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SCOTT D. SIFFERMAN
10100 Burnet Rd., Bldg. 160, Austin, TX 78758
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512-471-5383
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Citizenship: United States of America
[email protected] • http://www.sifferman.org
EDUCATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, Austin, TX
Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering, August 2017 (expected)
GPA: 3.93 / 4.0
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, CA
Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, June 2006
GPA: 3.61 / 4.0
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, BARRETT HONORS COLLEGE, Tempe, AZ
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Electrical Engineering; Minor, Mathematics, May 2004
GPA: 3.93 / 4.0, summa cum laude
Honors Thesis: An Active Antenna for a General Coverage Receiver and the Use of Negative Impedance Converters to Improve
Frequency Bandwidth
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, 10100 Burnet Rd., Bldg. 160, Austin, TX 78758
Graduate Research Assistant, Laboratory for Advanced Semiconductor Epitaxy
Aug. 2012 – Present
_ Researching the materials development, device design and testing of mid-infrared lasers and terahertz sources.
_ Repurposed an underutilized lab space for a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and infrared microscope station.
_ Designed a pump-probe transmission test bench to measure carrier recombination lifetimes in semiconductor materials.
_ Supervised and directed the research of five undergraduates and two high school math teachers.
MSS, INC., 3738 Keystone Ave., Nashville, TN 37211
Research and Development Engineer
Jan. 2010 – Aug. 2012
_ Developed and configured machines and systems for materials recovery facilities to automate sorting of recyclables.
_ Designed and tested electronic and optoelectronic circuits to improve detection and identification of recyclable materials.
_ Designed and tested CPLD-based data processing and handling sub-systems.
_ Created statistical models to improve material sorting and extraction probabilities.
GENERAL DYNAMICS AIS, 8201 E. McDowell Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85257
Senior Engineer – Systems
Jan. 2007 – Jan. 2010
_ Supervised and maintained the General Dynamics AIS photonics laboratory.
_ Performed system trades studies for satellite-based photonics communications systems.
_ Tested the performance and degradation of diffractive optics and polymer optical waveguides subjected to radiation.
_ Created a graphical user interface using LabVIEW for a high-speed optical communications switch.
_ Designed and implemented regression testing of a GPS receiver module in development, and reported the test results.
Systems Engineer II (with General Dynamics C4 Systems)
Nov. 2006 – Jan. 2007
_ Supervised and maintained the General Dynamics C4 Systems photonics laboratory.
_ Calculated link budgets and size, weight, and power (SWaP) budgets for satellite-based optical communication systems.
_ Tested the performance of diffractive optical elements after exposure to increasing radiation levels.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, 450 Via Palou, Stanford, CA 94305
Research Assistant, Center for Nonlinear Optical Materials
Apr. 2005 – Oct. 2006
_ Supervised the optical test bench for a photoacoustic imaging experiment.
_ Developed mathematical models of synchronously-pumped optical parametric oscillator characteristics using MATLAB.
_ Performed experimental investigations of the operation of synchronously-pumped optical parametric oscillators.
GENERAL DYNAMICS C4 SYSTEMS, 1440 N. Fiesta Blvd., Gilbert, AZ 85233
Electrical Engineering Intern (also with Spectrum Astro, Inc.)
Apr. 2003 – Sep. 2004
_ Maintained the test bench and wrote data analysis software using Perl and MATLAB for space fuel cell research project.
_ Designed the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Thermal Interface Board using Mentor Graphics Design Architect.
PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SKILLS
Laboratory experience: Molecular beam epitaxy; ultra-high vacuum equipment and maintenance (cryopumps, ion pumps,
residual gas analyzers, etc.); electronic test bench (oscilloscope, function generator, power supplies, network analyzer, etc.);
soldering and circuit assembly; nanofabrication and clean room techniques (photolithography, e-beam metals evaporation,
wet-bench, etc.); testing and analysis (photoluminescence, X-ray diffractometry, transmission/reflection spectroscopy, Hall
effect measurements, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, optical and infrared microscopy, scanning electron microscopy
(SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM))
Technical software: MATLAB, Origin, NI LabVIEW, Altium Designer, Quartus FPGA Design, Mathematica, Advanced Design
System (ADS), Mentor Graphics Design Manager and Design Architect, MathCad, Visual C++
Programming languages: Perl, C/C++, SPICE, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, BASIC, Java, Altera HDL, VHDL
Other software: TEX/LATEX, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
Cockrell School of Engineering Doctoral Fellowship, awarded 2012–2016.
Licensed Amateur Radio Operator, Extra Class, awarded 2008.
Engineering Dean’s List, Arizona State University, awarded 2000–2004.
Arizona State University Merit Scholarship, awarded 2000–2004.
National Merit Finalist, awarded 2000.
Eagle Scout, awarded 1999.