Engineer Software
Resume:
Relevant Experience
Rockwell Collins, Inc, Displays and HMI, Cedar Rapids, IA (Dec 2008 -
Current)
Senior Software Engineer (System and Software Engineering and Model
Based (MBD) Software Development)
. Write and review system and software requirements for commercial
aircrafts flight-deck systems (HMI)
. Implement software features and new functionality in
MatLab/Simulink/StateFlow/MS VS Express
. Resolve system and software issues for intermediary software
releases
. Develop, integrate and test graphical and software components
. Prepare target builds, debug and load test builds
. Resolve ARINC661 Graphic Server (AGS) integration and requirement
issues and implement new AGS (Arinc Graphics Server) software
functionality in C++
. Assist in TSOs and FAA Compliance filings
. Create and work to closure Software Change Requests (SCRs), Problem
Reports (PRs) and system-, implementation-and requirement-level
changes
. Analyze new requirements and current functionality and write,
allocate and assign Software Change Requests to be worked by
functional teams
Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Transfusion Therapies, Round Lake, IL
(July 2005 - Dec 2008)
(spun-off as Fenwal, Inc in 2007)
Senior Engineer (System Engineering and System Validation)
. Created System and Software UI Requirement Documents for medical
instruments
. Updated and transferred requirements into an object-based
requirements management system (DOORS)
. Wrote test protocols for blood separation devices and medical
systems according to design- and system- requirements
. Analyzed system UI requirements and documents and
verified/documented requirement consistency and metrics
. Generated Trace Matrix Documents
. Test edsystem UI requirements and record deviations (SCRs) into a
System/Software Issues Database (Rational ClearQuest)
. Executed test protocols and cases for blood separation devices and
medical systems
. Validated system designs for medical systems
. Performed system and component tests and on-site/off-site
environmental system tests for medical devices; developed system
text-fixtures
CEntrance, Skokie IL, (June 2005 - July 2005)
Digital/Analog Hardware Engineer
. Designed digital-to-analog (ADC) and analog-to-digital (DAC)
conversion circuitry for Hi-Fidelity Commercial Audio System;
configured and programmed the board FPGA control logic
. Analyzed system and hardware requirements, sized and selected IC
and passive electronic components
. Analyzed and verified digital data transfer interfaces, protocol
compatibility and throughput capabilities
MPC Products Corporation, Skokie IL, (Jan 2004 - June 2005)
Software Engineer/Embedded System Designer
. Designed and implemented USB2.0 firmware stack for the NASA/USRA
SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy) project
(C/C++; SV4 RISC and Keil PowerPC assembler); Designed USB to
microcontroller hardware interface (Cypress/Philips USB ICs to
Motorola's MPC555 RISC microprocessor)
. Administered Windows2000/Server/XP RT PC machines and designed test
equipment LAN/CAN interconnections
. Maintained and enhanced a USB interface motor controller Win32 MFC
application in Microsoft Visual Studio C++
. Performed software validation and verification for the SOFIA
project System/Software/Test requirements under DO-178, FAA and
NASA approved processes; wrote test case documents and procedures;
maintained Software/Hardware ICDs; maintained requirement documents
in IBM Rational Software, Agile CM (Oracle Database based
Configuration Management application)
. Completed compliance verification to the USB2.0 High-Speed standard
of the embedded USB firmware and signaling interface for the door
drive controller on the SOFIA (NASA, USRA) project.
UW Future Truck -- Engine Controls and Telematics Team; building a
hybrid Ford Explorer, (Spring 2002 - July 2004)
Team Member
Developed and installed Telematics and Control Information Data
Logging System with National Instruments Compact FieldPoint( and
LabView 6.1 RT OS. Designed on-vehicle power and data circuits, GPS
navigation system and power logging software application running in
LabView 6.1 RT.
UW - Madison, WEMPEC Group, Madison WI, (May 2002 - Jan 2004)
Project assistant to Professor Giri Venkataramanan
. Designed an Electrically Assisted Bicycle - switching motor-
controller, el.-systems monitoring and mech. drive-coupling.
. Designed motor bench wiring for Power Electronics Lab exercises at
UW - Madison.
. Built DC Power Bus pre-charge and control circuit; Designed circuit
diagrams/documentation with Visio Pro.
. Designed and built high-frequency RF "Noise Sniffer" to detect
switching noise in modular power inverters.
. Designed of PWM motor control unit over LAN using Motorola
DSP56F805, Opto-Coupling Gate Boards, Motorola PC Master( Software
for LAN/WAN access and control.
. Programmed 6-phase motor controllers on Motorola DSP56F805 in C/C++
using CodeWarrior IDE.
Fristam Pumps -- Application Engineering and Sales Team, Middleton,
WI, (May 2002 - November 2002)
Application Engineer/Intern
. Sized and selected pumps, motors and fluid systems for application
in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
. Computed and studied hydraulic system loss and dynamic properties.
. Performed inside sales and product technical support.
Relevant Education
University of Wisconsin - Madison
. B.S. Computer Engineering, June 2003
. B.S Computer Science, December 2003
Technical University -Vienna (one semester exchange through UW-
Madison, August 2001 - January 2002)
. Electrical Engineering
. Relevant Courses: Communication Networks & Protocols, Speech and
Sound Processing, power electronics
Languages
Fluent in: English, German and Bulgarian. Proficient in: Russian
Regulated Environment Experience
. FAA - developed, implemented and tested software and software
components under the guidelines and specification of the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) TSOs, and RTCA's DO-178B; developed
software, documentation and test cases for TSO submittal to the FAA
(MPC Corporation, Skokie, IL; Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, IA);
. FDA - developed test protocols, software and system requirements
and performed software validation on Baxter medical devices (Amicus
and Alyx) according to the requirements and guidelines of the
Federal Drug Administration
. ISO9001, ISO14971 - completed courses on Risk Analysis and Risk
Management
. DO-178B- completed courses on Level A & B software development and
Risk Mitigation and development for testability and sustainability
Computer and Technical Skills
. Programming Languages: Model Based Development (MBD) and Automatic
Code Generation with Matlab/Simulink, C/C++, Java, HTML, VB Script,
JavaScript, Perl, Graphical Programming with NI LabView, RISC,
PowerPC and 8051 Assembler
. Tools and Applications: IBM Rational ClearQuest, ClearCase,
Subversion (SVN), DOORS, Agile CM, Software Issue Resolution
tracking systems; Mentor Graphics Design Studio - digital/analog
design suite, Eagle PCB studio, Orcad 8 PCB Designer, MutliSim,
Mathworks Matlab and Simulink; Synapsys, Altera and Xilinx.Digital
Logic designers/simulators; Microsoft Visual Studio V6, Express2005
and .NET, Metrowerks CodeWarrior; SolidWorks2008, Visio; MS
PowerPoint
. Electronics: digital circuits, power electronics - DC-to-DC
converters and DC motor controllers, switching power supplies,
microprocessor data, and support circuitry
. Microcontroller Architectures: Motorola DSP56F805, Motorola MPC555
RISC CPU, Mototron/Motorola Outboard Engine Controller, NI Compact
FieldPoint( and LabView RT; Philips and Cypress 2.0 USB on-chip
solutions, 8051 Core and Assembler
Awards and Achievements
. First Place at The 2003 Hybrid SUV Competition in Detroit, MI with
the Future-Truck Team of UW-Madison under the guidance of Prof.
Glenn Bower. Implemented vehicle data capture and hybrid
telematics.
. Robert Mensel Undergraduate Scholarship -- UW-Madison, Fall 2002
. UW-Madison's 2001-2002 Dean's Honor and President's List
. Full Academic Scholarship at University of Bridgeport 1998 - 2002
. University of Bridgeport President's List
Nikolay Kolev
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