Peter K. Knopfhart
Owner and Chief Engineer Kenton Solutions, L.L.C. (Founded in 1997)
Software Engineering and Electrical Engineering
Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) of Software 901 – 48th street
Kenosha, WI 53140
Email: ac7jgn@r.postjobfree.com
Education
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Master of Science – Electrical Engineering – Computer System Design 1986 Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Science – Electrical Engineering 1978
Employment History
Chief Engineer Kenton Solutions, L.L.C.
Kenosha, WI
2002 – Present: Software Engineering and Electrical Engineering consultant for CMR X-Ray Responsibilities:
• Electrical engineering of CPU and I/O PCBs for X-Ray generator. (Rabbit 3100 microcontroller).
• Firmware development and validation of X-Ray generator. (Rabbit 3100 microcontroller, ‘c’ programming language).
• Software development and validation of several PC based X-Ray operator consoles.
• Software development and validation of PIC microcontroller assembly language based servo motor driven X-ray table.
• Software development and validation of Rabbit 3100 microcontroller X-Ray operator console.
• Software development and validation of PIC microcontroller of X-Ray operator console in ‘C’. 2002 – Present: Software Engineering consultant for Progeny Dental/Midmark Responsibilities:
• Software development and validation of dental X-Ray tube head burn in test fixture.
• Software development and validation of X-Ray tube head and controller final test fixtures.
• Failure mode validation of panoramic dental X-Ray system.
• Software validation of dental X-Ray intra-oral sensor final test fixture.
• Prepare operation schedule for dental X-Ray intra-oral sensor final test fixture.
• Software validation of panoramic dental X-Ray sensor final test fixture.
• Data reduction and preparation of annual report histograms for regulatory affairs department. 2006 – Present: Software Engineering consultant for Matthews Paint a division of PPG Industries Responsibilities:
• Software development of several MS Access database applications for in-house and customer use. 1997 – 2002: Software Engineering and Electrical Engineering consultant for Innerscan X-Ray Responsibilities:
• Software development of 8085 microcontroller based X-Ray generator. Weber Marking systems
Arlington Heights, Il
1996 – 1997: Vice President R&D, Engineering, and Quality Assurance Responsibilities:
• New product development and QA.
Abbott Laboratories
North Chicago, Il
1992 – 1996: Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG) Manager Responsibilities:
• Improvement of the software development and software verification and validation process for the Diagnostic Division based on the Carnegie Mellon Software Capability Maturity Model . 1985 – 1992: Engineering Manager
Responsibilities:
• Manager of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and software engineering for the TDx diagnostic instrument system.