SRNJ0078

RF/MICROWAVE DESIGN ENGINEER

Seeks challenging career opportunity where over 14 years of diversified and progressive engineering experience with an emphasis on RF/Microwave communications and EW systems, academic credentials, skills and expertise can be utilized.

Summary of Qualifications: 

·        Lifelong passion for RF communications electronics (possess Amateur Radio license since childhood). 

·        Comprehensive first hand knowledge of military and commercial applications. 

·        Design experience in coplanar, microstrip, stripline and lumped element implementation of passive and active components and systems. 

·        Design and integration of a variety of sub-systems and components including low-noise amplifiers, oscillators, bi-directional amplifiers, satellite converters, filters, couplers, etc. 

·        Clear and articulate communications skills. 

·        Highly organized with strict attention to details. 

·        Effective as team leader, team member and on an independent basis. 

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Employment           MICROWAVE SOLUTIONS, INC.                         

Record                      South Hackensack, NJ

1999-                          RF Design Engineer (1999-Present)

Present

Established amplifier design capability in a company specializing in cavity filters. This synergy led to a successful line of cost-effective indoor and outdoor bi-directional amplifiers for use in Cellular, PCS, UMTS and other bands.  

·        Involved in all aspects of design, production and testing of high linearity low-noise amplifiers with gains of 15-90 dB for use in custom and full turn-key bidirectional amplifiers. 

·        Designed modules utilizing PHEMT FET’s, LDMOS hybrids and Si-Ge gain-blocks. 

·        Design and optimization of analog and digital alarm/control components for bidirectional amplifiers including current monitors, AGC loops and auxiliary power outputs. 

·        Established testing protocols, ATP’s, and failure analysis procedures, including IS-95 and IS-97 ACPR test procedures for bidirectional amplifiers in CDMA applications. 

·        Technical point of contact with customers. 

·        Advised management of component costs and investigated alternative sources to enhance profitability. 

·        Recommended test equipment and assembled production and R&D test stations including spectrum, network and noise figure analyzers, power meters, and signal generators.

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1998-                          RSI ANGHEL LABORATORIES

1999                           Rockaway, NJ

                                    Program Manager

                                    Project Engineer 

Managed wideband redundant satellite “block converter” program (C and L bands) for an AT&T Earth Station. 

Program Manager Responsibilities:

 ·        Primary point of contact with customer 

·        Coordination of overall design including R.F., power supply, digital and interface. 

·        Coordination of purchasing, testing and production tasks. 

Project Engineer Responsibilities: 

·        R.F. design development of converter modules. 

·        Schematic and artwork review. 

·        Interaction with mechanical design team regarding “hot-swappable” modules.                     _____________________________________________________________________

1994-                          ADCOMM, INC. (Formerly Electrodyne Systems Corp.)

1998                            South Hackensack, NJ

RF Design Engineer (1995-1998)

Design and high-level testing of military components. Utilized AutoCAD and Touchstone software. Technical point of contact with customers. Researched cost and suitability of components and advised management accordingly.

·        Designed and developed microstrip and coplanar waveguide amplifiers from 100 MHz through 10 GHz for military applications. 

·        Designed high linearity, low-noise UHF amplifier for Navy WSC-1 system. 

·        Researched and developed a dual switched C-Band oscillator for military application. 

·        Redesigned and refined a 160 MHz detector log video amplifier (DLVA) for EW application. 

·        Design of pre-amplifier and multi-pole lumped element filter for instantaneous frequency measurement unit used in military IFF system. 

·        Development and production testing of sophisticated “waveform multiplier and up-converter” unit used to drive radar TWT on the Arrow missile. 

·        Production testing of high technology coplanar waveguide amplifier system for 2-40 GHz Navy Submarine application.

 Microwave Technician (1994-1995)

Assisted engineers in development and documentation                                                     of various military components. Production level testing of various components and sub-systems. 

·        Formulated engineering documentation and production-tested 65 Watt L-Band amplifier for military use. 

·        Production tested a pulsed microwave oscillator (4.3 GHz) for use in a military altimeter system. 

·        Production tested/troubleshot PIN diode switches for use up to 12 GHz. 

·        Tested and evaluated passive RF components including 90 degree hybrid couplers, power splitters, directional couplers and isolators. 

1988-                                       TECHNOLOGY DYNAMICS, INC, Bergenfield, NJ

1994                                         Electronics Technician (1993-1994)

·        Production tested trouble-shot and repaired switched mode power supplies.

·        Designed custom diagnostic devices used to evaluate field failures of switching power supplies and systems.

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Quality Control Inspector (1989-1993)

        ·        WS-6536E Category D Certified Solder Inspector. 

·        In-Process inspection of switched mode and linear power supplies for military and commercial applications.

       Electronics Assembler (1988-1989)

       Assembled power supplies.

Education                      FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY, Teaneck, NJ 

                                         Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics Engineering (1993)

Personal                         Born: October 3, 1969

Data                                 Will consider travel and/or relocation

References                    Available upon request.