SUMMARY:

• 30+ years in Electronics and Computer Technology
• History of delivering projects on time, within budget
• MIT Graduate Electrical Engineer; Master's study in Computer Science
• Strong consultation, analytical and problem solving skills
• Extensive experience with device drivers and kernel code with hardware interface design
• Knowledge of a wide variety of systems and hardware, ability to work on any type of project.
• Experience in project management, team leadership, budgets, scheduling, sales support etc.
• Software patent for language translation
• Hand held remote laser pyrometer (hardware, software design, patents, IR - 100 )
• USB to IDE/ATAPI interface hardware and software design
• Filter driver based file encryption system
• Code included in Linux Kernel
• Web based remote instrument frontpanel

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

HARDWARE: X86, ARM, PIC, 8/16/32/64-Bit CPUs, FPGA

SYSTEMS: UNIX, LINUX, Windows, Embedded Linux, RTOS etc

SOFTWARE: C, C++, Java, Python, BASH, HTML, various assemblers

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Embedded Linux Engineer

Confidential, Middleboro Ma

Responsibilities:

• Debugged various Linux system issues such as boot, firmware update, USB devices and GPS IoT water meter
• Worked on LoraWan OTA firmware update.

Embedded Linux Engineer

Confidential, Braintree Ma

Responsibilities:

• Debugged various Linux system issues such as boot, wireless, system startup and peripheral drivers
• Redesigned and implemented new build process using WindRiver Linux.

Embedded Firmware Engineer

Confidential, Framingham Ma

Responsibilities:

• Programming STM32F FreeRTOS to play music in wireless earphone
• Programming NXP2280 NFMI SOIC for ear to ear communication
• I2C communication to PMIC power management, DSPs and NXP2280

Linux Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Network speed analysis
• Disk error analysis.
• DSP output improvements

Senior Software Engineer

Confidential, Framingham,Ma

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Android for Tizen product porting to KitKat Android version
• Ran Android CTS test suite.

Linux consultant

Confidential, West Greenwich, RI

Responsibilities:

• Used CLFS book to compile GCC and other tools to make a clean compiler version.
• Add support for various Video and Smartcard devices as well as Wine support.

Embedded software consultant

Confidential, Wilmington Ma

Responsibilities:

• Added Arm c code for programming FLASH memory, added management tasks, coded jump to start

Embedded software consultant

Confidential, Boston Ma

Responsibilities:

• Fixed bugs, added features, updated manufacturing diagnostics for PIC based system
• Debugged New ARM Cortex based system using USB debuggers

Linux consultant

Confidential, West Greenwich, RI

Responsibilities:

• Wrote diagnostic code to show new devices were compatible with system

Sponsored Research Engineer

Confidential, Cambridge, Ma

Responsibilities:

• Wrote performance diagnostics for network stack
• IT support with Xen and networking, installing server software
• Integrated usermode network stack

Platform Software Engineer

Confidential, Cambridge, Ma

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Linux system for latency and speed issues
• Ported section of Linux platform audio driver to new platforms inc MIPS PPC and ARM.
• Moved an existing product from one hardware platform to another.

Senior Software Engineer

Confidential, Hopkinton, Ma

Responsibilities:

• Worked on drivers and studied options for Centerra over NFS system Platform support for Atmos product
• Ported source from RPATH (Redhat) to SLES, created necessary packages as RPMS debugged etc.
• Upgraded FUSE kernel driver
• Updated Python management scripts

Software Engineer

Confidential, Ma

Responsibilities:

• Modified device driver in various flavors of Unix for rebootless update Platform support
• Updated build scripts, virtual systems, installer scripts

Member Technical Staff

Confidential, Boxboro, Ma

Responsibilities:

• Device driver support for both Linux and Windows
• Added new IBS features to Linux and Windows versions of the tool
• Modified Windows driver to be more compatible with future windows versions and WHQL testing
• Submitted Linux kernel patch to oProfile driver for new IBS features of Confidential quad core processors

Senior Engineer

Confidential, Waltham, Ma

Responsibilities:

• Added new features to uClinux device driver and embedded application
• Updated Windows GUI support program for new product line features
• Maintain and support CVS source code versioning system

Contract Engineer

Confidential, Billerica Ma.

Responsibilities:

• Added new features to uClinux device driver and embedded application
• Updated Windows GUI support program for new product line features
• Maintain and support CVS source code versioning system

Principal Engineer

Confidential, Waltham, Ma

Responsibilities:

• Created windows FSD filter driver for dynamic file encryption
• Customer support and system crash debugging
• Added new features for next generation of Digital Guardian product.

Contract Engineer

Confidential, Pocasset, Ma

Responsibilities:

• Created embedded system using real time drivers and kernel modules for 1394 test system using RTLinux and LNET 1394 drivers from FSM Labs for X86 and PPC.
• Hardware team lead for design of an advanced digital power supply board for Intergra test system, involving FPGA, drivers and advanced power management.
• Redesign of docking control hardware and software for Integra test system to reduce cost, improve functionality and increase reliability.

Consulting Engineer

Confidential, Boxboro, Ma

Responsibilities:

• Used .NET kernel sources and HALs to port fault tolerant server product from Win2000 to .NET
• Debugged, ported and improved kernel drivers for storage, network and plug and play
• Added features, debugged and ported GUI user applications using MFC and VC++
• Ported and improved system installer package

Director of Application Engineering

Confidential, Burlington, Ma

Responsibilities:

• Wrote firmware and Windows and Mac device drivers for USB to IDE DVK and design
• Wrote firmware and Windows driver, and hardware design for SmartDisk and Compact Flash USB reader design
• Participated in pre-sale and design of USB to Flash memory used in Microsoft XBOX controller