Rob Whybrew Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Oakbrook Il

• FW lead for new product development of Connected Access Product, TES panel with embedded video solution. Old platform based on Intel quad core CPU. Platform refresh based on i.MX8MM and Yocto. Managed Team of 5 FW.
• Responsible for FW outsourcing with Global CM partner for a new hub. Managed team of 3 FWcontractors to produce third generation of hub type product. Spent two weeks in India setting up andprepare for mass production.
• Developer on 3 person team converting existing WiFi hub application to Espressif ESP8266 chipset. Worked on converting embedded HTML/Javascript application to the Mongoose framework. First exposure to Docker.Embedded.

Naperville, Illinois

• Tellabs was purchased by Marlin Equity partners in December 2013 and subsequently rebranded as Coriant.
• Designing, writing, building, testing, troubleshooting and maintaining product software through seven major and countless minor feature packages that enable product sales, software upgrades and continuous revenue
• Currently working with a global team developing product software
• Converting 35k line Perl script into Python for a new build environment
• Key resource for build tools and configuration management
• Supporting the conversion of ClearCase environment to Subversion, Jira, Jenkins

• Lead Embedded and OS Engineer, 8378 Linux Platform Project
• Technical Lead for the Linux Platform Project, one of Tellabs first WindRiver Linux platforms
• This project served as the basis for at least 8 following products
• Developed the embedded Linux platform from prototype to full product lifecycle over several years
• Initially the sole developer, my team expanded to between 3 and 5 developers
• The 8378 Platform Project is now the foundation for all Linux type line cards and enables current as well as future revenue generationLead Embedded Engineer, SPMNANO Project

Bolingbrook, IL

• Developed, Supported functional and system test solutions for digital cross connect systems
• Wrote tests supporting highly parallel system test (50 C)
• Team lead for defect reduction, driving enhancements into earlier functional test solutions
• Coordinated Tellabs largest educational equipment donation (SONET equipment) to Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN

• Manufacturer of Hybrid (thin film, thick film and LTCC – low temperature co-fired ceramic) microelectronic productsWest Lafayette, INTest Engineer
• Developed test software for microelectronics, optical products, medical and consumer electronic products
• HP and Visual Basic test solutions utilizing a variety of kinds and types of test equipment
• Test solutions for disk drive preamplifiers, pacemakers, fiber opticsTest Technician
• Supervised two to four technicians while attending Purdue
• Worked both full and part time while obtaining Bachelor’s Degree

Certificate In Networking And Telecommunications

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Activities and Societies: PSUB Student Union Board, Vice President of Communications

Education record

Online course work, math, programming, various courses.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Tutored ESL students for the Illinois Adult Literacy ProjectJava and Spanish classes