ERP Presentation
Danny Aramouni
Boynton Beach Motorola
March 22, 2001
Introduction
 Danny
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Aramouni
Florida Atlantic University
– B.S. Electrical Engineering
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Engineering Rotation Program (ERP)
ERP Entrance
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March 9 - ERP Interviews Window
Thursday, May 4 - Quit FPL (co-op)
 Friday, May 5 - Graduated from FAU
 Monday, May 8 - Started at Motorola
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Overview
Past Work Experiences
 Why did I become an Engineer?
 Joining the ERP
 Rotation Experiences
 ERP Involvement
 Future Plans
 Interests and Conclusion
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Past Work Experiences
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Florida Power & Light - Co-op
– Protection and Control
– Substations - Reliability Group
– Controls & Advanced Technologies
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Albertson's Supermarket
– Asst. Customer Service Manager for six
years
Why did I become an Engineer?
Always liked Science and
Mathematics
 Like learning new things
 Love the challenges
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Chose FAU to stay local
Joining the ERP
Gain a wide variety of experiences
 Find out where I’ll be the most
productive
 Meet and work with high level
managers
 Establish Contacts
 Training
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First Rotation
 Manufacturing
- TOP
– Product Engineer
 Supervisor:
David Narducci
 Mentors: George Douglas
Bob Schneider
Responsibilities
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Tested and analyzed
PageWriter product
factory failure modes.
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Performed various
experiments on
PageWriter BER
performance in the
Anechoic Chamber.
Project Accomplishment
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Performed antenna propagation of all
two-way pagers to determine optimum
condition for antennas placement in
factory RF fixture (box).
2-way Pagers Antennas
PageWriter Transmitting Patch Antenna
Lynx/Dragon Chip
Antenna (Tx & Rx)
PageWriter Receiving Loop Antenna
Conclusion from Radiation
Pattern Measurements
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Determined the best antenna
position (0 degrees) to be on top in
the RF box for all 2-way paging
products
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To replace the existing loop antenna
with a fixed circular polarized
antenna for both Tx and Rx
Results of the Implementation
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Improved BER Failures Tremendously
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Cut NTF failures by 50%
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Provided fixed antenna solution for
2-way paging products
Technical Competence Gained
Troubleshooting and schematic
interpretation skills
 DOE knowledge using the Anechoic
Chamber
 Technical expertise in antenna propagation
and design
 Extensive knowledge of manufacturing
process
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Second Rotation
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Smart & Connected: SW Tools &
Testing
 Supervisor:
Hakam Fathi
 Mentors: Sean Borak
Kevin Culigen
SW Tools Responsibilities
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Assisted in the Executing of Mosaic
V3.0 System Test
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Designed new Mosaic Chart Engine
What is Mosaic?
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Software project management metric tool
 Collects, stores, and analyzes Data from
a web browser
 Offers automated solutions in managing
metric data
 Provide the latest up to date information
about any project
http://engpub.pts.mot.com/proj/mosaic
Designing New Mosaic Chart
Engine Project
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Designed the chart engine using
Macromedia Flash 5 with Generator2
– Creates interactive Web sites with
sophisticated charts, graphs, and tables
– Access databases through XML support
Reasons For New Chart Engine?
Past charts (Java Applet ) were not
supported by Netscape
 Slow to download
 Some charts were not even
supported by IE
 A lot of steps was involved in
creating charts
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Some of My Design Work
Results of the New Chart Engine
Implementation
Instead of using long code of
program, now use Data files
 Great graphical effects
 Supported by any browser
 Faster to download
 More flexible
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Testing Rotation Responsibility
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Develop test cases for Odin Project
focusing on User Interface.
Canceled
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Develop test cases for Odin Project
focusing on User Interface.
Technical Competence Gained
Learned Flash 5 and Generator 2
programming
 Gained software expertise in developing
code in Java Script and XML for web
page applications
 Developed skills in writing User
Requirements and Test Cases for
system applications
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Third Rotation
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MacAllan & Camelot RF Development
Team
 Supervisor:
Gene Santana
 Mentors: Bryan Soukup
Paul Morningstar
MacAllan
Camelot
Responsibilities
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Performed various tests & experiments using
GSM test equipment
 Measured EIRP, SAR, and Antenna Gain
performance in BB Chamber, Quantum
BCDC labs, and Plantation’s Antenna
Research lab
 Demonstrated understanding of RF, GSMGPRS fundamentals, and development
process through phasing, component
matching, FTA process, and test of products
Projects Accomplishment
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Microstrip Board Dielectric constant
experiment
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RF/SMA connectors experiment
Technical Competence Gained
Gained knowledge of the GSM protocol
by using the HP8922, CMU 200, and
the superbench station to perform GSM
product testing
 Testing and evaluating antenna
performance in the anechoic chamber
 RF, GSM, and GPRS technical
development
 Increased interest in RF
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ERP Involvement
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Community Services
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T900’s Demo sales
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Volunteer Steering Committee
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ERP’s Mailing Lists
Future Plans
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Complete 4th Rotation and Place out
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Masters Degree in Computer
Engineering
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possible MBA
Interests and Conclusion
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Enjoy playing Soccer
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Scuba Diving
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Very Friendly and Helpful
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Like to meet people from different
culture
Contact Information
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Phone
– 561-739-3002
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Pager
– 1800-SKYTEL2, PIN# 1780329
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Danny.Aramouni@motorola.com
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http://engweb.pts.mot.com/ERP/daramouni/