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IEEE Buenaventura June 2015 Newsletter
In This Issue
Sponsors • Advanced Personnel Profiles • Integrity Search and Consulting • Login Consulting Services • Engility Corporation • Syntesis Global • Kelly Horiuchi - Farmers Insurance Agency IEEE Technical Talks • Jun 2 - The Balanced Interface • Jun 3 - Are the Machines Learning? • Jun 9 - The Next Wave of LTE-Advanced Complexity for Mobile User Equipment: Uplink Carrier Aggregation, Dual Connectivity, and Tx Diversity • Jun 18 - UCSB's Nanofabrication Lab Capabilities and a Few Research Highlights Other Announcements • IEEE Invites Proposals for Humanitarian Projects • Calls for Volunteers • Congratulations Reports from Past Events • Spring Mixer a Rousing Success • Salar Atrizadeh Discusses Cloud Computing and Related Laws
Sponsors
Advanced Personnel Profiles Job Opportunities Product Manager – Implantables Bioness (www.bioness.com), Valencia Experience with medical device marketing. Key strategic partner of the Marketing team responsible for leading the commercial aspects of implantable products. Manage critical processes related to business planning, marketing plans, product training, portfolio management and development, market research. Requires experience working in an operating room or surgical center. Contact Pat Jacobs -- 805-579-0630 pat.jacobs@advancedpersonnelprofiles.com Associate Product Manager, Rehabilitation Technology Bioness (www.bioness.com), Valencia The Associate Product Manager of Rehabilitation Technology will execute product development and global product portfolio strategies to exceed business objectives. A highly visible upstream and downstream team member with 1-3 years experience in product marketing with medical device experience a plus. Contact Pat Jacobs -- 805-579-0630 pat.jacobs@advancedpersonnelprofiles.com Marketing Communication Manager Bioness (www.bioness.com), Valencia Responsible for execution of multi-faceted promotional marketing & sales campaigns. Leads select marketing functions including print, digital, adwords, social media, multimedia, tradeshows & public relations. Contact Pat Jacobs -- 805-579-0630 pat.jacobs@advancedpersonnelprofiles.com Software Quality Assurance Bioness (www.bioness.com), Valencia Design & development of software test and test automation framework. 2-3 years experience in an FDA regulated industry. Experience with Java & Android, HTML, C, C++, C#. BS in computer software, biomedical or EE. Contact Pat Jacobs -- 805-579-0630 pat.jacobs@advancedpersonnelprofiles.com Revenue Accounting Manager Bioness (www.bioness.com), Valencia Responsible for the management of all revenue-related accounting including: revenue recognition, revenue contract accounting, revenue accounting-related systems and processes, department supervision, customer invoicing, insurance claims filing & collections management. Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, or equivalent experience. CPA or MBA preferred. Six years experience, management & medical insurance billing preferred. Contact Pat Jacobs -- 805-579-0630 pat.jacobs@advancedpersonnelprofiles.com Global Director/Manager, Regulatory Affairs Bioness (www.bioness.com), Valencia Direct all Regulatory Affairs activities including worldwide strategy, planning, execution and budget. Take the lead to develop, propose and implement regulatory strategies for new products, changes to existing commercial products and new indications. Interface with Senior Leadership Team & contribute to strategic decisions impacting the overall organization. Significant responsibility with Quality Department. BA/BS or MS degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, or health care-related discipline. 10+ years’ experience in medical device industry, some preferably in a small manufacturing/R&D/Quality Assurance environment that includes medical writing, clinical studies, quality audits, and regulatory submissions and reviews. Strong quality background preferred and experience with JCAHO, HMDR and Board of Pharmacy compliance. Contact Pat Jacobs -- 805-579-0630 pat.jacobs@advancedpersonnelprofiles.com Integrity Search and Consulting Job Opportunities Firmware Engineer (3-month contract) – 4+ years’ experience in C programming; C++ is a plus. Structured programming practices and code documentation experience. Boot Loader development experience. Desirable to have communication protocol ( 802.15.4, Zigbee, 802.11) and LabView for production test experience. Will develop firmware/boot loaders and microcontroller applications with Atmel and/or Microchip microcontrollers. Simi Valley, CA area - $60-80/hour – leisure consumer products company. . If interested, please email will@integrity-staffing.com GUI SW Developer (6+months – contract-perm) – 4+ years related experience – QML and Java Script experience needed; C++, GIT and Linux experienced desired. Will develop GUI for automation products and tie it to application code written in C++. Simi Valley, CA area - $60-80/hour – leisure consumer products company. . If interested, please email will@integrity-staffing.com Sr./Lead UI WPF Software Developer – C#, WPF and XAML, MVVM and/or MVC design pattern expertise – BS Computer Science or closely related field; 5-10 years’ related experience – Newbury Park, CA - $105-125K including 5% bonus – Software company with manufacturing industry clients. If interested, please email will@integrity-staffing.com Sr Software Engineer/Internet Video Conferencing – SIP protocol/user agent/proxy server/register and redirect server experience; C++; OOD; Unix/Linux, Kamillo SIP server and H.264 AVC/SVC experience a plus. Will develop software for remote presence healthcare products-internet video conferencing performing analysis, software design and coding. BS Computer Science or engineering with 6+ years of related software development experience. Company developing healthcare products – Santa Barbara, CA area - If interested, please email will@integrity-staffing.com Login Consulting Services Job Opportunities Large Aerospace Company in Canoga Park is seeking two Cost Accountants for a 12 month plus contract opportunity. Job Requirement: Experience in Cost Type and Fixed Price cost accounting and billing, and contract closeouts in a government contracting environment. Oracle system experience is a plus. Education: BS in Accounting is preferred Contact: Meredith Jacobson 818-288-2119 Meredith.jacobson@loginconsult.com Our client in Ventura is seeking a VMware Consultant. The Consultant's primary responsibility is the VMware configuration and operations management, along with daily systems management tasks in a complex environment. Job Responsibilities: • Provides technical leadership and is responsible for the delivery of the technical architectural design, strategies and plans that will be a delivered on an ongoing basis. • Responsible for ongoing management of VMware infrastructure. • Performs necessary systems maintenance in accordance with VMware best practices and change management policies. • Designs system migration architecture as required. • Responsible for Runbook Design, Development, and ongoing updates. • Responsible for ongoing recommendations and best practices, as applicable, for Business Continuity and High Availability. • Responsible for Capacity Planning and Disaster Recovery Planning and design as applicable. • Provides ITIL Process Planning as applicable. • Recommend changes to procedures which result in operational optimization. • Participate in Root Cause Analysis reviews when applicable. • Rotational 24x7 On-Call Support Contact: Meredith Jacobson 818-288-2119 Meredith.jacobson@loginconsult.com Large Aerospace Company in Canoga Park is seeking a Component Product Engineer for a six month plus contract. The Engineer with be responsible for the development, fabrication and test of rocket engine rotating machinery hardware. Job Functions (Including % of Time for Each): Under general direction, the Senior Engineer determines approaches to objectives demonstrating a complete understanding and application of principles, concepts, and practices. 25%: Development and fabrication support of rocket engine components using engineering and scientific principles. 25%: Translates engineering and scientific concepts from preliminary ideas through product life cycle. 20%: Interfaces with other members of project or program teams, management, and technical staff to define and implement engineering solutions to meet group, organization, and company objectives. 10%: Develops component-level test plans. 10%: Perform supplier integration with external vendors. 10%: Analyzes and verifies product design and performance for adequacy and reliability. Supports investigation and resolution of hardware and process anomalies and issues identified by preventative action/corrective action boards or safety initiative activities. Education: Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate science and five years of related technical experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Contact: Meredith Jacobson 818-288-2119 Meredith.jacobson@loginconsult.com Our Client Aerojet Rocketdyne in Canoga Park is seeking four experienced Valve and Combustion Engineering Designers for a six month plus contract assignment. Skills: - Extensive knowledge in Creo2 with both model and drawing generation is key - Knowledge with Aerojet Rocketdyne Los Angeles site Windchill release system is essential. - Design knowledge with rocket engine hardware; such as Propellant valves (cryogenic, ambient and hot gas), Bleed and Purge Valves, Nozzles, Combustion Chambers, Preburners, Gas Generators and Powerhead configurations is preferred. - The majority of the work will be developing CREO2 models and drawings from existing assembly models. - Furthermore, effective interpersonal and communication skills, operating effectively in a team environment, extensive knowledge of the latest geometric dimensioning and tolerancing and the ability to read and interpret drawings, blueprints and related specifications, with the ability to write clearly and concisely is critical. - Understanding of appropriate codes, regulations and specifications as well as applicable customer requirements is important. Education: Bachelor's degree in an appropriate discipline and 14+ years of related technical experience as engineering designer or equivalent combination of education and experience. 5 years of rocket propulsion design experience preferred. Contact: Meredith Jacobson 818-288-2119 Meredith.jacobson@loginconsult.com Engility Corporation Job Opportunities Engility is hiring a Software Configuration Analyst Sr to work in Pt. Mugu, CA. Performs Software CM for internally developed and COTS/GOTS products. Rational Clear case, Installshield, .Net and Visual Studio. Able to obtain DoD security clearance. To apply please visit www.Engilitycorp.com/careers and search for keyword “11720” or contact mustafa.alhashimi@engilitycorp.com Engility is hiring an Engineering Software Quality II role for Pt. Mugu, CA. Needs a BS in engineering and experience using IBM rational clear case. Able to work with Sharepoint websites. Experience using MSO. Able to obtain DoD security clearance. To apply please visit www.Engilitycorp.com/careers and search for keyword “11723” or contact mustafa.alhashimi@engilitycorp.com Engility is hiring a Engineering – Software Specialist to work in Pt. Mugu, CA. This job will require an Engineering degree or equivalent and 5+ years of Software testing and Software QA experience. Should know IBM Rational Clear Case and be able to work with Sharepoint websites. To apply please visit www.Engilitycorp.com/careers and search for keyword “11276” or contact mustafa.alhashimi@engilitycorp.com Engility urgently seeks two or more Electronics Design Engineers to work at our Pt. Mugu/Camarillo locations. Position requires Engineering degree and 10+ years of experience designing analog and digital Electronics, embedded circuitry, RF (microwave) modulation and control, embedded microcontrollers, and embedded PLD/FPGA. Secret Clearance required. Please contact Jennifer.Rubin@Englitycorp.com for more information. Syntesis Global Syntesis Global introduces the “New Standard” for Creating a Culture of Excellence in Leadership Development, Organizational Dynamics, Career Transitions and Outplacement Services: Syntesis Global™. With over thirty years of business experience, Syntesis Global™ offers state-of-the-art Performance Consulting through Executive Coaching, Change Management, Team Building, Organizational and Career Management services. Contact Rick Hernandez, President and CEO at contactus@syntesisglobal.com Kelly Horiuchi - Farmers Insurance Agency Kelly Horiuchi is proud to be a scientist and offer her insurance services to the technical community of Ventura County. Farmers Insurance Group of Companies make up one of the country’s largest insurers of vehicles, homes and small businesses and provide a wide range of other insurance and financial services products. Farmers is proud to serve more than 10 million households with more than 20 million individual policies across all 50 states through the efforts of over 50,000 exclusive and independent agents and nearly 24,000 employees. Contact Kelly at khoriuchi@farmersagent.com
IEEE Technical Talks
June 2, 2015 The Balanced Interface Pizza and Networking: 6:30 PM Presentation: 7:00 PM Presenter: Bill Whitlock Meetings are free and open to the public. Please RSVP to mnicholls@ieee-bv.org Abstract The Balanced Interface. Although it’s perhaps the most powerful tool we have to preserve signal integrity in systems, myths about its design and application abound and even appear in many textbooks. However, challenging traditional views has created a few disagreements over the years, but Bill Witlock’s logical evidence-based arguments have always prevailed. The presentation will draw on 40 years of experience in professional audio, the last 25 specializing in interfacing and grounding issues, to dispel the myths and misconceptions. Basic theory will be briefly reviewed and results of recent research reviewed. Several real-world examples of how new strategies based on this research have solved long-standing problems. About the Speaker Bill Whitlock has held circuit and system design positions at Quad-Eight (recording console maker), Laserium (laser light show producer), Capitol Records, and Jensen Transformers. He holds 5 patents and is a Life Fellow of the Audio Engineering Society and a Life Senior member of IEEE. He has authored several book chapters and numerous magazine articles, contributed to several AES and IEC standards, lectured at many universities (including MIT), and is a popular teacher at AV industry trade shows. He is now a consultant and lives in Oxnard, CA. Location Swenson Center, Room 101 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 Parking: Do not park in the faculty/staff lots. Free parking is available in the G1 visitor lot at the corner of Olsen Road and Mountclef Boulevard, or on the street after 7 PM. Presented By: IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility/Consumer Electronics Chapter Click here for informational flyer (PDF) June 3, 2015 Are the Machines Learning? Pizza and Networking: 6:30 PM Presentation: 7:00 PM Presenter: Karl Geiger, Chief Software Architect, Neural ID Meetings are free and open to the public. Please register at the link below: http://are-machines-learning.eventbrite.com/ Abstract Golem or just a better mental grasp? The popular press, writers, and several leading technologists have been making headlines with fears of AIs ruling the earth and humanity. But are the machines truly learning, or are we merely programming and training them to do more sophisticated data processing? This talk presents a brief overview of machine learning techniques, then sets these applications in real-world contexts. As with any new tool, we have more to fear from human mis-application and mis-apprehension of these tools than from the tools themselves. About the Speaker Karl Geiger is Chief Software Architect at Neural ID in Redwood, CA and works on an analytics software platform, with a neural network architecture, that learns through an expert system with machine learning, recognizes critical patterns, and informs Business Intelligence Analytics centers. Karl has been one of the most impactful Section Chairs of the Buenaventura Section and very active with IEEE from 2009 to 2013, and chaired the IEEE Los Angeles Council from 2012-2013. He retired in 2009 to work pro-bono full time with the IEEE, local start-up companies such as Cure Pharmaceutical, InClinical, MCI START, lectured at local colleges, supported the Moorpark College Engineering Club, Ventura County schools competitions and the national champion Moorpark High School Academic Decathlon team in which his three children competed state-wide and nationally. Karl founded Convergent Informatics, Inc., with three Amgen colleagues in 2008. Customers included biotech companies such as Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, an eCommerce businesses, and other start-up businesses along the 101 corridor in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties. Karl also worked with the local venture communities, reviewed pitches and coached entrepreneurs. Prior to Convergent, Karl was the Director of Enterprise Architecture at Amgen, Inc., where his teams designed and documented several enterprise-class information systems. His technical interests include machine intelligence, information retrieval, database systems, human factors engineering, software test and development to support regulatory compliance, and making fun toys for the web (http://www.businessbuzzwordbingo.com/). Location Ahmanson Science Center, Room 100 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 Parking: Do not park in the faculty/staff lots. Free parking is available in the G1 visitor lot at the corner of Olsen Road and Mountclef Boulevard, or on the street after 7 PM. Presented By: IEEE Buenaventura Robotics and Automation/Industry Applications Chapter Click here for informational flyer (PDF) June 9, 2015 The Next Wave of LTE-Advanced Complexity for Mobile User Equipment: Uplink Carrier Aggregation, Dual Connectivity, and Tx Diversity Pizza and Networking: 6:30 PM Presentation: 7:00 PM Presenter: David Pehlke, Skyworks Meetings are free and open to the public. Please register at the link below: https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/34858 Abstract LTE-Advanced was introduced in release 10 of the 3GPP spec for LTE in order to get closer to the aggressive cellular data rate targets of the strict 4G technology definition of the ITU, namely 1GB/s data rates for the downlink. This presentation will introduce this carrier aggregation feature of LTE-Advanced and the specifics of interband CA vs. contiguous vs. non-contiguous intraband CA, 3CA Downlink, and uplink contiguous intraband and interband UL CA. Implications for the radio architecture and performance challenges of CA, as well as the test and validation conformance requirements will be detailed. When the system uses TX diversity, the same data is transmitted redundantly by more than one antenna and this increases the signal-to-noise ratio. Space- time codes are used to generate a redundant signal. There are different UL Tx Diversity approaches for LTE-Advanced Mobile User Equipment. About the Speaker David Pehlke received his Ph.D. and M.S.E. from the University of Michigan and S.B.E.E from M.I.T. and is director of the Systems Engineering team for the Advanced Mobile Solutions division of Skyworks in Newbury Park. He serves as patent liaison for the AMS division, and has 31 patents issued with more pending. He is an IEEE Senior member and presently chairs the IEEE Buenaventura Communications Society. Location Skyworks Solutions Intersection of West Hillcrest Drive and Lawrence Drive Newbury Park, CA 91320 (not the main building, please use link to arrow that pinpoints building) Presented by: IEEE Buenaventura Communications Chapter June 18, 2015 UCSB's Nanofabrication Lab Capabilities and a Few Research Highlights Pizza and Networking: 6:30 PM Presentation: 7:00 PM Presenters: Mark Rodwell, Ph.D. and Brian Thibeault, UCSB Nanofabrication Facility Meetings are free and open to the public. Please register at the link below: http://aessjun18.eventbrite.com/ Abstract Mark Rodwell and Brian Thibeault will present some of the new capabilities of the UCSB nanofabrication lab, a shared facility with comprehensive tools for fabrication of nanometer-scale devices. The facility is open for research use, with an hourly charge, not only to UCSB students and staff, but also to qualified researchers from other universities, research institutions, and industry. The facility is used by researchers in photonics, electronics, thermoelectrics, lighting, solar devices and materials. There are comprehensive tools for fabrication of III-As/P/Sb electronics, (e.g. nm & THz transistors), III-N electronics, (e.g. GaN microwave power and kV switching transistors), III-As-P photonics, (e.g. InGaAsP lasers, modulators and photonic integrated circuits), Si and Si/InP hybrid photonics, and III-N optoelectronics from visible to UV, (e.g. solid-state lighting and blue lasers). There is extensive physics research, including spintronics, THz physics, and Quantum computing. The speakers will describe the facility and its tools. They will also highlight key research accomplishments by the lab users. About the Speakers Mark Rodwell, IEEE Fellow, holds the Doluca Family Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UCSB. He also directs the UCSB Nanofabrication laboratory and its participation in the NSF National Nanofabrication Infrastructure Network (NNIN). Brian Thibeault is the nanofabrication project scientist who manages the process group in the facility and is the primary outside user contact for new projects, performs outside user fabrication work, provides guidance of equipment purchases, directs characterization of new processes, facilitates troubleshooting of process and equipment related to processing problems, and acts as a general cleanroom process consultant for all laboratory users. Location Ahmanson Science Center, Room 100 California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 Parking: Do not park in the faculty/staff lots. Free parking is available in the G1 visitor lot at the corner of Olsen Road and Mountclef Boulevard, or on the street after 7 PM. Presented By: IEEE Buenaventura Aerospace and Electronic Systems Chapter Click here for informational flyer (PDF)
Other Announcements
IEEE Invites Proposals for Humanitarian Projects The IEEE Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology (SIGHT) Steering Committee is inviting applications for project funding support. SIGHT groups’ major goal is to create opportunities for members to devote time and talents to humanitarian work consistent with IEEE’s Constitution to “bring the benefits of technology to the entire world.” IEEE SIGHT will support a wide range of projects, and the level of funding support has been between US$500 and US$20,000. The next 2015 application deadline for funding is July 15. Later deadline will be September 15. The project guidelines can be found at http://www.ieee.org/about/special_interest_group_on_humanitarian_technology.html Calls for Volunteers 1) Do you have connections with officers in other engineering societies? Then we need your help to set up meetings with them to discuss opportunities for collaboration on educational outreach. We would be grateful If you can facilitate introductions and help us network. Please contact Bob Rumer, rrumer@callutheran.edu 2) We need 15 more volunteers interested in taking an officer position or a volunteer role with the technical chapters. Involvement typically requires less than 3 hours per month. We practice micro-volunteerism, that welcomes your help for short projects that you can perform on your own timetable. If you would like to join us and participate in the planning of great technical talks that we organize or our outreach to schools and the technical community, contact Nathalie Gosset, gosset@ieee.org Congratulations Congratulations to Stephanie Knotts for being elevated to the IEEE member level. Also we applaud the 23 IEEE members who were elevated to the Senior Member grade in May as a result of attending the April 4th Senior Member Clinic organized by the Buenaventura Section. • Ali, Md Ershad • Beccue, Steve • Blanquart, Laurent • Bleszynski, Marek • Bleszynski, Elizabeth • Chan, Moses • Chansungsan, Chaiyuth • De Bruyn, Rudy • De La Garrigue, Michael • Firoozabadi, Reza • Goyette, Guy • Hilf, Irv • Hsu, William • Ihm, Jae-Yong • Lewinski, David • Maldonado, Francisco • Oistad, Leif • Olson, Donald • Pilkington, Wayne • Renken, Troy • Ricci, Michael • Sharpin, David • Yu, Ruai
Reports from Past Events
Spring Mixer a Rousing Success Sixty-two IEEE members and guests attended the May 14 Spring mixer, “Rising Stars and Old Nebulas”, at the Huddle Entrepreneurship Center in Westlake Village. In an atmosphere of camaraderie, we gathered in the heart of the Huddle Entrepreneurship Center, a local startup heaven and a bit of “Google” type creative environment here in the Conejo Valley. The energy was high and networking at its best. Nursing a glass of wine and savoring French hors d’oeuvres, the audience enjoyed Zak Cohen’s insights into the patent of blue jeans by Levi Strauss 142 years ago and how the jeans symbol evolved over time, becoming an essential element in the California entrepreneurial culture of creativity and inventiveness. Click here for full article, including photos of the event Salar Atrizadeh Discusses Cloud Computing and Related Laws On May 6, Salar Atrizadeh, Esq., principal and founder of the Law Offices of Salar Atrizadeh, gave a talk to the IEEE Buenaventura Computer Society Chapter on “Cloud Computing and Related Laws”. Mr. Atrizadeh had just returned from an interview on Larry King Now, which will be airing soon. He has kindly agreed to share his presentation, which is available here. Click here for full article, including photos of the event
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