Medical equipment design: Ultrasound
Designed ultrasound transmitters, low noise high dynamic range
receiver amplifiers, programmable power distribution system, and
beam former. Conducted feasibility studies on various parts of
the ultrasound system. Invented and designed RF swept filter for
medical ultrasound system, resulting in substantial cost savings
(patented). Diasonics Ultrasound, Inc., Milpitas, CA.
Physical and Chemical Instrumentation
Fluid and powder level meters for Endress + Hauser Mess - und
Regeltechnik. Fast and high energy pulse system design, Ion Beam Diagnosis.
Gas velocity Laser Doppler sensors, with optical heterodyne system
for Dysa Electronics, Denmark. Gas chromatography hydrogen generator and detector design. Electro filter optimization theory and design at the Department of Physical Chemistry of the Technical Univ. of Hungary, Budapest. Optical Instrument design for Sick GmbH, Munich, Germany.
RF and Microwave design
3.1 GHz PLL clock system design for the fastest off the shelf
available fiber optic system for C-COR Inc. Fremont California. Digital modulators for various modulations schemes such as QPSK QAM FSK. Low noise power distribution systems and RF subsystems, RF system and subsystem design such as phase locked loops for spectrum converters, oscillators, VCO 950 MHz, high intercept point level control circuits, various low pass filters and diplexers with frequency ranges between 450 MHz and 1 GHz for wide band fiber optic communications system. Raynet Corporation, Menlo Park, CA. High audio quality VHF audio transmission systems in the 45 to
980 MHz range, and supervised the production of a high efficiency
antenna system and audio transmission system for the Tomita concert
which was held in New York Harbor in 1986. Conducted feasibility study, designed and built a breadboard model of an infrared open air short range communication system for the U.S. Army. Designed and developed a second sound system based on infrared communication for a major automobile manufacturer. Designed a TV cable channel selector which was marketed in the US and Canada under the trademark ViewStar and Philips. Consumer
satellite receiver system design with low cost components for
ViewStar Corporation, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. High quality Microwave component development and design such as broadband directional couplers, power combiners, wave guide components up to 26 GHz, and RF cable design for Suhner Microwave, Switzerland. Various RF test equipment such as frequency synthesizer up to 16 GHz for magnetic core resonance research for SCHOMANDL KG, Munich, Germany. High dynamic range receiver input stages, direction finders for Rohde & Schwarz Munich, Germany. Transmitter carrier phase synchronizers for The Broadcast Authority of Hessen, Germany. Landing radar, transmitter and receiver design, utilizing the
14 GHz and 40 GHz band, Laser Altimeter for a military fighter
aircraft project. Satellite telemetry system design. Extremely low noise parametric amplifiers for a satellite receiver system.
Production
Production Engineering Manager
Managed the production of analog and digital audio signal processing
equipment. Actively involved in the design of test and production
equipment. Supervised a staff of four engineers, two programmers,
twelve technicians, and forty-eight assemblers. Successfully
tripled production output resulting in strong sales for the analog
noise reduction unit for Dolby Laboratories, San Francisco,
CA.
Audio and Video Design
Artificial reverberation system design ("the EMT plate")
for professional audio broadcasting for EMT W Franz KG, Lahr,
Germany. Designed analog and digital video signal processing and power
distribution systems. Established, and supervised production of
high quality filters. Designed a video heterodyne processor, phase
locked loop controlled clock generator for time base correctors
for Digital Video Systems, Inc., Willowdale, Ontario, Canada. Participated on the first Video Test Pattern generator design
for Leich Video, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.
ADDITIONAL:
Fluent in English, German, and Hungarian, usable knowledge of
Russian.
Member of the IEEE, Electromagnetic Society and Communication
society,
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