Job objective

RF design and integration in an open-minded environment with focus on quality, reliability and cost. Preferably contract position.

Work Experience

2004-2007

1998-2006

Nokia Mobile Phones, San Diego, CA. From February 1998 to January 2007.

R&D Hardware Project manager.

• Initial Qualcomm chipset platform development

• R&D electronics hardware project manager for 2 CDMA tri-mode products.

Senior RF Design Engineer

• Responsible for complete receiver system designs for CDMA IS-98B/E standards in the 1900 and 800 MHz band, including RF ASIC specifications, circuit designs, implementation and managing integration with baseband, antenna and production testing.
• Designed high linearity / low current discrete CDMA TX upconverter, pre-driver and system for 1900 MHz single band product.
• Designed high linearity discrete LNAs, small signal RF amplifiers for 900 MHz and 1.9 GHz, IF amplifiers as well as complete receiver front end solutions.
• Synthesizer and oscillator design and implementation up to 2.2 GHz.
• Good knowledge of CDMA mobile phone technology and standards, J-STD-018, IS-98A/B/C/D/E, IS-19C, IS-690. Familiar with WCDMA (UMTS / 3GPP) and GSM/GPRS/EDGE technology.

• RF team lead for 6 handset products, managing day-to-day activities including RF design, antenna and mechanics integration, performance testing, FCC type approval, automated handset testing in house and in target factories, reliability testing, customer requirements and field test issues, component selection and reliability, system analysis, statistical analysis of factory production data as well as internal Cpk testing, prototype planning and interfacing over a variety of cross functional disciplines.

·         Quad band EDGE / dual band WCDMA handset RF development, responsible for product performance improvements and significant cost reduction.

·         Managed RF production calibration algorithms for handsets, with focus on test time and improved accuracy of the RF parameters.

• Familiar with different RF test equipment: spectrum analyzers, Vector Signal Analyzers, Network analyzers, frequency counters, phase noise testers, Noise Figure meters, Agilent 8924C/8285/8960/Anritsu CDMA Mobile Station Testers, Modulation domain analyzers, ATN differential network analyzer module.

RF Design Engineer. Nera Telecommunications, Bergen, Norway. Summer 1996.

• Senior Project: Phase-hit detector for microwave oscillators, Nera Telecommunications (microwave division). Duration: 1 academic year. Design of a 100 MHz PLL, low noise amplifiers, digital circuitry and circuit board layout. Extensive teamwork.

Design Engineer. Nera Telecommunications, Bergen, Norway. Summer 1994.

• Senior Project: Automatic tuning of microwave waveguide filters. Duration: 5 months. Design of a step motor control unit with a RS232 serial interface. Design of digital/analog circuits, circuit board layout, and also assembly (8031 micro controller) and C-programming. Teamwork.

Data Processing specialist. Infodoc A/S, Bergen, Norway. 1990-1994.

• Customize and program printout routines for medical journal software applications.
• Experience with assembling Personal Computers and installing software.

Education

• California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo: Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, December 1997. GPA 3.94
• South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City: Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, May 1996. GPA 3.71/3.83
• Bergen College of Engineering, Norway: Engineer, Electronic Engineering, May 1994.

Computer skills

• Electronic design and simulation software: Agilent ADS, P-SPICE, MATLAB, Softplot. Familiar with Mentor Graphics PCB design software.
• Familiar with programming Visual Basic (extensive Excel macro development), C, C++, Pascal and assembly (8031/51, 8085, 80286, 6502, 68000).
• Good knowledge about Internet, including e-mail, the web and ftp.
• General software: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, MS Access, MS Powerpoint, Matlab, MathCad, Visio, Interleaf, Lotus Notes.
• Oerating systems: Windows 95/98, Windows XP, IBM OS/2 Warp, NT, UNIX/Linux.

Leadership/

Presentation skills

• Several RF team and HW project management positions
• Leading People course, Ken Blanchard
• Project Management course, Capstone Development
• Time management – what matters most, Franklin Covey
• Training of factory personnel
• Elected to leader of a student-committee in Bergen Student Society.
• Held courses for small groups concerning use of special software
• Teaching lab classes at Cal Poly.

Honors

• Dean's List, December 1994, June 1995, December 1995, June 1996
• Tau Beta Pi, February 1995
• Eta Kappa Nu, March 1995
• Outstanding graduate student, June 1997

Personal Background

Grew up in Bergen, Norway. Lived in Bergen until August 1994. Traveled in most of Europe, Australia, Korea and South America. Culturally diverse. Good health, non-smoking. Interests are skiing, running, biking, hiking, scuba diving and cooking. Speak English, Norwegian and some German, can communicate with all Scandinavians.