Michael Koye Email & Phone Number

Olathe, KS, US

• Technical lead for R&D mapping projects that support Garmin's integrated flight deck, retrofit, mobile, and web product lines. Responsible for technical roadmap, schedule management, and issue resolution.
• Created rapid software prototypes to get input from human factors and pilots on design options.
• Developed novel algorithms to provide state-of-the-art obstacle and terrain awareness for pilots.
• Redesigned the software that processes ARINC 424 aeronautical navigation data for flight planning, to increase performance for 2D maps and add support for 3D synthetic vision.

Prescott, Arizona, US

• Technical lead for the RT-7000 software-defined airborne tactical radio.
• Redesigned the P25 protocol stack's multi-threaded implementation to allow efficient execution with both priority-preemptive and rate-monotonic schedulers, which saved the company over $100K.
• Developed front panel loading capabilities using a Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) interface to the embedded software to allow customers to load binary configuration files in the field.
• Created a simple file processor using a physical journal to store files in eMMC and modify the file contents in flight without risk of data corruption from power loss.

Phoenix, Arizona, US

• Technical lead and file system architect for the Deos safety-critical RTOS.
• Implemented product differentiating features to improve and sell the Deos embedded file system with a goal of optimal throughput efficiency without risk of data corruption from power loss.
• Created device drivers for eMMC, NOR Flash, PATA, and SATA devices.
• Provided on-site support as a Deos architecture and integration consultant for multiple customers.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Lead software developer for multiple Primus Epic/Apex projects, including work on device drivers, interrupt handlers, field loading software, and board support packages.
• Designed and created a high-performance journaling file system for the Deos safety-critical RTOS, which was licensed as a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software package.
• Ported the file system to be used on NASA's Mars Curiosity rover.