Product Development Software
Resume:
Trampas Stern
Raleigh NC ***06
*******@*****.***
Objective
I am searching for an environment where I leverage my diverse background and skills to make the organization successful.
Skills
Desire to get products shipping and making money
A tenacity to understand and solve problems
An obsession for continual learning and growth
Can-do positive attitude
A determination to hand off work, by including:
Detail design documentation
Simple and understandable code, designs and work products
Experience
Present Misfit Technologies Raleigh, NC
Owner - Contract Engineering Services
Contract Engineering and Product Development
Embedded medical devices, aiding in FDA submission
Valve and motor control system design
Hardware (PCB, Schematics)
Firmware (bare metal, RTOS, Zephyr)
Full stack embedded web development
September 2020 – January 2022 Principia Health Cary, NC
Full Stack Web Developer
Responsibilities include
Javascript code for web applications
Architecture designs for application
AWS services
Databases selection and implementation
August 2019 – September 2020 Blur Product Development Cary, NC
Senior Electrical Engineer
Responsibilities include
Firmware Design and Development
Hardware (Schematics and PCB) Design
Mentoring and training junior engineers
Areas of work include
Schematic and PCB design and layout
Embedded software development in C/C++
Documentation of design and support of manufacturing.
Signal processing algorithms for echo cancelling
Interactive HTML user interface for real time data collection
July 2017 - August 2019 Misfit Technologies Raleigh, NC
Owner - Contract Engineering Services
Contract Engineering and Product Development
Contract engineering multiple companies
Developed internal products
Small stereo audio recorder and transmitter
Servo control board for stepper motors
Pick and place machine control software in Python
October 2016 – July 2017 HMRI Cary, NC
Director of Electrical Engineering
Responsible for Electrical Engineering division, setting up lab and designing hardware and firmware.
Responsibilities include
Firmware Design and Development
Hardware (Schematics and PCB) Design
Areas of work include
Schematic and PCB design and layout
Embedded software development in C
Documentation of design and support of manufacturing.
Database setup for monitoring test equipment
Writing patent applications
Interfacing with other groups and management as needed
June 2011-October 2016 Sensus Durham, NC
Design Engineer
Lead engineer responsible for hardware and firmware design on battery powered water meters with over 20 year life expectancy.
Responsibilities include
Firmware Design and Development
Hardware (Schematics and PCB) Design
Leadership and Mentoring for Junior Engineers
Areas of work include
Schematic and PCB design and layout
Embedded software development in C
Documentation of design and support of manufacturing.
Work done
ASIC cost reduction and redesign of battery operated solid state water meter with 20 year product life expectancy:
http://sensus.com/web/usca/product?division_id=water&product_line_id=residential-water-metrology&product_id=iperl-system
Investigate Technology and designed hardware for an electronic register with 20 year battery life from an A-cell battery with cost savings over previous mechanical solution
Instrumental in improving the development process to decrease product development time.
Implemented an Altium component database system to reduce design errors and accelerate product releases.
September 2007-June 2011 SDI Corporation Cary, NC
Development Engineer and Chief Technical Officer
Helped grow the business from 3-4 engineers to over 25. Moved from engineering into management
Responsibilities included
Understanding customer requirements
Leveraging latest technology to meet requirements
Product development from concept to production
Hardware and software development using embedded controllers, DSP and FPGAs.
Areas of work included
Schematic and PCB design and layout
Embedded software development in C
FPGA development using Verilog
Promoted to VP Engineering and then to Chief Technical Officer
Sample Designs include
Miniature Stereo Audio record to micro SD card
Digital Video Recorder to SD card running Linux
FPGA design for customer specific application with custom DDR2 memory controller
Interface product to stream audio through TCP/IP from beam former
OMAP based products
Custom TCP/IP protocol analyzer, and reverse engineering of protocols
Custom designs using RF and various microcontrollers
Custom analog designs with specialized requirements
Nov 2005 – September 2007 Signal Innovations Group RTP, NC
Research Engineer
Responsibilities include
Understanding customer requirements
Designing statistical signal processing algorithms and classifiers to meet customer requirements.
Prototype implementations in Matlab
Real time implementation of algorithms in C/C++ and on dedicated hardware
Writing reports and white papers which are then presented to customer
Areas of work include
Image processing for change detection
Sensor data fusion
Video processing
Several patents applications
June 2005 – Nov 2005 RTI international RTP, NC
Research DSP Engineer
Research various algorithms for system identification purposes
Implemented various hum and noise removal algorithms on C6713 DSPs
Prototyping algorithms in MATLAB and testing with RTDX
Work with DSP BIOS RTOS in C/C++
Field testing of system for verification of operation
Application for government secret clearance in progress
Nov 2002 – Nov 2005 Stern Technologies Inc. Raleigh, NC
Principle Engineer/Owner
Contract engineering work for various companies, including:
1.DNA group www.dnagroup.com – rewrote firmware for their products to improve performance and testing. Help designed and develop next generation products. Designed and implemented new CAN protocols as well as RS485 protocols. Rewrote software for most of their Digital Switching Systems products to add new features and make maintenance and support easier using C. http://www.dnagroup.com/prod_info/browse_prod/dig_switch.shtml
2.MCNC/RTI www.rti.org – Implemented DSP firmware for government contract using DSP BIOS RTOS in C/C++ for Texas Instruments C6713 DSP. Improved processing algorithms and implemented micro controller to DSP communication protocol. Developed and prototyped algorithms in MATLAB before implementing in DSP firmware. Optimized algorithms for to take advantage of the processor’s cache and DMA system.
3.Arrow Electronics www.arrow.com – Designed custom PCB for rapid prototyping and proof of concept products.
Stern Technologies
Responsible for all development and engineering tasks from conception to production.
Designed and developed schematics, printed circuit boards, and mechanical enclosures.
Designed and developed multi-controller boards, FPGA integration using verilog, composite video interface and drivers, and firmware using C for DSPs and Microcontrollers.
Procured parts and built prototypes, alpha and beta releases.
Created engineering documents for all stages of development.
Sourced cost and complexity of production as part of development and provided cost-of-manufacturing estimates.
Responsible for website as well as set up entire office network, server system, and all accounting and business management.
Created advanced field updatable firmware for products, with encryption for protection of firmware.
Various automotive OBDII protocols (J1850) including CAN, ISO, VPW, and PWM.
Designed and implemented system for detecting splices in audio recordings in conjunction with JBR technology
2001– Oct 2002 Digital Audio Corp. Raleigh, NC
Staff DSP Engineer
Designed embedded circuit boards to meet product and marketing requirement specifications.
Wrote embedded firmware, including DSP algorithms for advanced audio processing.
Developed and prototyped audio enhancement algorithms using MATLAB.
Performed as Lead Engineer on the last three projects.
Obtained government security clearance.
Developed TI DSP applications and algorithms for the F206 and C6x platforms in assembly, C and C++.
Did all the software and algorithm designs for the first version of the Quick Enhance AS product: http://www.dacaudio.com/products/quickenhance-as.html
Did the software and a large portion of the hardware design for the UltraScope project http://www.dacaudio.com/products/ultrascope.html.
Did the hardware design for their MiniDAC-S product using C67xx DSP http://www.dacaudio.com/products/minidac.html.
1999 – 2001 BOPS Chapel Hill, NC
Software Engineer
Developed audio, video, and imaging applications and algorithms for custom DSP chipset.
Developed MP3 decoder and image dithering and filtering algorithms and implemented in assembly for iVLIW multi-core DSP chip.
Worked with customers to determine requirements and product specifications.
International travel with sales team to customer sites to provide technical training and support.
1997-1999 Ericsson RTP, NC
Staff Engineer
Developed acoustic audio test applications using Matlab, Labview, C/C++ and Visual Basic.
Responsible for recommending components and testing to industry standards
Implemented an advanced echo canceller test station which measures echo return loss using real speech.
1990-1997 Automotive Diagnostics Raleigh, NC
Automotive Technician
Diagnosed and repaired computer control systems on automobiles
Education
June 2005 – December 2008 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
M.S. Electrical Engineering
Focus on signal processing and video analytics
Additional courses in robotics, networking, and information theory
1988-1997 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
B.S. Electrical Engineering
B.S. Computer Engineering
Focused on embedded product development and signal processing.
Interests
Computers, electronics, automotive repair, signal processing, software development and business management processes and procedures.
Processor Experience
ARM Cortex M0, M0+, M3, M4, M4F, M7 microcontrollers.
Various ARM 7, 9 and M series processors.
Embedded Linux experience
Patents
6,658,126
Hearing aid compatible piezoelectric speaker
6,625,448
Acoustic testing system and method for communications devices
6,266,542
Accessory allowing hands-free operation of a cellular telephone
6,035,211
Dual use speaker for both voice communication and signalling
5,991,420
7,181,070
7,756,357
11,727,668
12,080,025
Battery pack with audio coil
Method and apparatus for multiple stage video decoding
Method and apparatus for multiple stage video decoding
Sensor exploration and management through adaptive sensing framework
Analyst cueing in guided data extraction
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