Experience

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  Naeco

  • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

  • Avionics Engineer

    • Mar 2019 - Present
    • Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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  James Dougall

  • Contractor

    • Feb 2011 - Present

    1) Contracted Development of Embedded Systems to numerous customers2) Development of High Speed systems and embedded communications protocols3) Development of ultra precise sensors including pressure, air and fluid temperatures, motor RPM, fluid volume 4) Development of sensors to detect and validate AC (mains 50/60Hz, aircraft 400Hz and wild frequency 50 to over 700Hz) for powering advanced electronics5) High Voltage DC Motor design6) High Efficiency Power Electronics for Various applications (e.g. DC Motors) using numerous power factor correction techniques (e.g. Vienna Rectifiers, 6 pulse and 12 pulse converters)7) Ultra Reliable electronics designs for harsh environments (military grade operating conditions of -54C to 125C)8) Application Layer software for Industrial Automation purposesa) C# and Windows Presentation Format (WPF) GUI Designb) Modem Software Architectures such as Model View ViewModel (MVVM)9) Linear Motion Controllers for laboratory automation

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  EM Clarity

  • Chief Engineer

    • Aug 2014 - Mar 2019

    Key Achievements1) Leading the Successful Development and Deployment of the worlds first Ultra Low Latency 5Gbps E Band (70-86GHz) Communications Network in New Jersey, USAhttp://www.emclarity.com.au/News/EMClarity-supplies-Spread-Networks.htmlhttp://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/emclarity-turns-heads-in-new-york/news-story/bce09f774cc42b88fa373bbd89e99a5a2) Leading the successful development and deployment of Millimeter Wave radios with data rates of up to 10Gbps over paths lengths of up to 25km.3) Leading the development of the worlds first 10Gbps E band radio for commercial and telecommunications backhaul applications for distances in excess of 10km with telecommunications grade availability of 99.999% Responsibilities1) Leading the Research and Development team at EM Clarity2) Leading the development of new millimeter wave products for Ultra Low Latency applications, Telecommunications applications and commercial applications3) Leading the development of products incorporating technology from EM Clarity partners, CSIRO and EM Solutions4) Leading the improvement and development of cutting edge technology in a commercially available radio towards 50Gbps by 2017.

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  Micreo

  • RF Design Engineer

    • Aug 2012 - Sep 2014

    Key achievements:• Development and Qualification of a highly sophisticated wideband receiver for use in radar and electronic warfare applications.• Invention of advanced RF power limiter circuit with greatly improved non-linear characteristics over traditional methods.• Development of a wideband synthesiser with sub microsecond switching speeds• Development of high speed Frequency Modulated Phase Locked LoopsResponsibilities:1) Wideband Receiver Designa) Developed Microwave Electronics for applications from L to K band Microstrip Circuit Design (Draftsight, Altium Designer, Microwave Office)b) RF Circuit Simulation (Agilent Genesys, Microwave Office)c) RF System Modelling (Microwave Office Cascade Analysis)2) Power limiter designa)Passive and Active designs3) High Speed switching network designsa) Multi-Channel RF Architecture for compact packages4) Wideband Synthesiser Designa) High Switching Speed design for frequency hopping applicationsb) High Speed Direct Digital Synthesisersc) High Speed Digital to Analogue and Analogue to Digital Conversion in FPGAs and High Speed DACs/ADCse) High Speed Frequency Modulated Phase Locked Loop Design o Microstrip Filter Design5) Qualification Testing For Military Applicationsa) Large-scale qualification testing in accordance with numerous Military Standards andMilitary Performance and Verification Requirements.6) AS9100C Compliancea) Implementation of and Adherence to AS9100 throughout entire product lifecycleb) Project Management in accordance with AS9100 requirements

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  EM Solutions

  • Brisbane, Australia

  • Design Engineer

    • Aug 2007 - Nov 2011
    • Brisbane, Australia

    I have worked primarily in the development of satellite communications systems. EM Solutions has given me a solid foundation in radio frequency (RF) design engineering. I have gained extensive experience in the fields of microwave and electronics design, embedded software development, cross-platform software development, microwave oscillator design, product technical support and systems integration.Working in a research and development environment as a design engineer has afforded me the flexibility to work independently to develop skills as well as work with colleagues in a friendly, collaborative environment. Working in a small engineering group has been beneficial to me as I have been able to learn about and be involved with the entire engineering development cycle.During my employment at EM Solutions I have continually broadened my experience by taking on tasks that require me to learn new skills. I have become proficient at hardware and software design for embedded systems, microwave electronics design for a wide range of frequencies and high-level design activities such as system integration and test.

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  Boeing Defence Australia

  • Brisbane, Australia

  • Systems Engineer

    • Jul 2005 - Aug 2007
    • Brisbane, Australia

    • Assisting in Subsystem Design by authoring Engineering Change Notices, Design Notes and Design Documents• Preparing for Subsystem Verification and Validation test events by authoring Test Plans, Test Procedures and Verification Requirements• Periodically addressing outstanding actions related to system design and implementation against the team• Adhere to the national Authorised Engineering Organisation standards• Subsystem Interface definition and management• Subsystem Representative for Project Configuration Control Board