Electronics Development Technician

Proficient, innovative Engineering Electronics Technician with expertise in electronics development, manufacturing and support. Skilled at building breadboard circuits from schematics and PCB rework at the component level. Adept at video/graphics hardware and software selection/qualification, development and sustaining engineering. Familiar with OSHA and ISO certification processes.

Competencies include:

* PCIe/DVI /AGP/VGA/HDMI Signal Integrity
* Assembly and Test Instructions
* Purchasing & Inventory Control
* DVD/MPEG2/H.264 Capture/Edit/Authoring
* PCB Rework: Jumpers/SMT Hot Air/Through Hole
* OpenGL/DirectX Driver/Application Development/ WHQL Certification
* Graphics/Video Performance Analysis: Futuremark, ViewPerf, ISV Benchmarks.
* NTSC /PAL /ATSC/DVB-T Analog/Digital Video

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Advanced Micro Devices
Austin, TX: 2005-2008

Compatibility Technician, Disclosure Benchmarking

Image (O/S, Drivers and applications) Beta and new Production workstations (SuperMicro, Tyan, Asus, etc.) that support the AMD Opteron single, dual and quad core chipset (single and dual processor). Conduct industry benchmarking for public disclosure.
* Run benchmarks on predefined configurations. Record on results on Excel Spreadsheet that computes geometric mean and compares to base dataset.
* Explore new motherboard/graphics solutions for the next benchmark datum.
* Troubleshoot test systems for hardware/BIOS, software (applications and OS) in the course of benchmarking and research for future configurations.
* Explore emerging operating systems and benchmarks.

Dell Inc., Austin, TX:
1992 - 2005

Engineering Development Technician/Analyst,
Product Group Video/Graphics Engineering
(1997 - 2005)

Performed performance testing/selection, driver and application test/debug of TV Tuner/Video Capture and Graphics cards installed on computers with new chipsets and operating systems Assisted engineers in signal integrity testing. With engineering direction: investigated transmission line dynamics (reflections, crosstalk), jitter, EMI measurements and discrete component failures (filter caps/inductors/resistors) with corresponding rework and test reverification. I performed Macrovision analog copy protection signal and security testing and assisted in submissions for certification.
* Trained in DVI Eye Pattern and PCI Express (Tektronix) signal validation.
* PCI Express: Bring up and phase in of new bus graphics cards: benchmarking and debugging.
* Designed and installed RF Cable TV feed for 3000 square foot lab with modulator inserts for test signals.
* Set up component video HD out from computer to consumer HD TV and resolved a variety of overscan video timing problems with vendor's driver.
* Co-Authored US Patent : Compact PC Video Subsystem Tester. Reports presence of video signal without need of monitor, used for factory burn in testing. Further refinements of this invention would allow remote reporting of the VGA signal's status.