Engineer Design

David L. Kocinski

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Goal oriented project engineer with comprehensive product design and

support background.

Summary of Qualifications

Design of software and hardware systems that include object-oriented,

device control, real-time embedded systems, development, test,

documentation and fielded product support. Highly motivated, self

disciplined, open minded individual possessing extensive hands-on skills

that allow for a fast learning curve. An active contributor with excellent

oral and written communications skills that will build strong relationships

with all types of customers and team members.

Technical Expertise

Operating Systems: QNX, Linux ( Knoppix, RedHat, Ubuntu, custom ),

Solaris, WinOS, VxWorks

Programming: Assembly (x86, PPC), C, C++, Perl, Tk, Unix Shell,

VBScript, X Windows, event driven

Real-Time/Embedded: IPC mechanisms (semaphore/mutex, shared memory,

signals), Multi-Process, Threads, Kernel/User Space device drivers

Interfaces: Network ( Sockets, TCP/IP, UDP ), PCI, Serial ( I2C, SPI, 232,

485), USB, VME

Test Equipment: Cable testers, logic analyzers, network monitors,

oscilloscopes, power meters, signal analyzers and synthesizers, protocol

and bus analyzers

Software Applications: Eclipse, LabView, Microsoft Access, Excel, Outlook,

Powerpoint, Project, Word, Windows Mail, Live Mail, Xilinx ISE FPGA Design

tool

Processor Architectures: ARM, OMAP, and Xscale SOC, PPC, x86, TMS320 DSP

Circuit Design: Eagle, OrCAD, P-CAD

SCM tools: CVS, Source Safe, SubVersion, TeamWare

Professional Experience

kCore Corporation Apollo, PA 6/2009 - Present

Product Development Engineer

. New product development, infrastructure hardware and software

development

. Business plans, market analysis, business formation

Timesys Corporation Pittsburgh, PA 4/2008 - 12/2008

Senior Linux Engineer

. Direct customer support reporting to the professional services

manager.

. Porting Linux kernel, kernel modules, device drivers, and open-

source applications to custom embedded platforms based on ARM, Xscale,

OMAP, and PowerPC processor architectures.

. Porting open-source boot software (U-Boot, RedBoot, PPCBoot)

which utilized ARM and PPC assembly code. Debugging using JTAG, GDB, logic

analyzer, and low level code insertion.

. Hardware design review (schematic/layout drawings, data

sheets), requirements analysis

Accomplishments

. Reduced Linux kernel memory footprint to less than 1 MB and

root FS to less than 2MB for a custom ARM based embedded platform.

. Redesigned a Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA based board using the Xilinx

ISE v10.1 design/programming tools and ported the lastest Linux kernel onto

it.

The Mitre Corporation McLean,VA 6/1980 - 3/2008

Senior Digital/Micro Hardware Engineer

. Gather customer requirements, technical proposals, lead

technical reviews

. Lead research and proof-of-concept projects for various voice

and data communications systems, generated/reviewed design/development/test

documentation

Accomplishments

. Design and development of a forensic data recovery tool that included

a graphical user interface, a bootable Linux CD, meta-data collection and

reporting through a network Remedy API, modification and development of

Linux command line utilities, system activity logging, and network data

transport. The finished product increased manual operations efficiency and

operations tracking accuracy by an order of magnitude.

. Lead team development of a communication monitoring system

using C, VxWorks OS, and VMEbus form factor hardware. Developed code for

extraction/insertion of data from an E1 data stream, integrated VMEbus

board level products, designed board and chassis level hardware modules,

reverse engineered existing hardware and software components to determine

interface specifications, and developed software simulation tools.

Completed system meet five nines high availability requirement. Received

Senior Vice President/General Managers Award.

. Development of a VxWorks board support package and real-time

application for a multi-channel audio interface controller. This product

was part of a voice/data exchange with custom control and interface

requirements. The design successfully meet military environmental and

reliability requirements and was transferred to a commercial vendor for

production. Received General Managers Award for Excellence.

Education

1982 - 1985 University of Massachusetts Lowell, MA

Masters level courses in processor design and DSP.

1978 - 1980 Western New England College Springfield, MA

BSEE with courses in ME, digital & analog design, communications, and

control theory

1972 - 1974 University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA

Courses in EE and ME

Military Experience

1975 - 1978 U.S.Army Ft. Devens, MA

Staff Sergeant, Electronic Intercept Analyst Instructor,

U.S.Army Intelligence School

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