Trevor Black

Experience

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  Mentor Graphics

  Jun 2000 - Feb 2001

  Applications Engineer

  First job graduating college as a Junior Applications Engineer: o On-site Consultant & Technical Support Adviser for Ottawa & GTA high technology clients.o Specialized in knowledge of Mentor PADS & Expedition software EDA tools. o Several training courses completed in Colorado & San Francisco during initial training.

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  Absopulse Electronics

  Jan 2002 - Mar 2002

  Electronic Technologist

  Manual Placement & Soldering of Power Supply and Power & Light Converter circuits: o Revised layouts & schematic designs for previous model power supply circuits.o Troubleshooting faulty signals with digital multimeters & spectrum analyzers. o Hand-Soldered replacement components including through-hole & surface-mount.

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  W.R. Davis Engineering Ltd.

  Jan 2003 - Dec 2003

  Electronic Engineer

  Designed & Assembled (4) Master Control Units (MCUs) and (7) Power Cabinets used for South Korea’s Segmented Wave Generator (SWG):o A SWG is basically an ‘Olympic-pool’ sized basin of water in-lined with dozens of moving panels along each side. Each panel moves with precision to create required wave levels.o Each power cabinet contains several servo motors, each motor controlling one panel.o MCUs are 3U VME-bus chassis containing several VME modules for monitoring controls.

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  Vision Circuits

  Jan 2004 - Sept 2005

  PCB Layout Designer

  Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Mentorship, Training & Refinement:o Revised dozens of layouts & schematic designs for Ottawa high technology clients.o Created & revised hundreds of library parts including integrating symbols & footprints. o Several training courses completed for company design quality & standards.

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  Logical Innovations Network

  Jan 2015 - now

  PCB Layout Designer & Founder

  At LIN we are committed to delivering our clients, 'state-of-the-art' professional design services. LIN accomplishes this by: • Viewing ourselves as a remote but integral member of your team.• Focusing on maintaining product quality above all else.• Completing designs within indicated client schedule restraints. • Commitment to a high level standard of dedication and reliability. • Guaranteeing complete satisfaction & fulfilling design requirements. LIN offers reduced time to market through project management: from Design Implementation, Component Library Creation, Schematic Capture, PCB Layout, Verification, Layer PDFs, and Gerber output files. Show less

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  Microcad Computer Corporation

  Aug 2019 - now

  IT Technician

  Assists within a team environment repairing & refurbishing used HP, Apple, Dell, and Lenovo desktop, gaming, server & laptop computers.