Steve Barron

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Experienced Director Of Software Development with a demonstrated history of working in the electrical and electronic manufacturing industry. Skilled in Automotive and Consumer Electronics, Firmware, Software Development, Testing, and Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS). Strong engineering professional with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) focused in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from University of Notre Dame.

Steve Barron's Current Company Details
Career Break

Career Break

Software Engineering Consultant
Steve Barron Work Experience Details
  • Career Break
    Retirement
    Career Break Mar 2021 - Present
    I am currently retired, but open to providing Software Engineering Consultation
  • Panasonic Automotive Systems
    Director Software Engineering
    Panasonic Automotive Systems Jan 2016 - Mar 2021
    Peachtree City, Georgia, Us
    • Directed a global software development and verification test engineering team for the development of Infotainment and audio products for multiple Automotive OEMs.• Managed a $60M budget and a team of over 800 engineers worldwide. Team centers in India, China, Russia, Germany, Japan, Michigan, and Georgia• Directed the development process and sourcing of engineering talent and software components.• Developed more streamlined processes and team structures for controlling quality and efficiency.• Restructured supplier contracts to reduce spending by $12M.
  • Bose Corporation
    Director, Software Engineering
    Bose Corporation Dec 2011 - Jan 2016
    Framingham, Massachusetts, Us
    HOME ENTERTAINMENT DIVISION• Developed the SoundTouch Wi-Fi speakers and adapters and SoundLink Bluetooth speakers which were the first connected products from Bose. They include a Bose cloud account access as well as access to Pandora, Spotify, Deezer, vTuner, iHeart Radio, iTunes and Windows Media Player.• Grew the department from 32 Engineers to over 90 in 3 years by hiring employees and contractors while adding new skill sets in networking, Android, iOS, and web technologies.• Responsible for improving the software development process and interactions to the business.• Established and directed an outsource partner in India for developing desktop applications. • Established other outsource partners in US and UK to increase capacity and capability.
  • Bose Corporation
    Manager, Software Development
    Bose Corporation Apr 2006 - Dec 2011
    Framingham, Massachusetts, Us
    Managed a team of 11-22 software engineers in the development of Home Theater, iPod docking speakers and the first Bose TV product.
  • Thomson Consumer Electronics
    Manager, Advanced Product Development
    Thomson Consumer Electronics Apr 2004 - Apr 2006
    Los Angeles, Us
    Managed the development of advanced consumer electronic products. Hardware, mechanical, embedded software, industrial design, compliance testing and software testing. Resources were split between Indianapolis, Hong Kong and Singapore. Developed a personal media player capable of recording analog video and playing video, photos and music.
  • Thomson Asia Pacific Holdings
    Software Project Manager
    Thomson Asia Pacific Holdings Jan 2001 - Apr 2004
    VIDEO RECORDER SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT• Managed a team of 28 Software engineers in the design and development of a Worldwide DVD recorder and Hard Disc video recorder product. The software team was spread over three continents: 22 in Singapore, 6 in Germany, and 2 in Indianapolis.• Lived in Singapore for 2.5 years of this assignment.• Designed first ever DVD player with Hard Disk recorder combined in one box.• Designed second DVD+RW video recorder in US.• Responsible for managing the software development schedule and deliverables and worked with Product management on the feature set and requirements specification.• I was the key liaison with Product Management, HW development, QA, Factory and After Sales.
  • Thomson Consumer Electronics
    Software Engineer
    Thomson Consumer Electronics Jan 1999 - Jan 2001
    DVD FIRMWARE DEVELOPMENT• Wrote drivers for a DVD SOC to perform MPEG decoding and display functions for DVD player• Added MPEG still functions, zoom functions and better trick mode performance.• Wrote audio drivers for MP3 audio, AC3, LPCM and MPEG audio.• Received 4 patents for MPEG video trick mode implementations.
  • Thomson Consumer Electronics
    Senior Electrical Engineer
    Thomson Consumer Electronics Jul 1995 - Jan 1999
    HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE GROUP• Chief Architect of STi5500: a 4 million transistor SOC that consisted of a 32 bit RISC uP, MPEG audio/video decoder, NTSC encoder, and DSS/DVB transport demultiplexor.• Coordinated the design and verification of the IC over 5 development centers in 4 countries.• Designed an evaluation circuit board for the IC and consulted on the system designs of a DirectTV receiver and DVD player.• The IC became highly successful in DirectTV and DVD markets
  • Eastman Kodak
    Sr. Electrical Engineer
    Eastman Kodak Jun 1992 - Jun 1995
    Rochester, New York, Us
    INDUSTRIAL VIDEO CAMERA• Designed Kodak MEGAPLUS industrial cameras (1K x 1K and 2K x 2K sensors) for Medical Imaging and Industrial Control • Designed video frame grabber boards for the VME bus• Patented a more stable black clamping algorithm• Designed a traffic camera for Asian market
  • Unisys
    Sr. Electrical Engineer
    Unisys Aug 1984 - Jun 1991
    Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, Us
    CHARACTER RECOGNITION• Lead Engineer on a team of seven engineers for an Optical Character Recognition unit in a high speed document processor--2400 characters per second• Coordinated and debugged the integration of hardware, firmware, software, mechanical and optical components of the system• Implemented a massively parallel template matching algorithm using DSPs, custom modules and programmable devices (CPLD)EMBEDDED MICROCONTOLLERS• Designed circuits for controlling stepper motors and print heads• Developed architecture, hardware and firmware to control motors, displays, lamps, solenoids and sensors for a microfilm camera

Steve Barron Skills

Embedded Software Consumer Electronics Embedded Systems Software Development Firmware Testing Product Development Software Engineering Device Drivers Pcb Design Hardware Debugging Rtos Software Design Digital Tv Real Time Operating Systems C++ Leadership Product Management

Steve Barron Education Details

  • University Of Notre Dame
    University Of Notre Dame
    Electrical And Electronics Engineering
  • Brother Rice H.S.
    Brother Rice H.S.

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