicated to providing TV ratings throughout Colombia.

Design and manufacture of People's Meter, an apparatus that detects who is watching TV, and what channel, using micro-controllers, RTOS, firmware, written in assembler and C++, and a communication system with Zig-Bee, low energy battery powered, and through CDMA and GSM modem, to central office. Included was the entire process of system design, data detection, component specifications, PCB, manufacturing specs. Interface with vendors, QC., installation in private homes.

Manage a group of engineers and technicians, assigning task,

Design and implement communications and analysis of data at the server, using Windows server, and Linux(SUSE, Ubuntu).

Jan 1988- Jun 2003 Aestetric Corp. de Colombia Bogotá, Colombia

Chief Scientist

Business dedicated to the design, manufacture and marketing of medical apparatus such as electrostimulators, pressure detectors, escalated pressure compensator for extremities. high voltage supplies and Control for electro-pneumatic apparatus. Responsibilities included: design, testing, manufacturing, maintenance, component specs., PCB design, power supplies, as well as obtaining approval by the respective agencies. These devices used state of the art analog, and digital systems as well as complex electromechanical systems, control LCD and LED displays, medical detectors, user controlled through keyboard, using micro-controllers, DSP, assembly and C++ language, OrCad software, These products were sold and installed in mayor cities all over Colombia, opened markets in Ecuador, Venezuela, and Panama.

May 1983- Oct 1987 Emal Systems San Juan, Puerto Rico

General Manager

Partially owned family business dedicated to selling and installing second hand mid-size computers (mostly IBM) as another alternative to customers in Puerto Rico.

Leasing and renting Computer to major Companies

Software design and implementation, tailor- made

Aug 1982-May1983 Checkpoint San Juan, Puerto Rico

Production Manager

Bringing inside the company the manufacturing of hardware, that had being subcontracted outside until then.

In charge of production of the hardware product used at customer's site.

July 1978- Aug 1982 International Business Machines (IBM) San Juan, Puerto Rico

Marketing Representative

In charge of developing new business for IBM., in a territory in Puerto Rico

Consistently achieving 180% of quota

May1976-July1978 (IBM) Thomas J. Watson Research Center Yorktown Heights, N.Y.

Associate Engineer

Design of specialized equipment and instruments to be use in basic research

Patent application

Personal

Married

U.S. Resident Visa, legally authorized to work for any company

Fully Bilingual - Spanish/English

Seminars

Have dictated Conferences around South America about use of equipment for

Aesthetics, including Laser, electro-stimulation, presotherapy , etc..

Dictated a Conference in Singapore about new methods of cooling FBGA technology chips.

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