United States Navy Veteran • B.S. Computer Engineering (Cal Poly Pomona) • M.S. Medical Device and Diagnostic Engineering (USC)
Focused on prototyping and hardware design.

• PCB Design (Altium): schematic capture, layout, revision control, documentation
• Analog/Digital: mixed-signal design, filtering, ADC/DAC interfacing, digital logic
• Bring-up & Testing: bench testing (oscilloscope/DMM), troubleshooting, characterization
• Sensor integration
• Software (as needed): C/C++
• Tools: Multisim, PSpice, Verilog, MATLAB

• THEIA Haptic Navigation Belt (Prototype): belt-worn wearable augmenting the white cane for blind and low-vision users; six ToF/LiDAR sensors through a TCA9548A I²C mux, eight-channel haptic drive, PiSugar S+ power on ESP32-S3; sole hardware developer on a six-person capstone team
• Dual-Heated Tissue Clamp (Prototype): temperature-controlled thermal sealing clamp; opto-isolated MOSFET heater drive, MAX31856 thermocouple feedback, Altium schematics, ON/OFF hysteresis control on ESP32
• DriftBand Sleep Apnea Monitor (Prototype): wearable chest strap logging IMU posture/motion and SpO₂/HR (MAX30102) on ESP32; docs, BOM, testing, FDA predicate and ISO/IEC standards notes
• BANSHEE UAV Power Allocation System (PAS): multi-source MOSFET power switching and monitoring; docs, schematics, test evidence
• Solar Li-Ion Charger: solar input, regulation, charge control and protection; report documentation
• AC-DC 5V Power Supply: transformer, bridge rectifier, smoothing, zener/BJT regulation; scope validation

• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/josehernandez-ce