RJ's History in Tech Design
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Experience
September 2018 - Present
Principal Research Engineer
Quantum Computing / Cryo CMOS
Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA, USA
Systems Architecture for Server Blades, CPU & Memory Performance and Power Analysis & Estimation.
Extreme environment hardware design.
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As far as working on technology goes, this role has been amazing to date.
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Voltage Regulator Design, PCB Design, DDR3/GDDR5 High Speed Design, PDN Design, Overseas High Volume Manufacturing Support, Complex SoC Integration.
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What can I say? Designing game consoles is a ton of fun, playing on the hardware you designed, tons of fun, seeing customers and fans passionate about the hardware you designed, super awesome!
Senior/Principal Hardware Desgin Engineer
Xbox One | Xbox One X | Xbox Series X
September 2011 - November 2018
June 2001 - September 2011
Hardware Design Engineer
Hewlett-Packard Company (hp)
Vancouver, WA, USA
Stared as an AC/DC Power Supply and Product Electronics Engineer working on a wide rang of Imaging and Printer products from personal inkjet printers, all-in-one printers and laser printers. This is where I got my first taste at shipping hardware and then seeing it on shelves in stores, both as a customer in the store and as a volunteer to work in the stores and hype our products.
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Later, worked on custom mixed signal ASICs which was a ton of fun. Helped integrate these ASICs into a wide range of products shipping in very large volumes. This I think is where I developed my appreciation for Silicon Development and system integration of these ICs.
Education
1996 - 2001
Portland State University
B.S. EE & Physics
Portland, Oregon, USA
Professional skillset
Compute Blade Architecture
High Volume Product Development & Manufacturing
Large SoC Ballout & Integration
Memory Systems Design
Voltage Regulator Design
PCB Signal and Power Integrity Design
PCB Layout & Design