Lead Product Developer - Brought dozens of devices to market for tracking wildlife- Investigates feasibility of new modems, sensors, memory, and microcontrollers- Oversee electrical design of circuit boards- Oversee and develop embedded firmware- Collaborate with mechanical design team to create project enclosures- Create desktop applications for QAQC- Works closely with cloud teams to connect devices to the internet. Lead Firmware Architect- Designs firmware frameworks for embedded devices- Develop data exchange protocols with cloud and desktop applications. - Create battery management strategies to minimize power consumption.- Develop configuration systems that improve device flexibility and minimize needs for firmware updates.Firmware Developer- Develops embedded firmware for resource constrained telemetry devices.- Experience with both bare metal and RTOS based systems.- Experience using C/C++ for most embedded firmware projects.- Develops device drivers for GPS, cellular & satellite modems, kinematic sensors, and memory devicesDesktop Application Developer- Built hundreds of applications for testing, manufacturing, and analyzing embedded devices- Mostly develop desktop apps with C# but also some with python and node.jsProject Enclosure Solid Modeling- 3D modeled hundreds of project enclosures for embedded devices- Extensive use of 3D printing technology

Worked with platforms including ARM and MSP430 micro-controllers to assemble wireless embedded communication software.Medical Device:• Developed software to allow data transfer between multiple Bluetooth devices• Implemented low power techniques to prolong device battery life• Integrated a timed wake up schedule for performing data transfer• Applied encryption principles for cellular security in accordance with federal health privacy laws Tracking Device:• Wrote low level software drivers for accelerometer, flash memory, and GPS using SPI, I2C and UART• Optimized micro-controller configuration to ensure minimum power consumption while in hibernation• Created a procedure for waking device from factory state based on a specific acceleration sequence• Performed software module testing using custom MATLAB and WIN32 applications

Sensor design for NASA satellite refueling station• Created a hydrazine leak detection sensor using micro patterning techniques; photo lithography and thin film deposition• Characterized sensor material using x-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope