Sergey Ovcharenko

Industrial Associate

Intelligent / Distributed Enterprise
Automation Laboratory 
School of Engineering Science
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 Canada

Tel: (778) 782-4371
Fax: (778) 782-4951
Internet: sovcharenko[at]alumni.sfu.ca

Education

2001 - 2006
M.Eng. in Electronics
School of Engineering Science
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby BC Canada
Supervisor: Dr. William A. Gruver

1978 - 1984
Master's in Electronic Systems and Manufacturing
Radio-Technical Faculty
National Aerospace University
Kharkiv, Ukraine

Professional Experience

December 2005 - Present
Electronic Design Engineer
IVL Audio Inc.
Victoria, BC, Canada

May 2003 – July 2005
Hardware Lead Engineer
Sayson Technologies Ltd.
Vancouver, BC, Canada

June 1998 - April 2003
Electronic Engineer
Ledalite Architectural Inc.
Langley, BC, Canada

April 2000 - May 2001
ATE Development Engineer
VTech Technologies (Canada) Inc.
Richmond, BC, Canada

December 1997 - May 1998
CAD Designer
WestCAD Services Ltd.
North Vancouver, BC, Canada

January 1994 - April 1996
Project Manager
March 1990 - December 1993
Senior Electronic Engineer
Sentabre Ltd.
Kharkiv, Ukraine

April 1984 - February 1990
Electronic Engineer
Institute of Electronic Design and Technology
Kharkiv, Ukraine

Research Interests

  • Communication systems
  • Industrial control
  • Microcontrollers and microprocessors
  • Distributed networks
  • Wireless networks

Professional Skills

  • CAD/CAM Tools: PCAD, PADs, Protel, AutoCAD
  • Simulation Tools: HSpice, Matlab
  • Design for Manufacturing
  • Project Management
  • Embedded Firmware
  • Prototyping and Assembly skills

Publications

S. Ovcharenko, Z. Alibhai, C. Ng, W. A. Gruver, and D. Sabaz, “Implementation of a wireless distributed intelligent system,” Proc. of the 2006 IEEE International Workshop on Intelligent Distributed Systems, Prague, Czech Republic, June 2006.

D. Sabaz, Z. Alibhai, C. Ng, and W. A. Gruver, “Multi-agent framework for distributed trading,” Proc. of the 2006 IEEE International Workshop on Intelligent Distributed Systems, Prague, Czech Republic, June 2006.

S. Ovcharenko, Z. Alibhai, C. Ng, W. A. Gruver, and D. Sabaz, “Implementation of a Wireless Distributed Intelligent System,” Proc. of the 2006 IEEE International Workshop on Intelligent Distributed Systems, Prague, Czech Republic, June 2006.