Expert Details
Complete vertical product integration: EMC/EMI, Wireless, IoT, Audio/Video, Automotive, Imaging, Hardware, Firmware, Cloud
ID: 722724
Arizona, USA
He has experience in medical imaging product design and certification regarding FCC, CE, UL, and the FDA. He is familiar with the technical file and the 510K preparations regarding the medical regulation requirements and the requirements of the notified body. He has performed full EMC/EMI, compliance testing, and prepared and sign Declarations of Conformity.
Expert has successful design experiences in various medical and communication electronic products combining analog and digital circuitry, RF and microwave stages and apparatus, microprocessor equipment, and FPGA based designs. He is familiar with system and component design concepts and has DSP/FPGA firmware and software expertise. He is experienced in medical device design regarding isolation and precise analog front ends design for low noise data acquisition. He has worked on communication data encoder/decoder stages including FEC, data slicing, filtering, adaptive filtering, RF/microwave circuitry for wireless data transmitting/receiving, spectrum management, and data conditioning.
Expert is familiar with microstrip technology and the design of microwave filters, mixers, amplifiers, PLLs, and microstrip and patch antennas in frequencies up to 10GHz. He is knowledgeable of the latest generation simulation software for circuit design with lumped and distributed parameters. He is experienced in the design of data encoder/decoder stages including FEC, data slicing, filtering, adaptive filtering, RF/microwave circuitry for wireless data transmitting/receiving, spectrum management, and data conditioning. He is proficient in EMI and EMC estimating at the device level and over the air compatibility with other microwave/RF equipment. He has done field and bench RF measurements for device characterization and testing.
Expert is knowledgeable of printed circuit board design from schematic capture, verification, component value optimization for large quantity manufacturing, and linking the design for PCB layout design. He has used various substrate materials for thickness, composition, shape for compliance with existing design or regulations. He has up to 12 layer PCB design expertise in boards with SMD, and trough hole components optimized for testability and large manufacturing series.
Expert has designed a breathilizer equipment utilizing platinum cell sensors. The measured signals were analyzed by a signal processor and measurement calibrated with reference sources.
Areas of Expertise:
- Digital Audio/Video equipment design and integration, high level processing and image transformations;
- Weapon sight, scopes, binoculars and accessories complete vertical design and manufacturing according local export control regulations;
- Custom wireless transceivers and data communication links design and expertise;
- Embedded firmware and software for integrated microcontrollers;
- System architecture and component level design and sourcing expertise;
- Product design and product management in terrestrial broadcasting, consumer
electronics, medical imaging and automotive;
- Wireless RF/Microwave transmitter and receiver system design for digital TV
broadcasting, custom data encoders and decoders;
- EMC and EMI analysis, immunity and RF radiation testing, field propagation analysis, RF/Microwave circuitry design;
- Broadcast and automotive antennas, rod, slot, patch, and other various microstrip topologies for wide and narrowband applications;
- Automotive EMC and environmental product qualification, EMC, environmental, IMDS, PPAP automotive validation and product planning;
- Automated smart metering and energy compliant products and networks design;
- Medical product design according regulations for safety ISO13485 compliance, FCC, FDA, UL, CMDR qualifications and CE certification;
- Skilled with most popular electrical CAD and simulation design packages, FPGA synthesis tools, DSP code studios and embedded C compilers;
- PCB high speed, RF, microwave and low noise layout design for digital and mixed signals electronics systems and circuits;
- USPTO Patent filing and patent prosecution expertise
Education
Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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Year: 1998 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Electromagnetics | Institution: Technical University-Sofia, Bulgaria |
Year: 1994 | Degree: M.S.E.E. | Subject: Electronic Design and Manufacturing | Institution: Technical University-Sofia, Bulgaria |
Year: 1994 | Degree: M.B.A. | Subject: Small Business | Institution: Technical University-Sofia, Bulgaria |
Year: 1987 | Degree: E.E.T. | Subject: Electrical and Electronic Technology | Institution: Technical School-Kazanlak, Bulgaria |
Work History
Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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Years: 2002 to 2004 | Employer: Cygnus Technologies, Inc | Title: Product Design Consulting | Department: Engineering |
Responsibilities:Product and Business Management Consulting in Medical Imaging, Defense, Consumer, Automotive, Industrial Computing and Wireless Communication fields. Managed worldwide product development and manufacturing projects with FORTUNE 500 companies. Worldwide resource allocations and client oriented multi-country product management and manufacturing. Technology entrepreneur lead multiple startup companies through successful acquisition. Multiple patents pending and granted in medical and automotive field. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2004 to 2005 | Employer: Suni Medical | Title: R&D Manager | Department: Medical Imaging |
Responsibilities:Engineering manager developed and brought to market semiconductor imaging technology for x-ray digital radiography. Responsible for successful company acquisition in 2006. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2002 to 2004 | Employer: Cygnus Technologies Inc. | Title: Vice President Engineering | Department: |
Responsibilities:Engineering manager developed and brought to market breakthrough VHF/UHF embedded video/data technology known as dNTSC. Responsible for successful technology transfer after company was acquired in 2001 |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1998 to 2002 | Employer: DOTCAST Inc. | Title: Director of RF Development | Department: |
Responsibilities:Engineering manager developed and brought to market breakthrough VHF/UHF embedded video/data technology known as dNTSC. Responsible for successful technology transfer after company was acquired in 2001 |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1995 to 1998 | Employer: Technical University-Sofia, Bulgaria | Title: Assistant Professor | Department: |
Responsibilities:Associate professor in radio communication equipment design and technology department. Conducting research in areas of applied electromagnetics, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and RF immunity (RFI). |
International Experience
Years | Country / Region | Summary |
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Years: 1996 to 1997 | Country / Region: Romania/Bulgaria | Summary: Worked on data flow acquisition and automation. |
Years: 2002 to 2004 | Country / Region: Germany | Summary: Worked on image data acquisition from CCD sensors. |
Years: 2005 to 2008 | Country / Region: India | Summary: Worked on technology transfer and building an affiliated office for SW and HW R&D in Bangalore |
Years: 2008 to 2010 | Country / Region: China | Summary: Heading R&D of an automotive OEM company in Shenzen |
Years: 2010 to 2011 | Country / Region: Canada | Summary: Technology transfer and creating R&D group for medical device HW and SW development in Calgary |
Career Accomplishments
Associations / Societies |
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Expert is a member of: the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE); the Society of Antenna and Propagation (SAP); the Society of EMC (SEMC); the Society of Signal Processing (SSP); the Society of Circuits and Systems (SCS); the Society of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (SEMB); and the Standard Association (SA). |
Publications and Patents Summary |
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He has seven publications and three patents. |
Additional Experience
Training / Seminars |
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Expert is a professional teaching instructor with experiences with different audiences. He has lectured Design and Manufacturing of Communication Devices, Biomedical Engineering, Antennas, and Radio-wave Propagation. |
Vendor Selection |
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He is directly involved in section of vendors and subcontractors for product design and manufacturing. |
Other Relevant Experience |
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Expert has experience in product design, product development of hardware and firmware applications, project schedules, and marketing trials; Experience in medical/dental product design regarding safety regulations ISO, EN and understanding the product certification documentation for medical compliance: FCC, FDA, UL and CE certifications; Experience in wireless RF/microwave transmitter/receiver system design: data encoders, IF data processing stages, UHF/VHF channel up-converters, power amplifier, antenna corrections, portable receiver development, demodulator and data decoder stages for data imaging application; He has worked with Xilinx FPGA, DSP, PSoC, and microprocessor embedded and hardware development; He has working skills with most popular CAD design software packages, FPGA synthesis tools, DSP code development studios, simulation and mathematical packages; He has done field and lab tests for EMC/EMI certification compliance to the consumer and medical emission regulations. |
Language Skills
Language | Proficiency |
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Russian | He can speak, read, and write Russian at an "average" level. |
Bulgarian | He is fluent in Bulgarian; this is his native language. |
German | He can read German at a "basic" level. |
English | He is fluent in English. |
Fields of Expertise
thermal imaging, night-vision imaging system, video analysis, audio engineering, biomedical engineering, biomedical instrument, 510(k) document, electronic communication equipment, electronic device, electronics design engineering, microwave antenna, microwave electronic equipment, radio-frequency electronic equipment, wireless communication, multilayer printed circuit board, surface-mount printed circuit board, analog signal processor, breathalyzer, electronic assembled device, electronic circuit element, electronic signal receiver, medical device manufacturing, microprocessor-based biomedical instrument, rigid-flex circuit board, digital television, spectrum management, breathalyzer analysis, wireless application protocol, 802.11x, broadband radio service, wireless voice over IP, wireless local loop, wireless internet, bluetooth, 2G mobile network, board level technology, sound card, mobile data communication, blind via, microwave power amplifier, blood flow meter, electronic equalizer, microwave reflector antenna, nerve stimulator, wireless data transmission, bare board, etched printed circuit board, microwave detector, Medical Device Reporting regulation, electronic gage, data link, microwave heating device, metal detector, microwave mixer, biomedical application, CE Marking, medical X-ray equipment, electronic modulator device, cellular radio frequency link system, microwave cable, medical device safety, electronic notebook, cellular antenna, microelectronic device, planar microwave antenna, electroencephalograph, electronic display instrument design, electronic equipment design, medical device product development, television camera, ceramic chip capacitor, code division multiple access, microwave transmission, biomedical instrumentation, electronics, digital-to-analog converter, automotive ergonomics, microwave engineering, medical device product improvement, microwave circuit, cellular telephone, cellular telecommunication, electronic device design, medical device design, blood alcohol level instrumentation, high-frequency semiconductor, digitizing system, logic gate, heating element, microwave frequency, microwave device, solid-state device, electronic medical device, biomedical device, electrocardiograph, microwave radiation, medical instrument, unit under test, microwave passive component, microwave oscillator, microwave filter, microwave communication, medical device, implantable device, image intensifier, firmware, electronics manufacturing, electronic display instrument, electromagnetic bioengineering, biomedical diagnostic instrumentation, cellular mobile radio, cellular communication, biomedical sensor, bioinstrumentation