Resume

Work Experience


3D Glass Solutions, Albuquerque, NM

RF Test Group Leader

Jan 2024 - Present


RF Test and Assembly Engineer

Jul 2022 - Jan 2024


Air Force Research Lab, Kirtland, NM

Hybrid Architecture Lab Mission Manager

Jul 2020 - Jul 2022


Comm Range Test Team Lead

Sep 2019 - Jul 2020


Communications Research Engineer

Sep 2018 - Sep 2019


Corning, Sunnyvale, CA

Research Engineering Intern 

Jun 2017 - Aug 2017


Copper Mountain Technologies, Indianapolis, IN

RF Engineering Intern

Jun 2016 – Aug 2016

Education


PhD Electrical Engineering

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Ongoing, 4.0


Master of Science Electrical Engineering

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN

May 2018, 4.0


Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN

May 2017, 3.96

Skills


RF & E-Mag design, modelling, simulation, & fabrication;

Signal processing, data analysis, & scripting with MATLAB & Python;

Circuit design & sim, PCB layout, & soldering;

Oscilloscopes, spectrum & network analysers,  & other lab equipment;

MS Office & Google Suite;

Machine learning in Keras, Scikit Learn, & PyTorch;

Test automation with SCPI, GPIB, & VISA;

CST microwave suite, JMP, Cadence AWR, ADS, Allegro, Altium;


Publications


J. Lyke et al., "Resilient Network Advanced Testbed (RESINATE) – A Radio Frequency/Optical Communications and Networking Testbed," 2019 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, USA, 2019, pp. 1-17, doi: 10.1109/AERO.2019.8741758.

Y. He et al., "Common-mode filtering in multilayer printed circuit boards," 2017 IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility & Signal/Power Integrity (EMCSI), Washington, DC, 2017, pp. 288-292, doi: 10.1109/ISEMC.2017.8077882.

Projects


Deep Neural Network Methods for Next-Day Wildfire Spread Prediction

Mar 2024 - May 2024

Implemented and evaluated three deep neural network models using Keras


Remote Controller Audio Receiver

Oct 2019 - Nov 2019

Programmed and wired an Arduino and audio amplifier to be controlled via universal remote


mmWave Common Mode Filter & Differential Probe Structures

Sep 2017 - May 2018

Designed, fabricated, and tested small footprint wideband common mode filters

Created novel designs to probe test boards with minimal attenuation

Related filter parameters to filtering frequency, attenuation, and bandwidth


Integrated RF Receiver

Mar 2018 - May 2018

Designed, laid out, and simulated RF receiver including LNA, demodulator, and filters


Low Profile Circularly Polarized Antenna

Oct 2017 - Nov 2017

Designed, fabricated, and tested a patch antenna for specified frequency and polarization

Created experiment setup using limited existing resources to measure antenna pattern


Electronic Dice

May 2016

Designed PCB to accommodate 9 LEDs

Programmed PIC microcontroller to randomly select a number from 1 to 6 or between heads and tails depending on an input switch and display on the 9 LEDs