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10/26/2015
Arlington, TX

Position Desired

Electrical Engineering
Anywhere in the U.S.
No

Resume

Yun Yao
Mailing:
1020 W. Abram St. APT. 137 ARLINGTON, TX
76013

Education Background:
University of Texas at Arlington, TX, Arlington, US
Ph.D. Candidate 09/2012-Present
Department of Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering
GPA: 3.67
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
College of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering GPA: 86/100
Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China B.S. 09/2005-06/2009 Department of Electronic Engineering, Automation (Control System) Program
GPA: 87/100 Class Rank: 3/88
University Work Experience
 Research Assistant, Advanced Sensor Technology Lab, University of Texas at Arlington 09/2012-Present
1. Wireless antenna-sensor interrogation for temperature-sensing (DOE Funded)
a. Simulation model development for wireless interrogation system using ADS
b. Wide band Microstrip antenna design, simulation (HFSS) and fabrication by using metamaterial
c. Hardware realization of static interrogation for antenna-sensor by using VNA and time-gate technology
d. Hardware realization of high speed (up to 10 kHz) interrogation for antenna-sensor by using FMCW interrogator
2. Wireless dynamic Strain Monitoring System (NSF Funded)
a. Microstrip strain sensor-antenna design, EM simulation (Sonnet) and fabrication
b. Wireless antenna interrogation system design and hardware implementation for high-speed structure health monitoring
c. Real-time DAQ system design and DSP algorithm development
3. Wireless foot pressure sensing system (NSF Funded)
a. Pressure sensor design, EM simulation (HFSS) and fabrication
b. Analogcircuitdesign,SPICEsimulation(Tina-Ti)andPCBlayout(EAGLE)forsensor-antennainterrogation
c. Wireless transmission system implementation (Arduino+xBee) and pressure test validation
4. Wireless energy harvest circuit (RF power to DC power) design (Air Force Funded)
a. High gain (over 6 dbi) microstrip patch antenna design, simulation (Sonnet) and fabrication
b. SPICE, ADS circuit schematic simulation and EAGLE PCB layout
c. Fabrication and testing, circuit efficiency is over 50%
 Team member, NASA Parabolic Zero Gravity Flight Program, Houston, TX
1. Electrical system design and layout and emergency control circuit design for the payload
2. Wireless strain sensing system implementation
3. On-site Zero-Gravity flight: validate strain sensing performance in zero-G and high-G environment
10/2013-11/2013
 Main developer, Vehicle Electronic Stability Control (ESC) System, major topic for graduation design
M.S. 09/2009-06/2012
of M.S. study 09/2010-01/2012
1. Vehicle dynamics modeling based on Matlab/Simulink and C Language
2. ESP (Electrical Stability Program) algorithm development based on fuzz logic and model predictive control theories
3. Hardware-in-the-loop simulation and validation
 Designer, Monobus-based temperature control system for senior design
1. Hardware circuit design: schematic simulation (Proteus), PCB layout (Protel)
2. Software code development: C language programming for Micro-control unit (Atmel C51)
3. System integration: PCB circuit fabrication, program uploading and system debugging
 Team Member, Automatic Tracking Robotic Vehicle competition
1. Hardware adjustment for electric circuit and robotic vehicle mechanical structure
2. Formulating optimized searching algorithm and programming in C language
3. On-site testing and adjusting
Industry Work Experience
01/2009-05/2009
12/2007-04/2008
 QC Intern, AC Electronics, Arlington, TX
1. Quality testing and validation for new products, including: LED driver, ballast, fixture and etc.
2. Trouble shooting for power electronics, i.e. LED driver and ballast circuits, down to the component level
3. Negotiation between the customer and the supplier to deal with the failure products returned by the customer
 Research Intern, ESW Department, BOSCH Automotive Products (China) Co., Ltd 04/2012-07/2012
1. Software development of HAZ (Hazard Warning) function for project “SAIC IP2X ESP09”
2. ASCET algorithm generation, Software implementation and Vehicle on-site test
3. Software development for ECU function demonstration by using C#
 Research Intern, ICD Lab, EATON Corporation Suzhou R&D Center (China) 05/2010-09/2010
1. Testing functions of industrial power circuit-breaker “Advantage”, including thermostat testing, dynamic response testing,
PLC operation testing, EMC/EMI testing, etc.
2. Labview DAQ system programming for Intelligent industrial soft-starter “Orion”—identify errors of main control board of
the soft starter by starting it in different ways and analyzing abnormal symptoms of three-phase current and voltage
 Summer Intern, Facility Department, GIF Research Center (China) Co., Ltd. 05/2009-08/2009
1. Maintenance of cooling water circulation system and ventilation system
2. Adjustment and test of switchboard; layout of Ethernet
Major Publications
Journal Paper
[1]. Yao, J., Hew, M., Mears, A., & Huang, H. “Strain Gauge-Enable Wireless Vibration Strain Sensor Remotely Powered by Ligh...

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