Colin J Flournoy 408-***-****(cell)
www.colinjflournoy.com
Germantown, MD 20874
abl26x@r.postjobfree.com
. Highly motivated engineer with a strong work ethic to
accomplish assigned objectives
. Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
. Well organized and proficient with details
. Comprehensive and balanced sales/technical background
Related Fields of Expertise
Embedded Cross Compilers RTOS fundamentals
Solid Embedded Architecture Knowledge ARM, 80C51, AVR, MSP430, AVR32,
Coldfire
UML State-chart design tools Embedded Program design
Test Development Engineering Program, SJSU Device Physics
Digital Design using both SSI and MSI Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
circuits
Internetworking Linear Systems
Network Analysis Theory of Automatic Control Systems
Analog Electronic Design Mechatronics Engineering
Work Related Accomplishments
. Attained solid knowledge of Embedded program design from embedded C to
device driver implementation
. Outstanding Pre and Post sales skills including technical
presentations, product demonstrations, proof of concept
implementations, training, and benchmarks
. Consistently exceeded sales quotas utilizing a solid understanding of
the business issues in addition to strong technical expertise
. Developed successful and productive relationships with partners and
vendors
. Adept at understanding and presenting to diverse audiences along with
the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to business
drivers
Work History
IAR Systems Software Inc. - Sales & Field Application Engineer
March 2006 - Oct 2009
IAR Systems is a provider of software/hardware tools for embedded systems
and developers
. Was directly involved in the pre and post sales supporting Integrated
Development Environments for embedded controllers
. Actively pursued business partnerships with vendors and distributors
such as Arrow, Avnet, All American, and Nu Horizons
. Setup strong relationships with device manufacturers including Atmel,
NXP, ST Micro., Texas Instruments, Cirrus Logic, and Analog Devices
. Active presenter at conventions/tradeshows promoting our product line
through presentations and interfacing with new/existing customers
. Provided personalized product training via online seminars and onsite
demonstrations
. Responsible for supporting wide array of embedded MCUs from 8, 16, and
32 bit
. Gained a strong grasp on the embedded systems development cycle while
assisting our customer base
. Assisted in support primarily with ARM architecture but also covered
AVR, MSP430, 80C51, and AVR32
. Additionally assisted customers with hardware related issues regarding
single board computers, JTAG debug probes, and licensing dongles
NXP Semiconductor (formerly Philips Semiconductor)
Dec 2004 - Nov 2005
NXP Semiconductors provides mixed signal and standard product solutions in
the areas of RF, Analog, Power, and Digital Processing
PL Microcontrollers - Test Engineering
. Responsible for updating test programs for Philips ARM 32-bit based
microcontrollers using the Credence Test System and the Agilent 93K
. Successfully created bench debug boards for customer validation of ARM
Based Products
. Ran functional and characterization tests for the LPC213x series
microcontrollers using Credence ATE
. Was directly involved in the testing of 32 bit based MCUs
PL Microcontrollers - Design Engineering
. Designed printed circuit boards, using CAD, for use in
characterization of Device Under Test(DUT)
. Used load boards for characterization and parametric testing of
specific I.P.
Officer of the I.E.E.E. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
Spring 2005-Fall 2005
. Mentoring and tutoring for current I.E.E.E members. Worked with
I.E.E.E officials to organize events
Math and Physics Tutor West Valley/Mission college
Fall 2002- Spring 2003
. Provided tutoring for math up to differential equations and physics up
to atomic physics
Academic Related Projects
Experience using Agilent 93000 - Mixed-signal testing of quad two-input
multiplexer(74HCT253)
. Load-board design
. Setup test-program and test-flow for use in characterizing multiplexer
. Observed all of the overall tester tradeoffs for measuring continuity,
leakage, rise time, fall time, prop. delay
Bench testing experience - Design of op-amp test loop and DAC/ADC loop
. Used op-amp test loop to calculate DUT parameters such as open loop
gain, quiescent current, CMRR, magnitude and frequency response
. Built DAC/ADC loop to examine monotonicity, quantization error,
sampling frequency, gain and phase response
. Developed skills in the process of debugging mixed-signal test
circuits
Computer and other related skills
. IAR integrated Development Environment, visualSTATE UML state chart
design, Xilinx ISE, Matlab, PSpice, Credence ATE Test systems,
Agilent 93K ATE Tester, National Instruments, Microsoft Office,
Verilog, C, Embedded C++, Extended Embedded C++, Assembly
language(ARM architecture), RTOS fundamentals (Micrium's uc/OS II,
CMX, PowerPAC, Thread X, embOS), third party tools(Keil, AVR Studio,
CodeWarrior), Open source tools such as GNUARM and Eclipse, Peripheral
application development (DAC, ADC, GPIO, SPI, I2C, RTC, timers, CAN,
GPIO, PWM), Middleware experience (USB device/Host, TCP/IP, CAN),
Preemptive RTOS knowledge and interrupt driven systems
Education B.S. Electrical Engineering (GPA 3.2)
Jan 2000 - December 2005
Emphasis: Test Development Engineering Program
San Jose State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192
References available upon request
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