• Leading a multidisciplinary team of engineers in developing technologies related to high energy photon detection and analysis.• Project/Program level leadership + technical implementation and vendor management.• Extensive FPGA based design and implementation.• Contract with domestic and offshore vendors for PCB manufacturing and PCB assembly.

• Leading a multidisciplinary team of engineers in developing technologies related to high energy photon detection and analysis.• Project/Program level leadership + technical implementation and vendor management.• Extensive FPGA based design and implementation.• Contract with domestic and offshore vendors for PCB manufacturing and PCB assembly.

• Leading a multidisciplinary team of engineers in developing technologies related to high energy photon detection and analysis.• Project/Program level leadership + technical implementation and vendor management.• Extensive FPGA based design and implementation.• Contract with domestic and offshore vendors for PCB manufacturing and PCB assembly.

• Leading a multidisciplinary team of engineers in developing technologies related to high energy photon detection and analysis.• Project/Program level leadership + technical implementation and vendor management.

• Development of hardware related to supporting the direct detection of high energy photons using exotic materials such as CZT and similar.• Designing testing equipment to grade ASICs and/or detectors.• LabView front ends for GUI control and interface of test equipment.• USB3.0 implementations based on Cypress FX3 chipset.• Form factor constrained, energy efficient, high-voltage power supplies (>2kV) for biasing CZT detectors.• Micro-power FPGA (emphasis: signal processing, FIFO, level translation, serial to parallel, parallel to serial, ASIC control).• Mid-spec FPGA (emphasis: digital control, source synchronous data, clock domain traversal, signal processing, interface remapping).• High-end FPGA (emphasis: gigabit transceivers, memory interfacing, control structures).• Arm Cortex M3/M4 + Arm9 implementation.

• Frank Walker Engineering provides the following services:---- Prototyping & Proof of Concept---- Sustaining Engineering / Product Revitalization / Form Factor Reduction---- Board-Level Mixed-Signal Design---- Low-Power FPGA based Design & Implementation---- mCU based Design & Implementation---- Analog Design (Board-Level)---- Engineering Consultant Services---- Automated Test Systems (typically LabView based)---- Contract Manufacturing Consulting & Management---- Documentation

• Worked on developing an extremely high end camera system system for a industry leader utilizing an amazing array of XAUI, CML, SPI, I2C interfaces. Additionally, the hardware supports Ethernet, ZigBee, CF, and SATA. • Currently, no other details are permissible per standard NDA.

• Studied communications, stochastic processes, and signal processing.• Graduated with Summa Cum Laude honors (4.0/4.0).

• Design modular embedded systems and analog signal processing chains.• Schematic entry using Orcad Capture.• Simulation using Pspice.• Prototype designs and interface to existing hardware using breadboards, handmade printed circuit boards, and vendor supplied hardware development kits (HDK’s).• Verify functionality of prototypes using test equipment such as oscilloscopes, DMM’s, logic analyzers, and spectrum analyzers.• Physical layout of printed circuit board using Orcad Layout or Cadence Allegro.• Supervise and advise technicians concerning the assembly of designs.• Generate and maintain Verilog & VHDL code primarily in the Xilinx ISE environment. • Coding and maintenance of LabView applications for purposes of improving overall lab efficiency and to facilitate testing new devices with specific requirements not met with existing applications. Proficient in LabView 6.1 to LabView 8.5.• Consult with senior engineers to develop algorithms, procedures and protocols relating to testing and characterizing scientific grade CMOS and CCD imagers.• Provide cost effective solutions and tradeoff analysis to senior management.• Presentation of designs and solutions to technical and non-technical personnel.• Contract with facilities in China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan and the continental US for pcb fabrication and assembly.• Generate documentation and provide support services for both current and legacy hardware and software.

• Sound reinforcement, lighting design and visual art installations for large concerts, clubs and corporate events.• Directly supervising a team typically between two and five members in a very high paced environment involving mechanical rigging, staging, sound reinforcement and prop design/construction.• Produced large scale dance parties in the SoCal area.• Went by the alias "Freaky Frank" during this timeframe.