Connor B.
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2D & 3D CAD Design CMOS Logic Circuit Design Electrical Engineering FPGA Design Fusion 360

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Experience

  • Luthier Lorimer Guitars · Self-employed Apr 2025 – Present 1 yrs 4 mos Ken Caryl, CO, USA CAD design of fully custom musical instruments and implementation utilizing a combination of CNC routing and traditional woodworking skills.
  • RF Design Engineer Wolfspeed · Full-time Aug 2022 – Aug 2023 1 yrs Mesa, AZ, USA Supported design process optimization and development of high-power amplifier products.
    • Developed user-friendly load pull data analysis tool in MATLAB, used by Global RF Team in design of amplifier matching networks, decreasing time and effort required for product design process.
    • Created AutoCAD drawings, aiding manufacturing of prototypes for new product designs.
    • Built simulated models of products for analysis in Ansys HFSS, generating S-parameter data for comparison to the corresponding real model.
    • Drove optimization by analyzing circuit performance in AWR Microwave Office.
    • Assembled matching network circuits, supported lab testing and verification compared to simulation results.
    • Performed tests on physical circuits, tuning for optimal power and efficiency yield.
    • Fostered upper management’s business strategy for new products by collecting and compiling data presented in design reviews.
  • Undergraduate Research Assistant Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Part-time May 2021 – May 2022 1 yrs Troy, NY, USA Worked with Dr. Kyle Wilt on design of CUSTOS data and energy transfer system for NASA. Designed, prototyped, and debugged custom-printed circuit boards, supporting ultrasonic transceivers. Facilitated microcontroller programming efforts in C. Created documentation for circuit schematics.

Education

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, 3.49 2018 – 2022

Other experience

  • Arizona State University Completed graduate level courses in Digital Systems & Circuits and Communication Networks.

Licenses & Certifications

  • Advanced Guitar Repair & Building Certificate Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery Mar 2025 – Present See credential