2855 Skyline Drive
Windsor, Ont.
N9E 3A6
Phone: (519) 969 8170 Email: sergio@paulodesigns.com
Over the course of my career, I have spent and equal amount of time dealing with both hardware and software. Software development and support has always been one my strongest aspects. As such, I am looking for a career that will allow me to support software systems while still having some interface with hardware components.
2002-2004 Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Degree: Masters of Electrical Engineering
Program: Master in Electrical Engineering
1996-2000 University of Windsor, Windsor, Ont.
Degree: Bachelor of Applied Science
Program: Electrical Coop Engineering
Yazaki North America - Core R&D Facility, Canton, Michigan, USA
May 2003 to Present: Applications & Design Electrical Engineer
· Lead Electrical Engineer for Toyota Matrix Clock (2005 model year) designed from start to SOP. Met deadlines and cost targets.
· Created software for prototype version of Clock unit
· Supervised Production line kick-offs and trial runs
August 2002 to May 2003: Systems Support Electrical Engineer
· Visited Nissan assembly plants and performed on-site vehicle testing in several car
models (e.g. Maxima, Altima)
· Provided customer support and conducted Review meetings with Customer
· Provided Step-Motor support to automotive customers
Sept. 2000 to August 2002: Core Instrumentation R&D Electrical Engineer
· Introduced FPGA/CPLD software design and programming to cluster design (e.g.
created Prototype Cluster with TFT driven by FPGA software program)
· Performed Instrument Cluster bench marking of electrical components
Ford Motor Company – Windsor Engine Plant, Windsor, Ont.
Jan. 1999 to Sept. 2000: Manufacturing Systems Department
· Designed web pages for entire site & maintained web server while providing support to engineers, plant floor operators, supervisors and managers.
· Dealt with ANS, MMS. Mostly to help create MMS Reports for engine plan departments
· Helped support TEM, VAX, POSMON throughout entire plant which involved support, development, troubleshooting & debugging and creating the weekly POSMON macro summary colored charts.
· Setup and installation of pc for plant floor machines (MMI pc's)
· Conducted Wireless solution tryout / prototype (laptop)
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Ford Motor Company – Essex Aluminum Plant, Windsor, Ont.
Summer 1998: Process Control and Quality Analyst
· Analyzed & reported on daily and weekly quality readings to organize maintenance schedules
· Developed new software to allow for efficient time studies in plant floor
· Investigated quality issues in engine assembly lines for Jaguar engine parts
Ford Motor Company - Windsor Casting Plant, Windsor, Ont.
Summer 1997: Environmental and Melting Engineering Department
· Conducted daily and weekly quality audits on baghouses
· Supervised servicing to bag-houses done by technicians
· Hired contractors to install $90k bag-house hopper and supervised installation
· PCAnywhere · Telnet and SQL
· C++ & Visual Basic · Java & JavaScript
· HTML, DHTML, XML · VHDL (for Xilinx CPLD & FPGA)
· MatLab & MathCAD · MS Office (all applications)
· ORCAD & DxDesigner · ModelSim & Synplicity Simulators
· PSPICE · Adobe PhotoShop & Corel Suite
· PADS (PCB Lay-out) · CadKey, 3D Max & Maya
· PSOC Designer (Cypress) · Basic Stamp
· U.S. Patent No. 6,568,345
· U.S. Patent No. 6,675,650
· U.S. Patent No. 6,703,926
· Familiar with VAX, LINUX and Windows NT, XP, 2000 and others
· Familiar with databases such as Access, Oracle 7 and 9i
· Familiar with QS9000, ISO14001 & ISO16949
· Familiar with DFMEA, PFMEA, APQP.
· Safety Training (Materials safety, Lockdown, etc)
· Completely fluent in English and Portuguese (speech and writing).
· Partly fluent in Spanish and French languages
· Art skills (painting, drawing, and virtual design)
(References available upon request)