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• Developed and supported embedded firmware for bio-chip imaging scanners and fluidic processing instruments.• Lead developer for a suite of Windows-based applications for the real-time control of lithography and chemical processing equipment.• Developed Windows-based setup and calibration software tools used by instrument manufacturing and field service technicians.• Led the verification and validation testing effort of instrument and equipment software systems.• Responsible for system and electrical engineering support for instrument systems.• Provided engineering support to the manufacturing engineering groups for both instrument and microarray manufacturing.

• Designed and developed the operating system firmware for a proprietary four-channel data acquisition board.• Supported the electrical engineers in the area of firmware for hardware debugging and integration.• Developed verification protocol for testing of data acquisition board software.

• Responsible for project management and technical direction of the engineering development team.• Performed system analysis and design to determine software and hardware architectures.• Designed software algorithms in support of product development.• Responsible for management and oversight of system verification testing for release to customer.• Managed and coordinated activities performed outside of group to support development projects.