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Paul Atherton
 
PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD DESIGNER – Four years of combined experience in board design, manufacturing support, and testing in high performance multi-platform environments. Analytical problem solver; skilled in creating project plans, troubleshooting technical problems, providing project support, and conducting research / competitive analyses.
Cost Control: Committed to continuous process improvement and cost-effective circuit board design. Able to analyze existing board designs, recommend lower cost alternatives, and source replacement parts from alternate vendors.
Customer Interface / Outsourced Design: Accustomed to functioning as technical liaison and working with outsourced teams on specification, layout, and validation issues.
Tools / Applications: Skilled in using DMM, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, communication analyzers, frequency counters, Cadence OrCAD capture tool, Allegro, and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
AMERCO DESIGN CORP. – San Antonio, Texas
Custom embedded PC R&D and manufacturing for industrial applications
Hardware Design Engineer (12/08-Present)
Create product specifications based on customer requirements. Investigate and resolve end-of-life component issues and oversee RoHS compliance and PLD/FPGA code updates.
Function as customer interface and respond to customer inquiries.
Create schematics and schematic components used by test engineering, debug technicians, and customers
Develop verification plans to ensure that products meet customer requirements.
Coordinate design schedule and human resource requirements for new projects.
 
Hardware Design Intern (12/07-12/08)
Assisted hardware design engineers with various types of projects; acquired experience with all aspects of circuit board design.
Prepared and updated engineering work estimates.
Completed all tasks on time and on schedule.
Assumed full responsibility for documentation control functions.
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY – Houston, Texas
B.S. Computer Engineering (2007)
Dean's List / GPA: 4.0
National Association of Computer Engineers
Big Brothers of America