William (Bill) Pretty 780-***-**** adx8ft@r.postjobfree.com Page 1 of 3

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William K. Pretty

QUALIFICATIONS

SUMMARY

Over 25 years experience in audio hardware design and RF design with a focus on antenna design.

Author of several print and eBooks.

Extensive experience building and designing video and electronic surveillance equipment for police and military agencies,

Conducting electronic countermeasures as a member of a “sweep team” (Level 1 Thermography),

Supervising the construction and installation of RF-shielded enclosures (“TEMPEST rooms”).

Object Oriented Programming in Microsoft Visual Basic

Small embedded ARM-7 processor skills through various projects involving RaspberryPi, Arduino, Banana Pi and Beagle Bone Black.

Printed circuit layout software in the design of double sided PCBs.

Experience using machine shop tools to design and build prototype equipment.

Owner and operator of William Pretty Security Inc. (Electronics Engineering & Consulting)

LAN installation and maintenance (both hardware and software) TECHNICAL SKILLS:

RF:

Antenna design up to 2.4GHz

Low power amplifier design (1 -100mW)

Simple filter design

Audio:

Low noise amplifier design

Telephone interception equipment

Covert microphones

Audio enhancement software (Wave Lab)

William (Bill) Pretty 780-***-**** adx8ft@r.postjobfree.com Page 2 of 3 Programming:

Visual Basic

Bash Scripting

Linux OS / C programming on Arduino, RaspberryPi, Beaglebone Black

Docker on RaspberryPi

Wireless networking security and interception

PRINT BOOKS:

Building a Home Security System with Beaglebone (Author) https://www.packtpub.com/hardware-and-creative/building-home-security-system-beaglebone Getting Started with Electronics Projects (Author) https://www.packtpub.com/hardware-and-creative/getting-started-electronic-projects Building Networks and Servers using Beaglebone (Co-Author) https://www.packtpub.com/hardware-and-creative/building-networks-and-servers-using- beaglebone

Building a High-Tech Alarm System with Raspberry Pi https://www.elektor.com/building-a-high-tech-alarm-system-with-raspberry-pi KINDLE BOOKS:

Build your own Zigbee controlled RC Vehicle

Build your own Zigbee controlled RC Vehicle Second Edition Build an Aircrack Super Cluster with Raspberry Pi

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

White Papers:

RF Amplifier Design

Compact and Rugged Antenna Design

Discone Antenna Design

RF Sweep Generator Design

Down Converter Design

Ultra Wideband Threat

Software for the Interception of Bluetooth

Antenna Design for the Interception of Bluetooth William (Bill) Pretty 780-***-**** adx8ft@r.postjobfree.com Page 3 of 3 SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

Co-developed and presented a Case Study for the High Tech Criminal Investigation Association (HTCIA) Ottawa Chapter, Fall 2010

2008 Western Canada Technical Conference – Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Security; Bluetooth Hardware; Bluetooth Software

2009 Western Canada Technical Conference – Ultra Wideband Technology and Digitally Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT)

2010 Western Canada Technical Conference – Software Defined Radios SECURITY:

Secret Level 2 (Canada)

Has held Top Secret Special Access (TSSA)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

High Technology Crime Investigators Association (HTCIA)

Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association (ACCPA)

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