Education

• 6/95, MS, Engineering Management, Santa Clara University

• 2/88, BS, Astronomy and Knowledge Engineering, UMASS, Amherst

Awards

• Achievement Award, UNISYS Corporation, March 1989 - For contribution to the development of the 3686 Storage Controller.

• SEMI Outstanding Service Award, Standards, 1984-1985 - For volunteer work in the SEMI Communication Committee and chairing task forces under the Communication Committee.
• Achievement Award, Memorex Corporation, February 1984 - For engineering throughput enhancements to process equipment saving over $2 million in capital equipment costs.
• Teaching Fellowship, Boston University, 1976-1977.

Publications

• "Automated Equipment and its Software for Mars: Leveraged Approach to Development," presented at the 2001 Mars Society Convention.

• "Suggested Baseline SECS Equipment Implementation," Application Note 5, published as part of the Standard E5-86, SEMI Equipment Communications Standard 2, Message Content, Co-author.

Skills

C/C++, Clearcase, Rational Rose, VxWorks, Green Hills MULTI Integrated Development Environment, UNIX, i960, ARM, M680X00, PowerPC(405GP), OO Methodology, Structured Design Methodology, Real-Time Machine Control, Knowledge Engineering, Java, HTML, TCP/IP, UML.

Experience

• Developed software to validate high speed network chips ( Tcl/Tk, C). Software scripts validated SONET/SDH compliance and chip operation. Development of automated test systems with interface a variety of test equipment including Agilent SpectralBER, Agilent ParBERT, Acterna ANT-20. (Infineon Technologies, San Jose)
• Planned, Developed, Implemented Functional Test Equipment for high-end printer controller interface. SW, FPGA requirements, maintaining MAC address assignments, factory interface. Firmware for embedded controller for printer engine. (Minolta Systems Laboratory) C/C++, Java
• Software Requirements Specification for semiconductor equipment company. Considered safety and machine control factors. (SVG Thermal Systems)
• Web based application with front and back end development. C/C++/Java
• Port of Tics real-time kernel to ARM processor utilized Green Hills Compiler with MULTI Integrated Development Environment. C

• Designed software for large-scale storage subsystem for mainframe environment, interfacing with fiber optic ESCON channel technology.
• Designed and implemented software in C/C++.
• Conducted design and code inspections.
• Managed and resolved field issues.
• Organized engineering documentation on internal Intranet.
• Participated as individual contributor and acted as a team leader.
• Acted in multiple capacities as required for a developing company.

• Implemented new features in real-time firmware.
• Verified and tested system utilizing experimental design techniques.
• Designed and developed real-time machine control software.

• Wrote successful proposal to Sematech for an equipment automation interface project.
• Planned project and developed requirements.
• Delivered significant completed project within an aggressive deadline.

• Developed specifications and implemented software for semiconductor equipment.
• Supervised junior software engineers and contractors.
• Assisted customers with definition and requirements.

• Development prototyped under UNIX on a Sun system for 680X00 based target.
• Designed and enhanced numerical algorithms for measurement and image processing.
• Identified customer requirements and drafted implementation specifications.

• Firmware development for MEMOREX 3686 storage controller. High performance disk storage subsystem in a mainframe environment.
• Development of storage controller from start to customer shipment.
• Planned and implemented development of a variety of test/process equipment.
• New Development, retrofit development.

Memberships

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Voting Member of the SEMI Standards Program.
• The Mars Society.