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dougmorrison
 Post subject: Experienced RF/Analog Designer Seeks New Opportunity
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:27 am 
 
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Douglas P. Morrison, MSEE

4 Quimby Lane

Mendham, NJ 07945

973 543-5628

Douglas.P.Morrison@verizon.net

Summary

Experienced wireless and fiber optic RF/Analog design engineer with accomplished record in all aspects of product realization from high level concept through production grade board level design. Experience addressing the cost drivers of product evolution, such as manufacturing cost, per unit test time and product reliability. Knowledge of embedded systems programming using Microchip PIC processors. Strong in analytical skills as well as laboratory techniques. History with leading companies including Bell Laboratories, HP, Watkins Johnson and M/A-Com

* System level design, board level circuit design, debug, design verification testing and manufacture test development, product reliability, release to manufacture and support of designs up to 13 GHz.

* Strong analytical skills; experienced with RF/Analog simulation tools including SPICE, ADS, Genesys and MWO.

* Computer programming skills applied to test automation and data analysis using PERL and VB.

* Management of project details and time constraints.

* Microwave/RF transmitter, receiver, PA DPD, VCO and synthesizer design experience.

* Experience includes hands-on laboratory work using RF/analog instrumentation, testing and automated test scripting for product characterization.

* Documentation of design and test processes.

* C programming for embedded systems.

Professional Experience

Nucomm(RF Extreme, Vitec Ltd.) 2007-2009

Responsible for all phases of product realization including design, design verification and manufacturing test, and support of manufacturing line and after market service. Extensive simulation of new designs and for improving product yield. Developed a practical implementation of a wide band bias tee for remote RF transmit head applications, enabling a single RF path for 2/7 GHz bands, reducing cost. RF/Analog expertise complemented by ability to diagnose FW/SW issues. Products include microwave video transmitters and receivers operating up to 13 GHz for electronic news gathering(ENG.)

Tyco Electronics/M/A-Com

2004-2007 Product Development Engineer - Board level designs including synthesizers, VCOs, and a polar transmitter IC evaluation platform. Designs were debugged and tested in the lab. Contributed to a system level proposal for a telemetry transmitter for unmanned aircraft including the cascade analysis in Spectrasys.

Andrew Corp. Power Amplifier Group/Celiant Corp./Lucent Technologies NWG 1997-2004

Wireless RF/Analog Design Engineer – Responsible for board level design and testing of an RF digital predistortion (DPD) board for a UMTS WCMDA multicarrier power amplifier, a DPD board for TDMA multicarrier amplifier, a TDMA wide band radio transmitter and an up/down converter for an in-building TDMA pico cell. Aftermarket customer support and FMA of amplifier products.

Lucent Access BU 1995-1997

Systems Architect – Responsible for managing a physical layer team in developing various architectures for fiber-to-the-home/curb. Worked with research in identifying break-through technologies offering significant cost advantage.

AT&T Network Wireless Group and Consumer Products 1990-1995

RF Board Designer – Design of a CDMA radio. Provided factory support for a dual mode TDMA radio test unit circuit pack. Receiver design for TDMA and CDMA low cost handsets.

Bell Laboratories/AT&T Microelectronics 1981-1990

Fiber Optic Component Designer – Responsible for the design of fiber optic transmitters and receivers for the long distance network and LAN applications. Addressed all aspects of the design for manufacture, testing and supporting the factory. Power Amplifier Designer – Responsible for the design of an 11 GHz power amplifier prototype for terrestrial digital radio. Worked with device researchers in evaluating state of the art power GaAs FETs for use in the design.

Previous Experience

Project engineer responsible for the design and manufacture of high reliability antennas for the Space Shuttle at Watkins Johnson. Introduction to manufacture of microwave hybrid circuits (DC – 40 GHz) used in frequency counters at Hewlett Packard.

Design and testing tool experience – ADS, Momentum, RFDE, Eagleware, Microwave Office, SPICE, Matlab, Excel, Visual Basic, PERL/TK. Familiar with Labview and Agilent VEE. MPLAB/C18 for embedded systems.

Education

BSEE Syracuse University, MSEE University of Santa Clara

Posted  11/12/2012