Experience

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  Dialog Semiconductor

  • Campbell, CA

  • Field Applications Engineer

    • Oct 2014 - Jun 2018
    • Campbell, CA

    FAE supporting Dialog's Power Conversion Business Group customers across all US. Assisted customers to design in AC-DC Rapid Charge and USB-PD travel adapters, general AC-DC power supplies and Solid State Lighting solutions.

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  Fairchild - now part of ON Semiconductor

  • San Jose, CA

  • Field Applications Engineer

    • Oct 2010 - Jul 2014
    • San Jose, CA

    • Served as sole general field applications engineer, including acting as Cisco FAE, for all of Bay Area and Pacific Northwest, including Oregon, Washington, and western Canada.• Assisted customers introducing new product offerings and assisted with selection and implementation of products. Performed customer visits, worked in laboratory solving customer problems, developed new prototypes, and investigated new application solutions for very challenging power supply system requirements. Troubleshot customer prototypes when issues arose.• Designed and fabricated prototypes for larger opportunity customers as a deliverable. Performed transformer design, system component selection, and PCB layout for AC-DC converters.• Trained distributor sales and FAEs on quarterly basis, creating presentations based upon information from different product lines introducing new products. • Established several mutually-beneficial relationships with members in different product lines to achieve better results for common purpose of growing company.• Assisted company and customer in successfully resolving a high-profile device failure analysis, determining the device itself was not at fault.• Assisted another major customer in adopting company products after experiencing manufacturing and field failures from competing device.• Completed rapid prototyping of non-isolated AD-DC converter with special requirements for a solar micro-inverter customer.

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  Sage Cheshire Aerospace

  • Lancaster, CA

  • Senior Systems Engineering Independent Contractor

    • 2009 - 2010
    • Lancaster, CA

    • Designed the battery power and life support systems and instrumentation sensors for the RedBull Stratos High-Altitude Balloon Capsule Project. Oversaw in-depth technical communication and coordination with client payload team.• Created systems architecture and component selections for space capsule electrical and life-support systems, as well as electrical system for camera payloads.• Performed high-altitude, low-temperature components tests, ensuring operation during balloon ascent phase through troposphere.• Selected DC-DC converters and batteries.• Developed initial electronic circuit breakers.• Created system power wiring diagrams.• Defined life-support instrumentation specification documents and created design schematics.• Developed instrumentation for capsule drop tests.• Implemented battery power system rapidly for unmanned balloon payload.• Sourced and procured life support CO2 scrubber cartridges.• Quoted in August 2010 edition of Popular Mechanics cover story on Stratos Project.• Interviewed in documentary Space Dive covering development of the Stratos Project.

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  XCOR Aerospace

  • Mojave, CA

  • Rocket Engineer

    • Oct 2006 - Dec 2008
    • Mojave, CA

    • Developed lower-cost approach to transporting tourist astronauts into space and ensuring safe return. Helped develop rocket and electrical systems on the prototype flying rocket plane piloted by retired NASA Shuttle pilot. Oversaw rocket test stand development and instrumentation to characterize rocket engine performance via data capture and analysis.• Served as test engineer for almost 100 hot-firing rocket tests. Designed detailed wiring schematics for rocket racer aircraft, including instrument panel, EFIS, engine control, and in-flight instrumentation.• Designed and rapidly prototyped shock tube and instrumentation system for impulse response of high-frequency pressure sensors that characterized rocket engine combustion stability. Plumbed liquid, gas, cryogenic tubing, and piping. • Coordinated rocket engine test preparation, and test activities. Developed test procedures for system sensor characterization, calibration, and testing, specifically thermocouples, pressure sensors, and fluid-flow sensors.• Managed rocket test data processing and evaluation, responsible for LOX and Methane rocket engine test stand. Reviewed and suggested improvements to rocket engine design tool.

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  Marvell Semiconductor

  • Sunnyvale, CA

  • Applications Engineer

    • Mar 2005 - Oct 2005
    • Sunnyvale, CA

    • Directed DC-DC power evaluation board engineering and manufacturing activities in China.• Assisted remote design team in Shenzen in re-layout of DC-DC PCB boards for improved performance.

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  Power Integrations

  • San Jose, CA

  • Field Applications Engineer

    • 1999 - 2003
    • San Jose, CA

    Designed AC-DC switching power supplies for customers. Fabricated prototype AC-DC and DC-DC power supplies. Performed initial conducted EMI compliance tests and improvements. Presented power supply design seminars to customers. Set up first field applications engineering laboratory and promoted idea of need for field applications engineering laboratory in new building in which company moved. Created numerous "paper designs" for customers, as well as many customer-specific AC-DC converter prototypes on bench, including transformer design and fabrication, as well as PCB fabrication.

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  Linear Technology

  • Milpitas, CA

  • Product Marketing Engineer

    • 1994 - 1997
    • Milpitas, CA

    Promoted power- integrated circuits supporting company growth from $200 million to $400 million. Proposed pricing for over 50 new products. Introduced new power ICs to technical sales force in monthly newsletter and live trainings. Performed bench-top evaluation of power solutions. Provided telephone applications support for customers. Developed good understanding of characteristics of parts sold to clients in order to better assist smaller them. Created Power Solutions’ annual technical marketing brief.

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  Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR)

  • Menlo Park, CA

  • Product Development Engineer

    • 1993 - 1993
    • Menlo Park, CA

    Trained manufacturing personnel, resulting in 500% increase in fiber-optic module production.

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  CYBERWARE

  • Monterey, CA

  • Technical Sales Engineer

    • 1992 - 1992
    • Monterey, CA

    Promoted 3D laser digitizers for use in industry and Hollywood.

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  SRI International

  • Menlo Park, CA

  • Research Engineer, Advanced Automation Technology Center

    • 1986 - 1991
    • Menlo Park, CA

    Designed and fabricated prototype products, using lasers, optics, opto-electronics, analog and digital electronics, microcontrollers, analog control systems, and sensors. Wrote technical project proposals for clients, addressing specific needs. Served as project leader and technical staff member on awarded contracts. Oversaw client correspondence, management, final technical reports, and presentations.