Solving Technical Challenges:

- Test Engineering

- Manufacturing Controls

- Lab Automation

- Software Engineering

- Project Management

- Electronics Design

Load tag scanner on corrugated line

Mock-up load scanner for a corrugated line

What I Do 

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Programming Languages:

Any seasoned programmer knows that learning a programming language is the easy part.  The real challenge is knowing how to craft robust, maintainable code.  This skill transcends languages.  My career has exposed me to literally dozens of languages, but my favorites have been C, Visual Basic, and C#. 

 

Hardware Technologies:

PXI, VXI, PCI, STD/STD-32, ISA, National Instruments, Agilent, Tektronics Instrumentation, several industrial I/O systems

 

Software Technologies:

Microsoft Visual Studio, .Net, WPF, National Instruments TestStand, National Instruments Component Works,

Rockwell Automation Softlogix, Active Directory, SqlServer, MySql, AutoCAD Electrical, SharePoint,

Microsoft Office, HP Service Manager, HP ALM (Quality Center), MatLab/Simulink

 

Projects:

Manufacturing tests, lab automation, laser controls, robotics, data collection, PC based controls,

software quality assurance, project management

 

Employment and Education History:

EDS/HP

  • Technical Team Leader 2012 - 2012

Diagnosed high priority system malfunctions and supervised corrective actions across a broad spectrum of database, communication and web applications.

  • Software Quality Manager / Tech Lead 2010 - 2012

Implemented software quality practices for account Sharepoint applications.  Designed and supervised migration effort between SharePoint farms.

  • Embedded Controls Engineer 2006 - 2010

Designed diagnostics for embedded controllers. Also lead software team through effort to revive and automate regression testing during development tool changes.

  • Test Engineering Team Leader 1994 - 2006

Lead hardware and software design teams.  Performed all aspects of project management from quoting to commissioning. 

Control Concepts

  • Project Engineer and Team Leader 1988 - 1994

Worked a wide variety of engineering projects in data collection, SCADA, manufacturing tests and machine controls.

BS Computer and Electrical Engineering (BSCEE)

Purdue University 1984 - 1988

West Lafayette, Indiana

U.S. Air Force

  • Radio Technician, Maintenance Supervisor 1978 - 1983
  • Honorable Discharge, E-5, Staff Sergeant 1983
  • Air Force Commendation Medal 1981

I started as a radio technician, was a crew chief at E-3, and ran a two-station radio maintenance team (NCOIC) by the time I made E-5 in my fourth year.  I'm continually indebted to the Air Force for laying a solid foundation for my technical career.