Software Design, Development, and Testing - consulting services for several clients since 2008.

Design and development of software for Foxtel Set Top Boxes. Writing design specifications and peer review of software designs. Providing effort estimates for software development projects.Design and implementation of new features for Set Top Boxes. Migration of legacy Set Top Box software onto new hardware/software platforms.Bug fixing and software maintenance for Set Top Box applications. Continuous improvement of the Set Top Box software in terms of stability, performance… Show more Design and development of software for Foxtel Set Top Boxes. Writing design specifications and peer review of software designs. Providing effort estimates for software development projects.Design and implementation of new features for Set Top Boxes. Migration of legacy Set Top Box software onto new hardware/software platforms.Bug fixing and software maintenance for Set Top Box applications. Continuous improvement of the Set Top Box software in terms of stability, performance, and usability. Continuous Improvement program yielded a 50% drop in customer support requests from the call center. Build and release process for Set Top Box applications - working with source code repositories and automated build processes.Unit Testing/QA of Set Top Box applications and underlying box code.Design/development of Diagnostics and Functions Test applications used to QA Set Top Box hardware through the factory production validation process.Design/implementation of Back-end processes for the generation and delivery of metadata to Foxtel Set Top Boxes.Design and implementation of broadcast test environments – DVB-T/DTT Test Harness for simulation of Australian terrestrial FTA channels. Used for Set Top Box QA and support.Non-functional testing of Set Top Boxes. Performance & Stability testing using Automated Test Environments.Technical support and Root cause analysis of Set Top Box related faults/problems from the field. Assisting Broadcast Ops to resolve issues escalated through the customer call center.Technical Environment:Embedded CGNU Toolchain/GCC/GDB Compiler and DebuggerSQL with Oracle 11g RDBMSConfiguration Management with PerforceDefect/Bug tracking system with MantisUML Design with Enterprise ArchitectPerl scriptOpenTV SDKDVB-S, DVB-T, DVB-PSI/SIAutomated Software Build Process, Unit Test & code analysis tools.Automated Test racks for Set Top Boxes – script/infra-red remote control driven.Formal SDLC processes: V-Model, iterative and Agile. Show less

Set Top Box Software Design, Development, and Testing duties on the MyStar HD and legacy AUSTAR STBs.Similar duties as described above in the Foxtel role. (Foxtel acquired AUSTAR in 2012)

Design and Development of controller software for the SSR (Slope Stability Radar) product, which is a safety critical monitoring device used in the mining industry. The radar is used to detect movement in the walls of open cut mine sites and is a tool that can be used to improve safety and efficiency of mine sites.Technical Environment:Embedded C/C++, C++ for Application Development, Assembly on Embedded systemsGNU Toolchain/GCC/GDB Compiler and DebuggerµC RTOS and Embedded… Show more Design and Development of controller software for the SSR (Slope Stability Radar) product, which is a safety critical monitoring device used in the mining industry. The radar is used to detect movement in the walls of open cut mine sites and is a tool that can be used to improve safety and efficiency of mine sites.Technical Environment:Embedded C/C++, C++ for Application Development, Assembly on Embedded systemsGNU Toolchain/GCC/GDB Compiler and DebuggerµC RTOS and Embedded Windows XPProcessor families – 68K Coldfire, x86Configuration Management with SubversionDefect/Bug tracking system with JIRAUML Design with Enterprise ArchitectMFC Application development with Microsoft Visual StudioInterfacing to FPGAs used for signal processingCommunication protocols: CAN bus, SPI, TCP/IP, UDPAutomated Software Build Process, Unit Test & code analysis tools.Formal SDLC processes: V-Model Show less

Started with Siemens straight after completing my degree.Spent 3 years working in Melbourne, Australia, before transferring to Siemens in Switzerland (Zurich and Zug) where I lived and worked for about 8 years.In 2005 I had the opportunity to work in the USA and spent several months working with Siemens in Chicago.Worked on numerous Product Development projects in the Automation and Controls industry. These products were deployed in the thousands to customer sites all over… Show more Started with Siemens straight after completing my degree.Spent 3 years working in Melbourne, Australia, before transferring to Siemens in Switzerland (Zurich and Zug) where I lived and worked for about 8 years.In 2005 I had the opportunity to work in the USA and spent several months working with Siemens in Chicago.Worked on numerous Product Development projects in the Automation and Controls industry. These products were deployed in the thousands to customer sites all over the world.- Programmable controllers used in Factory & Building Automation, HVAC, and Electrical Metering applications.- Embedded systems firmware and software design & development - Application, Middleware, Hardware Abstraction layers, RTOS, drivers, and board support packages, Interfacing to ASICs and FPGAs.- Interfacing with SCADA systems.- QA, Field Support & Continuous Improvement of the controller software after deployment to the field. Support for Siemens Group companies and extenal vendors.Technical Environment:C/C++, Assembly for Embedded Systems development.C/C++, C#, Visual Basic for PC based application development.RTOS - pSOS, Nucleus, WinCE, Linux.68K, PPC, ARM, x86 Processor Families.UML with Rational Rose.GNU Toolchain/GCC/GDB Compiler and Debugger. Cross-code Compilers for various RTOS environments.Perl script.Communication protocols: Modbus, M-Bus, BACnet, Lonworks, SPI, various ASCII based serial protocols.Configuration Management - Source code repsoitories, Automated Build processes, Bug Tracking systems.SLDC - Waterfall, V-Model. Show less