Engineer Development
Resume:
Michael Reynolds
Stuart FL 34997
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Technical Skills:
Strengths:
• Full product development life cycle.
• Conceptual/Architecture Development
• Detailed implementation in both hardware and software.
• Good troubleshooting skills.
• Compliance testing/Production Release
Technologies:
• Virtual Reality Headset hardware/device driver software
• Video Systems - Video Set Top Box – Embedded PowerPC / MPEG4 / T1 /E1 Ethernet/ATM protocol/MPEG4 video decoders.
• Imaging hardware/software
• Embedded Computing
• Telecommunications/network hardware – ethernet, ATM, modems, multiplexers
• Switching power supplies
Hardware Design:
• Video imaging display (Virtual Reality Goggles)
• Digital Systems Design
• Embedded Computing – PowerPC, StrongArm, 320C25 DSP, 68xxx, others
• FPGA/CPLD design – Xilinx, Altera, Actel
• Analog systems design / Data Conversion / Signal Conditioning
• Communications – spread spectrum, telecommunications
• Embedded C / Assembly Language /Octave(Matlab)
• Motor Control Hardware
• Schematics Design/PCB Layout – Mentor Graphics/PADSPCB/Protel
• Design for Compliance – ESD/Emissions
Software Design:
• FPGA – VHDL, AHDL, ModelSim, Synthesis
• Embedded C language
• Digital Signal Processing
• Octave (Matlab) Algorithms
• Familiar with Python Scripting Language / OpenCD imaging library System Level Design:
• System architecture
• Design Requirements Documents
• Test Procedures
• Verification Procedures
• Compliance Testing – Radiated Emissions/ESD
• System Qualification
• Test Software Development
• Interconnect/Harness Design
Manufacturing Support:
• Test set development (hardware and software)
• Firmware development – C language/Assembly
• ECO/Variance
• Service Manuals
• Sustaining Engineering
• Technical Field Support
Management Skills:
• Technical Leadership – Engineers/PCB designers/Technicians
• Project Leadership – scheduling/staffing, budgeting.
• Staffing and development of a technical group.
Design Tools Used:
• CPLD/FPGA development – ModelSim, Quartus. VHDL, AHDL
• LSI development – Verification Simulator.
• Octave (Matlab) – signal processing/neural networks
• LTSpice Circuit Simulator, Cadnetix (Mentor Graphics) simulator
• Embedded Systems Programming (C compilers/Linkers)
• Project Management Tools – Microsoft Project/Visio/Flowchart/Spreadsheet
• GCC toolchain, GDB debugger – C language development Formal Education:
• William Carey University
• BSEE – Mississippi State University - 1978
• Graduate course work:
Machine Learning (Neural Networks)
Statistical Communications
Communications Theory
Computer Architecture
Digital Signal Processing
Digital Filters
Managerial Economics.
2015 Stuart, FL
General Microsystems
System tests - High end ruggedized computers based on latest Intel roadmap.
Systems engineering – productization of GMS hardware with Open Source/3rd party functions.
Proof of concept development of an inertial unit for a navigation system for a helicopter.
Development and staffing of a technical group to support GMS Sales and develop products.
Development of Verification/Validaton system for GMS East. 2007-2015 Stuart, FL
Awareness Technology
Design/development of blood chemistry/food quality analyzers used in a lab environment.
System Architecture Design, System Interconnect/Cabling Design
Signal Processing – Matlab (Octave)
Optical Sensors
Image Processing – evaluation of OpenCD image library
Supervisor Role / Design Role.
Embedded computer/hardware design/Product safety and emissions compliance.
Production support/test fixtures
Analog Design, Digital Design, Embedded C language, Data conversion, circuit simulation
Product Support
2005-2007 Stuart, FL
Avotec
Design/support of audio/visual systems that operate in a MRI environment.
Customer support.
2002-2004 Stuart, West Palm Beach FL
Consultant
Contributed to the design/development of a virtual reality video headset for PC gaming. Effort includes analog/digital design. FPGA development with VHDL. USB firmware development – HID device. Kopin microdisplays/interface circuitry. Accelerameter hardware.
Design/upgrade of a ruggedized mobile Pentium Tablet PC. Involvement includes design of integrated video in Northbridge chip and Super I/O peripheral chip.
Liaison with Intel Video BIOS group and Phoenix system BIOS group. Test and validation procedures.
1999-2002 Stuart, FL
Blazie Engineering/Freedom Scientific
Project Leader/Sr. HardwareEngineer
Development of a tactile computer for the blind.
Development of 32 bit RISC StrongArm system for mobile computers. Design / layout / test.
Project management - scheduling responsibilities, lead technical reviews/status reviews
Participated in hardware development, testing, manufacturing interface, liaison with multi- company development team.
1997-1999 Zellweger Uster Knoxville, TN
Project Leader/Hardware Engineer
Developed machine vision and control system for a FDA. Cotton inspection machine.
Motion control hardware.
Video framegrabber hardware development/Windows NT device driver development for framegrabber.
Project management
1995–1997 Celerity Systems Knoxville, TN
Research and Development Engineer
Embedded system development of video set top box with connection to E1/T1 interfaces for streaming video (video on demand) applications – MPEG2 video decoders, ATM protocols
Power PC hardware development
CPLD development – Altera AHDL hardware language
C code development for system test (OS9000).
Compliance Testing
1988-1994 Signal Research Huntsville, AL
Consultant
Ultrasonic doppler flowmeter development for the wastewater industry. (DSP software/hardware).
Ultrasonic Fuel Level System.
Multi-processor train control system.
1988-1991 Phoenix Microsystems Huntsville, AL
Development Engineer
Telecommunications bit error rate test set development for T1 (1.544 Mhz rate) link.
Telecommunications bit error rate test set development for T3 link. 1986-1988 Universal Data Systems (Motorola) Huntsville, AL Development Engineer
Project leader/ Liaison with NW Bell
Hardware/Firmware development of a telecommunications multiplexer for Bell Telephone system. 1983-1985 Texas Instruments Lewisville, TX
Hardware Engineer
Development of avionics hardware for a missile system.
Infrared Missile seeker test bed development
Liaison with vendors/qualification testing
1979-1983 Harris Corp. Palm Bay, FL
Sr. Engineer
Development of a spread spectrum communication system for a US Army drone. Responsible for link acquisition hardware testbed that was implemented in a LSI chip.
Developed LSI chip for acquisition detection of avionics hardware
Development of a secure voice crosspoint matrix telecom bridge system. (TEMPEST)
Development of a covert data acquisition system. References:
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