Director Software Hardware Engineering
Mmr Assoc
Developing Storage Strategies (Tape, Disk, SAN, NAS, Disaster Recovery) and Storage Solutions to support medium size and F1000 customers. Responsible for project management of Software and Systems Engineering development for a variety of general business clients and also Software, Hardware and Firmware development for a number of media industry clients. Also manage Technical Services, Configuration Management, Software Test, Prototype Manufacturing, CAD, Compliance Testing (FCC, CE) and QA.· Direct software developers and contractors providing tape backup, storage, cluster and DR solutions.· Manage development of MPEG-2 Encoder and Decoder systems; schedules, resource planning (40 staff) and product direction. Tracked projects with critical path analysis, resulting in improved project execution. · Directed development of streaming-compatible Direct Show filters and other media management applications (2netFX, Lygos, Real Networks, Media Player, Transcoders).· Development environments included Microsoft NT, Windows2000, Visual Studio C++, Java, VB, DLL, COM, Solaris, Linux, Wind River and other RTOS