Department manager, project manager, electrical engineer, entrepreneur
Expertise: Radio Frequency (RF) antenna and system design,
RFID readers and systems,
Analog Circuit Design (Instrumentation, Sensors, Amplifiers, Oscillators, Signal
Conditioning and Filters)
Microcontroller and Embedded System Design
Moderate programming
FDA cGMP and medical class III devices
Project Management for New Product Development
Budgeting, department P&L, staff and resource management
Lab Equipment and Procedures (Oscilloscopes, Network Analyzers, etc.)
Circuit simulation (Altium, SPICE, SONNET, 4NEC2)
Microprocessors: ATmel, Microchip , TI MSP430
Programming languages: C, C+, JAVA, Ruby, Actionscript, FLEX, SQL
Adept with MS-Office suite and MS-Access
Compliance and Safety standards: UL2601, ISO13485, IEC60601-1-1,2,4
Studying for PMP certification (Project Management Professional)
Specialties: Medical Device development, automated asset tracking, industrial process monitoring
Electrical Engineer @ Saving lives, taking names. From July 2015 to Present (4 months) Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina AreaRFID Engineering Manager @ Managed department in the development, implementation, and installation of cutting edge, turnkey RFID system solutions
Introduced comprehensive product development process to manage hardware/software Verification and Validation
Direct the production support of the largest capacity of RFID label manufacturer in North America.
Managed project teams to design and implement custom solutions in manufacturing, food, and
technology industries.
Supported sales and marketing as chief technical member at initial sales meetings and translated customer needs into cost and timetable requirements in the quotation process.
Reviewed staff performance to ensure high quality standards and successful satisfaction of customer requirements.
Spearheaded effort to drastically change software solution by directing the development of a flexible, multi-tiered software application suite using established design development good practices.
Project managed third party software development of online application with direct integration with in-house ERP to purchase promotional labels for the newspaper industry. From January 2011 to July 2013 (2 years 7 months) Willoughby, OHRF Engineer @ Responsible for RF issues in medical telemetry system for cardiac rehab in the WMTS band, 608-614MHz.
Designed antenna layout schemes for hospital sites incorporating good RF practices to maximize coverage and minimize interference with other telemetry systems. Instituted a robust quality testing method for transmitter production.
Ensured RF board production and new design development maintained compliance with FCC part 15.
Stepped in and organized and instructed product troubleshooting seminars with emphasis on RF issues to service and sales departments, reducing response time to customer’s inquiries.
Took charge, created, then lead task force that reduced a “problem customer” list from 97 sites to 14 within a year.
Discovered design flaw during design audit and reallocated standard frequency channels to remove IMD and interchannel interference.
Designed new patch antenna for receiver unit for more efficient coverage.
Planned and lead design project for cellular wireless cardiac Holter monitor.
Began design of new transmitter implementing state of the art smd rf circuits for use in the upper band of WMTS, 1395-1430 MHz.
Redesigned trans-telephone communication unit of cardiac event monitor for reduction of noise, ease of manufacture, and reduction of cost.
Redesigned receiver box improving functionality, reducing components, and cost while creating a modern aesthetic look. From March 2007 to February 2010 (3 years) Cleveland/Akron, Ohio AreaPresident/Owner @ Consultant for engineering product development of medical devices. Wireless Internet
advocacy and implementation, social network analysis and development, and community
building facilitation.
Lead Tremont Wifi neighborhood, community technology group to 5th most dense free wifi
region in US (New America Foundation 2006)
Attended the first two National Community Wireless Network summits.
Created the first mesh network in the City of Cleveland around Lincoln Park in the Tremont
neighborhood.
Developed for clients: preliminary design for 24 hr glucose monitor as first stage in artificial pancreas project, Vital sign monitor including ECG, heart rate, SP02, and temperature for commercial senior alert system, reduced line power noise for phototherapy system, wrote translator for HL7 commands to DICOM commands From July 2001 to April 2007 (5 years 10 months) North Olmsted, OHSteering Committee Member (Group leader 2005-2007) @ Technology Partner TWiFi is a group of Tremont residents who volunteer their time and believe technology can help build strong communities. Their mission is to build a community-based wireless network providing Internet access to all residents of Tremont and is a resource for residents and local businesses. Under my leadership, we established over a dozen free and open wifi hotspots, making Tremont in the top 5 most free wifi dense neighborhoods in the US as well as creating the first mesh network in Cleveland in Lincoln Park. From 2003 to 2007 (4 years) Executive Director/ Co-founder @ Created, promoted, and developed organization for support and promotion of Northeast Ohio’s
nascent bioscience industry through networking events, educational seminars, and collaborative efforts with region’s economic development community.
Grew organization from concept with 6 companies to 64 in one year.
Was in first class of Cleveland Foundation Civic Innovation Lab and won accompanying grant.
Prompted articles on regional bioscience efforts in three national publications
Organized networking cocktail and music event for entrepreneurs from across the country to
coincide with the Nation SBIR conference. From October 2002 to November 2005 (3 years 2 months) Cleveland/Akron, Ohio AreaPrincipal Electrical Engineer @ With company through name changes from Picker International to Marconi Medical Systems to Philips Healthcare
Directed development efforts of electrical surgical instruments for image guide surgical system.
Supported customer needs including being resident in surgical suites.
Lead in successfully completion of compliance testing to IEC60601-1, Medical Device Directive, and UL 2601 ensuring a fully safe Class III Medical device system.
Participated in team to ensure successful sterilization processes using autoclave and ECO
for surgical instruments
Designed cart and electrical system, reducing weight by 36%, volumetric footprint by 24%,
and power consumption by 8%.
Promoted to Principal Engineer
Managed project to identify and relieve obstacles related to the phase-out and subsequent
long term support of mature workstation.
Wrote scripts in DICOM-RT and DICOM-PRINT
Planned, managed, and executed the closing of remote office for consolidation of division engineering department.
Designed laser marking and scan table for multislice CT simulation
Resident expert on networking and printing topics;
Maintained a printing and simulation lab with associated fixed asset administration.
Chaired and participated in teams to write product development templates to aid in compliance to FDA requirements.
Created and edited technote newsletter series for advanced users and support teams. From 1998 to 2001 (3 years) Highland Heights, OHengineer @ Designed three phase induction motors for applications in military, mining, nuclear, and submersible markets.
Responsible for all test efforts and data analysis for motor characterization.
Designed a closed loop cooling product line for submersible motors in dry pit environs.
Planned and project managed efforts for three product transfers in Ohio, North Carolina, and Georgia with seamless performance to our customers.
Refined test procedures to remove noise on temperature probes
Wrote automated test report program utilizing MS-Access and networking protocols
Designed quietest and most efficient motor in company history for Navy firepump From 1991 to 1998 (7 years) Euclid, OHelectrical design engineer @ Directed efforts of four engineers to maintain reliability, technical performance, and documentation of all RF and microwave (Ku band) critical components for an antiradar missile program.
Recovered over $600K in directing the closing of second source contracts
Responsible for project budget and cost control.
Conducted design reviews with new suppliers
Managed projects for military qualification of second source suppliers
Promoted to Lead Engineer
Developed measurement technique for noise floor of YiG oscillator
Wrote Fortran programs for automated testing and pairing of RF components for tight tracking of amplitude and phase.
Developed technique to measure input impedance of cavity oscillator. From 1984 to 1989 (5 years) Lewisville, Tx
ms, electrical engineering @ North Carolina State University From 1989 to 1991 BSE, Biomedical Egr/ Electrical Egr @ Duke University From 1980 to 1984 Steve Goldberg is skilled in: Electronics, Embedded Systems, Troubleshooting, Cross-functional Team..., RF, Project Management, Medical Devices, Product Development, RFID+, Business Development, Program Management, Product Management, Engineering, Continuous Improvement, WiFi, Project Planning, Hardware, Six Sigma, Manufacturing, Leadership, Process Improvement, Simulations, Product Marketing, R&D