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