Troy Rank is an Electrical Engineer,  Adventurer, and lover of all things a 2 wheels and technology.

Because I don’t have much else to include here yet, heres my resume for “street-cred”:

Troy R. Rank__________________________________________

OBJECTIVE Power Electronics and Battery Engineer with a focus on digital design
EDUCATION CLARKSON UNIVERSITY, Bachelor of Science, Electrical

Engineering, Concentration in Power

Graduated May 2007.




ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MSEE


Anticipated graduation May 2013

ENGINEERING

EXPERIENCE /

PROJECTS

Senior Design Electric Vehicle

• Converted Honda CRX to an electric powered vehicle

• Designed and built high voltage charger

• Designed and built digitally controlled solar “cycling” battery charger

Amateur Radio

• President of K2CC Clarkson University amateur radio club

• Managed construction of satellite communications station

• Developed internet radio link node and interfaced to repeater radio

• Coordinated design and implementation of amateur controlled weather station

Automotive Electronics

•Modified electric bike motor controllers for high power output

• Built several electric bicycles and purpose-built battery packs

• Designed electrical system for Monroe Community College Mini Baja car

• Designed and built tiny high power audio amplifier

RELATED

SKILLS

Oscilloscope C++ Matlab SWR Meter
Function Generator Linux Eagle RF Power Meter
Electronic Load Solidworks DipTrace Spectrum Analyzer
PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE

Engineer, Ultralife Corporation, Newark, New York

February 2008 – present

• Debugged charger firmware

• Published interface control documents

• Modified charger design schematics

• Optimized mixed-signal PCB layout

• Managed  overseas engineering retrofit work

• Designed and built Mil-Spec-1275D Spike/Surge generator

Designer ,M/E Engineering, Rochester, New York

July 2007-February 2008

• Designed electrical subsystems for various commercial facilities

• Collaborated with senior engineers to ensure quality

CO-OP, SenDEC, Fairport, New York

July – August 2006

• Designed and built spark generator

• Utilized pulse width and frequency modulated digital circuit

• Developed printed circuit board using eagle

• Soldered, tested, and fitted unit to case.

CO-OP, Northland Motor Technologies, Watertown, New York

March 2007

• Designed low voltage brushless DC motor controller

2200 Walworth Penfield Rd • Walworth, NY 14568 • (585) 200-1681• Email: TroyRank@gmail.com