Experience

Synapse Design Inc.

• United States
• Semiconductors
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Firmware Engineer

  • 2010 - Present

  Working on another disk drive. Working on another disk drive.



Deadline

• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner and Senior Firmware Engineer

  • Oct 1989 - Present

  Deadline Specialists, Inc. is an engineering consulting firm specializing in hardware, firmware, and software for embedded systems. See www.deadlinespecialists.com for more details. Deadline Specialists, Inc. is an engineering consulting firm specializing in hardware, firmware, and software for embedded systems. See www.deadlinespecialists.com for more details.



Tangible Cryptography

• United States
• Internet Publishing

• Customer

  • 2013 - 2013

• Customer

  • 2013 - 2013



CableLabs

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Software Engineer

  • 2009 - 2010

  Open source OCAP RI Open source OCAP RI



Digeo

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Staff Firmware Engineer

  • 2004 - 2006

  Instrumental in the design, implementation and debug of the firmware for a next generation multi-channel, multi-room digital video recorder (DVR). Successfully debugged a vast array of microprocessor and hardware level concurrency, caching and communication issues. Responsible for all the video processing firmware including frame rate conversion; converting video between the various standard progressive and interlaced modes (480i, 480p, 1080i, 1080p and 720p); MPEG video frame playback reordering; program identification (PID) setup, remapping and filtering; video stream start code analysis for indexing; and pan and scan, letterboxing, pillar boxing, aspect ratio conversion and other scaling firmware. Responsible for the firmware to implement key management, encryption, decryption, scrambling and descrambling of the audio and video data streams for digital rights management (DRM). Show less



Xaffire

• Senior Architect

  • 2000 - 2005

  A lot of stuff A lot of stuff



Visteon Corporation

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Electrical Engineer

  • 1999 - 2005

  Several contracts over the years to test the performance and compatibility of CD and DVD disk drives used in automotive applications. Several contracts over the years to test the performance and compatibility of CD and DVD disk drives used in automotive applications.



LSI, an Avago Technologies Company

• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Firmware Engineer

  • 2004 - 2004

  Small contract to help in the due diligence process of a technology purchase. Small contract to help in the due diligence process of a technology purchase.



Cornice

• Computer Hardware Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Firmware Architect

  • 2004 - 2004

  Small contract to help architect a new version of the Cornice disk drive. Small contract to help architect a new version of the Cornice disk drive.



Iomega

• Senior Firmware Engineer

  • 2003 - 2004

  Interface firmware for a removable platter ATA/ATAPI disk drive. Interface firmware for a removable platter ATA/ATAPI disk drive.



Maxtor

• Computer Hardware Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Firmware Engineer

  • 1991 - 2004

  Several different contracts over the years consulting on various aspects of disk drive firmware and disk drive firmware bugs. This included interface, caching, defect management, read/write and other miscellaneous subsystems. Several different contracts over the years consulting on various aspects of disk drive firmware and disk drive firmware bugs. This included interface, caching, defect management, read/write and other miscellaneous subsystems.



Soho

• Senior Software Engineer

  • 2003 - 2003

  Implemented all the software for a CD and DVD disk test station. This included all the software to unlock, decrypt and read copy protected DVD disks. Implemented all the software for a CD and DVD disk test station. This included all the software to unlock, decrypt and read copy protected DVD disks.



Texas Instruments

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Firmware Engineer

  • 2002 - 2002

  Reference firmware for an ATA disk drive controller chip. Reference firmware for an ATA disk drive controller chip.



Excelstor

• Senior Firmware Engineer

  • 2001 - 2002

  Contract to help debug and enhance firmware for an ATA disk drive. Contract to help debug and enhance firmware for an ATA disk drive.



Halo Data

• Senior Firmware Architect

  • 2000 - 2002

  Our firm was contracted to architect and implement all of the firmware for a compact flash type I form factor disk drive (microdrive). With three consultants we did this, from scratch, in record time. Our firm was contracted to architect and implement all of the firmware for a compact flash type I form factor disk drive (microdrive). With three consultants we did this, from scratch, in record time.



Flexstar

• Senior Software Engineer

  • 2000 - 2001

  Contract to create the software for test racks used to test 1394 disk drives. Contract to create the software for test racks used to test 1394 disk drives.



Silicon Engineering

• Senior Firmware Engineer

  • 1999 - 2001

  Firmware for a next generation 1394 transport protocol core. Firmware for a next generation 1394 transport protocol core.



Seagate Technology

• United States
• Computer Hardware Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Staff Firmware Engineer

  • 1991 - 2001

  Architected the firmware and hardware aspects of the caching system and other subsystems of every 2.5" Seagate drive that was designed in Scott's Valley from 1991 through 2001.

• Firmware Engineer

  • 1989 - 1996



AMTC

• Germany
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Electrical Engineer

  • 2000 - 2000

  Debugged the hardware and firmware for a CD drive based music and advertising on hold telephone system. Debugged the hardware and firmware for a CD drive based music and advertising on hold telephone system.



Nokia

• Finland
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Electrical Engineer

  • 2000 - 2000

  Small contract to perform a design review of a new generation of ATA disk drive controller chip. Small contract to perform a design review of a new generation of ATA disk drive controller chip.



Siros

• Senior Firmware Engineer

  • 2000 - 2000

  Contract to create and debug interface firmware for a disk drive startup. Contract to create and debug interface firmware for a disk drive startup.



Silicon

• New Zealand
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Firmware Engineer

  • 1998 - 2000

  Architected several reference firmware sets for ATA, SCSI, and 1394 disk drive controllers using Texas Instruments DSP cores. Architected several reference firmware sets for ATA, SCSI, and 1394 disk drive controllers using Texas Instruments DSP cores.



Symbios Logic

• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Firmware Engineer

  • 1995 - 2000

  Architected firmware for new generations of ATAPI and 1394 CD and DVD disk drive controllers. Architected firmware for new generations of ATAPI and 1394 CD and DVD disk drive controllers.



Micropolis - Greener for Growth

• Finland
• Renewables & Environment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Firmware Engineer

  • 1997 - 1997

  Small contract to test the performance and compatibility of one of their disk drives. Small contract to test the performance and compatibility of one of their disk drives.



Cirrus Logic

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Electrical Engineer

  • 1994 - 1994

  Consulted on the design of a new generation of ATA IDE disk drive controller chip. Consulted on the design of a new generation of ATA IDE disk drive controller chip.



Ministor

• Electrical Engineer

  • 1994 - 1994

  Consulted on performance and compatibility issues on a micro cassette tape drive backup systems for personal computers. Consulted on performance and compatibility issues on a micro cassette tape drive backup systems for personal computers.



Aura Associates

• Firmware Engineer

  • 1993 - 1994

  Firmware for a disk drive. Firmware for a disk drive.



DEC

• Senior Firmware Engineer

  • 1991 - 1994

  Consulted on the design of the interface and servo firmware for the 2.5" drive designed at the DEC Colorado Springs facility. Also consulted on the design of a custom ATA interface chip. Consulted on the design of the interface and servo firmware for the 2.5" drive designed at the DEC Colorado Springs facility. Also consulted on the design of a custom ATA interface chip.



Intel Corporation

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Firmware Engineer

  • 1992 - 1993

  Designed and implemented the firmware for an ATA disk drive. Designed and implemented the firmware for an ATA disk drive.



Iota

• Firmware Engineer

  • 1991 - 1993

  Contract to create interface firmware for a disk drive. Contract to create interface firmware for a disk drive.



Ivys Adsorption

• Canada
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Firmware Engineer

  • 1992 - 1992

  Consulted on the architecture, design and implementation of the firmware for an embedded system. Consulted on the architecture, design and implementation of the firmware for an embedded system.



Samsung

• Firmware Engineer

  • 1992 - 1992

  Small contract to test the interface performance and compatibility of an ATA IDE disk drive. Small contract to test the interface performance and compatibility of an ATA IDE disk drive.



Quantum

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Firmware Engineer

  • 1989 - 1990

  Contract to debug the firmware on the Magnum AT disk drive. Contract to debug the firmware on the Magnum AT disk drive.



Miniscribe

• Firmware Engineer

  • 1987 - 1989

  Designed the data caching system for one of the very first ATA IDE disk drives every produced, the Miniscribe 8051A 40 megabyte 3.5" drive. Architected the firmware for the first 1" high 3.5" ATA IDE disk drive. Designed the data caching system for one of the very first ATA IDE disk drives every produced, the Miniscribe 8051A 40 megabyte 3.5" drive. Architected the firmware for the first 1" high 3.5" ATA IDE disk drive.



Baseline Industries

• Electrical Engineer

  • 1985 - 1987

  Designed some analog hardware, much of the digital hardware and all the firmware for a new generation of fully automatic gas chromatographs which were used for industrial hygiene monitors. Designed some analog hardware, much of the digital hardware and all the firmware for a new generation of fully automatic gas chromatographs which were used for industrial hygiene monitors.



Robot Defense Systems

• Electrical Engineer

  • 1984 - 1985

  Designed the drive control firmware and hardware for an autonomous military robot. The PROWLER robot can be seen in the movie "Code of Silence" staring Chuck Norris. Designed the drive control firmware and hardware for an autonomous military robot. The PROWLER robot can be seen in the movie "Code of Silence" staring Chuck Norris.