Lead a talented team of Embedded Software Engineers, GNC Engineers and AI/MLEngineers working in R&D.

Provided software engineering contract work full time to Kubota R&D.

Metal To Cloud provides software solutions for connected devices operating in challenging connectivity environments in the Marine and Agriculture industries.

Software engineering team manager providing leadership in architecture, design, development and project management on embedded Linux field computer platform for agricultural machinery.Lead local and remote team members across multiple time zones.Coordinate with other software and hardware leaders on multi-discipline product development efforts.

• Lead engineer over new field computer architecture development and multiple mature products.• Provided leadership for remote and local engineers integrating existing control technology into new microservices architecture with new testing framework.• Designed test platform and future product architecture for vision based control project successfully transitioning from Windows based platform to Linux.

• Led full life cycle product development for precision farming products including the Cruizer II field computer, Slingshot RTK base station, and Phoenix 300 RTK GPS receiver; see www.ravenprecision.com.• Led product adaptation for international OEM integration at companies in Brazil and France.• Led Marine products group (2008-2009) to develop battery powered GPS receiver to win sale > $1M• Led product development for new OEM mixer truck controller• Led Advanced product development team responsible for exploring, testing and proliferating new designs and technologies including the mobile application architecture used in Unverferth Uharvest data management• Managed a staff of up to fifteen engineers, one technician, one assistant, two contractors, three interns and one remote engineer.• Primary customer engineering liaison to OEM customers we served including the divisions 3rd largest OEM. • Initial contact that led to the Ranchview acquisition - http://investors.ravenind.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=498824 • Led effort to bring Agile software project management to Raven.• Led effort to purchase and build out new 14,000 sf facility.

• Lead developer on WinCE based guidance and control field computer.• Developed entry level automatic boom shutoff controller.• Lead developer integrating OEM GPS receivers.• Extended product lifetime by Porting Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver firmware to Renesas SH4 platform from x86.• Expanded receiver capabilities for ship pilot, US Coast Guard and OEM niche markets.• Simplified firmware updates for multiple products with scriptable download tool.• Enabled quantitative dynamic receiver testing with multi-port logging tool.

Designed and developed embedded and integration software for semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Integrated hardware components using RS232, Ethernet, DeviceNet, and SECS communication layers. Developed x86 embedded applications for I/O, open loop and closed loop motion control applications.• Reduced impact of variations in tool configuration by developing a custom recipe engine.• Reduced digital I/O cost by developing embedded generic I/O application for low-cost x86 I/O board.• Expanded reticle tool capabilities by developing embedded application for hardware to load and unload reticles from Nikon stepper boxes.• Reduced time to develop embedded applications by building a common set of embedded components.**note - the icon/company that LinkedIn brings up is wrong.

Designed, developed and implemented software. Maintained existing software. Mentored junior software engineers. Supported customer service needs. Provided project planning. • Designed and developed an integrated set of COM components to control hardware components using RS232, Ethernet, and CAN bus communications. • Enabled tools to be controlled by factory host via RS232 or Ethernet by designing and implementing software conforming to SEMI E88, E82, E84, E87, and E58 software standards.• Reduced build and release errors by implementing automated build process to move group from manual build to repeatable daily build.• Designed and developed integration and control software for reticle inspection and transfer tool. Integrated hardware components using RS232, Ethernet, DeviceNet, and SECS communication layers.

Software Test Engineer, 1999-2000 Conducted software test automation, defect management, configuration management, and software development. Mentored another software tester. Engineer in charge of desktop software testing and quality assurance for approximately 2 ½ release cycles. Coordinated and performed localization testing for five languages. Performed embedded and desktop data exchange interface testing. Developed test plans and tests utilizing use case analysis, requirements analysis, risk analysis, and heuristics. • Minimized need for maintenance releases and increased customer satisfaction by working with management to release software using defect discovery and repair frequency statistics.• Detected wider range of software defects by implementing a regression-testing framework to test multiple data scenarios.• Reduced the number of duplicate defect entries by implementing a Java front-end search to the defect database.Drainage and Irrigation Engineer, 1998 Managed four drainage installation and research projects from conception through installation and monitoring. Partnered with three different growers, two contractors and a university researcher to design and install drainage systems on four sites. Developed drainage design and consulting business practices, advised on irrigation related issues, and managed field testing of a near infrared grain quality instrument. Engineer, 1996 - 1997 Provided project management, team leadership, software requirements, customer training, and customer service to dynamic Advanced Farming Systems group.