C. McCord
http://www.adapticom1.net/cmccord/troubleshooter-resume.html
P.O. Box 91462, Raleigh, NC 27675
Revision "F", last modified 11/22/04
Summary:
Professional troubleshooter specializing in computers, networks, and
industrial controls, with experience at finding time critical solutions
at the project, system, and device level;
assignments accepted anywhere in North America.
Well developed skills for electronic, mechanical, software, networking,
and personnel issues. Experienced at project management and equally at
home in
high level meetings or in the lab for all night work efforts. Skilled
at leading teams for on-site and off-site rework and reconfiguration
issues, as well as
rapid deployment and setup of temporary laboratories. Experienced at
sudden travel to impromptu meetings for securing customer satisfaction.
Expert at
representing the interests of the client during interaction with their
customers and vendors.
Experience in
digital designs
(166MHz+) and
system designs for custom test equipment and consumer products, including VoIP and Wireless (802.11b) products,
using both discrete logic, chipsets, and
FPGAs.
Recently completed the design, implementation, and roll-out of a
low-cost IP Video Surveillance system for small businesses, based on
networked cameras and
other devices to provide images and live video on demand.
Successful designs using Actel, Altera, & Xilinx FPGAs and FPSoCs,
along with commercial processors and chipsets, for the development of
timing, FPGA security, and data separation applications,
utilizing Verilog, Modelsim, Viewlogic, & Orcad from both Unix and
Windows based platforms. Expertise in issues such as
certifications (Part 15, Part 68, etc.), EMI mitigation,
pipelined synchronous designs, clock skew, ground bounce, termination and ringing control.
Intimate knowledge of Intel based processor
architecture, including "CPU bus" characteristics, as well as
Internet Appliance processors
and associated DSPs. Recent involvement with Motorola
56800E family
of hybrid microcontrollers, utilizing
CodeWarrior and
Processor Expert .
Experienced in the use of
logic analyzers
and sophisticated test equipment
along with development of custom tools, including data collection hardware,
for
instruction
and
address
tracing
of microprocessor bus activity during benchmarking. Software / admin experience with "C"/"C++" and Perl in
Linux/Unix/AIX
and Windows environments.
Recent experience also includes consumer product development (VoIP, HTTP, FTP, TCP/IP, RS232) as a project and design lead with
experience in embedded Linux, digital design (Motorola microprocessors, PLDs, FPGAs, simulation), analog design
(A/D, D/A, DC/DC, AC/DC), & PCB design.
Employment:
Oct. 2003 to Present
Adapticom Inc.,
P.O. Box 91461 Raleigh, NC 27675-1461 919-870-0608
Principal Engineer:
2004
- 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 the evaluation of 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.
2003
- 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.
- Traveled extensively for clients to resolve manufacturing
issues; attended trade shows and represented the client at customer
meetings to facilitate VoIP enabled set top boxes.
(more detail)
