CAREER OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a technically challenging position where I can apply my professional work experience in a growth oriented company with potential and varied responsibilities in advancement.

CAREER SUMMARY

• RF engineer responsible for evaluating, testing, prototyping, and reverse engineering various RF communication devices.
• Created test plans, test procedures, test reports and analyzed data for various firmware and software releases implementing ISO 9001 standards.
• Interfaced with different teams such as software, hardware, LSI, and marketing to create a time line for product development and testing initiative.
• Developed test procedures for testing out hardware, chipsets, firmware, and software on various central office DSLAM equipment and customer premises device (DSL, VDSL, Set top Boxes).
• Created and defined entrance and exit test criteria for the different phases of testing products.
• Managed, reviewed, and worked on customer reported issues. Implemented defect tracking system for bug reporting.
• Possess extensive knowledge of electrical design verification testing with strengths in developing and improving test criteria. Results oriented, with the ability to work effectively as both a lead engineer and individual contributor.
• Created a LAN/WAN test network to pass traffic on 48 channels, end to end, using a Cisco Catalyst 6500 switch with 10/100/1000 Ethernet cards and an OC12 card using a Smarbits traffic tester.
• Coordinated and managed a DSL field trial at end user homes, which included product role out, software updates, and working out customer complaints.
• Designed a complete lab set up to test layer 2 and layer3 traffic management using Adtech, Smart bits, and IXIA packet generators to test different functions and protocols of set top boxes.
• Recruited, managed and trained a staff of 6 test engineers for electrical design verification, interoperability and software code testing.

Technical Proficiencies

• Operating Systems and Software: Windows Vista/98/XP/2000/NT, Unix, Red Hat, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Office Suite, Proteus 7 design suite.
• Hardware/Test Equipment: Frequency generators, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers , network analyzers, RF probes, signal generators, audio analyzers, Cisco routers, Catalyst 6500 switch, DSLAMS, Adtech, Smartbits, Ixia packet testers, Bert testers, Pal/EEPROM programmers, TAS network simulator, Spirent VDSL loop simulator with noise impairments.
• Networking Protocols and Applications: TCP/IP, PPTP, L2TP, RFC1483, PPPoe, PPPoa, Ethernet 10/100/1000MB, OC3/OC12, VDSL, VOIP, IPTV, Wireless (A,B,G), Layer 2 signaling, Layer 3 signaling, TFTP Server, TFTPBoot, BOOTP, NetIQ Chariot file transfer SW, SmartWindow, Smart Metrics, SmartFlow.
• Programming Languages: Lab VIEW, C, C++, Visual Basic, TCL, DOS batch programs, Unix shell scripts.
  

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Confidential, Fort Monmouth, NJ 2008-Present
Consulting Firm for the Department of Defense
RF Engineer – Responsible for characterizing devices covering various RF and analog measurements, digital/logic flow, and the operation of a device. Reverse engineer devices and create schematics. Generate technical documents of each device providing test results, schematics, pictures, block diagrams and recommendations.

• Provide technical engineering support to a government customer in support of a large Electronic Warfare (EW) program
• Produce device characterization reports based on RF, analog, and digital circuits based on test results, function, operation, and Intel analysis.
• Reverse engineer devices containing RF and logic circuits that utilize analog and digital data to learn their operation, vulnerabilities, capabilities, and performance characterization.
• Research commercial circuit boards, IC’s and components to learn how they function, operate, and how to possibly interface to them.
• Create technical documents on various test equipment procedures, test criteria, and test process’s.
• Experienced in creating schematics and layout files using Proteus 7 design suite.
• Performed electronic analysis using various test equipment to measure sensitivity of a device, perform an RF front end sweep, signal analysis, measure transmit power, perform emission testing, bit error rate, and other test that are unique to a particular device.
• Analyze data to create a bell curve to show the fluctuations of a particular device.
• Perform cost analysis, procuring parts, and creating build timelines to replicate devices.
• Create test fixtures and cables for test equipment and devices.
• Provide technical mentoring to new personnel on the device characterization process and teach them the various tests that need to be performed.

Confidential, Red Bank, NJ 2000-2008
Design & Manufacturer of Communication Integrated Circuits
Lead Engineer EDVT/IOL Lab – Responsible for the development of test plans covering temperature, frequency, voltage margining, and performance testing on DSL and Ethernet products. Lead on the understanding and acceptance of evolving standards and incorporating those into test plans. Accountable for the distribution of the work load, maintaining the lab with the latest test equipment, meeting schedules and goals, ensuring calibration of equipment, staffing and maintaining ISO 9001 compliance.

• Developed test scripts using automation with Lab VIEW, TCL, DOS shell, macros to run in TeraTerm and Visual Basic.
• Documented issues or problems that occurred during testing into a Defect tracking system.
• Produced documents with a summary of results, defects, and list of all equipment used during testing.
• Effectively use test planning, test status, scheduling and performance documentation to show the test team goals and accomplishments.
• Interacted with various team’s to get hardware design’s, software releases, firmware releases, and chip sets approved in a set time schedule.
• Analyze and plot test results onto graphs to evaluate the performance of DSL equipment.
• Created a setup to run traffic across DSL, Ethernet, USB, and Wireless at the same time to measure performance.
• Performed various protocol testing on IPTV set top boxes that incorporated VDSL technology along with Ethernet, USB and wireless interfaces
• Designed a setup to run VOIP testing using a DSLAM, Set Top box, TAS NETWORK simulator, and Spirent DSL loop simulator.
• Recruited, managed and trained a staff of 6 test engineers for electrical design verification, interoperability and software code testing.

Confidential, Holmdel, NJ 1997 - 2000
Design & Manufacture of Communication Integrated Circuit
Applications Engineer – Responsible for quality implementation of reference designs into customer platforms. Interfaced with marketing on customer calls to resolve and go over any defects found. Traveled to customer sites to work on issues and provide demos of new products. Created application notes, data sheets, and addendums on different chipset products. Created a web page to post documentation and test data so that FAEs can get the latest material needed. Trained FAEs, modified schematics and tested products.

• Responsible for project management on customer designs (schematics review and approval, bring up of board, passing test criteria, production software ready to ship).
• Worked on G.lite and G.dmt ADSL, V90 analog modem client solutions.
• Interfaced with customers on manufacturing test plans and debugging problems that might arise.
• Troubleshot new Lucent and customer ADSL modems (fixed problems, improve the performance).
• Designed and implemented a home wiring scheme with phones, FAX machines and home-networking to see what effect ADSL might have on these components.
• Produced schematics and other diagrams using Orcad and Corel draw.

Confidential, Middletown, NJ 1993-1997
Contract House
Applications Engineer/Technical Writer – Technical writer responsible for writing application notes, brochures, data sheets, design packs, and testing modems. Designed block diagrams, graphs, flow charts, and drawings using different software programs. Worked with marketing and engineers to ensure the documentation was correct. Scheduled reviews and worked with the publishing department to get the documents printed.

• Facilitated testing and performance measurements of various product platforms using line simulators with noise impairments to test various phone line conditions in the world.
• Created and documented new test procedures for modem testing.
• Worked with field application engineers in getting their test platforms working and training.
• Built comparative analysis scripts to compare data between old and new designs.
• Coordinated between Marketing and Engineering groups to deliver updated product catalogs for customers.
• Interpreted engineering specifications to develop customer Data Sheets, Product Notes, Data Addendums and Design Paks.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology

SECURITY CLEARANCE

TS/SCI received 2009