Summary:
Experienced systems engineer with over 20 years proven track record in communication and AV system design and integration.

SKILLS:
OS/Tools: Working knowledge of DOS, Windows OS, MAC OS, familiar with UNIX
Equipment: Scopes, Multimeters, Logic Analyzer, and PC hardware
Protocols: Proprietary Video Codec, MPEG I, MPEG II, H.263, Lossy, Lossless compression, IEEE1394, RS-422/423/232, NTSC (RS-170), ITU-R 601, IEEE802.11a,b,g and IEEE802.3af
Tools/CAD: AutoCAD, Stardraw, MS Visio
Programming: Familiar with BIAMP, Extron Configurator
Interpersonal: Excellent oral and written communication skills; excellent team player
Leadership: Successful lead engineer, supervisor and project manager for various projects
Hands-on: Well versed in systems installation and commissioning of communication systems

Experience:

Confidential,Atlanta, Georgia
Systems Engineer – CTS-D
August 2008 to Present

System analysis and design of video, audio and control systems for commercial, educational, house of worship and military vertical markets. Responsible for meeting with clients, research and specifying designs and assisting with the implementation. Also responsible for creating design requirements, generating technical drawings and conducting training sessions. Successfully implemented designs for house of worship AV systems, corporate board rooms, auditoriums and classrooms.

Kingdom Media Group Inc. - Atlanta, Georgia
Audio-Video Systems Contractor
March 2007 to August 2008

Consult, design and install video, audio and communication systems. Applications include broadcast TV, sound systems, surveillance systems, wired and wireless networks, and videoconferencing.

Confidential,Alpharetta, Georgia
Independent Audio-Video Designer and Installer
November 2003 to March 2007

Design, installation and test of sound and video systems for commercial and religious facilities. Successfully completed installs for Free Chapel Church, Bank of America Building, Georgia Institute of Technology, GA Military College, First Redeemer Baptist Church and Norcross First Baptist Church. Designed multi-camera broadcast systems for church ministries using latest broadcast technologies.

Confidential,Atlanta, Georgia
Member of Technical Staff
October 2000 to March 2002

Architectural design and management (design was outsourced) of a single miniPCI radio access point based on a ARM940T SOC processor. Duties included processor and key component evaluation and selection, system design, specification and statement of work (SOW) generation, scheduling and management for the entire design cycle. Duties also included industrial and antenna design investigation and analysis.

Hardware design of a PCMCIA to PCI adapter (32bit, 33 MHz)for the ORINOCO radio card. Duties included design changes, VHDL coding for PLD, PCB design, testing and documentation. Design done in PCAD2000.

Embarked on the specification and design of the next generation access server. Duties included system performance and cost analysis, component evaluation and selection, architecture design and implementation. Also assisted in the design and selection of 5.1Ghz antenna design for 54Mbit access point.

Confidential,Atlanta, Georgia
A/V System Design Consultant (Contractor)
September 1999 to October 2000

Consulted clients in the areas of audio, video and communication systems design including applications such as video conferencing, satellite communication, and television broadcasting. System designed and installed broadcast TV systems for several churches in the Atlanta, Georgia area. Generated a feasibility study of setting up a C-band satellite system between a link in Nassau Bahamas and the mainland USA. Worked with Newcomb and Boyd to design and price a videoconference facility for Bellsouth. Duties also included writing proposals, establishing budgets, project scheduling and conducting training. Installed A/V infrastructure (wire and integrated equipment) for various churches.

Confidential,Atlanta, Georgia
Senior Hardware Design Engineer (Contractor)
September 1998 to September 1999

Conducted a feasibility study of translating the LD-CELP vocoder algorithm into hardware. Resulting investigation produced an architecture for a 100,000 gate ASIC.

Assisted in the project planning, design specification and design of an IEEE802.11 OFDM DSP.
Designs include data transmit and receive interfaces supporting multiple clock rates. Also designed test interfaces for generating internal test patterns. Designs were implemented in VHDL and were targeted for Xilinx’s Virtex FPGAs for initial functionality verification. Final design targeted as an ASIC.

Confidential,Atlanta, Georgia
Principal Engineer
August 1995 - September 1998

System Engineer
Responsibilities included research and development of hardware architectures and assist in the video codec algorithm design and implementation process. Performed video algorithm complexity analysis, which includes CPU clock cycles and ASIC gate count estimates. Designed a postprocessor median filter slated for a FPGA. Wrote an utility program in C to convert compressed image data files into files with headers for transport. Also assisted in writing an inverse telecine object for a video-processing program using MS Visual C++. Investigated and generated requirement documents for forward error correction for MPEG-2 transport and decoder. Researched RISC and DSP processors for supporting encoder and decoder functions. Also responsible for providing technical support to customer, which includes correspondence, writing support documentation.

Architecture Engineer
Successfully led a four-man team in the feasibility study of a Fractal-based low complexity video codec for an ASIC design. Task required the translation of a proprietary video codec into realizable hardware components to meet the customer requirement of 150,000 gates. The implementation consisted of a RISC processor core, motion estimation processor, memory and input/output video interfaces. Project produced a reduced complexity, increased quality codec within the target gate count goal. Met all deliverables on time and within budget. Project also produced patent pending techniques for image compression and hardware implementation. Submitted results to customer through report and presentation.

Confidential,Atlanta, Georgia
Hardware Engineer
May 1994 - August 1995

Responsibilities included the research, selection, test, and integration of VMEbus hardware utilized for the TACINTEL Build One program. Developed performance evaluation criteria and performed tests. Reviewed specifications and established feasibility studies regarding design enhancements and applying new technologies. Generated reports on test/evaluation results documenting issues and recommendations. Interfaced with vendors for procurement and data collection. Provided support to software engineers in the testing of code including writing hardware drivers. Assisted in the design and production of a serial communication (RS232, 422) IndustryPack module for the Motorola MVME-162 single board computer.

Confidential,Duluth, Georgia
Member of Technical Staff III
January 1988 - May 1994

Led a team of engineers for a $500,000 Independent Research and Development (IR & D) project in the development of a high speed, large scale Focal Plane Array (640X480 FPA) infrared imaging system. Defined hardware requirements, established design guidelines and goals, coordinated design team tasks and efforts, generated and maintained schedule and prepared cost/performance reports for project management. Designed a VMEbus compatible FLASH memory board. Obtained Secret Clearance.

Lead Engineer
Led a team of engineers in the design of a first generation Infrared (IR) Seeker for Northrop’s Infrared Tracking Sensor System. The system was delivered on time and within budget. Designed and integrated a VMEbus compatible imaging processor board using programmable logic devices (PLD) (MAXplus). Also managed laboratory assistants and supported customer in system setup, integration and general training,

Hardware Design Engineer
Performed design and integration of electronics supporting advance development projects. Established and implemented failure analysis strategies on hardware. Developed and designed a high data rate video frame capture interface to an Amiga 2000 PC and lab processor. Designed RS170 and 343 format video graphic generators using state machines and sequencers. Developed, designed tested and integrated a custom VMEbus EEPROM board. Design experience included designing with SRAM, DACs, ADCs, PLDs active and passive filters, operational amplifiers and circuit layout. Supported design and testing of the AGM-130 Avionics.

EDUCATION:

BEE