Resume
Work Experience
3D Glass Solutions, Albuquerque, NM
RF Test Group Leader
Jan 2024 - Present
Supervised test, reliability, and inspection team
Coordinated daily priorities and activities across multiple projects and competency areas
Worked with design, sales, and process engineering teams on testing, assembly, and reliability problem solving
Developed test and assembly plans for production and prototype
Designed test structures to track product and process health
Trained other employees on test, reliability, assembly, and inspection tools and procedures
Lead team in automated tool selection process from requirements definition to procurement
RF Test and Assembly Engineer
Jul 2022 - Jan 2024
Established automated testing procedures and software using Python
Automated data analysis including pass/fail criteria, statistics, and wafer map generation
Managed electrical testing of all production and prototype devices from development to execution
Devloped repeatable assembly processes for PCB assembly, solder bumping, and interposer stacking
Created reliability testing program according to industry standards
Air Force Research Lab, Kirtland, NM
Hybrid Architecture Lab Mission Manager
Jul 2020 - Jul 2022
Led team in standup of simulation testbed for exploring small satellite mission profiles
Drafted proposals for small satellite based research and development
Evaluated the utility and technical merit of novel remote sensing technology
Comm Range Test Team Lead
Sep 2019 - Jul 2020
Managed technical teams in laser and RF communication prototype development
Communications Research Engineer
Sep 2018 - Sep 2019
Designed advanced RF, optical, and network communications experiments
Researched phased array and wideband antennas for space applications
Corning, Sunnyvale, CA
Research Engineering Intern
Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
Explored cutting edge LTE and 5G cell phone antenna technologies
Developed an inexpensive transducer for chemical oxygen sensing experiment
Designed the circuit, created the PCB, and programmed a microcontroller for light leakage experiment
Copper Mountain Technologies, Indianapolis, IN
RF Engineering Intern
Jun 2016 – Aug 2016
Developed software examples and plugins to support the product
Diagnosed and repaired damaged Vector Network Analyzers and provided technical support
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