Karl Haiden

President and Field Applications Engineer at Sierra RF
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Norcross, Georgia, United States, US
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • German Native or bilingual proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • President and Field Applications Engineer
      • Nov 2017 - Present

      Sierra RF is Manufacturer's Representative Firm headquartered in Atlanta and serving the following states in the Southeastern US:- Alabama- Florida Panhandle- Georgia- Mississippi- North Carolina- South Carolina- TennesseeSierra RF specializes in RF components and helps customers in the RF, Microwave and Wireless Industries with RF solutions, parts selection and design optimization in terms of cost and performance. Sierra RF is Manufacturer's Representative Firm headquartered in Atlanta and serving the following states in the Southeastern US:- Alabama- Florida Panhandle- Georgia- Mississippi- North Carolina- South Carolina- TennesseeSierra RF specializes in RF components and helps customers in the RF, Microwave and Wireless Industries with RF solutions, parts selection and design optimization in terms of cost and performance.

    • United States
    • Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Field Applications Engineer
      • Jul 2015 - Oct 2017

      Serving Mini-Circuits' customers with their needs in RF components in Georgia, Alabama and Florida Panhandle. Support all Mini-Circuits lines like:- Frequency Mixers and Multipliers- Amplifiers and Limiters- VCO and Synthesizers- Couplers, Splitters,RF Transformers, Baluns, Bias Tees, Switches- Filters, Equalizers and Attenuators- Test Solutions, cables- etc.Mini-Circuits designs, develops and produces active components up to 26.5 GHz and passive components up to 40 GHz serving commercial, military and space markets.

    • Senior Systems Engineer
      • Oct 2009 - Jun 2015

      • Lead engineer responsible for all electrical aspects of Metro’s mobile clinical workstations and noted as inventor on two provisional patent applications• Communicate with customers, sales organizations, resellers and vendors from US, Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Dubai, Europe, Canada and Mexico. Frequent domestic and international travel• Working with product managers to formulate requirements, develop the system design and create specifications for hardware, firmware and software. Guide development and test to specification until release to production• Develop power supplies (UPS) and various accessories for wireless mobile carts for hospitals with vendors or Emerson’s design center in India. Employing various battery technologies like LiFePO4, NiMH and SLA• Expert in EMC and medical safety on US and international regulatory standards. Work with agencies like UL, CSA, Intertek, MET Labs and EMC test houses. Certified Li-Ion battery shipper and familiar with all rules and regulations• Using my experience in systems, circuit and RF design, batteries and WiFi to solve any and every electrically related problem in design, manufacturing and field that InterMetro encounters• Supervising an Electronics Technician and as well consultants and contractors

    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Systems Engineer
      • Mar 2004 - Sep 2009

      • Flo Healthcare was acquired by Emerson Electric and merged into InterMetro Industries.• During the acquisition my position stayed the same. Please see the job description with Emerson Electric/InterMetro Industries above.• With the use of advanced battery technology helped to propel Flo Healthcare's revenue from $ 7M to $ 50M (2003-2008). • Flo Healthcare was acquired by Emerson Electric and merged into InterMetro Industries.• During the acquisition my position stayed the same. Please see the job description with Emerson Electric/InterMetro Industries above.• With the use of advanced battery technology helped to propel Flo Healthcare's revenue from $ 7M to $ 50M (2003-2008).

    • RF Systems Design Engineer
      • Oct 2001 - Feb 2004

      • Developed the True Diversity UHF receiver for AKG’s top of the line wireless microphone system WMS4000 as well as the intermodulation free frequency scheme for the WMS4000 system for 20+ major markets• Represented AKG at ETSI, CENELEC and manufacturer association meetings regarding wireless microphones. Participated in the development of new standard for wireless microphones within ETSI/CENELEC. • Led pre-development phase of new wireless in-ear monitoring system. The pre-development consisted of finalized system design, including definition for software and hardware, research and risk mitigation of new system components, calculation of unit cost and expected retail price, development cost, development schedule and expected break even point. With total development costs in excess of $1.3M, the project won approval by AKG’s management and work started in February of 2004.

    • Facilities Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • RF Systems Engineer
      • Apr 1995 - Sep 2001

      • Led the development of a Tower Mounted Amplifier for PCS 1900 base stations• Tested major components of GSM mini base station and worked on cellular repeaters• Designed a 5.4 GHz Solid State Power Amplifier for RADARSAT-2 satellite• Technical lead; development of 2/20 GHz up-converter, 8/2 GHz down-converter, 7.5 GHz beacon transmitter for Italian military satellite. • Led the development of a Tower Mounted Amplifier for PCS 1900 base stations• Tested major components of GSM mini base station and worked on cellular repeaters• Designed a 5.4 GHz Solid State Power Amplifier for RADARSAT-2 satellite• Technical lead; development of 2/20 GHz up-converter, 8/2 GHz down-converter, 7.5 GHz beacon transmitter for Italian military satellite.

Education

  • Technische Universität Wien
    MSEE, Communications Engineering
    1987 - 1995

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