James Oyedapo

About the Candidate

                                                                   JAMES   OYEDAPO
james.oyedapo@gmail.com
Hardware Test Engineer

K2K 1E1, Kanata, ON• www.linkedin.com/in/james-oyedapo • (514) 531-5473

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

(a) Over 4 years of combined experience as an Electrical Engineer with specialization in test analysis and wireless communications (b) Strong skills in quality control & assessment of RF electronic hardware designs (c) development and characterization of  RF/systems modules for the intelligent transport applications (d) Solid experience as a Research Engineer simulating wireless communication systems resource optimization for the applications in the energy industry.

Other Areas of Expertise

1. Design test plan, test case, and test run; quality control of PCB prototypes for different applications
2. Teaching experience in Analogue electronics, digital, and electronic communication courses at undergrad
3. Knowledge of PCIe, SPI/I2C, Ethernet peripheral test
4. Hands-on lab equipment: spectrum analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscope, etc
5. Knowledge of LTE physical layer modeling; familiar with MATLAB hardware connectivity USRP SDR platform.
6. Knowledge of Satellite communications, GSM/GPRS, CDMA, WCDMA, LTE, LPWAN standards/protocols.
7. Analog electronic circuit analysis and Siemens Mentor Graphics EDA tool
   MATLAB/Simulink,IT++, R, LaTEX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HQA Specialist (R&D)                        March 2020 – Present
Kontron Canada Inc, Boisbriand

• Hardware quality assessment: verified signal and power rails integrity of multiprocessor-based board and memory devices (DDR3/4).
• Write test plans and test reports for multi-core processor-based board prototypes.
• Execute test plans for required features to verify customer’s certification requirements/criteria.
• Proficient in bring-ups, test runs, and integrity test of intel processors voltage rails (Intel Gen4  VRT Tool ), linear & switching regulators test, GPS module, and BMC diagnostic tests.
• Proficient in the use of electronic load and variable power supply, high-speed oscilloscopes, network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, and arbitrary waveform generator.
• Proficient in the use of Intel DDR4 Memory VR Test Tool for Vdd, Vpp, Vtt, and 12V power rails integrity.
• Knowledge of DDR”s automatic read & write burst separation, and bursted data jitter analysis; physical layer compliance test (clock, electrical, and timing tests per the JEDEC standards); validation of DDR interfaces using the HDA125-18L-BUS mixed-signal accessories.Communication Systems Engineer                     2018 – 2019
  Logix ITS Group, Montreal

• Researched and qualified RF modules and communication systems for product integration.
• Developed simulation tool for LPWAN technology with MATLAB: path loss model for indoor multi-floor parking systems.
• Collaborated with the software embedded and the test development teams for version control.
• Developed tool for automated hardware testing with IVI drivers & MATLAB Instrumentation Control Toolbox.

Electrical Engineer Researcher                                      2014 – 2016
McGill University & Quebec Hydro Lab., Montreal

• Researched & developed advances in communication and networking for the energy industry substations.
• Planned project and design and developed simulations model on the efficiency of wireless sensor networks for electric power transmission environment.
• Delivered results via presentation and technical reports to researchers, engineers, and financial grant holders.
• Peer-reviewed research articles on wireless communications topics.
• Specification or technical writing for the power transmission.

Electronics Research Engineer                          2011 – 2014
XLIM-SIC Research Laboratory, Poitiers, France

• Researched transmission resource allocation/optimization for wireless communications systems for power utility applications.
• Planned and delivered communication systems related to projects while respecting deadlines.
• Presented research findings to diverse audiences and stakeholders.
• Delivered proposal documents for funding purposes.

RELATED EDUCATION

M.Sc in Electronics                                                                                         2006
University of Pretoria, South Africa

Bachelor of Technology  in Engineering: Electrical (Telecoms.)     2000
Technikon Pretoria, South Africa

GITHUB LINK

Below are the links to my previous works and projects:

https://github.com/Poitevin2014/JamesPostDoc
https://github.com/Poitevin2014/JamesLoRa
https://github.com/Poitevin2014/JamesPhD1