Recent consulting projects include experience in the following areas:Embedded Systems:Embedded firmware, software for low power IOT products- Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)- TI CC2650 BLE SoC- Si-Labs BGM111 BLE Module- TI MSP430 microcontrollers- NXP Kinetis K2x microcontrollers- FreeRTOS and MQX- VSTS, Git

Developed embedded firmware and assisted with hardware design on variety of projects. Implemented firmware and Linux device drivers for pre-production processors. Led group of software engineers responsible for OS, device drivers, and Platform API for telematics products. Managed supplier software teams.Select Projects:Wearable Development Platform - Generated firmware and assisted with h/w design for BLE based IoT wearable platform. System included RTOS (FreeRTOS), flash file system, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), several SPI and I2C peripherals, and UART serial console.Golf Swing Analyzer - Developed firmware and assisted with h/w design for low-power, battery-operated BLE device for recording acceleration and rotation of golf club head during swing. Automotive Infotainment Platform - Linux/Android - Developed device drivers to communicate via SPI on quad-core ARMv7-based processor with vehicle interface uC. - Vehicle Interface - Designed and implemented firmware for vehicle interface subsystem, supporting multiple CAN and LIN busses, multitude of discrete I/O, SPI, and I2C-based peripherals, PWM-based audio generation, and PWM fan control.Digital Television Chip Bring-up - Created test plan and implemented test firmware, exercising video capture hardware for custom SoC.MCP50 - Platform Team Lead- Led team of developers implementing Windows-based telematics platform. Utilized Agile methodology for team scheduling.Low Cost Telematics Platform- Developed Java software for system control and vehicle interfacing. Managed internal development team's schedule and task assignments. Oversaw relationship with external supplier's platform software team. Traveled to supplier’s Paris engineering site for on-site management of final round of critical bug fixes. Assisted supplier’s team with development of custom driver firmware. Plug-in Hybrid Demo – Implemented custom CAN stack for use on Prius and trained/assisted dev team with vehicle interfacing.

Designed/architected and developed firmware for new telematics products for trucking industry. Served as subject matter expert for vehicle networking protocols. Developed requirements and managed external suppliers for multiple protocol translation devices.Select Projects:MCP200 - Refactored and ported Vehicle Interface Processor firmware from CISC processor to ARM7-based processor. Migrated firmware from home grown OS to OpenRTOS.OBDII Translator - Engaged external supplier to specify, test, and deploy device that translated light-duty vehicle network protocols (J1850, ISO-9141, ISO15765) to heavy-duty vehicle protocol (J1587). Device enabled installation of legacy telematics devices on light-duty vehicles, creating new opportunities in previously inaccessible markets.J1939/J1587 Translator - Developed detailed requirements and managed external supplier through development, integration testing, and product release.Business Development - Served as technical liaison to business development team. Accompanied team on multiple customer/partner visits, resulting in significant design wins.

Designed/architected and developed firmware for new telematics products for trucking industry.Select Projects:MCP100 Telematics Platform - Designed and developed entire vehicle interfacing subsystem from scratch. Software implemented in C. Serial Interface Protocol - Designed and implemented custom interprocessor communication protocol for exchange of information between 2 processors via SPI communication.RCD – Developed firmware for custom one-wire-based, 8-button remote keypad.J1939 Protocol Stack - Created modular version of J1939 stack implemented in MCP100 and ported and verified successful operation in GlobalTRACS (GT) product. Trained GT team members on J1939 protocol and stack utilization.