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President of RFTMS
James Hannah is the founder and President of RF Test and Measurement Solutions, LLC (RFTMS). He founded the company after acquiring 20 years of industry experience for companies of all sizes from global enterprises to startup ventures.
Before RFTMS, James has served as an RF Test Engineer for companies such as AT&T, Texas Instruments, and IBM. In addition to these global enterprises, James served at the Lead Test Engineer in a contract manufacturer where he supported $42M of revenue annually. James has also served in key roles in various startup ventures including Navini Networks, Alereon, PulseWave RF, and WiQuest. Finally, James has experience as a Software Engineer in a minority owned subcontractor that served the military.
RF Product Test and Validation Engineer for NXP Semiconductors – RF Power Amps and RFICs
Radar Product Test Engineer for Freescale Semiconductors – mmWave wafers and ICS for Automotive RADAR
James began building RF ATE in 1990 using LabWindows for DOS 2.0 and has been using National Instruments software since that time. He is proficient in LabVIEW, LabWindows, and TestStand. He is a Certified LabVIEW Architect (CLA) and a Certified TestStand Architect (CTA). In addition, James is an excellent trainer. He creates and delivers custom RF and LabVIEW courses for customers on demand.
James is quite diligent in keeping his skills current, and even though his experience has spanned more than three decades, his work always reflects the current state of the art in Test Engineering. His education includes a B.S. in Professional Management with a Specialty in Business from Nova Southeastern University, a B.S. in Industrial Technology from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and an A.S. from the Arkansas College of Technology. James has also acquired much professional industry training complements of his past employers.
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Certified LabVIEW Architect (CLA)
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CLAs can build a practical VI hierarchy and project plan for delivering an application that meets high-level requirements.
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Certified TestStand Architect (CTA)
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NI Certified Professional Instructor (CPI)
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LabVIEW Discovery
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This badge holder can develop applications that acquire, analyze, and visualize data, execute repeatedly, and correctly handle errors.
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Sensors and Signals
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This badge holder can select the appropriate sensor for signals such as strain, vibration, and position as well as possesses a foundational knowledge of sensor configuration and connectivity to DAQ hardware and can configure the NI-DAQmx task properly to take a measurement.
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Measurements System Design
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Measurements System Design badge holders can build a custom measurement solution using LabVIEW and NI data acquisition hardware to visualize and analyze real-world signals to make data-driven decisions.
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Measurement Fundamentals
Measurement Fundamentals badge holders understand the basic concepts of measurement including measurement accuracy, acquisition rates, and signal conditioning.
This badge holder can make basic analog and digital measurements, select the right DAQ hardware based on resolution, range, and sensitivity, and correctly wire the system with proper grounding techniques.
Badges holders can take measurements with NI MAX and with LabVIEW and NI-DAQmx.
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NI-DAQmx Programming
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This badge holder can use the NI-DAQmx driver to measure, generate, and synchronize data acquisition tasks.
They can program finite or continuous acquisitions and implement best practices for hardware or software timing, triggering, and logging.
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The HTML Developer Certificate
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HTML is used to format text, create hyperlinks, tables, lists, forms, display images and more.
By mastering HTML you will be able to develop and maintain web pages unlimited to a particular software program’s features.
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HTML Developer Certificate
HTML is the foundation of web development.
HTML is used to format text, create hyperlinks, tables, lists, forms, display images and more.
Develop and maintain web pages unlimited to a particular software program’s features.
The HTML Developer Certificate proves fundamental knowledge of web development using HTML5.
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