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Norcross, Ga, Us

Forthright Solutions is a consulting firm that custom designs embedded systems to fit your needs. We specialize in the design of consumer electronics and industrial controls. We are a Microchip Design Partner.

Travelers Rest, South Carolina, Us

Completed design of firmware for multiple IR faucet sensor controls - PIC16 CDesign & testing of electronics for IR faucet sensor controlDesign of hardware and firmware for connected faucet controls - PIC18 C

Wilmington, Massachusetts, Us

• Responsible for design and support of new electronics, including power supplies, CPLD, USB, uV, IR & temperature sensors, for laboratory equipment• Microcontroller/microprocessor firmware - C & assembler (PIC16 & AM335x 1GHz ARM® Cortex-A8)• Supported electronics of legacy products• Designed multiple PCBs using Altium and Cadstar• EMC/ESD testing

Wilmington, Massachusetts, Us

• Responsible for design and support of new electronics, including power supplies, CPLD, USB, uV, IR & temperature sensors, for laboratory equipment• Microcontroller/microprocessor firmware - C & assembler (PIC16)• Supported electronics of legacy products• Designed multiple PCBs using Altium and Cadstar• EMC/ESD testing

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

• Responsible for managing engineering team to scratch design high reliability gas burner management system• Responsible for product definition and design of electronics and all firmware (C/asm) in a multiprocessor (3) system (PIC24 & PIC16)• Responsible for management of subcontractors for outsourced module design

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

• Responsible for design of high-speed baseband electronics for GSM/3G telecom basestation

Espoo, Southern Finland, Fi

12/03 – 4/06 R&D Specialist - Design Verification • Test manager responsible for directing 150+ testers for “friendly user” testing of new CDMA & GSM S60 smartphones to verify UI, OS features, voice, and all data functions such as SMS, MMS, POP, IMAP & Blackberry e-mail, & fax. Responsible for test plans, user support web site and error collection database.• Product manager of software plug-in for Outlook that used SMS to send vCal/vCard to handsets Responsible for development, upgrades, promotion, and testing. Single point of contact for all TDMA & CDMA carriers and 50K+ users.• Inventor on 35 patents filed in various fields including software, mechanical, and systems • Reviewed invention disclosures of other inventors for patentability• Named “Best Innovator 2003”12/99 – 12/03 R&D Specialist - Special Projects • Project manager for subcontracted design projects – Responsible for schedule, budget, and management• Team leader for new concept studies – Responsible for hardware, software, and mechanical preliminary design and costing, use cases, usability and accessibility, project budget, schedule, subcontractor evaluation• Responsible for investigating new technologies and tracking competing products• Liaison with internal and external attorneys on contracts, license agreements, & intellectual property12/95 - 11/99 Hardware Chief Design Engineer • Designed smartphones for DCS1900 &TDMA systems. Responsible for hardware design, vendor selection, competitive product analysis, product proposals, project scheduling, new technology evaluation, and technical management of other engineers.

Developed consumer electronics equipment with emphasis on low cost, high volume production, and ease of customer use. Responsibilities included all aspects of design and programming, prototyping, introduction to production, new product concept development, vendor selection, and some limited management. Responsible for overseeing all alarm systems and related products through all phases of development. Firmware for Microchip, Mitsubishi, Motorola/Freescale, Samsung, Sanyo, & Zilog in C, assembler, and Forth.

Developed industrial products from conception to production with emphasis on ease of production, testability, and low cost. Responsibilities included firmware (Microchip/General Instrument PIC16), software, and hardware design, building prototypes and test fixtures for production.

Kennesaw, Ga, Us