Freddy Osvaldo Sanchez Castro

Experience

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  Quiroga Trucks, S.A. de C.V.

  Mar 2006 - Jan 2008

  Private contractor/Design manager assistant

  Project: Start-up of industrial electronic machinery (plasma cutter and metal bender). Functions: Translation of technical manuals, personnel training for the effective deployment of industrial equipment, set-up and star-up of electronic industrial machinery, and design of technical manuals. Achievements: Two technical manuals were created for the set-up and use of a plasma cutting machine and a metal bender machine, the company personnel was trained in the correct use of these electronic machines and security manuals were translated from English to Spanish. Skills: Reading and writing of technical manuals in English, personnel training, ability to start-up electronic industrial machinery, technical knowledge of work methodologies in the firetruck’s industry. Project: Software development for the accounting and inventory of stock material.Functions: Data base analyst and developer, design an inventory management system using data bases, create purchase-orders and manage the stock. Achievements: Creation of the inventory management system, creation of an accounting information system, follow-up and technical support was provided for one year. Skills: Personnel management in a work environment, independent work under pressure to meet deadlines, extract technical information from non-tech personnel through effective communication and technical support for a finish product. Show less

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  Universidad de Guanajuato

  Aug 2008 - Jun 2009

  Lecturer

  Project: Lecturer.Functions: Teaching programming languages, introduction to engineering and physics courses, design exams, evaluate homework, supervise projects and report scores at university level. Achievements: Successful lecturing of the courses, generation of proceedings and methodology for theoretical and applied knowledge. Skills: Leadership, organization and management of a classroom, reinforcement of my own knowledge, ability to express complex ideas to an audience.

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  Universidad de Guanajuato

  Sept 2009 - Jan 2012

  Project: VGA graphic interface for an angular resolution scattering of light using an FPGA. Functions: Design and implementation under VHDL of a data acquisition, signal processing, synchronization and visualization system for an angular resolution scattering of light, and detailed documentation of the procedures, tests and results. Achievements: Construction of the first angular resolution scattering of light for cancerous tissue identification of the Universidad de Guanajuato. Skills: Coordination of a multidisciplinary work team, collaboration with PhD researchers, increase of self-confidence and increased presentation skills. Show less

  • Lecturer

    Oct 2011 - Jan 2012

  • Researcher collaborator

    Sept 2009 - Sept 2011
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  University of Valencia

  Sept 2010 - Mar 2011

  Scientific Collaborator

  Project: Extreme learning machine with FPGA. Functions: Design and implement under VHDL the building blocks for an artificial intelligence system using a novel algorithm based on matrix manipulation, reading and implementation of scientific papers related to matrix manipulation with FPGAs and creation of an FPGA module for matrix inversion. Achievements: Completion of an FPGA module for matrix inversion and solidification of the collaboration between the Universidad de Guanajuato and the Universitat de València, writing up of a paper for an indexed journal (not published). Skills: Ability to select relevant information from a myriad of scientific papers, ability to write a scientific paper, improvement of presentation skills, working in a multicultural and multilingual environment, teamwork and ability to travel across countries. Show less

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  The University of Manchester

  May 2012 - Oct 2016

  Assistant Researcher

  Project: Multiphase synchronous generator with DC networks, for more- electric aircraft and marine applications. Functions: Design, implement and test an electric generating DC system for airplane and marine applications using a synchronous multiphase generator. Characterize the different components of the sys- tem like the multiphase generator, the power electronics and the DC network. Design and simulate the system using computer tools. Create the practical experiment and test-rig, incrementally test and validate the functionality of the system. Achievements: Test-rig construction, computer simulation, novel control strategy design, implementation of the control strategy in the test-rig for a limited number of phases, poster presentations and document generation of the project. Skills: Ability to work in a multicultural and multidisciplinary team, expansion of my knowledge of electric engineering, improvement of my independent research skills, report and document generation at an academic level and communication fluency in English. Show less

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  Self-employed, electronic solutions

  Oct 2016 - Jun 2017

  Professional Freelancer

  I have designed a myriad of projects involving microcontrollers and FPGAs: • Ambulance and fire-truck lights and sirens (power electronics and timers) • Audio signal (data acquisition and signal processing with microcontrollers)• Greenhouse automation (sensors, communication protocols and microcontrollers)• Computer peripheral devices with FPGA• Numerical analysis and stochastic processes• DC power generation and control, power electronics, etc.

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  General Electric (GE)

  Jun 2017 - Apr 2021

  FPGA Engineer

  * Validation of requirements.* IP Core design based on FPGA.* Programming and verification using VHDL and SystemVerilog UVM.* Implementation of Bus Functional Modules,* Design of simulation cases for verification purposes.* Writing of technical data such as Functional Level Test Specification, Ancillary Model Specification, data analysis, reports, etc.* Generation of documentation such as Hardware Design Description, Verification Report and DeviceConfiguration Index.* Leading peer review of documents. Show less

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  Rockwell Collins

  Apr 2021 - now

  Sr. Engineer, Electrical and Electronics Engineer

  • Requirements based Digital Hardware Design & Verification (FPGA)• Formal Requirements Capture• Conceptual Design/Hierachical Decomposition• Detailed Design (VHDL)• Implementation, HW Integration• Formal Design Documentation• Design Verification via HDL simulation/HW verification on-target• Development of Verification Cases, of Test Enviroment & of Verification ProceduresExperience working with: • Video Standards (e.g. NTSC/PAL component video, VGA, SMPTE SDI, ARINC 818)• Modern interconnects (PCI-Express, Ethernet)• Legacy I/O standards• Digital Video/Image Processing• Memory Interface Standards (DDR3/4)• Peripheral Interconnects Show less