RONI CHAIA
10 Lanark Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada M6C 2B3, Tel: (416) 471 8104 
E-mail: roni_chaia@yahoo.com Website: http://www.ronichaia.com/resume.htm


OBJECTIVE
To obtain a design and development position in hardware engineering, where I can use my education and two years experience. Willing to relocate.

EDUCATION	
BASc Electrical Engineering, 2004 (Graduated with Honors, GPA: 3.6/4.0)
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

Relevant Courses: 
Filter Design, Communication Systems, Digital Communications, Data Structures, Electronic Circuits, Signals and Systems, Communication Networks, Electromagnetic Waves, RTL Digital Design, Computer Architecture, Analog Control Systems, Management Science
     
SKILLS

Hardware	
Equipment: Agilent/Rohde&Schwarz (spectrum analyzer, base station emulator, scope)
Experience in board level design and characterization for a wireless application (BlackBerry)

Software	
Tools: Cadence (Capture, PSpice), LabVIEW, Agilent VEE, Matlab, LabWindows/CVI, AutoCAD
Altera and Xilinx FPGAs, VHDL, Assembly 
Languages: C/C++, Java (Sun Certified Programmer), Visual Basic, SQL 
Packages: Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, QXDM, QPST, MS SQL Server, Crystal Reports

Technical Communication	
Extensive experience in technical writing, documentation, and presentation
    
EXPERIENCE
	
Polytronics Engineering, Hardware Engineer, Nov 2005-Jan 2006, Toronto, Ontario 
- Prepared bill of materials, ordered parts for circuit boards, tested and debugged various hardware

Solectron Invotronics, Electronics Test Engineer, Aug-Dec 2003, Toronto, Ontario 
- Designed and implemented PLC based testers to automate functional verification of circuit boards
- Added new features to assembly line testers using C in LabWindows/CVI environment  
- Wrote several technical manuals and operating procedures for hardware and software systems

Research in Motion, Hardware Design Engineer, Jan-Aug 2002, Ottawa, Ontario
- Improved BlackBerry battery life by making hardware changes that eliminated current leakage 
- Evaluated the power management chip for the next generation BlackBerry by thoroughly testing its low drop-out (LDO) regulators, and analyzing its battery charging profile for optimal charging time
- Improved the performance of the BlackBerry by optimizing its Read and Write timing parameters 
- Participated in designing a hardware/software system for drive-testing the BlackBerry 
- Gained experience in soldering size 0402 components on RF circuit boards
- Assisted in the design of a filter to reduce cross talk between the digital and RF signals 

Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Network Engineer, Apr-Aug 2001, Toronto, Ontario
- Conducted research on MPLS, DWDM, VoIP, Call Centers, PBX and Unified Messaging

Visteon Corporation, Software Developer, Sep-Dec 2000, Toronto, Ontario
- Implemented a client/server application using Visual Basic and Microsoft SQL Server

DANA Corporation, Manufacturing Engineer, Jan-May 2000, Cambridge, Ontario
- Solved manufacturing problems, designed mechanical fixtures using AutoCAD, and dealt with suppliers

University of Waterloo, Calculus Tutor, Aug-Dec 1999, Waterloo, Ontario  
- Developed own Calculus material and taught the course to undergraduate students

INTERESTS   	
- IEEE member 
- Tennis, volleyball (team captain for two years), soccer, swimming, billiards, table tennis 
- Top-notch chef, enjoy creating healthy and flavorful foods

REFERENCES   	
Available upon request