Severino N.

Experience

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  Electronic Enthusiasts Magazine

  Mar 1984 - Jun 1987

  Electronics Design Engineer/Contributor/Writer

  Designed educational electronic kits such as electronics percussion synthesizers, low noise phonograph pre-amplifier circuit, TRIAC-DIAC based fluorescent lamp starter, dynamic tape noise reduction circuit and other electronic circuits.Wrote articles to explain the electronic kits, it's build procedure and contributed other electronic articles and made Apple II and IBM PC clone game reviews.

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  Astron Philippines, Inc.

  Jul 1987 - Jul 1989

  Electronics Design Specialist

  Designed the single and double tape cassette record and playback circuit modules of consumer home "Karaoke" systems: "Rhapsody" and "Symphony 2" Designed and developed the companies first schematic capture and printed circuit board layout tools using Auto Cad.

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  Sharp (Phils) Corp

  Aug 1989 - Sept 1996

  Chief Electronics Design Engineer

  Lead in the design of consumer home "Karaoke" systems.Hands on design work: Schematic capture; PCB Layout; assembly and power up; bench work, test, evaluation & troubleshooting/solving problems; pre-production/ramp up and mass production support. Design documentation participate in ISO9001 certification/audit activitiesPerformed visits to Sharp service throughout the Philippines and conduct field studies/tests and surveys.

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  Emerson Network Power/Astec International Ltd. Philippine Branch

  Sept 1996 - Aug 1997

  Senior Electrical Design Engineer, (SMPS) Switchmode Power Supply

  Lead a cross functional team (electronics, mechanical, manufacturing and industrial, design automation engineers and technicians) in research, design and development of robust switch-mode power supplies

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  Sharp (Phils) Corporation

  Nov 1997 - Aug 1999

  Chief Electronics Circuit Design Engineer

  • Lead electronics circuit design team in the research, design and development of quality consumer high-fidelity audio systems• Work with other cross functional groups to achieve project goals and objectives

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  EV Electronics Philippines

  Sept 1999 - Mar 2000

  Principle OEM Electronics Design Engineer

  • Designed and developed one OEM (original manufacturer) product for local consumer electronics product customer• Designed, developed & support the electrical production portion of the manufacturing process• Delivered the product to customer on time

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  American Power Conversion

  Apr 2000 - Mar 2003

  Platform Engineer (Uninterruptible Power Supplies) - Electrical

  Actively lead in new product introduction (NPI) or transition of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) products

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  Panasonic AVC Networks Singapore Pte., Ltd.

  Mar 2003 - Jul 2012

  Assistant Sr. Electronics Design Engineer - Consumer High-Fidelity, High-Power Audio/Video Systems

  • Researched, designed, and developed eight quality consumer electronics audio/video systems or products that delighted customers• Proven management skills• Mentored & couched junior engineers

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  FormFactor Inc.

  Jul 2012 - Jan 2014

  Sr. Engineer, Advance Tester Resource Enhancement - Electronics

  Designed & developed electronics of probe card to increase speed & coverage of semiconductor wafer testers

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  Continental Automotive Singapore (via Comtel Solutions)

  Aug 2014 - Apr 2015

  Electrical Design Engineer-External Consultant

  Designed, prototyped & developed a telematics/data control module load box for product verification and certification use for company customer. Supported the 10 builds & test of the load boxes.Performed electronic component evaluation plus other support activities.

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  Continental

  Apr 2015 - now

  Developed hardware for three automotive data control modules & two body/security control modules.Performed test verification, troubleshooting, documentation & others Executed all activities connected to environmental, electrical and EMC reliability testing on vehicle data control modules, body control modules & human-machine interface devices for top automotive customers of the organization.

  • Senior Electrical Engineer

    Aug 2019 - now

  • Sr. Engineer, Qualifications Laboratory

    Apr 2015 - Aug 2019