Experience

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  Digitus Biometrics, Inc.

  • Chief Technology Officer

    • Aug 2017 - Present

    - Headed the technical team responsible for the design, development, scale-up, launch and support of the entire Digitus product line that provides physical access security solutions for data centers and high security enclosures worldwide.- Responsible for all software development specifically DAS-SQL (coded in C#) which is Digitus’s SQL server-based client-server application software that allows the configuration, monitor, and control of Digitus networked access-control devices. Maintained and created API’s that facilitated a software interface between 3rd party software and DAS-SQL.- Designed several new products for Digitus that allowed multi-factor authentication at the cabinet level using a combination of pin, biometric fingerprint, or RFID card. These new devices also interface directly with 3rd party panels increasing versatility which expanded the market-share. - Liaison with security companies including Lenel and AMAG to provide a more seamless integration between 3rd party hardware and software and the Digitus solution.

  • Vice President Of Product Development

    • Aug 2013 - Aug 2017

    - Solely responsible for the firmware (coded in C) for the flagship products in an RTOS environment. Implemented custom bootloaders for all products.- Heavily involved in the hardware design of all new products.- Worked closely with Contract Manufacturers to ramp up production at 3 different sites.- Liaison with HID to design new modules with extremely small footprints that would function in a difficult environment for RFID to create new wireless card reader products to add to the Digitus Product line.- Interfaced with corporations Crossmatch and Suprema to create Digitus offerings that utilize biometrics.

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  Vetronix Research Corporation

  • Hilton Head Island, SC

  • Senior Engineer

    • Oct 2010 - Aug 2013
    • Hilton Head Island, SC

    - Lead Embedded Software Engineer for the company’s flagship military products. Responsible for the design, debug, boot-loader, and support of the embedded code for the PLCM-828 (programmable load control modules with CAN bus communication) to be used by General Dynamics in the Stryker Moderniza...

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  Ligos Corporation

  • Senior Engineer

    • Jan 2003 - Apr 2010

    - Lead Engineer for the FERO project that utilized a custom PCI card design to support LIGOS software. Responsible for the FPGA/CPLD designs, device driver development, and application programming interfaces. Developed code for the FPGA’s and CPLD’s in VHDL using Xilinx ISE design tools. Tested and optimized the FPGA design using Modelsim simulator. Utilized the Chipscope Analyzer tool by Xilinx to debug and monitor the FPGA in-circuit. Developed an API for these designs as a DLL coded in C and C++ and compiled with Microsoft Visual Studio.- Lead Engineer for the ETV (Enhanced TV) element of the MediaRig Mosaic project. Developed code in C and C++ that generated EBIF (Enhanced Binary Interchange Format) data and multiplexed it into a transport stream. This data was then decoded by the cable set-top boxes to allow interactive services to be implemented in conjunction with the video programming.

  • Advisory Engineer

    • Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

    - Responsible for the development of GoMotion Edit SDK. Developed code in C++ that enabled third-party application developers to “copy and paste” video and audio frames into a target stream. - Coded and maintained embedded C Code on Teralogic’s Cougar DTV Development Platform that decoded MPEG4 and MPEG2 streams.- Ported and optimized C, C++, and assembly code from Windows environment to Red Hat Linux. The ported code encoded / decoded raw video and audio data and MPEG2 files.

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  INTEGRATED DATA SYSTEMS

  • Savannah, Georgia Area

  • Advisory Engineer

    • Jul 1997 - Jul 2001
    • Savannah, Georgia Area

    - Responsible for proving the concept of the design of the PRP (Pattern Recognition Processor). This microchip, designed and patented by IDS, used CCD and CMOS technology to perform motion estimation. Personally assisted in design and test of low-level PRP circuits using TANNER and ICAP microci...

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  Lexmark International

  • Lexington, Kentucky Area

  • Senior Associate Engineer

    • Jan 1995 - Jul 1997
    • Lexington, Kentucky Area

    - Responsible for the design and testing of electronic cards in high-end network laser printers that produced more than half of Lexmark’s revenue. Developed software applications and embedded code to provide full functional testing of printer controller cards and peripherals. Provided on-call 2...

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  University of Kentucky

  • Lexington, Kentucky Area

  • Teaching Assistant

    • Jan 1994 - Jan 1995
    • Lexington, Kentucky Area

    Taught EE380 - Computer Organization and Design.Taught EE481 - Logic Design Laboratory.Taught EE587 - Microcomputer Systems Design.1991 IBM; Pre-professionalResponsible for qualitative control of surface mount components on PCB converters for the IBM PS1 computer.