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Manage up to 6 concurrent home automation and technical lifestyle solutions projects valued up to $500,000. Manage system design, project management, installation, programming, purchasing, warehousing, service, and support. Developed policies, job descriptions & job ladders, methodologies, procedures, checklists and other organizational and project documentation to ensure smooth execution.•Direct teams of up to 15 project managers, field supervisors and installation technicians; provide onsite technical support to troubleshoot and resolve issues; and manage customer satisfaction.•Oversee user interface and control software development for use on Crestron and AMX equipment to integrate security, pool & spa, audio & video distribution, lighting, window treatments, HVAC, and very elaborate home theater systems into simple points of control.

Managed up to 3 concurrent home automation and technical lifestyle solutions projects valued up to $200,000. Managed and maintained project schedules to meet delivery deadlines. Established projects status reports for accurate following of the delivery and schedules. Monitored project budget execution and spending rates. Developed and maintained strong client relationships.•Developed user interface and control software for use on Crestron equipment to integrate integrate security, pool & spa, audio & video distribution, lighting, window treatments, HVAC, and very elaborate home theater systems into simple points of control.•Assisted technical specialists with coordinating and managing all work planning processes.

Transitioned employment focus to home automation development. Collaborated with clients to develop graphic user interface. Developed, tested, troubleshot, and resolved issues with automation programs.•Created scopes of work and provided technical assistance to installation technicians.•Developed user interface and control software for Crestron equipment and PCs to integrate security, pool & spa, audio & video distribution, lighting, window treatments, HVAC, and very elaborate home theater systems into simple points of control.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Managed team of software engineers to drive innovations; design, develop, maintain, support, and improve tool design flows for logic verification, schematic formal verification, design rule checking; and manage design database. Worked with design engineers to analyze results and resolve problems.• Managed web application development to automate submission and tracking of design verification jobs, reducing troubleshooting time and increasing design engineer productivity.• Managed development of PERL scripts and web pages to simplify real-time information gathering and project tracking for managers.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Managed team of application developers to automate engineering development support functions. Coordinated deployment and supported technologies that bridged computing environments. Liaised with internal support groups and end-users to improve service levels and reduce service request response times.• Chaired weekly project-wide, cross-site computing resource allocation meeting and task force to implement previously underutilized resources, improving support of management objectives.• Created a streamlined Web-based tool, using Apache web server, MySQL server, and PERL to automate office infrastructure management and various human resource processes. Integrated functional interfaces for Site Management, Telecommunication, PC, UNIX, and Human Resources support organizations, improving communication and productivity.• Received Intel’s highest honor-Intel Achievement Award and multiple Division Recognition Awards.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Planned and managed corporate mainframe technical projects to meet UNIX/VM engineering support objectives. Reviewed user and technical requirements for completeness and clarity. Developed solutions to problems by exercising judgment and discretion.• Drove the efficient allocation of computing resources by architecting and implementing the production multi-mainframe, multiprocessor environment with four mainframes, 14 CPUs in one monolithic UNIX multiprocessor image.• Enabled online collaboration between Managers using PCs and Engineers using UNIX systems by deploying TCP/IP-based capabilities on PCs and PC servers.

Assigned temporarily as technical liaison between IBM PASC/LCC and Intel. Gathered requirements for and drove solutions to meet mainframe UNIX computing needs for the 80486 development team. Provided UNIX application and kernel software development.Projects:• Developed communication device drivers, a pooled-access tape drive management system and tape librarian for backup/restore process and project archival.• Participated on multiprocessor implementation team.• Ported, enhanced function, and benchmarked performance of various UNIX process schedulers.• Enhanced throughput of the UNIX memory management system by implementing hierarchical paging, utilizing hardware unique to IBM mainframes.• Tested and bundled computing environment for distribution throughout Intel.

Recruited to provide mainframe UNIX and VM system administration and end-user support for 80286 proliferations and 80386 development. Wrote UNIX kernel fixes, ported device drivers.

• Maintained and generated new versions of cross-compiler lab software• Mainframe UNIX system programmer and system administrator.

Designed and developed offline mainframe-resident software to generate the orbit model, messages and control data sets for GPS signal simulators (Trident-II flight test safety systems). Designed and developed GPS signal simulator-resident firmware for real-time message generation. Mainframe UNIX system programmer and system administrator.