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Cottage Grove, Mn, Us

United States

Chanhassen, Mn

- Responsibility for all R&D with a strong focus on Embedded Linux and IoT.- Designed (HW & SW) and launched Atmel A5 and NXP IMX 8M Mini Embedded Linux platforms for IoT and User Interface applications.- Creating supporting sales material, quotes, and proposals- Lead customer meetings to generate business with current and new customers- Lead internal projects with product management and engineering to use these platforms to cost reduce and upgrade existing Emerson products- Lead architect on new projects, bridging gap between customers and engineering team- Served as mentor to engineers

Chanhassen, Mn

I work with sales, product management, and engineering to and architect and pilot IoT solutions for Foodservice OEM and End User customers.

Chanhassen, Mn

- Responsibility for all R&D for the business with a strong focus on Embedded Linux and IoT. - Formally mentor new engineers, developing their talent for their benefit as well as the company's. - Consult on all new projects on design architecture and strategy. Work with management to assign engineers based on skills, workload, and timelines. - Built an end-to-end IoT solution for OEM customers, including hardware and firmware for a cellular/Wi-Fi gateway and managing a third-party cloud provider. - Worked closely with sales and customers to pilot connectivity on OEM Foodservice equipment by writing firmware on our gateway to connect it to our cloud.

Chanhassen, Mn

- I designed hardware, firmware, and drivers for a variety of embedded products from simple bare metal 8-bit devices to 32-bit platforms utilizing FreeRTOS or Linux.- I lead all Linux development for the business and created multiple platforms based on the AT91SAM9263, AM335X, and IMX6 processors. I also developed the BSP including U-Boot, Linux Kernel, custom drivers, and applications.- I continuously improved the engineering team by introducing and driving best practices like GIT, JIRA, code reviews, etc.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I worked on a software team responsible for the creation and maintenance of the University of St. Thomas website and tools. I built a variety of web applications front end and back end solutions. Programming Languages: HTML, JavaScript, CSS, SQL, ASP VB, and ActionScript.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I performed lab testing and data analytics for the supplied air new product development team. While performing repetitive testing, I saw an opportunity to automate the tests. I designed a PCB and firmware using an Atmel AVR microcontroller and pressure sensors, resulting in reduced human error and increased reliability of the test results.