1. Daniel Zerfu
San Diego, CA | (469) 233-8993 | danielzerfu79@gmail.com
ENGINEER
Electrical | Test | Product | Systems
Skilled Engineer knowledge of design quality principles, standard test equipment, measurement devices and
MatLab and Microsoft Excel. Looking for Entry Level Electrical Engineering position to apply and contribute
cutting-edge engineering skills in the technological industry developing academic and professional experiences.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
QUALCOMM, INC San Diego, CA, AUG 2014 – present
SENIOR TEST OPERATOR
 Conducted RF chip testing receiving and transmitting signals in different frequency level for WLAN
Bluetooth and Near field communication
 Helped debugging failed cards by reading the schematic
 Set up test station and log workday report
CDM SMITH, Carlsbad, CA, June 2012–September 2012
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING INTERN
 Reviewed line diagram of motor controllers for water treatment plant, and collaborated with senior
engineers to fix any unmatched diagrams of motor controller to the planned water treatment plant.
 Electrical detailing for raceway of the water treatment plant, by filling the details on excel sheet
MISSION COLLEGE, Santa Clara, CA, February 2010–July 2010
MATH TUTOR
 Taught all Calculus levels, Linear Algebra and Trigonometry to students.
US NAVY, USS JUNEAU LPD-10, August 2004–August 2008
PETTY OFFICER
 Repaired malfunctioning motors on board USS JUNEAU, and supervised the rewind shop
 Operated main switch board in the machinery room, paralleling generators to a synchronize phase
 Repaired, troubleshoot, and conducted maintenance of electrical components
 Experience with electrical safety and HAZMAT material safety data sheet
EDUCATION
University of California, San Diego, September, 2013
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
EQUIPMENT, DESIGN AND SOFTWARE SKILLS
Digital Design: Designed Invertors, NAND gates, NOR gates, 8_bit Carry Look-ahead Full Adder. Circuit
characterization, performance estimation, and optimization. Design, simulation and layout using Cadence tools
Analog Design and RF/Microwave systems: Designed, simulated, and tested filters with operational
amplifiers. Structured frequency response analysis using transfer function and Bode plot. Noise circuit models
for active and passive devise circuits, course work on antenna theory and RFIC. Familiar with resonance
circuits, noise figures, VSWR, S-parameters, Smith chart, electromagnetic of transmission lines and matching
networks.
Design and Measurement Tools: – Cadence and Orcad(PSPICE), ADS, HFSS; Software – MatLab and
Microsoft Office Excel; Test Equipment - Oscilloscopes, frequency generator, Spectrum analyzers, Noise
figure meter, Network analyzer, digital multimeters, soldering
Software Languages: C/C++, Java and Python