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Hatfield, Pa, Us

Apply knowledge of computer architectures, real-time operating systems, and programming languages to develop and implement new real-time embedded firmware for flow measurement and control products to support business requirements.Work with Marketing and project teams to define detailed firmware requirements to meet customers’ needs.Translate firmware requirements into highly reliable and well-structured C/C++ embedded firmware.Efficiently resolve technical challenges through debugging, research, and investigation.Develop, implement, and release automated test procedures for firmware validation.Coordinate and/or perform design verification and validation testing of new designs with the reliability engineering group.Identify, with support from marketing and other engineering management, promising areas of research or technology that address current needs and have larger potential markets.Modify existing products to improve performance, reliability, cost, and manufacturability.Communicate development project status with program management and other leaders.Utilize originality, ingenuity, and creativity to manage complex and large scope project assignments.Lead the firmware functional group as the firmware engineering subject matter expert. Mentor and assist firmware engineers in the engineering principals and procedures for product design, development, and testing.Continuously review industry best practices for firmware development; reviewing, updating, and creating Brooks’ processes accordingly.Manage the development tools and licenses, templates, and processes for the firmware functional group.Participate in interviews and new-hire training.Maintain and enhance Company safety policies and procedures.Support Company continuous improvement initiatives

With Cobham IES, I lead cross-functional team of five engineers to develop software firmware, and digital hardware for multi-disciplinary cards including RF, analog, power conditioning, and power RF circuitry. As the Principal Systems Engineer, I supervise and implement embedded controls of high-reliability systems used in airborne and surface warfare. I cultivate strong relationships with suppliers to reduce lead times of components and reduce shipping timelines. Analyze, research, and compare multiple components and trade studies for hardware design implementation. Additionally, I formulate hardware, firmware, and software requirement derivations from customer requirements. Also, I interface with product and customer systems to translate customer project development. A few key achievements in this tenure include:• Redesigned and architected control sections to save 50% space required leading to reduction of BOM cost by 70%.• Oversaw creation and implementation of software development process leading to almost 80% coverage of verification.• Reduced led times to support build schedule required from 30 weeks to in-stock for shipment.• Chaired multiple software group committee to revise process update, standards, and tools leading to improved process and minimization of coverage gaps.

As the Founder and CEO, I originated innovative hardware platforms and software framer to increase rapid prototyping and educational training for middle school robotics programs. At E2ForLife, I oversaw platform creation based on STM32F7 series of devices and includes analog inputs. Additionally, I streamlined schematics and board layout production using EAGLE CAD and Altium tools. I organized development of operating environments in Atolic TrueStudio for GCC and Lua programing language to interface with ST microcontroller. A few key achievements in this tenure include:• Presented platform structure to over 300+ of multiple backgrounds and operated presentation boot at three maker fair national events. • Produced 20 cards with $200 budget and donated to support middle-school robotics program.• Reduced original hardware size by 25% and assembly costs by 10% through redesign process. Implemented low-cost processor board, performing detailed design, layout, and data generation in 10 hours a reduction from weeks. • Increased hole size and trace spacing to accommodate 20% low-cost build for bare board production.• Translated schematic entries to ordered cards within three-day turnaround window.

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At Cobham IES, I executed and managed generation of system architectures, block diagrams, interface descriptions, and protocol design for multiple designs. As the Senior Engineer, I developed soft processor core, and integrated development environments for generation of jamming techniques. I coordinated multiple concurrent projects and served as lead firmware (VDHL), digital hardware, or software engineer. Also, I contributed to implementation of hardware and board bring-up for projects. A few key achievements in this tenure include:• Originated product to contain 40+ individual techniques with only 4 profiles. • Architected and implemented Manchester II encoder/decoder capable of accurate data reception and transmission with 10% variance of input clock frequency.• Optimized VHDL architecture of an FPGA design reducing device logic from 42MX24 to 42MX16, leading to a reduction in costs and ensured fit into MIC module.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Technical Management

Associate Of Science - As, Electronics Engineering