Experience

K1C Consulting LLC

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Embedded Systems Engineer

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  - Hardware and firmware design for early-stage IoT medical device using STM32, Nordic LTE-M, ADC, SPI, USB-C, and OLED display - Hardware and firmware design for wearable kinaesthetic device with inertial sensing, and bluetooth connectivity with Android app - Firmware design in C/C++ including finite state machines and driver development - Hardware design from concept to fabrication using Altium Designer and Eagle CAD - Cross-functional collaboration for seamless mechanical enclosure integration and regulatory requirements



ALTEN Technology USA / Syncroness

• Westminster, CO

• Senior Software Engineer

  • Jun 2018 - Sep 2022

  - Python application development for medical device pinch-valve reliability test fixture. Multi-platform paradigm with I2C interconnection: (1) Raspberry Pi for state machine logic, user interface, sensor calibration, logging, and command / coordination of (2) Arduino bank for real-time interfacing with stepper drivers and optical sensors. - C++ firmware development for Platelet-Rich Plasma system. Ported legacy firmware into updated MVC-based architecture. Assumed Subject Matter Expert role for product's core separated-blood-product detection algorithm. Derived software requirements and test plans, supported hardware integration and on-site debug in a wet-lab environment. Performed PID control-loop tuning for device's centrifuge and peristaltic pump. Wrote custom bootloader for the STM32 microcontroller. Provided on-site test and debug support. - Embedded Linux application development, hardware integration, and software debugging in Python and porting from MATLAB for novel sepsis detection medical instrument. Responsible for motion and imaging subsystems. Implemented precision stepper motor drivers, integrated and improved perception algorithms for fiducial-guided microscope stage positioner.



Syncroness

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Embedded Systems Engineer

  • Sep 2016 - Jun 2018

  Product design and Sustaining engineering: - Embedded Linux application development in Python for dental water treatment system - Coldfire 68K firmware improvements in C using Greenhills MULTI for RF power supply equipment - ROS application development in C++ for security robotics - IoT cellular modem prototyping using Arduino and PHP for miniaturized remote wind sensing - Updates to aircraft instrument panel wiring diagrams using Mentor Graphics DxDesigner - Issue tracking and resolution using ARAS Innovator PLM - Scrum-based sustaining engineering



Design Net Sensor Systems

• Golden, CO

• Electrical Sustaining Engineer

  • Aug 2012 - Sep 2016

  Sustaining engineering on military application weather sensors: - Electrical debug and repair of PCBAs - Qualification testing using environmental chambers - MSP430 firmware updates in C using IAR Embedded Workbench - Software tool development for product calibration using .NET - Direct customer support on field issues - Coordination of technician team on product build and repair - PCBA lifecycle management: rework instruction documentation, component sourcing, fabrication vendor communication



Seagate Technology

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

• Electrical Integration Engineer

  • Jun 2013 - Jul 2014

  PCBA Design:- PCB layout for hard disk drives using Mentor Graphics ExpeditionPCB- Close collaboration with mechanical, firmware, and ASIC disciplines on new board integration- Bench top electronic component qualification for new designs- Technician oversight and instruction on layout requirementsPCBA Investigative Analysis:- Thermal performance analysis of new ASIC designs using National Instruments DAQ setup and environmental chambers- Analog filter characterization using signal injection

• Electrical Failure Analysis Engineer

  • Nov 2011 - May 2013

  Product Failure Analysis:- Root cause analysis of new development hard disk drive failures using automated data acquisition and environmental chambers- Report drafting and daily presentation to multidisciplinary engineering teams- Test script development using Python- Overseas travel (China) for on-site factory support



Advanced Distributed Sensor Systems

• Information Services

• Electrical Sustaining Engineer

  • Sep 2008 - Oct 2011

  Sustaining engineering on military application weather sensors: - Electrical debug and repair of PCBAs - Qualification testing using environmental chambers - MSP430 firmware updates in C using IAR Embedded Workbench - Software tool development for product calibration using .NET - Direct customer support on field issues - Coordination of technician team on product build and repair - PCBA lifecycle management: rework instruction documentation, component sourcing, fabrication vendor communication, bed-of-nails test fixture design - Travel for on-site customer support