Founder / Vice President Of Hardware Engineering
Calpont
• Founded company with CEO and CTO. Collaborated with them to define initial product architecture leading to the filing of two patents.• Recruited and directed five-member team of Verilog, board-level, firmware, mechanical engineers.• Designed embedded processor/FPGA module, SDRAM memory controller module, and backplanes.• Design tasks involved architecture definition, schematic capture, board layout, Verilog coding and simulation, and design verification.• Oversaw purchasing, PCB fabrication, PCB assembly, metal fabrication, final assembly, system test.• Ran contract manufacturers and wrote system test software.• Oversaw compliance testing for EMC, safety, and environmental standards. Performed emissions testing and safety testing at certified test labs. Coordinated CSA certification process.