Summary

Seeking potential clients for consultation, or permanent position in Analog/Mixed-signal Modeling and Verification.

An Electrical Engineer with a solid background in all phases of integrated circuit (IC) development – analysis, design, simulation, verification, laboratory validation and automatic testing, with strong emphasis in mixed signal design and behavioral modeling. Experienced with Mentor and Cadence design tools – Verilog-AMS, VHDL-AMS, and with MATLAB and Simulink. Recognized as a skilled problem solver and a reliable team player with consistently successful product delivery.

Professional Experience

R. Peruzzi Consulting, Inc. 2008-Present

Analog/Mixed-Signal Modeling and Verification Consultant

Create, revise, update, correct, or advise clients regarding analog, digital and mixed-signal behavioral models and mixed-signal SOC top-down design and bottom-up verification.

· Present client: Epoch Microelectronics, Tarrytown, NY

· Recent client: LSI Corporation, Mass Storage Division

infInion technologies (LSI, Agere, Lucent, Bell Labs), Allentown, PA 1990-2008

Senior Member of Technical Staff

RF and Analog Systems Design and Algorithm Development, Mobility Product Division (2005-2008)

Create analog and digital behavioral models for RF and analog baseband ICs. Integrate models for functional verification in Mentor Graphics ADMS environment. Design circuit prototypes using MATLAB HDL-Coder and Lyrtech system (FPGA, DSP, analog building blocks, MATLAB and Simulink).

· Directly responsible for ICs with zero functional defects in first Silicon over several projects, thereby advancing time to profit and reducing overall costs.

· Found and corrected defects in legacy products.

· Designed circuit prototypes including a low power FM radio and several DSP functions.

· Member of Design Tools Experts team.

Behavioral Modeling Team Leader, Disk Drive IC Read Channel Division (1995-2000, 2003-2005)

Create analog and digital behavioral models for read channel ICs. Train and mentor colleagues. Laboratory validation of initial product versions.

· Pioneered the concepts of analog behavioral modeling and full chip verification, resulting in fully functional first Silicon.

· Created and presented in-house training seminar “Introduction to Lucent Read Channel Products”.

Analog Circuit Design, Mobility Product Division (2000-2003)

Interpret and modify design requirements documents. Design audio and voice band CODECs for cell phone ICs. Laboratory validation of initial product versions.

· Zero functional or parametric defects in CODEC circuitry over several projects.

· Progressed beyond block-level circuit design to architectural level improvement of products.

· Enhanced customer usability of product, resulting in two patent applications.

Automatic Test Application Hardware/Software Development (1990-1995)

Design custom hardware and write test programs for automatic test equipment (ATE) for telecommunications, disk drive and military products.

· Consistently successful test plans over several products.

· Minimized test time to reduce overall cost of product.

Education

PhD, EE, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 2005

Dissertation: A Novel Amplifier System Combining Class D D/A Conversion and Low-Power Class AB Operation.

MS, EE, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 1996

Thesis: A Continuous-Time Analog Adaptive Bi-quadratic Filter – Design, Construction and Characterization.

BS, EE, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 1988

Summa cum Laude. Course work included analog and digital circuit design. GPA: 3.94/4.0

Patents

Patent Number 7498876: Amplifier having half-wave tracking power rails. March 3, 2009

Pending: A software/hardware solution to prevent audible pops during cell phone operating mode transitions.

Publications

“High-level RF Behavioral Models with Transient Noise”, Infineon Technologies Communication Tech Days Conference, 2008.

"Verification of Digitally calibrated analog systems with Verilog-AMS Behavioral Models", IEEE Behavioral Modeling and Simulation (BMAS) Conference, 2006.

“A Novel Amplifier System Combining Class D D/A Conversion and Low-Power Class AB Operation” Audio Engineering Society Conference, 2004.

Professional Associations

· IEEE: Senior Member. Society Memberships: Solid State Circuits Society (Chair, Lehigh Valley SSCS Chapter), Behavioral Modeling and Simulation Society, Circuits and Systems Society, Consultants Network (Corresponding Secretary, Philadelphia Chapter), Committee Chairman: Lehigh Valley Section Annual Dinner Dance and Fellows Recognition Night.

· Audio Engineering Society.

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