James Oyedapo

About the Candidate

JAMES   OYEDAPO
james.oyedapo@gmail.com
Research 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.
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

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Electronic & Computer Eng.               2016
McGill University, Montreal

Ph.D. in Electronics (High Frequency and Photonic Systems)            2014
University of Poitiers, Vienne, France

 

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

 

PUBLICATIONS LINK
https://scholar.google.gr/citations?hl=en&user=D-hPN1oAAAAJ

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Olufemi-Oyedapo/research