• Product R&D: Product R&D expert with an emphasis on embedded systems, networking, and wireless technologies. Built and led cross-functional teams to deliver innovative product and technology solutions for clients and employers ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 tech and manufacturing companies.
• Engineering Leadership: Experienced team lead and manager with a proven track record of successfully estimating, planning, and executing a diverse range of projects. Experience identifying project resource needs and recruiting/managing development, QA, and support/operational teams to execute projects and build long-term maintenance/support processes.
• Software Development: Extensive experience in software development (15+ years) for firmware/embedded and RTOS (ARM, MPS430, AVR, others), desktop operating systems (Windows/Linux), and mobile platforms (Android, Windows CE/WM/RT). Expert in C for embedded systems, Windows/Win32, and other platforms. Strong object oriented design skills with experience in Java (including Android API), C++, C#, Python, Perl, VB, and others. Experience developing system/OS internals, device drivers, and other low-level systems software.
• Wireless/Networking: Implementation-level understanding of many wireless and network technologies including Bluetooth, 802.11, 802.15.4, TCP/IP, Cellular/WAN technologies, Ethernet, CAN, OBD-II, and others. Experience designing and implementing proprietary protocols, and contributing to standardized technology specification processes via involvement w/ the Bluetooth SIG and IEEE Standards Association.
• Distributed Architecture: Knowledgeable in the design, development, and deployment of large scale distributed/networked systems composed of back-end servers communicating with remote clients, either embedded/sensor devices and/or rich mobile clients (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, etc). Experience with the challenges and best practices of deploying and managing large scale distributed networks.