1. Tyler Thayn
900 E 70 S
Wellington, UT 84542
(435) 637-4516
tylerthayn@hotmail.com
Educational Background
B.S. Electrical Engineering Utah State University 2002-2005
Minor Degrees in Computer Science and Math.
A.S. Pre-Engineering College of Eastern Utah 2000-2002
Skills and Qualifications
Electrical Systems Design
Embedded Systems – Microchip PIC, SmartFusion MSS, Cypress CapTouch, ARM (Atmel/Samsung) with
integrated SRAM, Flash, and EEPROM (Parallel 64/32/16Bit @ 512/64MHz and Serial SPI/I2
C/RS232).
Communications – 3G/4G Cellular, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Bluetooth.
IO Interfaces – USB, RS232, RS422, RS485, SPI, I2
C, CAN and LIN, including signal protection and isolation.
Peripherals – GPS, SD memory, displays, touchscreens, relays, sensors (current, accelerometer, gyroscope,
pressure, and 4-wire Kelvin RTD/Thermocouple) and motor controllers.
PCB Layout – Library management, schematic capture, board layout, design rules, DFM analysis (Valor), 3D
models, output file generation, non-native design translation and gerber modifications. Advanced projects in high
power (825VAC @ 60A, 425VDC @ 20A, and 480VAC), high density, high speed, communications, EMI management,
and product certifications (FCC/CE/UL).
Test Engineering – Test plan analysis, Bed-of-Nails, ICT, firmware programming, electrical/functional test, custom
PC test applications, test procedures and operator training. Equipment experience with National Instruments, Agilent,
Keithley, Fluke, Spirent, EZWire, power supplies, DMM, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, function generators and
various firmware flashing utilities.
Software Development – C/C++, C#, Visual Basic, Assembly, Java, Javascript, AJAX, Perl, PHP, Batch files, Shell
scripts, JSON, Verilog and ABEL. Software development projects for Windows, Linux and Android environments.
Certifications – IPC Designers Council Member, IPC CID (Top Dog), IPC CID+, IPC 7711, IPC 7721, IPC-A-610,
J-STD-001, Altium Beginner Designer and Altium Advanced Designer.
Project Experiences
Industry/Markets – Aerospace, military, power, medical and consumer products.
Product Applications – High Power (solar power dish and industrial power monitor) and Remote
Sense and Control (smart energy meter, fluid flow meter, fluid tank controller, environmental/shock
data logger, coal seam exploration data logger and criminal ankle monitor).
Project Responsibilities – SOW, requirements development, and project quoting. Product and technology
research, proposals, and reviews. Hardware designs including schematic capture, PCB layout, design rules, DFM
analysis and document package generation. Project management including employees, contractors and vendors.
Employment Background
TTS Design (Logan, UT) 4/2011–Current Hardware/Software Design Engineer
Own and operate a contracting business offering hardware and software engineering design services.
Icon (Logan, UT) 9/2012-7/2013 7/2005–5/2006 Software Engineer, Electrical Manufacturing Engineer
Managed electrical assembly manufacturing by creating and maintaining work procedures, test fixtures, production
design modifications, troubleshooting, and coordinate rework projects.
Inovar, Inc. (Logan, UT) 6/2006–8/2012 Electrical Engineer
Senior/lead PCB layout engineer, junior design engineer, and test engineer job titles held. Established a new design
services business department and managed all projects while the department grew to a stable design group.
Quilt EZ (Paradise, UT) 7/2007–3/2008 Embedded Software Programmer
Contracting project to develop firmware for a handheld, touchscreen embedded linux device based in C programming
language with support including GTK+, Perl and Shell scripting.