BRANDON FOSSO

B R A N D O N F O S S O
612 19th Ave NE U2 brandon.fosso@gmail.com
Minneapolis, MN 55418 320.905.1024

OBJECTIVE ___________________________________________________________________

To obtain a design and development role where I can continue expanding my hardware
understanding with the potential to break into the firmware side of product development. An ideal
position would provide learning from a wide body of knowledge in order to solve interesting and
complex problems in a friendly, team­oriented working environment where interdependence and
mentorship is encouraged.

EMPLOYMENT ________________________________________________________________

LOGIC PD Minneapolis, MN

Electrical Engineer I June 2014 ­ Feb 2016
• Facilitated multiple products through the product development cycle including:
requirements, block diagram, schematics, layout, fabrication, design verification,
revision, transition to manufacturing and product certification.
• Utilized results from a high speed design DDR3 SDRAM simulation in HyperLynx
to review and improve existing layout.
• Successfully translated a first­spin TI microcontroller development kit into a
prototype PCBA based on customer requirements.
• Designed, built and validated test fixture interface PCBAs for use on the
manufacturing floor, requiring extensive collaboration with mechanical and test
engineering teams.
• Managed cellular, FCC and CE certification for products using GSM, CDMA,
Bluetooth and Wi­Fi radios requiring a detailed understanding of standards and an
extensive correspondence with the various test houses.
• Exercised written and verbal communications with cross­functional teams.

Test Engineer I June 2012 ­ May 2014
• Employed TestStand and LabVIEW in directing a LitePoint IQnav to test an
embedded GPS receiver in a production environment.
• Achieved status as a Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer.
• Supported and upgraded existing test systems while maintaining an aggressive
manufacturing schedule.

Associate Electrical Engineer June 2011 ­ May 2012
• Gained hardware experience by orchestrating builds, executing DVT,
implementing rework and creating documentation.
• Communicated with management, manufacturing and customers over a wide
range of technical levels.

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE ______________________________________________________

• Orcad, Altium, KiCad
• SPICE, HyperLynx, Ansys HFSS
• Git, Github, SVN
• Octave, MATLAB, Mathematica
• Python, Shell, C++
• Windows, Ubuntu, Embedded Linux
• Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel
• Jira, Basecamp, Omnify

EDUCATION __________________________________________________________________

UNIVERSITY of MINNESOTA Minneapolis, MN

Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering 2010 ­ 2012
Cum Laude

BETHEL UNIVERSITY St. Paul, MN

Bachelor of Science in Physics 2006 ­ 2010
Summa Cum Laude

BETHEL UNIVERSITY St. Paul, MN

Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics 2006 ­ 2010
Summa Cum Laude

References and further information available upon request.