Bernard Lloyd Hwang

Santa Clara, California, 95051

408.483.3776, beno@ocf.berkeley.edu

 

Objective:        To Obtain a Mechanical Engineering Position

 

Education:       M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, San José State University; San José, California (May, 2004)

- GPA: 3.52/4.00 (Current Coursework: Automatic Controls, Mechatronics, Precision Machine Design)
                       
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California Berkeley; Berkeley, California (May, 1998)

Certification:    Engineer-in-Training, State of California (June, 2002)

 

Job Experience:

 

Mechanical Engineer                                                                                September 2003 – Present

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA:

*   Tune and characterize servo motors in position, velocity, and torque control modes for XP and Producer VXP vacuum robots.

-  Use and modify MATLAB code to process time and frequency response test data.

-  Modify C++ source code for motion control test software for automatic testing and data collection.

*   Design experimental apparatus for testing of wafer-handling robots.

*   Document mechanical design of commercial product.

*   Write functional requirement for automated testing and calibration application.

 

Quality Assurance Test Engineer                                                          June 2003 –September 2003

Metris USA, Santa Clara, CA:

*   Tested Paraform 3-D modeling software package for usability and stability.

*   Wrote over 100 change requests and submitted via StarTeam source management software.

*   Wrote functional specifications for software tools and commands.


Operations Engineer                                                                             October 1998 – August 2002
Resolution Sciences Corporation, Corte Madera and San Francisco, CA:

*   Designed, maintained, and operated automated, 3-D, digital-imaging microscope for biomedical and materials research.

-    As-built mechanical drawings.

-    Designed and implemented standard maintenance schedule.

-    Collected and analyzed light intensity and temperature measurements.

*   Specified, purchased, and implemented optical, mechanical, and electrical parts and computer components.

-    Mechanical and photoelectric sensors and light measurement equipment

-    High-resolution digital cameras and video capture boards

-    Motion controllers and pneumatic connections

-    Microscope lamps and optical filters

-    External/internal/removable data storage (SCSI, ATA/IDE, USB 2.0) and LAN network

*   Designed and contracted out the manufacturing of injection-molded, polypropylene, biomedical sample tubes.

*   Designed automated bar code system.

*   Discussed application with contractors, manufacturers, and vendors.

*   Wrote product specifications.

*   Machined and assembled prototype.

*   Devised and designed mechanical and optical experiments.

-    Designed experimental equipment.

-    Measured digital optical system performance.

*   Wrote MATLAB code for digital imaging. (image analysis and automated image correction)

 

Engineering Aid                                                                                    January 1997 – October 1998

East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, CA:

*   Designed and developed control systems for public water treatment.

                -   Drew and revised mechanical and electrical drawings, loop diagrams, and P&IDs.

                -   Modified PLC and digital controller programs and SCADA systems.

*   Field tested and troubleshot instrumentation and control devices

*   Wrote control strategies and standard operation procedures.

*   Wrote requests for consultants' proposals.

*   Developed graphic screens for computer-based operator interface (AIMAX).

 

Computer Skills:

Languages:   C++, FORTRAN, PASCAL, BASIC, HTML 

Applications: MATLAB, Simulink, EDS Unigraphics, ProEngineer, ProMechanica, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Inventor, TurboCAD, Labview, HPVee, MEI Motion, Paraform, AIMAX, Rockwell PLC, Moore, MATLAB, MS Office, and various networking and Internet applications

Operating Systems:  Windows (3.1, NT 4.0, 95, 98, 2000, XP), DOS; UNIX; LINUX; PalmOS

 

Extra-Curricular Activities:

*   Martial Arts (Taekwondo Black Belt, Instructor, Collegiate Team Member, Demo Team Leader, Published Author)

*   Snowboarding (Since 1993)