Tom Roberts Email & Phone Number

Chaska, Mn, Us

Chaska, Mn, Us

Brea, California, Us

Brea, California, Us

Minnetonka, Minnesota, Us

Manage a team of local and remote embedded software/firmware engineers to provide technical and project leadership of vehicle onboard computing systems utilizing embedded Linux, C, C++ and IoT technologies.• Management of Personnel: Coach, mentor and develop staff to support career development and growth opportunities. Perform resource planning to ensure appropriate staffing for planned projects. Create team budgets and ensure alignment with the department budget.• Communications: Lead the development teams to perform project planning, delivery dates and execution in an Agile/Scrum environment with the goal of delivering high quality and secure products on time. Team liaison to other technical teams, Product Management, Sales and Technical Support teams.• Project Management: Lead development of system requirements, coding, testing and validation of software quality while adhering to the software V-model process and ASPICE framework standards.• Team Development: Evaluate, establish and continuously improve tools and processes to support software engineering activities such as requirements management, design, coding and unit testing. Evaluate cellular, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS technology improvements while coordinating regular cyber- security evaluations.testing.

Sioux Falls, Sd, Us

Direct a team of local and remote hardware engineers, network engineers, software engineers and managers to develop hardware based communication control systems for the hospitality and healthcare environments.• Management of Personnel: Select, hire and appraise department managers, team leads, and engineers. Provide over-all management and budgeting of team departments. Supply research, direction, motivation and prioritization toward implementing the company’s vision and goals.• Communications: Communicate complex technical issues effectively with executives, management, product teams and departments outside of Engineering to support company objectives.• Project Management: Provide project management leadership, organization and process improvements that support development of new products. Confront complex requests and provide practical solutions to effectively utilize resources.• Team Development: Facilitate effective team development by managing careers, goals, training and performance within the Hardware Engineering department.

Sioux Falls, Sd, Us

Manage and lead a team of engineers to support the goals and responsibilities of the Hardware Engineering team. Communicate with global vendors to support hardware manufacturing and development.• Management of Personnel: Select, hire and appraise electrical, RF, firmware, computer and mechanical engineers. Create processes, standards and forecast budgeting that supports departmental and company needs.• Technology: Review new technologies and evaluate for implementation into new products or cost improvements of existing products.• Communications: Communicate with managers, product teams and other departments to support Hardware Engineering objectives and strategies. Coordinate with vendors and suppliers about technical details of projects under development.• Engineering Process: Ensure engineering processes are followed correctly and documentation is updated in a timely manner. Update policies and procedures, communicate to staff and ensure implementation within the team.

Sioux Falls, Sd, Us

Provide firmware expertise in design, test, support, and documentation of projects from design conception through operational implementation.• Microcontroller firmware code development in C/C++ and assembly language.• Define required firmware test specifications, methods, cases and results. Test firmware according todesign specifications while finding causes for possible failures and implementing improvements.• Research potential technologies and firmware code methodologies for inclusion into company productsand processes.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Us

Designed microprocessor based control systems for precision control of hydraulic spray systems utilized in agriculture vehicles. Engineered and implemented design modifications throughout product life cycle.• Wrote, developed and tested embedded microprocessor firmware for new and existing products utilizing C/C++ and assembly programming.• Developed and documented product specifications, manufacturing prints, and customer documentation.• Worked with customers, suppliers, and distributors regarding production or trouble-shooting problems.

Irvine, Ca, Us

Managed the activities and processes of systems engineers in two locations to ensure that the successful completion of departmental objectives. • Administered all aspects of employee experience: interviewing, rewards and recognition, performance evaluations, employee training and motivation, and corrective action.• Managed, developed and trained the introduction of ISO policies and procedures resulting in successful department certification.• Facilitated meeting of deadlines and quality assurance for team projects ensuring completion on schedule and budget.

Irvine, Ca, Us

Diagnosed and resolved post-sales technical issues for business customers while providing detailed documentation of the troubleshooting process.• Designed and implemented network configurations ensuring performance, stability and security while maintaining customer requirements.• Tested new server products and developed training documentation providing support and training methods for department team members.