Zachary Smadi
Electrical Engineer at Nanohmics- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Nanohmics
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United States
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Electrical Engineer
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Sep 2016 - Present
Responsible for end-to-end hands-on development: system architecture design, component selection, schematic capture, PCB layout, vendor and manufacturer contractual relationships, fabrication, embedded programming, bring-up, testing and validating system functionality, system integration and implementation in prototype or commercial product • Leader of electronics subsystems on projects while communicating with team members to build and integrate all subsystems together to create a functional and reliable prototype • Designed, debugged and verified functionality of electronics (schematic, PCB, and embedded firmware) and PC software to provide system control, communication and data collection for R&D • Designed schematics, PCB layouts and embedded firmware for power selection/conditioning, full control (compressor, valves, fans, temp sensors) and user interface for a ruggedized fridge/freezer • Created GUIs to provide control of equipment (power supplies, DAQ readers, pumps) and data collection for testing device variants to improve performance, power consumption and stability • Collaborated with team members to develop efficient and reliable prototypes and commercial products • Soldered components on PCBs and made wired cables for system integration • Programmed LabView programs to control equipment to test prototypes and for deposition tools • Characterized and fabricated devices utilizing semiconductor processes such as oxidation, photolithography, deposition, ion implantation, annealing and plasma reactive ion etching • Programmed a TCP/IP socket and data formatting algorithm in C for data wireless communication between a BeagleBone Black and a data server
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Nanohmics
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United States
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Electrical Engineering Intern
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May 2015 - Aug 2015
• Developed project ideas and component specifications in collaboration with colleagues based on customer constraints • Simulated and collected extensive data for a prototype LED FlashBoard and FlashBang using Spice • Designed schematics and printed circuit board layouts for fabrication using Altium • Designed a durable housing for the LED FlashBoard using SolidWorks and soldered components to fabricated boards (PCB) • Analyzed simulation results of prototype PCB designs utilizing LabVIEW to validate performance • Programmed using Matlab a table top robot that tested DNA samples (Collaborated with a colleague)
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Aggie Research Scholars
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Bryan/College Station, Texas Area
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Undergraduate Researcher
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May 2014 - Sep 2014
● Synthesized gold nanoparticles doped with radionuclides to be used for constructing a new beta-voltaic battery made from nanomaterials ● Collaborated with students troubleshooting, debugging, and improving the synthesis protocol ● Presented research results at Texas A&M University’s Undergraduate Research Conference ● Synthesized gold nanoparticles doped with radionuclides to be used for constructing a new beta-voltaic battery made from nanomaterials ● Collaborated with students troubleshooting, debugging, and improving the synthesis protocol ● Presented research results at Texas A&M University’s Undergraduate Research Conference
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Education
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Texas A&M University
Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical Engineering