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Versatile engineer focused on electronics and product design, with strong emphasis on high-complexity printed circuit board designs and a focus on design for manufacturability. I design, build, program, and test prototypes with in-house tools. I have served a wide variety of industries and have developed initial concepts and prototype devices as well as producing products that go into full scale production manufacturing. I work with clients and testing services to bring their product through regulatory and safety compliance testing and certification. Extensive design experience on Altium Designer, including detailed layout incorporating 3D CAD models. Certified IPC Designer Council PCB Designer (CID). Whether developing a brand new idea at early concept stages, developing or refining prototypes to validate the product, or taking the product into manufacturing and production, I enjoy providing you with solutions that are suitably for your needs. I am a graduate of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), with a B.S. in Engineering and Applied Sciences. I am located in the Pasadena / Los Angeles-area. I am a U.S. Citizen and am available for travel domestically and internationally. Key offerings: • System analysis and design, including key technical and market considerations for success • Electronics design and printed circuit board (PCB) layout (Altium) • Mechanical CAD work to supplement the electronics, including sheet metal work (Alibre) • Develop bare-metal firmware and embedded-OS software • Assemble, build and test prototypes • Process regulatory and safety testing and certification • Manage product manufacturing and logistics • Perform design reviews to identify problems and recommend improvements • Troubleshoot and fix failed devices, including repair of circuit boards I can use many formats of customer-supplied data from other electronics design software, and mechanical data from Solidworks and other standard CAD data formats. I have developed a wide variety of circuit boards, including: • Standard 2- and 4-layer boards with surface mount and through-hole components • Custom spec boards (e.g. high layer counts, blind/buried vias, HDI) • High-speed / high-density boards with length-matching and tuning, controlled impedance • Circuit boards with complex mechanical dimensional requirements • Flex, rigid-flex, and semi-flex board assemblies with features on multiple work planes • Products incorporating Bluetooth, BLE, WiFi, and serial interfaces (SPI, I2C, LIN, RS-232, RS-485) I design, assemble and test prototype electronics with in-house equipment. For volume production, I can arrange turn-key manufacturing for you. Partial list of equipment: • SMD assembly and rework prototyping tools • CNC PCB milling system • SMD Pick-and-place for short-run PCB assembly (over 3,000 CPH) • 3-axis CNC mill for enclosure / custom metal fabrication • Multiple 3D Printers. Print volumes up to 14" x 14" x 12.6" (355 x 355 x 320 mm) • 4-Channel 500 MHz digital storage oscilloscope, • 34-channel 500 MSPS logic capture/analyzer • Thermal imaging camera • Metrology grade 3D scanner Please feel free to challenge me with your tough projects!

Hello! If you need an Electrical Hardware Design Engineer to take your idea and walking it through full cycle PCBA/System development from the proof of concept to fully functional prototype, that's me. I've been doing electronics work for the last couple of years, specifically rapid prototype development of tiny, wearable and battery operated devices, like earbuds, special purpose/medical watches, IoT and other devices required miniaturization efforts. I work with startups and understand stastups specifics - tight budget, fast turn-around times & a lot of uncertainty. I love what I'm doing: - Engineering Specification and Hardware Architecture Design; - BOM selection: low power consumption tiny MPUs and Audio DSPs (3.5mmx2.8mm with 0.35mm BGA pitch), small passives 01005 size, high efficient and battery operated switching regulators, tiny WiFi/BT chips and SoC; - Schematics Capture - experience with complex circuits and netlist, as small wearable; - PCB Layout for DFM - working with FAB houses in Asia and local to define high density layout rules, negotiating price and lead time the same time. I'm doing PCB Layout myself up to 8 layers and supervising CAD Team for more complex boards up to 32 layers - yes, I did it :-) Blind and laser via technics, power delivery planning, stackup definition, signal and power integrity rules, EMC/EMI. Tight component's placement and power noise decupling technics. Flex-rigid, flex and regular rigid boards from 0.11mm to 5.0mm thickness; - I have good sense of ME/PCBA integration in single device, worked closely with ME CAD Engineers and doing integration myself. My board's deliverables include 3D step file and all library. - Working on BOM procurement and kitting for proto build; - Working with FAB facilities to coordinate proto PCB fabrication - have direct local contacts and contacts in Asia - Working with PCBA facilities to assemble proto PCBAs - local and oversea; - PCBA's bring up, ME/PCBA integration, Firmware integration; - failure analisys and fixing issues; I'm working in the soul of Silicon Valley and have my own lab and tools to bring up prototype PCBAs, ME assembly/integration and firmware integration. Regular communication with my clients and vendors to sync and resolve technical issues as project management as well.

I build functional embedded systems. I have experience working on nuclear inspection robots, underground exploration robots, lunar rovers, tactical military radars, artificial lungs and membrane oxygenator controllers. I have been the technical founder of two startups, and brought a collection of several hardware products to market. Mechanical skills: -CAD modelling (functional, not aesthetic) -3D printing (functional, not aesthetic) -Basic machining Electrical skills: -Circuit and PCB Design (including high-speed) -Wiring technician -Arduino, including custom-arduinos -C, C++, Python, Java (I prefer firmware; I can modify existing firmware, write firmware for pre-existing circuitry, and write firmware for my own circuitry). -General hardware integration Misc: - Technical writing (research papers, grant writing) - Essays (college application essays, fellowship application essays) - College/career advising I have a Master's in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, specializing in Robotics, and PhD in Biomedical Engineering specializing in medical devices. For Upwork contracts in particular: - I do NOT take contracts that involve recreating existing products for the purpose of saving money (although I will modify existing products to meet additional requirements). Be prepared to answer the question "what unique requirement(s) do you have that prevent you from using existing products" - I need to know why you need something done in order to make the best judgement call. I will keep our interaction private unless you give me permission to publicize it, and can sign a NDA if required. - If you want to hire me for a hour or so of "consulting" rather than actually building something, I would greatly appreciate if you opened a contract rather than "inviting me to interview". It speeds up things greatly. Please mention if you have a background in engineering or industrial design, that makes communicating a bit easier.

I'm an engineer experienced in designing, testing, and manufacturing IoT Hardware for small and medium-sized businesses. Whether you're in the ideation phase, or ready to scale up production, I'm confident I can help. - Extensive experience with various phases of hardware development, from circuit design and component analysis to DFM optimization and product evaluation. -Specialization in Flex PCB, Multi-Layered and High-Density PCB for IoT applications - Transparent project management from start to finish.

Electronic Engineer - I Help You Bring Practical & Profitable Solutions To Market I’ll help you take your idea... to a schematic, to a PCB, then integrate software, take it to production, debug, document the process and get it out the door onto the market on time and under budget. I’m your go-to guy when you need technical skills to transform big ideas into tangible real-world practical and profitable solutions. • Need layouts and/or schematics verified? • Want enclosure design or retrofit electronics? • Seeking firmware design/development involving micro-controllers. Call Kevin. Who am I? I dig aerospace, rockets and airplanes. • I’m quick to absorb, understand and build on the information you give me. • When I see a problem, I step in to help solve it. And step away if I’m not required. • I’m trustworthy & honest, easy-going and love solving tough engineering problems. Who am I looking to work with? I want to help great start-ups bring great ideas to life and impact society positively. Honestly, I couldn’t think of anything more satisfying than being part of a project that makes life better for hundreds, thousands or even millions of people and contributing to the world in a positive way through engineering. What I do is a real passion for me, not just a job. And because I understand that the most important investment you can ever make in your business (besides product development) is in the team you build. I would greatly welcome the opportunity to be part of your project. I started my career as a technician and worked my way up to engineer. I have a rare combination of skills, knowledge & experience, and I know what it takes to make your project successful. I am 100% dedicated to my craft and I love to win. Let me help you win. ________________________________________ Experience: I use Altium Designer for all schematic and PCB needs. Worked on designs from simple 2 layer designs to complex 18 layer designs with high-density mixed signal designs from DC to 32GHz. This includes high-density DDR designs. Worked with Bluetooth, WIFI, IoT, PCIe. SPI / I2C / I2S / RS-232 / RS-422 / RS-485 Analog Design ( DAC / ADC / Op-Amp ) FPGA - Aritx / Kintex / UltraScale / Spartan Firmware: Microchip/Atmel 8 bit, 16 bit, 32 bit microcontrollers STM32 with LCD GUI interfaces FPGA design with VHDL with Xilinx or Altera Software: Altium MPLABX STM32CubeIDE / STM32CubeMX / TouchGFX Python and C/C++ LabWindows SystemVue ADS Projects: IoT for Marine application (Particle System used) PEMF (Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy) Consumer Product with touch screen GUI Ultra-Compact Audio Debug Tool for Audio Engineers 12ch 50Gbps PRBS generator 64Gbps PRBS/Pattern generator 60Gbps Error Detector 1-32GHz Synthesizer 1-18GHz Spectrum Analyzer 6GHz VSWR PoE Analyzer 18 layer HDI Motherboard with high-speed HDI layout Rigid Flex PCB 6GHz VSWR PoE IoT 10GHz Antenna Array Batteries / BMS controllers When you need a freelance staff engineer to help you get a project over the line on time. Call your reliable & trustworthy freelance software engineer Kevin Regan. See video below. Search LinkedIn Profile: Kevin Regan