Charles Peacock Email & Phone Number

United States

Southfield, Michigan, United States

Managed a multifunctional team of up to 25 engineers located in U.S., Europe, Asia and Africa involved in developing embedded software for automotive body-control systems.• Assumed management, after the departure of the previous team leader, of software for a high-current power distribution module for Ford medium-duty trucks. Worked with customer and overseas developers to successfully diagnose and correct customer issues.• Developed AutoSAR-based software for a Ford eight-channel CAN (controller area network) gateway that supporting both classic CAN and CANFD signaling. Deployed by Ford on six platforms. Delivered move than one-million units over five years – product is still in production. • Developed software for a massage seat controller used by Ford and GM. Product used a proprietary AutoSAR-like framework. Software was hand-coded in C on Abstraction and Service layers and used MathCAD models for the Application layer. Product lifetime 2013 through present.• Legacy product support after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami destroyed Japanese fabrication plants. Identified available MCUs that could run the existing software or provided modified software for other MCUs. OEMs were able to continue providing spare parts for 1990-2010 vehicles.

Southfield, Michigan, United States

Developed embedded software, typically in teams of two or three engineers for a division that had as many as 30 software engineers.• Vehicle immobilizer module for Chevrolet and Pontiac. Provided federally mandated theft deterrent for midsized automobiles. Worked successfully with the customer to isolate and fix manufacturing issues related to the product.• RKE and TPMS controllers for GM and Ford. With one other engineer, developed software for proprietary remote keyless entry system. Later added support for receiving data from wheel mounted tire pressure monitoring transmitters. Project was challenging as it needed to be able to receive data at all times but needed to conserve power when the vehicle was not running.• Heated, 16-way power seat controller for Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac trucks and SUVs. With one other engineer, developed software for a 16-way heated seat for GM’s flagship trucks and SUVs. The 16-way seat included memory for two drivers. For safety, total module current was measured along with motor and heating current to make certain that incoming current matched outgoing current.

Canton, Michigan, United States

Developed and validated software for company customers.• Contract work for Lear Corporation developing software for GM RKE system.• Developed a Windows driver for a high-speed check reading/sorting machine.• Sales support for QAC – a static analysis tool for the C programming language.• Software validation for antilock braking software.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Responsible for determining the vulnerability of company products and systems to Year 2000 issues. • Worked with customers to ensure seamless transition to the new millennium. Provided updated software as required and coached customers on how to update their software that was often decades old.• Worked with internal IT teams to ensure that internal systems were not Y2K vulnerable.• Oversaw the replacement of more than 100 antiquated PCs that were not Y2K compatible.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Responsible for development and support of IBM-compatible hardware and software products.• PC based software to allow internet access to legacy mainframe applications.• Designed embedded controllers to allow affordable printer mechanisms to connect to IBM mainframes. By 1990 Interface was the non-IBM supplier of IBM compatible terminal printers.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Designed and implemented software for company products and customers.• Designed and implemented software for company’s voice response product. This system was used by several universities and for a statewide check verification service in Hawaii.• Designed a tire data capture and analysis system for GM to allow better understanding of customer ride quality issues. Eventually led GM to require changes to their tire suppliers’ manufacturing systems.