Engineer Design
Resume:
Objectives:
I am looking for a challenging position that can benefit from my extensive
experience in new product development, including mechanical, electrical and
electronic design, with an emphasis on embedded control systems hardware
and programming, and a management philosophy oriented towards clarity of
thought, analysis, and focusing on the appropriate level of the problem.
Work Experience:
The Blackhawk Project, LLC, Boise, ID
7/08 - Present
Senior Partner & Lead Engineer
o Managed construction of state-of-the-art wind turbine prototypes
o Designed Embedded Controller/Maximum Power Point Tracking Systems
o Designed, built & tested customized Axial Flux Permanent Magnet
Generators
o Field-managed installation, hardening and proof-of-concept testing of
RE systems
o R&D liaison for Idaho National Laboratory - Center for Advanced Energy
Studies
o Defended and received US Patent #7,677,862 with 22 claims/no prior
related art.
Boatner Consulting, LLC, Murrieta, CA
1/02 - 7/08
Principal Engineer
o Independent wind engine research
o Designed & patented 3 products for manufacturing companies
o Performed contract embedded computer systems design & programming
Coderent Systems, San Jose, CA
10/99 - 1/02
Senior Consultant
o Consultant to University of Miami Medical School
o Designed architecture for Palm Pilot-based expert diagnostic system
o Provided business and engineering expertise for new start-up
enterprise
Ruston Custom Mfg, Inc. Ruston, LA
1996 - 1999
President
o Designed, set up & managed business and manufacturing processes
o Designed state-of-the-art packaging systems
o Established a national customer base
Remedy Corporation., Mountain View, CA. (IPO)
1992 - 1995
Senior Consultant
o Provided Systems Analysis, Software Specification & Design
o Designed analytical tools for use in the Consulting Department
o Booked for over 2 years with Fortune 500 Companies
Digital Link Corp., Sunnyvale, CA. (IPO)
1991 - 1992
Member of the Technical Staff
o Designed embedded systems & software for telecommunications equipment
o Designed Unix-based GUI (Motif) for Network Management Products
o Mastered SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) embedded
implementation & retrofit
o Invented AI-based pattern recognition system for network failure
analysis - Boeing Corp.
o Assigned as consultant to link Boston area hospitals with T3 lines
Prior Work Experience:
ArgoSystems, Inc. (Boeing Corp.), Sunnyvale CA
1987 - 1991
Senior Software Engineer/Manager
TransImage Corporation, Santa Clara, CA
1986 - 1987
Hardware Design Engineer
ArgoSystems, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (IPO)
1983 - 1986
Hardware Design Engineer
Bell Northern Research, Mountain View, CA
1982 - 1983
Sustaining Engineer
National Semiconductor Systems, Santa Clara, CA
1981 - 1982
Test Engineer
Military Experience & University:
U.S. Army (Aviation) 1967-70
Aircraft Mechanic, Crew Chief, Flight Engineer
Air Medal: 1000+ flight hours in a combat zone
Crew Chief of the Quarter, 1st Avn. Brigade 1969, Viet Nam
Louisiana Tech University
1974: B.A. Liberal Arts (French)
1981: B.Sc. Electrical Engineering Technology, Major GPA 3.96/4.0
Microprocessor-based systems design: hardware, firmware & software
Patents:
1. 1989 US 4,882,629 Adaptive Exposure Control System
2. 1990 US 4,949,391 Adaptive Image Acquisition System
3. 2004 US 6,688,842 Vertical Axis Wind Engine
4. 2004 US 6,749,394 Rotating Display Apparatus
5. 2004 US 6,833,502 Wind Chime Apparatus
6. 2010 US 7,677,862 Vertical Axis Wind Turbine with Articulating Rotor
7. 2010 US Provisional/Patent Pending - Electronic Pipe Caliper Device
Strong Skills:
o C/C++, assembly language, emulators, development tools & environments
o Systems analysis, structured design, mechanical design & integration
o Proficient in trouble-shooting and analytical methodologies
o Project, technical team management and mentoring experience
o TurboCAD, schematic, PC board design and technical documentation
o Microsoft Office Suite, MS Project, design review presentations, etc.
o Written & verbal communications skills (multiple TV appearances)
Current projects:
o MicroChip 18Fxxxx, I2C bus (EEPROM, clock & temp), Hi-Tech C Pro,
MPLAB IDE + ICD 2.
o Universal Controller for a wide range of control and logging functions
not available on market.
o 4x20 LCD, Piezo/PWM, A/D, data logs, parl/serial I/O, security, user
I/F, interrupt-driven RTOS, etc.
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