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- Developed and managed Smiley Micros (2005 - 20016), an Internet store for parts kits related to my magazine articles and books.- Between June 2008 and August 2014, I produced 70 monthly Smiley's Workshop articles for Nuts&Volts magazine. - Wrote An Arduino Workshop, 214 pages.- Wrote Virtual Serial Port Cookbook, FTDI FT232R USB UART C# and Visual Basic, 416 pages.- Wrote C Programming for Microcontrollers Featuring ATMEL’s AVR Butterfly and the Free WinAVR C Compiler, 300 pages.- Received Atmel Corporation designation as official AVR consultant.- Developed power system manager hardware and software – designed USB hardware for a microcontroller used in an intelligent power supply. Used C# to create an attractive PC graphical user interface for an intelligent power supply.- Used CodeWarrior to write C code for a 68HC908 used in a device to protect hydraulic power-take-off equipment from excessive RPM.- Developed a generic RS-232 to USB serial hardware and software design for rapid update of clients legacy products.- Wrote programs for the Motorola 68HC908 and the Atmel ATMega169 processors.- Used C# to build a variety of Graphical User Interfaces for clients.- Won 3 awards for C# articles published on www.CodeProject.com.

United States

I produced 70 monthly Smiley's Workshop articles for Nuts&Volts magazine.I wrote these articles for the electronics and computing enthusiast and included parts kits that were for sale on the Internet.

Oak Ridge, Tn

Developed Nuclear Instrumentation PC user interface and embedded controller software communicating via USB. - Wrote C programs for the Cypress 2131 (USB 8051) using Keil uVision2.- Used C++, MFC to create a resolution independent fully re-sizable charting module for displaying spectra in a PC graphical user interface. - Invented automatic calibration algorithm for Gamma Spectrum Analyzer.

Knoxville, Tn

- Software Team leader for HDTV Super Large Flat Panel Television.- Coordinated multi-site software development of teams in CA, NY, India, and Knoxville. Guided the transfer of ongoing activities between Eindhoven (Netherlands), Bangalore (India), and Knoxville. - Worked for six weeks in Eindhoven.- Designed system architectures. Used Visual C++ to produce automatic convergence development tools; Visual Basic to produce Closed Caption and Parental Guidance development tools; 8051 assembly language to produce video processors subsystem software used in direct-view TV.- Participated in Software Process Improvement activities for efforts to attain CMM levels 2 and 3, ISO9000, and PQA90.- Received 3 promotions and won ‘Employee of the Month’ award.

Knoxville, Tn

Designed, developed, and produced hardware and software products for: CardioAnalysis Systems, Winchester, TN - - Blood pressure and weight measurement systems. - Reduced product cost 42%, reinvigorating the company’s sales. - A PC based system with a LCD touch panel and thermal printer, differentiating the customer from it's competition’s LED and button based systems. - Hired and supervised four former coworkers to work part-time on this project. Martin Marietta Energy Systems at ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN: - Embedded controller for a low cost DSP based electrical and magnetic spectral analyzer/recorder for power plant ambient EM radiation monitoring. - IR communication system for data exchange with a HP handheld computer. - High-speed FIFO using an Altera EPLD. Delta M, Oak Ridge, TN: - Embedded controller for a high precision flow measuring system used in the chemical process industry. Included remote access via HART or IR with a laptop.

Knoxville, Tn

Designed, developed and produced hardware and software products for: A Motorola 68HC705 embedded controller that communicated with a PC and controlled EL and LED matrix backlights for a touch-screen. A near field analog audio system including tone controls. An audio digitizer to work with the Intel Digital Video Interactive system. A serial port and 2400 bps modem for a proprietary PC bus. Selected, hired, and supervised technicians in prototyping and production assembly.

Knoxville, Tn

Project manager for hardware/software design to final contract production. Wrote Z8 assembly language programs for two speaking educational toys.

Knoxville, Tn

Wrote combined C and assembly language TCP/IP interrupt based device driver. Developed hardware and software for Intel 8051 based communications controller. Used EE Designer and Schema CAD for PCB design. Selected, hired, and supervised several technicians.

Knoxville, Tn

C and assembly language - high resolution image scanner.Invented image enhancement algorithm and software for digital fax system.