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Daniel Hobson

 

E-mail: dan@netlistpcb.com

Tel: 830-377-3746

Professional info

 

I am dedicated to Electronics Design and Customer Service.  Electronics sparked my interest on my 12th birthday with a “101 in 1 Electronics Project Kit”.  I learned to read schematics and assemble circuits.  A friend invited me to study electronics in high school, which begin a lifetime career...

 

My resume contains several successful patents with over 20 years of commitment to my employers.  It is this commitment and honesty that I want to bring to my clients.

 

My mission is to take care of the client’s needs.  The client’s intellectual property is closely guarded as if my future depends on it, because in reality it does.  I work under Nondisclosure Agreement between client, vendor and contract manufacturer.

 

I start my designs with manufacturing and end-user in mind, before the concept is ever taken to schematic.  I work with industry certified contract manufacturers in San Antonio and elsewhere.  Top quality design, excellent service, competitive pricing, and on-time delivery makes me the ideal partner for all your PCBA design needs.

 

My most valuable asset is my honesty and desire to earn my client’s trust.  My business philosophy is simple: Treat others the way I want to be treated.

Work and Education Experience

 

PCBA Design Engineer - Netlist PCB

San Antonio, TX

2015 - present

 

  • RFID Antenna and Circuit Designs

  • LCD/TFT Graphics Display Circuits

  • Solenoid Valve Driver Circuits

  • WiFi and Bluetooth Circuits

  • Switch Mode and Linear Power Conversion

  • IPC and SAMA Member

 

 

Electronics Technical Lead - Enovation Controls, LLC

San Antonio, TX

2013 - 2014

 

  • Automotive Circuits Design

  • Altium schematic capture and BOM variants for PCBA manufacture

  • Electronic component selection for PCBA designs

  • Analog and digital Circuits

  • Circuits for Electromagnetic Compatibility

  • Circuits for ESD and Short Circuit protection

  • Design engine controller test box for product testing

  • Develop product spec sheets and validation test plans

  • Circuit troubleshooting and debugging

  • Mentoring other engineers and technicians

 

 

 

Electronics Design Engineer - Real Time System

Fredericksburg, TX

2003 - 2013

 

  • Product development for the Ocean Bottom Oil Exploration Industry

  • Circuit and firmware designs from concept to product

  • Electronic component selection for PCBA designs

  • Unique Power Line Communication system design resulting in a patent

  • Motor Control H-Bridge circuits and firmware

  • High Voltage and High Current Solenoid Actuator circuits for firing air guns, including short circuit protection

  • Analog and digital circuits for sensing air gun timing, including ESD protection

  • Firmware in C and Assembly for controlling air guns and communications with PC

  • Circuit troubleshooting and debugging

  • ORCAD schematic capture for PCB layout

  • Develop and execute product validation test plans

  • Mentoring Technicians

 

 

Disk Drive Development Engineer - Seagate Technology

Oklahoma City, OK // Longmont, CO

1994 - 2003

 

  • Firmware design in C and Assembly

  • Develop regression test firmware in disc drives, resulting in a patent

  • Develop embedded servo software in disc drives, resulting in 5 patents

  • Test and troubleshoot servo controller ASIC designs

 

 

 

Electrical Engineering Student - Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK

1987 - 1994

 

  • Graduated with MSEE and BSEE degrees

  • Circuit designs for sensing insect leg movement in Entomology Lab

  • Taught undergrad Linear Electronics Lab

  • Successfully designed, built, and tested Op Amp from discrete semiconductors

 

 

 

RF Electronics Technician - Applied Automation (then owned by Phillips Petroleum Co)

Bartlesville, OK

1981 - 1986

 

  • Test, troubleshoot, and repair two-way radio circuits

  • Circuits used for wireless oil exploration equipment

  • RF, analog, and digital circuits

  • Frequency multipliers, Phase Lock Loops, VCOs, and Crystal Oscillators

  • Used spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, and meters on daily bases

  • Test and repair NiCad battery packs

 

 

 

Electronics Technology Student - Texas State Technical Institute (now Amarillo College)

Amarillo, TX

1979 - 1981

 

  • Graduated with Associate of Applied Science degree in Electronics

 

 

 

High School Student - Vocational Trade School

Wichita Falls, TX

1977 - 1979

 

  • Half time electronics courses – last 2 years of high school

  • Earned Amateur Radio License

  • Designed and built dipole antennas

  • Repaired radios and televisions

 

 

2010 - present

2010 - present

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