Ken Schmahl

About Ken Schmahl

Experience:high speed digital logic design at the board and ASIC/FPGA level. Signal analysis and design at gigabit speeds >10Gbps. Tools: HSpice, Sonnet, HFSS, TDASystems IConnect, Verilog, MatLab, Simulink, Synopsys, Perl, Mentor Viewlogic, Veribest & HyperLynx, Cadence Concept & SpecctraQuest. Standards: Fibre Channel, Gig Ethernet, Sonet.Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.), CaliforniaLicensed Amateur Radio Operator, Extra class-Non-profit corporate governance-Specialties: High Speed Digital Design, PCB design,Signal Integrity Analysis & Verification,SERDES characterization & debug,

Experience

1. Board Member

   A Schmahl Science Workshop

   Apr 1996 — Present

   Evangelizing science education.Science education in school and after school. Advanced science research projects for 6 thru 12 grade students.Collaborations with leading scientists, corporations and

Education

• California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

  BSEE, Electronic Engineering

  1980 — 1984

Skills

• Serdes
• Signal Integrity
• Troubleshooting
• Testing
• Perl
• Verilog
• Ethernet
• Storage
• Linux
• Hardware
• Embedded Systems
• Semiconductors
• Asic
• Engineering
• Integration
• Electronics
• Start-Ups
• Fpga
• Electrical Engineering
• Debugging
• Microprocessors
• Systems Engineering
• Pcie
• Spice
• Logic Design
• Jitter
• Unix
• Matlab
• Simulation
• Team Building
• Team Leadership
• Problem Solving
• Hardware Design
• Circuit Design
• Automation
• Shell Scripting
• Static Timing Analysis
• Hardware Architecture
• Simulations
• Cooperation