Esther C. Alexander
412 Island Oak Drive
Austin, Texas 78748
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Telephone: [Send email to request phone number] 80-6952 (Home), [Send email to request phone number] 58-5443 (Cell)
Objective: To do quality project management of technical projects/programs
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Engineering Experience:
Freescale Semiconductor, Austin, Texas: (12/2000 to present):
Enablement Team Leader (3/2006 to present)
• Lead two international enablement teams to determine, manage, track and
deliver all expected customer deliverables that supplement the new integrated
processors (SOI devices from Concept to Production stage). Deliverables include:
Software (Uboot, Linux BSP, Documentation, reference board)
• Oversee the quality of customer experience by being a customer advocate in the
planning of deliverables
• Drive process improvement of enablement activities in general by leading a
community of Enablement team leaders
• Arrange training opportunities for fellow Enablement team leaders to encourage
growth in job performance
• Work with teams across the company to enhance the quality of customer
collaterals
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System & Applications Engineer, (12/2000 to present)
• Perform product debug for various integrated processors
• Help customers with successful implementation of processors in their designs
by assisting in design-in, layout, debug and verification of various PowerPC
integrated processors
• Manage solutions to customer design problems by debugging issues with use of
simulation software, JTAG debugging tools, Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer and
schematic reviews of hardware design (Solved over 1900 customer issues)
• Oversee creation and updating of document on device errata
• Write application notes about various technical topics
• Create and maintain datasheets (Hardware Specifications Document) for various
integrated processors
• Present on technical topics at various technical training events (Including
Smart Networks Developers Forum 2003 & 2004)
• Provide managerial back-up support for database used by Technical Support
Team
Cirrus Logic, Austin, Texas: (1998-2000)
Systems & Applications Engineer
• Managed technical support for customer account of Crystal audio driver
products
• Coordinated with Cirrus Logic sales, marketing and software development
organizations to meet the requirements of audio driver deliverables to customer
• Investigated and verified any audio driver bugs/problems found in delivered
product
• Tested computer audio hardware and software applications across various
computer platforms on Microsoft operating systems (Win95, Win98, NT 4 and
Win2000)
• Identified and documented details of any product defects found during testing
• Collaborated with developers to identify root causes of bugs
• Represented Cirrus Logic at technical conferences (Microsoft Bugfest 1999, E3
Game Industry conference 1999)
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Education & Certifications:
Master of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, December 2005.
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA; Minor: Health Physics
Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering, May 1998. St. Mary's
University, San Antonio, TX; Minor: Music
Certified Engineer in Training in Electrical Engineering (EIT - Texas Board of
Professional Engineers)
July 2001 to June 2009
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Engineering Publications:
• AN2128 - MPC8240 and MPC8245: Comparison and Compatibility
• AN2164 - MPC8245/MPC8241 Memory Clock Design Guidelines: Part 1
• AN2746 - MPC8245/MPC8241 Memory Clock Design Guidelines: Part 2
• AN2474 - The Clocks of the MPC8540
• AN2919 - Determining the I2C Frequency Divider Ratio for SCL
Professional Activities and Honors:
• Member of Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers (IEEE); (1997 to
present)
• Member of IEEE's Engineering in Medicine and Biology chapter (2002 to 2005)
• Member of IEEE's Computer Society (1998 to 2002)
• Member of IEEE's Women in Engineering Society (2002 to present)
• Member of IEEE's Communications Society (2004 to 2005)
• Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities (1997-1998)
• Member of American Association of University Women (2006-2007)
• Nominee for national Black Engineer of the Year Award (2007)
• Member of Toastmasters International (December 2004 to present); Competent
Toastmaster status
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Skills:
Software: Microsoft Project 2003, Primavera, Microsoft Office applications,
Adobe Framemaker, Adobe Professional, Filemaker Pro, Unix, Matlab, Assembly,
Pascal, C, Fortran, SignalScan Simulation, Verilog, Hspice, Logic Works, Pspice,
Windows (1995-2000, XP), MS DOS.
Hardware tools: Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer, JTAG Wiggler, Spectrum Analyzer
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Additional Activities and Accomplishments:
• Designed and implemented an application based on assembly for Motorola's 6811
to use a computer keyboard as an instrument to output various notes in a musical
octave
• Six Sigma Motorola University Training
• Published book of poems, Faces, in 1994
• Linguistics: Basic Conversational proficiency in Spanish, and French
• Project Management Certificate Course from the University of Texas
Professional Development Center, Fall 2007
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