SUMMARY: More then 20 years experience in the embedded computing industry. Designing, writing, implementing, debugging system level software and firmware. From mainframe operating systems through embedded micro-controllers. Working closely with hardware engineers to achieve optimum hardware/software/firmware design. Many products completed from inception, design, build, debug, produce, and ship.
KEYWORDS: Embedded, Firmware, Software, Hardware, RTOS, OS, multi-tasking, drivers, state machines, interrupts, EPROM, EEPROM, flash, MMU, ROM emulator, logic analyzer, in-circuit emulator, assembler, dis-assembler, C, Forth, linker, JCL, DOS, Windows, Paradigm embedded, Codewright, Codewatch, Codewarrior, Keil, ARM Realview, Multi-ICE, mainframe, minicomputer, work station, microprocessor, Intel, Motorola, ARM, MIPS, PCS, GSM, ISDN, LAPD, HDLC, Ethernet, USB.
EXPERIENCE:
2012-2013 Lucilient, Consultant, Create RTOS and write firmware for Microsemi SmartFusion chip.
2002-2012 Elesys, Sr. Product Design Engineer.
1998-2002 Agilent Technologies, Sr.Scientist.
1979-1998 Independent Consultant/Contractor, embedded computer system design, debug, and implementation.
1976-1979 Advanced Micro Devices, Manager Bipolar/MOS Microprocessor Support.
1972-1976 Tymshare, Sr. Mainframe Virtual OS Engineer (VM 370).
1965-1972 Lockheed Missiles & Space, Mainframe OS Firmware Engineer (R&D Lab).
CONSULTING CLIENTS: ARM, Photo Chem Systems and Engineering, IMG Photo Products, Tencor Instruments, NASA Ames Research Center, ULTRON Labs, Olivetti ATC, Forth Inc., Omnipoint Communications, Visioneer.
EDUCATION:
Four years Oregon State College (Electrical Engineering)
Two years Brooks Institute of Photography (Commercial Photography)
PUBLICATIONS:
Three part article in EDN magazine on microprogramming.
Bit-Slice Microprocessor Design book published by McGraw Hill.
Co-author of "BIT-SLICE MICROPROCESSOR DESIGN".
Published by McGraw-Hill (ISBN 0-07-041781-4), used in universities throughout the world as the definitive bit-slice text, 398 pages. Translated into 18 different languages and used in 170 universities throughout the world.
PATENTS:
#20060209102 “Off-radial axis circular printing device and methods" (Elesys).
#5768264 "Time Division Duplex Communications Protocol Supporting ISDN messages." (Omnipoint).