Objective

I would like to gain employment as a “PCB Design Engineer” in a company that is ambitious and forward thinking. My experience of PCB design and associated disciplines and my positive attitude to work can be utilized in a way that will benefit any company that I would be employed by. I am an honest and hard working individual, who is able to be self motivated or work as part of a team. I have over 12 years experience of PCB design and am keen to forward my career, with a fresh and exciting challenge that would allow me to continue to grow & develop my knowledge and career.

Experience

Jan 2006–Present          Quadra Solutions                               Accrington

Technical Sales Engineer / PCB Design Engineer / Technical Support Engineer

Currently employed as a Technical Sales Engineer. The company is an official distributor for Zuken EDA software. Specifically the PCB design software CADSTAR and its associated tools. I prospect customer’s interest and develop their interest on a technical level, with the use of live demonstrations and also by understanding their particular requirements. I am also responsible for promoting the “design bureau” in order to take on customer’s designs and advise them as to their technical requirements and the PCB design process. I am based in the offices but also travel in the field, giving product demonstrations on-site and also installing software and training new and existing users. I have for the past month been working in the design office due to a very busy period, where I have been designing PCB’s for customers and also taking technical support calls.

Key Accountabilities

Identify, prospect, qualify and close new opportunities.

Fortress & grow market share including competitive displacement.

Selling new products/services into accounts.

Develop relationships with key people within the accounts.

2002–Dec 2005              Shimadzu Research Laboratory         Manchester

Principal PCB Design Engineer

My role was as the Principal PCB Design Engineer for research projects for a world-leading, mass spectrometry & microscopy R&D department based in the UK, with head offices in Japan.

Using CADSTAR, the different types of boards I designed ranged from simple interfaces and test boards, to the design of bleeding-edge, dense, complex designs. Including High Voltage power supplies operating at up to 40kV with specific spacing rules (creepage & clearance) for isolation. Digital Synthesizers & Signal Generators for simulation and sampling instruments using BGA technology. Some of the boards had signal integrity requirements that required specific design rules to be met and also to interface with FPGA development tools (Xilinx).

I have experience with the design of controlled impedance stacks, signal integrity analysis, EMC and Low-Voltage Directive compliance. I have designed multi-layer boards up to 14 layers with length constraints for skew & delay & use of LVDS for specific routing requirements (differential pairs etc).  I have a good working knowledge and understanding of ROHS requirements and many associated disciplines. I also gained experience in some use of AutoCAD for minor mechanical design and DXF transfer.

Key Accountabilities

Schematic entry, PCB layout, Library part entry & maintenance.

Introduction of BGA technology within Shimadzu Research Laboratory.

Introduction of IPC-7351 SMT Land Pattern Directive.

Completed IPC Certified Interconnect Designer qualification.

Creating & managing all CAD parts libraries. & supporting 5 engineers.

2000-2002                     Quadra Solutions                                Blackburn

Applications  Engineer/ Technical Support Engineer

Working for Quadra Solutions as an Applications Engineer/Technical Support Engineer my main responsibility for me was to provide technical support to customers using CADSTAR PCB design software, over the phone or on-site their site. I was also involved in providing training material and product demonstrations. I also spent time on Schematic & PCB design.

Key Accountabilities

Technical support to customers via telephone, web access and on-site visits.

Delivery of CADSTAR training courses to customers.

Schematic & PCB design to support the Quadra design bureau wherever possible. 

1991-2000                     AMEK Systems & Controls                      Salford

PCB Design Engineer

Using P-CAD and for the last 4 years, using CADSTAR and working within the R&D department for a leading professional audio design & manufacturing company. I started as an apprentice whilst taking formal education on a day release basis. I gained experience in prototyping on breadboard from schematics and also functional testing before moving into PCB design. The boards of varying levels of complexity but typically, PTH boards with strict design rules concerning signal integrity in terms of crosstalk and signal conditioning. I designed multi-layer boards up to 6 layers, primarily 2 powerplane and 4 signal layers using P-CAD and CADSTAR design systems. Boards were sensitive analogue / digital and mixed technology designs, designed to work to strict noise and performance specifications in the world of professional audio, where performance is everything. All products were designed to meet Electromagnetic Compatibility Directives and Low Voltage Equipment Directives. I gained experience in design for manufacture for Automatic Insertion & SMT pick & place machinery in addition to the standard re-flow and wave solder processes.  I also designed jigs and crop plates to aid the assembly & test purposes. All boards were designed for manufacture in-house using pick & place, radial & axial insertion, wave solder & reflow assembly processes, in a medium to high production volume.

Key Accountabilities

Schematic & PCB design

Creation of all manufacturing data for PCB fabrication & ordering.

Creation of all data for use with the test & manufacturing departments.

Management & control of the engineering change orders for use within the entire company.

Education

1996–1998                    Salford College of Further Education         Salford

BTEC ONC Electrical/Electronic Engineering

1984–1990                    Plant Hill High School                       Manchester

GCSE’s A - C

Mathematics

English

Physics

Craft, Design & Technology

Control Technology

Vocational Qualifications / Accreditations

IPC Accredited PCB Designer. (C.I.D.) taken at Premier EDA Solutions, Hertfordshire.

Practical EMC Compliance for PCB designers, presented by Eur Ing Keith Armstrong, of Cherry Clough Consultants.

I have a good working knowledge of the following standards:

IPC-2221A Generic Standard on Printed Board Design.

IPC-T-50G Terms and Definitions for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits.

IPC-D-325A Documentation Requirements for Printed Boards, Assemblies and Support Drawings.

IPC-222 Sectional Design Standard for Rigid Organic Printed Boards.

Situational Sales Negotiations delivered by Baygroup International at Autodesk Systems, Farnborough.

Value Selling delivered by Value Vision Associates at Autodesk Systems, Farnborough.

Relevant Software Experience

Cadstar, P-CAD, Orcad, CAM350, AutoCAD LT, IPC-7351 SMT Land Pattern Calculator, Microsoft Office, Word, Powerpoint etc.

Interests

I regularly play 5-a-side football for a local team. I like to read books, go to the cinema and also play electric bass guitar. I am a gym member and have taken part in a recent 10km race for a well known charity.

References

Mr Jim Nuttall – Head of Electronics

Shimadzu Research Laboratory

Mr Dave Gerrard – Digital Design Manager

Klark-Teknik

Manchester