ANTONIO J. FREDERICKS
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Summary
Results-oriented Software Engineer and Project Manager comfortable switching between architecture, design and
implementation.
Highlights
Embedded Systems development software
Advanced computer programming
Strong decision maker
Excellent communicator
Experience
Assistant Professor 04/2012 to 05/2013
DeVry University Milwaukee, W I
Taught courses in Business, Computer Science & Networking, and Project Management at both undergraduate
and graduate levels.
Associate Professor 08/2005 to 10/2011
Carthage College Kenosha, W I
Taught undergraduate courses in Applied Mathematics, Business, Information Systems and Computer Science
Served as an Academic Advisor for 30+ undergraduate students each year.
Introduced students to the concepts of college writing.
Inspired students to translate their academic interests into the real world by taking positive actions.
Initiated thought-provoking classroom discussions to help students develop their critical thinking abilities.
Maintained thorough records of student attendance and grades.
Served as faculty sponsor for SIFE.
Instructor 09/2004 to 08/2005
ITT Technical Institute Mount Prospect, IL
Taught undergraduate courses in software project management, programming and development.
Software Manager 08/1998 to 09/2003
Motorola Libertyville, IL
Responsibility for delivery of Motorola's first Third Generation (3G) product.
Responsible for managing a software configuration and integration team that coordinated all Product
Development Life-cycle software activities for 3G mobile handset software.
Team was responsible for integrating all software Configuration Items components into a final build and released
product.
The software components ranged from application enablers such as Kjava, Wireless Applications Protocol
(WAP), I-mode, Bluetooth, and USB to wireless protocol stack components such as UMTS, GSM and W-CDMA.
The team worked with software feature development teams on software architecture design, implementation, test
and integration.
Software development was done on both Windows NT and UNIX platforms.
Responsible for maintaining software build schedules, which were used by the organization as a product
roadmap for scheduling interoperability testing with cellular infrastructure vendors and customer deliverables.
Senior Software Engineer 01/1994 to 07/1998
Fluid Management Wheeling, IL
Lead software engineer on a multi-million dollar project.
Responsibilities included system and software design, development, test, integration, and documentation for an
Intel 80x86 series based fluid dispensing system using C and assembly languages.
Responsible for all software development of this embedded system, which interacted with an Allen Bradley PLC
for control, optical scanner, and inkjet system.
Coordinated weekly meetings with the project customer to present status/metrics and gather product
requirements.
Senior Software Engineer I & II 01/1989 to 01/1994
Textron Defense Systems Wilmington, MA
Designed, developed, tested, integrated and documented device drivers and interfaces for a real-time, multi-
tasking, Motorola 680x0 series based multi-processor electro-optical data collection systems using C and
assembly languages.
Running advanced real-time video processing and target detection algorithms.
Lead engineer responsible for field support of real-time electro-optical test bed hardware and software system
support, maintenance and upgrade.
Base of operations: White Sands Missile Range Alamogordo, New Mexico and Shemya Air Force Base Shemya,
Alaska.
Education
Master of Science: Telecommunications Management
Keller Graduate School of Management Chicago, IL
Master of Science: Project Management
Keller Graduate School of Management Chicago, IL
Master of Science: Computing
Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
Master of Business Administration
Keller Graduate School of Management Chicago, IL
Master of Science: Computer Science
University of Massachusetts Lowell, MA
Bachelors of Science: Electrical Engineering
Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY
Skills
Computer Languages: Ada, C, C++, COBOL, FORTRAN, HTML, Java, JavaScript, SQL, and Visual Basic
Publications
de Castro e Silva, H., Fredericks, E., Fredericks, A., Takano, A., Lettrari, J., Modesto, N., & de Castro e Silva, M.O.
(2011). A Bi-Country Analysis of College Students' Social Media Preferences, Frequency and Reason for Use. In R.
Yelkir (Ed.), The Challenges of New Media Technologies in Higher Education. Paper presented at The 47th Annual
Midwest Business Administration Association International Conference, Chicago, IL (225-229). New York, NY:
McGraw-Hill/Irwin.