Resume of C. McCord
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P.O. Box 91462, Raleigh, NC 27675
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Summary:
Senior Engineering Manager with management experience since 2001.
Extensive technical background as an electronic / computer engineer.
Twenty five years in the computer / electronics field, eleven years as
an electronic engineer, seven years in project management, and ten
years as an engineering manager. Twenty year history with projects at
IBM (T.J. Watson Research, Boca Raton, RTP, Guadalajara). Recent
experience managing short-term, fast-paced projects as well as long
term, multi-year, endeavors (tracking, projections, Gantt charts, etc.
done through "Microsoft Project" and other custom tools).
Experienced with managing and participating in projects spread over
wide geographic areas and time zones. Pioneer in the use of Internet
and intranet to share and archive project information. Comfortable with
HTML / Web development, Microsoft Office Suite, administration of
domains, etc. specializing in
managing product development teams and projects. Both management and
hands-on skills with electronic designs utilizing microcontrollers,
integrated
circuits, discrete components, & FPGAs. Successful designs using
Microchip, Renesas, & Motorola microcontrollers, along with Actel,
Altera, & Xilinx FPGAs and FPSoCs. Focus on industrial automation;
development of commercial products, utilizing Mentor DxDesigner
(Viewdraw), Orcad, & Allegro from both Unix and Windows based
platforms. Recent designs for wireless applications utilizing various
GSM, CDMA, & ISM chipsets and modules for cellular data
communications. Expertise in personnel and project management as well
as product certification (Part 15, Part 68, etc.) & EMI mitigation.
Experienced in the use of logic analyzers and sophisticated test
equipment along with development of custom tools, including data
collection hardware. Software / admin experience with "C"/"C++" and
Perl in Linux/Unix/AIX and Windows environments. Licensed Amateur
Radio
Operator (KJ4UGB). Scout leader and avid runner (half-marathons).
Employment:
June. 2007 to
Present
Adapticom Inc.,
P.O. Box 91461 Raleigh, NC 27675-1461 919-870-0608
Engineering Manager/Principal Engineer:
- Managed "Product Development" company, with
seventeen member
team, taking new designs from concept to production prototypes,
including firmware and application software, completing more than
thirty designs in a three year period.
- Designed, fabricated & project managed a
multi-mode communications device transmitting GPS data via GPS &
CDMA cellular networks, as well as
satellite, and other proprietary channels.
- Designed, fabricated & project managed a multi-mode
communications device transmitting various types of telemetry data.
- Utilized DxDesigner(Viewdraw), OrCAD, and other tools to
create block diagrams and schematics of a wide variety of electronic
designs.
- Managed personnel and contract resources for up to five
simultaneous projects, utilizing "Microsoft Project" and other
performance tracking tools.
- Participated in and managed team providing round-the-clock VHDL
development for expedited FPGA project.
- Directed small production facility performing test, assembly,
packaging, and shipping of products on a weekly basis.
- Simultaneously acted as engineering director for one start-up and
two established North Carolina engineering firms.
Oct.
2003 to May 2007
Adapticom Inc.,
P.O. Box 91461 Raleigh, NC 27675-1461 919-870-0608
Engineering Manager/Principal Engineer:
- Electro-mechanical development of a family of microprocessor
based inflators for the bedding industry.
- Designed
IP Video Surveillance system for small business owners needing to
actively monitor multiple sites in real-time for loss prevention and
security. Completed roll-out into fast food restaurant chain.
- Provided time-critical rework and configuration services for
large computer manufacturers.
- Provided impartial testing services for evaluating consumer
appliances.
- Completed
FPGA Verilog based reference designs for Actel ProASIC, Altera Max
3000, and Xilinx Spartan II, using Verilog, Viewlogic, Modelsim, and
associated development tools.
- Design development based on 56800E family of hybrid
microcontrollers, utilizing CodeWarrior and
Processor Expert .
- FPGA
design focusing on the mitigation of security vulnerabilities using
Actel, Altera, and Xilinx reconfigurable FPGAs and FPSoC, utilizing
Verilog, Modelsim, and associated development tools.
Mar.
2003 to Oct. 2003
Adapticom Inc.,
P.O. Box 91461 Raleigh, NC 27675-1461 919-870-0608
Engineering Manager/Principal Engineer;
management of
Adapticom Engineering Team.
Conducted analysis of Actel, Altera & Xilinx FPGA security
vulnerabilities (bitstream security & encryption, configuration
corruption,
data separation, TMR, microprobing, Focused ION Beam workstations,
Electron Beam Testers, decapping, power analysis,
Lithium Niobate, data remanence, SEU & SEL, etc.).
Furnished clients with full range of new product development
expertise.
Jun.
2001 to Feb. 2003
Adapticom Inc.,
P.O. Box 91461 Raleigh, NC 27675-1461 919-870-0608
Engineering Manager/Principal Engineer;
management of
Adapticom Engineering Team.
VoIP
designs utilizing a wide variety of components and
technologies,
including the
Atmel AT75C310 dual
DSP
processor
and Motorola
MC68EN302
Integrated
Multiprotocol Processor
accompanied by the
CT8020
TrueSpeech co-processor, along with
Si3044
Silicon Labs
DAA
(Data Access Arrangement)
line interface, OKI
MSM7716
"Single
Rail"
linear
CODEC
,
National
TP3054
CODEC,
SiLabs
Si3220 Dual ProSLIC,
STMicroelectronics
STLC3055
SLIC,
Legerity
Am79R70
SLIC,
Intersil
HC55181
SLIC,
discrete
SLICs,
as well as Atmel
Fast-VirtualNet, Atheros Communication
AR5001X Combo WLAN solution, AMD
Am1772™
wireless chipset,
Intel OC192 Wan Uplink,
and other circuitry associated with networking, VoIP and wireless
communications.
Furnished Net2Phone Inc. with new product development expertise
including:
initial electrical design,
raw PCB layout and fabrication,
prototype builds,
mechanical design,
Bill of Materials (BOM) costing / cost reduction, and
certifications
(Part 15, Part 68, etc.) - mitigation work.
Responsible for all hardware engineering involved in bringing to market
Net2Phone's recent
product, the
Yap
Jack
Plus .
Nov. 1999 to Jan. 2001
Net2Phone Inc.,
Hackensack, NJ
Consulting Engineer;
duties included:
Investigation of IP telephony possibilities over cable and telephone
systems, attendance at trade shows and evaluation of telephony
products, and
interfacing with Net2Phone business partners to develop plans for fast
paced cable
telephony projects and trials.
Managed engineering team providing
documentation
and
explanations of telephony
standards
and protocols, along with general industry
references.
Feb. 1995 to Jan. 2000
IBM Corp., Dept. 2S9, Server Performance Analysis,
Research Triangle Park, NC.
Contract Engineer; duties included:
Sub-system, module,
and gate level design of realtime
high speed
digital systems utilizing Actel and Xilinx
Field Programmable Gate Arrays
,
Verilog, Synopsys, ModelSim, Synplicity, and Viewlogic schematic
capture. Conducted
Verilog/VHDL
benchmarking on
Actel
&
Xilinx FPGAs. System level design of realtime high speed digital
systems capable of collecting data at 1600 mbytes/second.
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