Davy Figaro Electrical Engineer An Introduction Davy Figaro

Davy Figaro Electrical Engineer An Introduction

Davy Figaro Electrical Engineer Test & Measurement Instrumentation R&D 9304 Ferguson Ct. Sebastopol, CA 95472 (707) 292 -0312 dfig@sonic. net

Who am I? • • Electrical Engineer with Physics Background BS Applied Physics; MS EE 2/3 Complete 8 yrs Experience at Agilent Technologies 1 yr Independent Consultant Experience

Who am I? A Sampling of My Engineering Skills: Ø Circuit Design/Architecture Ø Board Layout Ø RF/Microwave Expertise Ø Simulation, Modeling, & Analysis Ø Test System Design & Control Ø Uncertainty/Statistical Analysis Ø Project Leadership & Teamwork

Time & Frequency Domain A Sampling of My Experience… Time Domain Freq Domain

RF Vector Network Analysis

S-Parameter Analysis… REF S 33 Two Resistor Power Splitter S 31 S 23 ES Load S 21 S S 11 S 32 S 13 S 22 S 12 3 Port Signal Flow Graph L

Complex Characterization Vector Response Over: • Power • Temperature • Frequency

Circuit Design LO 3 RCVREF 1 JREF 2 SMA_conn SMA LO 6 d. B Atten R 11 U 8 X 9 R 12 4 RF IF 5 18 Vin 29 16. 5 28 68. 1 16. 5 Vout 14 G MC_RMS 1 R 14 R 13 49. 9 0 Reference Receiver Section Active. BPFref

Metrology & Uncertainty Analysis

Product Development & Mfg. Support… Waveguide Mixers (to 110 GHz) 3 GHz Probe

Product Development & Mfg. Support… Peak Power Sensors True Average

R&D Prototype for Client Industrial RF Vector Network Analyzer…

Who Else Am I? Some of My Software Skills: Ø Mat. Lab Ø Agilent VEE Ø NI Lab. View Ø HP Basic Ø EWB Simulation Ø ADS Simulation Ø Quartus II / FPGA Ø MS Office

Summary My broad background -- grounded in physics, enhanced with real world EE & RF Engineering, and further developed with an ongoing Masters in EE program -- gives me a valuable 3 -Dimensional perspective!

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