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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Anaheim, Ca

Design, develop, and deploy all technology products, reporting directly to the president.Analyze customer requirements and create specifications to delegate to contracted engineering and manufacturing resources, considering time and budget constraints and conformance with federal, state, and local regulations.Administer, backup, and verify all IT resources, including servers, PCs, tablets, mobile phones, and network of M2M devices deployed nationwide.Develop and maintain proprietary products and software from top to bottom:SaaS web portal: • Authenticated, central repository for customer and configuration data • Custom APIs to support new products as well as 3rd party products and sensors • Automatically retrieve, sync, process and export data and device configurationsAndroid mobile app, iOS mobile app, Windows desktop application: • Content / database sync with the SaaS backend • Create, retrieve, and send display messages, operating modes, and device configurations • Wireless communication: Bluetooth, Cellular, WiFiEmbedded firmware for software-differentiated hardware products: • Bootloader: load applications from flash memory or SD-Card • Application: schedules, data collection, ADC/DAC, LED displays, LED lighting, serial ports, USB, Bluetooth, Ethernet, WiFiAccomplishments:• Instituted policies for managing engineering artifacts• Completed overhaul of network infrastructure• Solved several long-standing product issues• Consolidated software into full version control with Subversion/trac• Sourced and integrated low-cost components, products, and services - nearly $250 BOM savings• Successfully recovered from cyber attacks, service disruptions, and hardware failures with minimal downtimeProducts brought to market: • Android App with Bluetooth support• Low-cost radar VMS with Bluetooth• Full-matrix radar ITS signs and trailers with Bluetooth, SNMP, FTP/Telnet, LPR/camera• Miniaturized, virtualized and customizable portal for resale

Lake Forest, Ca

Provide total information technology (IT) solutions to individuals and small businesses: • Consultation, installation, networking, troubleshooting, and repair • Virtualization, data migration, backup and recovery • Mac OS and Mac OS Server, Windows OS and Windows Server, Linux and Linux Server • iOS, Android, Windows Mobile, WebOS, Palm OS

Anaheim, Ca

Developed software, IT infrastructure, and M2M solutions for contract engineering clients.Our two-person team researched, designed, developed and deployed cost-effective IOT products: • Autonomous embedded controller for worldwide street lighting manufacturer with web control, autonomous scheduling, and data reporting with third-party automation integration APIs. Incorporated ZigBee wireless mesh networking, GPS, flash memory, and custom protocols. • Compact, low-cost radar speed sensor with web access, incorporating WiFi, Ethernet, ZigBee wireless mesh networking, and a USB camera.

Yorba Linda, Ca

Developed software solutions for a contract engineering startup. Provided information technology support, including server deployment, virtualization, and software repositories. Projects: developed a bare-metal touch screen user interface for an embedded industrial automation controller and assisted with protocol design, implementation, and debugging of supporting systems.

Irvine, Ca

Interfaced with in-house production and engineering departments and 3rd-party developers integrating with INSTEON™ home automation (domotics) technology. Collaborated with engineers to develop quality assurance (QA) standards. Provided software quality control (SQC) for device firmware updates and Windows applications. Developed test scripts, code snippets, and unit tests.

Irvine, Ca

Supported the customers of the largest home automation retailer in a high-volume contact center. Supported products included programmable lighting controls, surveillance systems, alarm systems, HVAC, A/V distribution, and structured wiring. Created test setups for testing products and product interactions. Volunteered to be single point of contact for analyzing product returns to establish failure trends. Promoted to engineering subsidiary, INSTEON.

Mission Viejo, Ca

Delivered total customer solutions in a fast-paced technology retail store by selling profitable computer hardware and software, and providing on-site support, upgrades, and repairs. Awarded for excellence in operations.

Bachelor’S Degree, Computer Science

BSCS with emphasis on Software Engineering CSU/Edison International STEM Scholar Petitioned for and passed fabrication / manufacturing.

Associate’S Degree, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Symphonic Orchestra, Symphonic Wind EnsembleASCS with minor studies in Music: Theory and Performance Fulfilled.

Computer Science

Simultaneous enrollment while at Saddleback College to obtain additional classes

High School, College/University Preparatory And Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program

Activities and Societies: ATMS - Academy of Technology, Math and Science (Initial founding class), Marching Band, Concert Band, Wind.