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REAL TIME EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

Assembly Language, C, Math, HW/SW Design, Debug

SUMMARY:

REAL TIME EMBEDDED SYSTEMS & FIRMWARE CONTROL - Systems, Multiple CPUs, Algebraic & Boolean Math Modeling, Messaging, Total System Design, Programming, Simulation, Debug, Automated test.

* MATH, ALGORITHMS, DATA STRUCTURES - Simple, elegant, practical solutions to complex problems using Math Modeling & Analysis. State Machines, Physics & Math, 3D VR, Motion Control, Image Processing.

* EXPERT PROGRAMMING - Assembly Language, C/C++, Visual Basic. Programmable Logic & Chip Level, Table Driven, Parsers, Interpreters, GUI, Adaptive, Recursive, Communications, Graphics.

* METHODOLOGIES - Requirements Modeling, System Architecture, CASE, Data Base representation of requirements & parameters, Hatley-Pirbhai, ISO 9000, FDA, Mil Spec 2167, Object Oriented, Hacking.

* INTERACTION OF HARDWARE/SOFTWARE/ALGORITHMS - Tradeoffs, Optimization, Design alternatives, analysis, debug, lab, ICE, Logic Analyzers, HW/SW Interfacing, System Level Simulation.

* COMMUNICATIONS - Protocols, Telemetry, Firmware, Internet, Analysis, Emulation, Tools, Hardware Drivers, Modem Internals, Chip level, Semaphore Algorithms, Information Theory, Simulation, Test.

* ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - Game algorithms, Bayesian Networks, Pattern Recognition, Adaptive Models, Decision Aiding, Learning algorithms, Multi Attribute Models, Human Simulation, Heuristic Search.

EDUCATION:

M.S., Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences, U.C. Berkeley.

B.S., Physics, California State University at Los Angeles.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE:

(7/98-11/98). Rainbow-Mykotronx. Firmware for Secure Modem PCMCIA card with embedded Rockwell modem and cryptographic ARM RISC processor. 6502 Assembly Language to modify modem code; JumpStart C for ARM. Worked with Skipjack, key exchange, and digital signature algorithms with timeouts and satellite transmission delays. Requirements and archictecture definition for data security in a remote access server (RAS) environment.

(2/98-6/98). Walt Disney Imagineering. (Ride Control). Contract on a project developing a new ride using free ranging, radio controlled vehicles. Requirements definition, modeling, & analysis using Hatley- Pirbhai methods, math modeling, and EasyCase case tool. Math and physics of closed loop motion control; navigation and control algorithms. Rapid prototyping and simulation using Borland C++Builder and AutoCAD. Unscrambling algorithms, track map, wireless LAN prototyping, state machine representation of Wayside, Vehicle, and control panels, Windows NT GUI prototyping, studied VxWorks.

(9/97-11/97). Walt Disney Imagineering. Contract on project developing new Distributed Show Control System (DCS) for controlling audio-animatronic attractions. Requirements analysis based on old system for Show Playback Computer (SPC). Design specification and math model of new SPC on a TCP/IP Ethernet using RTKernel-32 real time multi-threaded minimal OS. Debug programs using Borland C/C++. Course Animation 101; learned how the magic is done!

(2/97-9/97). Splash-Quintar Division. Contract HW Design Engineer reporting to VP R&D. Collaborated on new device dependent color image compression algorithms for copier/printer controllers. Tested algorithms using Microsoft Visual C/C++, and Adobe Photoshop plugins on a Mac. Optimized for PowerPC 603e with Assembly Language using Gnu tools on a UNIX Sun. Developed parallel processing versions for programmable logic using Altera AHDL.

(4/96-12/96). Pacesetter. Contract on a team developing an innovative embedded Medical Electronics product requiring ultra miniaturization and extreme quality. Requirements modeling and systems architecture using Hatley-Pirbhai methods and boolean & algebraic modeling. Use of data base methods to represent requirements and parameters, and to create table driven assembly language state machines for implementation and test. Creation of new automated development and test techniques. CASE methodology (EasyCase), Access, Visual Basic & Assembly Language Programming. Development in a dual NOVELL/PC /WIN NT and UNIX/SUN network environment.

(11/93-2/96). House destroyed in firestorms. Designed & Built a no wood, concrete & steel house using various computer tools including CAD and 3D Virtual Reality.

(9/93-5/94) Hughes-Avicom. Contract on Tiger Team developing software for the Seat Display Unit (SDU) of an in-flight Entertainment system. Programmed the Nintendo (SNES) in 65816 assembly language using tools from Sculptured Software, figured out Nintendo's inner most mysteries. Development in a NOVELL network environment. The SDU is part of a complex real time system containing many different electronic boxes with embedded processors and extensive messaging. The SDU contains a SNES which has two embedded processors, and exchanges real time messages with other units. Worked with graphic artists to make the most visible part of the system happen!

(12/89-7/90) Software Toolworks. Developed mathematical game playing algorithms for Bridge Backgammon & programmed them in 'C' and 8086 Assembly Language using Borland development tools. Software development for the "Miracle Piano Teaching System." Programmed in 6502 Assembly for the Nintendo system. Wrote ROM based debugger in 6502 Assembly.

(11/88-2/89) Andrew Network Products (Local Data). Work on IBM Token Ring source routing LAN Bridge using IBM Adapter. Programming in Microsoft 8086 MASM (also used Codeview, Brief, MSDOS function calls, Comm Analyzer) for this real time embedded system. Software development in a NOVELL network environment.

(1/88-3/88) OSI/Cambridge Instruments. Programmed in C and 8086 assembly for an embedded optical inspection station linked to a network. Wrote communications applications to integrate station into a LAN using the TCP/IP protocol. Set up server on SCO XENIX system on IBM AT. Set up hosts on IBM XT under MSDOS.

(9/87-12/87) Amex Systems. Software development for Navy Mobile Sea Range. Developed semaphore algorithms for arbitration in a multiple CPU environment.

(4/87-6/87) Northrop Aircraft, Quality Technical Research Dept. Helped set up non-film radiography inspection system using RCI image processor and PDP-11/44 computer. Wrote image processing software in FORTRAN. Diagnosed & solved system problems.

(10/86-3/87) Incosym, Electronics & Systems Division. Software (8086), Math, hardware, systems, & debug for new development of real time embedded Inertial Navigation Systems. Flying peanut, robot bulldozer, more.

(4/86-6/86) American Nucleonics. Took over a one man HW/SW project from an engineer who died. Used FORTH, STD bus; did HW/SW interfacing.

(6/85-3/86) Hughes Aircraft, Radar Systems. Sr. project engineer. Interfaced with the customer, and wrote a 1553 remote terminal interface in Assembly Language. Analyzed & solved systems problems such as joystick responsiveness in this real time embedded system communicating on a serial bus.

(11/83-5/84) Hughes Aircraft, Space & Comm. Wrote satellite test software in 'C' on DEC equipment.

(4/83-10/83) Datascan. Senior Programmer. Developed CP/M software in 8080 assembly language for a "Computer Concepts for Kids" product. Also created several games and a threaded interpreter.

(7/82-4/83) Interac-Califone. Project manager for a Navy contract to evaluate a statistical search algorithm. Used IBM PC for graphics and user interface linked to a VAX 11/780 for numerical computation. This small company was also developing an interactive multimedia system using a real time multi-tasking operating system which I was exposed to on a daily basis.

(1/82-6/82) Comp-U-Med. Software Development Manager. Managed, designed, and programmed communications applications for a heart monitoring machine with embedded processors which acquired & transmitted an ECG over phone line in real time to central computer. Used HDLC, SDLC.

(4/81-10/81) Transaction Technology Inc. Consultant to Communications Section. Developed software for testing error paths for a terminal handler using IBM 3270 BISYNC Data Comm Protocol in ASYNC network. Analyzed communications software for increased performance.

(1/78-10/79) & (2/73-12/76) Perceptronics. Project management, analysis, design, and programming (assembly & C/UNIX) for Artificial Intelligence projects. Helped develop a microprocessor controlled system for automating the non-judgmental aspects of video color correction. Designed and developed assembly language software for a microprocessor controlled driving test station. Invented a Bayesian Scenario Generator for creating dynamic decision environments for decision aiding experiments using elicited expert probabilities. Developed algorithms for Heuristic Search and Adaptive Real Time Pattern Recognition. Developed an intelligence gathering game for experiments in adaptive decision aiding; many other games for research projects. Wrote research report for the Navy evaluating 4 different AI techniques for simulating the opponent in war games involving submarines.