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- Architected the next generation data acquisition product platform from the ground-up and released the first five products - Led a small team LabVIEW, embedded firmware and FPGA developers - Produced product requirements including software and firmware architectures based on NI data acquisition modules with a backplane running LabVIEW RT and LabVIEW FPGA - Defined and developed a .NET API for interfacing with higher level application software - Interfaced with engineers; on developing new products and rebranding existing products- Reduced product system test time by creating several automated test applications using C++ and C#- Secured several opportunity based sales by quickly porting device drivers and APIs for several products to WinCE

- Defined and developed several .NET and COM APIs and product test applications- Created software calibration algorithms for new data acquisition systems that could be expanded for future products- Developed device drivers for USB, Ethernet and PCI based data acquisition products for Windows 2000/XP/Vista- Mentored interns and entry level software engineers

- Managed software department including software and test engineers- Defined and developed software for interacting with electronic whiteboards and wireless graphics tablets- Managed 3rd party device driver development for USB graphics tablets

- Led project teams of software/hardware engineers in the development of stand-alone and PC-based data acquisition systems- Responsible for producing and maintaining project schedules and milestones- Designed and developed the 486-based embedded system software architecture for a stand-alone data acquisition system- Designed DSP firmware for controlling complex acquisitions and performing on-the-fly calibration of analog data- Worked with the sales and marketing departments to define product requirements- Quickly learned new technologies including the AMX real-time operating system, UARTs, ECP parallel port, PCMCIA hard disks, flash memory, modems and GPS receivers- Developed ECP parallel port software drivers- Developed calibration models and ISO9000 compliant manufacturing calibration programs- Defined and documented GUI applications and Windows 9x/NT libraries- Developed algorithms for acquiring data from thermocouples, RTDs, strain gauges and other sensors- Helped digital and analog engineers in troubleshooting hardware prototypes and gave feedback to make the product more usable and easier to program

- Designed and developed DSP firmware for controlling complex acquisitions and performing calibration of analog data- Defined, developed and documented drivers for DOS and Windows 3.1/95 and APIs for C, Pascal Quick Basic and Visual Basic- Assisted with development of the GUI applications- Developed manufacturing and user calibration programs- Used apps background to serve a marketing role in addition to a developer role

- Supported existing/potential customers, sales and marketing on technical issues- Resolved customer problems patiently and thoroughly- Executed domestic and international seminars on the IEEE-488 interface- Performed QA on new products and helped define new product requirements- Published applications notes in trade magazines- Evaluated 3rd party software and performed internal training seminars- Managed the accounting database