tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51835102292616076402011-08-29T16:08:16.178-07:00Anne Corwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04940566603711834053noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5183510229261607640.post-56709717036467222872010-02-10T20:48:00.000-08:002010-08-18T17:12:36.639-07:00Anne Corwin<br />Santa Clara, CA<br />annecorwin (at) rocketmail.com<br /><br /><hr><br /><b>SUMMARY</b><br /><br />Electrical engineer with strong electromagnetic interference and compatibility (EMI/EMC) background. Over six years experience with analog design check/analysis, test, troubleshooting, test equipment design, procedure design, and EMC qualification for complex electronic systems.<br /><br /><hr><br /><b>PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE</b><br /><hr><br /><br /><b>ROCKWELL COLLINS, San Jose, CA</b> <br />Employee: 2003 - 2009<br />Contractor (Advanced Technical Resources): 2002 – 2003<br /><br /><b>Senior Electrical Engineer (2009)</b><br /><br />- Designed, built, and tested prototype electromagnetic interference control measures leading to performance improvements and fast resolution of design questions<br />- Drove component selection efforts resulting in markedly better electromagnetic compatibility for a complex display device<br />- Self-initiated training to operate EMC equipment in support of on-site pre-qualification (conducted emissions, conducted susceptibility) and troubleshooting<br />- Trained several peers to operate various pieces of EMC equipment effectively and safely<br />- Continued to provide test procedures, test execution (lab support and EMC oversight), and test report inputs per primary EMC role<br /><br /><b>Electrical Engineer (2006 - 2008)</b><br /><br />- Held lead electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) analysis and design check role on multiple projects which passed electromagnetic qualification tests<br />- Wrote hardware and EMC test procedures and reports on a regular basis<br />- Self-initiated training to operate EMC equipment in support of on-site pre-qualification and troubleshooting<br />- Learned and applied stringent EMC standards (e.g., MIL-STD-461E) ensuring products properly tested to customer requirements<br />- Held lead role in determining requirements for and setting up on-site EMC chamber, resulting in significant time and cost savings for programs<br />- Supported multiple EMC test and troubleshooting projects leading to full pass and outage resolution<br />- Promoted to Senior Electrical Engineer<br /><br /><b>Junior Electrical Engineer (2003 - 2005)</b><br /><br />- Created schematic diagrams (Mentor Graphics software) in support of multiple design efforts<br />- Wrote functional and diagnostic test procedures for various circuit cards in a system, resulting in efficiency improvements in production testing<br />- Edited and updated microprocessor code (C language) to better support test objectives<br />- Began pursuing Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility (EMIC) specialization via authorship of Electromagnetic Interference Control Plans for several projects<br />- Promoted to Electrical Engineer<br /><br /><hr><br /><br /><b>LOGIC PLUS SOLUTIONS, San Luis Obispo, CA</b> <br />2001 – 2002<br /><br /><b>Junior Software Engineer</b><br /><br />- Authored code and performed testing for interactive electronic device microprocessors (6502, RSC-364)<br />- Implemented voice-recognition capability in interactive electronic devices (using Sensory tools)<br />- Wrote firmware control routines for low-level processes and microprocessor communication<br /><br /><hr><br /><br /><b>KAISER ELECTRONICS*, San Jose, CA</b> Summer 2000<br /><br /><b>Engineering Aide (Internship)</b><br /><br />- Performed schematic capture, component placement, and netlist debugging for aircraft video display system<br />- Co-authored computer-aided engineering library manual (used Visio and Mentor Graphics)<br /><br />* Note: Kaiser Electronics was acquired by Rockwell Collins in December 2000.<br /><br /><hr><br /><br /><b>NASA/AMES RESEARCH CENTER, Moffett Field, CA</b><br />1998 – 1999<br /><br /><b>Engineering Assistant (Internship, Foothill-De Anza School District)</b><br /><br />- Designed, developed, and implemented Filemaker Pro database intended for use by NASA to collect and organize customer test requirement data<br />- Used LabVIEW software to set up analysis/reduction program for wind tunnel data<br />- Developed calculator program used to estimate test time and cost for various aircraft model test configurations (based on angle change duration, installation requirements, etc.)<br />- Performed mathematical calculations resulting in safe install of full-scale Wright Flyer replica in wind tunnel<br /><br /><hr><br /><br /><b>EDUCATION</b><br /><br />Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, June 2002<br />California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA<br /><br /><hr><br /><br /><b>PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS</b><br /><br />Member, <i> Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers</i> (IEEE)<br />Member, <i>IEEE EMC Society</i>, Silicon Valley Chapter<br /><br /><hr><br /><br /><b>ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE</b><br /><br />- Electronics assembly (soldering, wiring, circuit prototyping, etc.)<br />- Familiarity with analog design principles, esp. filters, common/differential noise, etc.<br />- Basic HTML<br />- Basic C programming<br />- Drafting / graphics / technical drawing<br />- GNU Image Manipulation Program (graphics) <br />- IBM-PC/Windows Operating System<br />- Basic LabVIEW programming<br />- Linux/Unix Operating System<br />- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.)<br />- Digital Photography<br /><hr><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5183510229261607640-5670971703646722287?l=annecorwinengineer.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Anne Corwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04940566603711834053noreply@blogger.com