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Cambridge, MA

Supported Guidance Hardware in the Loop INS flight simulator, the architecture for reconfigured FPGA based GHWIL layout, designed GHWIL PS calibration panel, the developed system architecture for future GHWIL future upgrades based on high-performance SOC hardware and cost reduction methods. Part of a development team to support in-flight testing of a GPS.

Quincy, MA

Designed interconnect architecture of complex UAV system of systems. Designed schematics to integrate computer, with communications, power supply, sonar, and other acoustic sensors, inertial navigation, GPS, and mass storage devices. Coordinate with other project systems engineering mechanical engineers, electrical and software engineers. Participated in.

Belcamp, MD

Developed, Debugged, and tested an embedded low power STM32L1 ARM microcontroller and power efficient electronics for powered air respirators and hybrid body-worn respirator systems for survival in CBRN environments for armed forces and security personnel including. Systems included adaptive motor control, head-up display, airflow sensors, and a lithium.

Greater Boston Area

Consulting on various start up projects, working on projects of my own, and taking courses online including CUDA programming, STMicroL0, and Python programming

Designed and developed systems architectures and electronics under US Government contracts for research and development programs. One of these included a subcutaneous hand-held carbon dioxide (CO2) sensor system technology for the U.S. Army and Navy. Another was the development of a classified high-speed stand-off system for detection of explosives for.

Chief architect on several military battery operated mobile systems. Designed and developed military systems from concept including, but not limited to, design of systems architecture, selection of power efficient microprocessors, and development of systems as part of a lean development team using expedient method. Designed and upgraded to night vision.

I have broad expertise in many areas of electronics and systems design including research, invention, design, development, integration, test, evaluation, manufacturing, and deployment. Specializing in electronics and microprocessor-based circuitry and systems design, I have been involved in projects involving digital cameras, covert imaging, ruggedized.

I spearheaded a recent project for Diffraction LTD which developed an SWIR- based imaging system of electronics design from concept through delivery to customer. The system detected and tracked up to five SWIR beacons, processed their ASCII message data, and displayed messages as video overlay graphics with real-time scene video. The system was based on a.

As President and Principal Consultant of this electronics consulting company I developed products for other businesses. My primary role was as a systems research and development engineer developing the customer’s idea into a viable product. I managed outside services, suppliers, and manufacturers. My projects included A Smart IP Camera for Videology of.

As Director R&D for this wearable computer systems company, I designed and developed Head-Mounted Displays and portable CPU Systems that were IBM PC software-compatible. I evaluated all micro and flat displays, CPUs, DSPs, and other ICs and designed new products. I also performed new technology assessments and evaluated system requirements analysis to be.

I designed hierarchical industrial measurement and control modules using custom ASICs and SMT components, high reliability, and fault-tolerant redundancy, while maintaining software compatibility.

I managed and focused a multitalented engineering team, including mechanical, software, and industrial designers in support of AMLCD micro display HMD development projects. Projects included the following: Design of video circuitry for head-mounted display and virtual reality helmet systems. Design of demonstration boards for prospective customers to.

I designed internal control processors and communications PCBs for ATM gateway switch embedded system processor board designs using Motorola 68K series microprocessors that were dual-fault tolerant.

Provided engineering that specialized in high-performance digital circuits and systems design and expert high quality solutions from concept through manufacturing. This included complete product development solution package circuit design, PCB design, fabrication, and assembly. Projects included GPS navigation processor, Lottery ticket vending machine.

I developed video gaming terminal embedded IBM DOS compatible 386 based CPU controller board and designed a high resolution graphics subsystem based on the TI TMS34010 to offload CPU. This included a speech synthesizer, stereo sound generator, touch screen, RS422 and RS485 ports. It was fault tolerant, with power line monitoring, a watchdog timer, and.

I developed a test and analysis system for high-speed system memory arrays and modular protocol bridge/ router based on RISC CPUs and 32 bit VME backplane.

I designed an 80186 based embedded control processor and I/O circuitry for REFLUPS military field hospital intravenous drug production system.

As a development Engineer for CCD-based infrared camera research and development team, Star Wars, I designed a timing generator ASIC for driving CCD and control of image acquisition processor and video stream data annotation circuitry and high speed image mass storage systems. For these projects, I used cryogenics, vacuum, optics, image processing, and.

I designed PC based plug-in expansion ISA and PCI boards. It included multi-standard video frame grabber, analog, digital measurement and control boards. All product specifications, schematics, software specification were documented for product development through manufacturing.

I selected, designed and developed military grade integrated GPS/ INS guidance systems. I performed hardware, software, and system level integration, including production robotics design and upgrade, and the maintenance of automated test systems for testing and evaluating rate-integrating gyros and accelerometers. This position required in-depth knowledge.

Originally hired for the standards laboratory as a test equipment technician, my responsibilities were soon broadened to include the following: Manufacture of hybrid circuits for cardiac pacemakers including manufacturing processes, process equipment, analog, digital, and circuit failure analysis. Defining and developing processes and procedures for.

Selected for the advanced electronics training program, I performed Flight line and AIMD maintenance on the fire control systems and subsystems of aircraft-carrier-based attack aircraft. This included airborne fire control computers, navigation computers, HUD, gyroscope, radar, and GSE. As an R & D systems support technician and standards lab technician.

As, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering

Activities and Societies: Sigma Epsilon Rho

Bs, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering

Activities and Societies: Sigma Epsilon Rho Honor Society (Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.))Graduated with High Honors - Asked and.