FRED  ROCKENBERGER

Phone: 602.414.0641	Cell: 602.432.4656
Sales@embeddedrf.com	

RF DESIGN SUMMARY
Experienced and innovative RF design engineer with extensive background in the design of Phase Locked Loops (PLLs) and dual conversion upconverters/downconverter IF subsystems with design for manufacturing included. Extensive experience from block diagram concept to release to production and all points in between.
EXPERIENCE
TECHNICAL CONSULTANT, PHOENIX, AZ	1999 - Present
Business development and technical support for my business, these tasks included but are not limited to the following:
      -Several Visual Basic applications, one of which is currently experiencing ongoing sales
      -Temperature control software
      -DC Servo Control software with PID controller
      -Machine design
-Dynamic scripting, generation and optimized website highly optimized for Google   
  placement
-Materials science - specialty mold design for glass casting
-Versatile synthesizer architecture pc board level product - design - layout - testing - fpga - 
  firmware

COMTECHEFDATA, TEMPE, AZ  : RF Design Engineer	1992 - 1999
-Designed 7 highly integrated IF upconverter and downconverter subassemblies.
-Includes all components: VCO, IF filter, IF conversion chain, AGC loop, freq mult. Etc.
-Responsibilities included heavy team coordination and production startup support.

HONEYWELL, GLENDALE, AZ  : RF Support Engineer                                                       1990-1992
      -Design and factory support of business jet radio transponder and DME 

Goodyear Aerospace, Goodyear, AZ : RF systems engineer                                   1984-1989
      -Resurrected mismanaged SAR radar program and took it through to successful flight test.
      -Top Secret Clearence with Extended Background Check

EDUCATION
 -Masters: Electrical Engineering 2002  Arizona State University : DSP emphasis
       -Bachelors of Science, Electrical Engineering 1984 ? University of Cincinnati 

INTERESTS
          -Everything Brazil - I speak Portuguese and can get by in Spanish
        -Physical Fitness