HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

• 19 years designing and writing software for data acquisition and control systems
• Up-to-date knowledge in computer programming:

• Quickly establish rapport with customers to determine needs and develop effective strategies to meet those needs
• Mentor other engineers using C++, MFC and Windows 95
• Experienced in contract oversight; saved $500 k through inspecting contract and supporting documentation to find discrepancies.

• Did preliminary design and proof of concept for JPL’s Space Simulator Data Acquisition and Control System.
• Designed and developed graphical interfaces plus databases for commercial applications.
• Designed and developed Web-based on-line ordering system for financial printing company.
• Designed and implemented classes to facilitate use of General Purpose Instrument Bus (GPIB) with C++.

• Provided user interface and autonomous operation of ground data acquisition and control system to calibrate NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT) instrument in orbit on Japan’s ADEOS spacecraft.
• Wrote software that controlled timing signals and acquiring data from articles under test for laboratory testing of Active Pixel Sensors.
• Set-up image, acquired data, displayed images with image processing and statistical capability for Advanced Imaging Telescope and for Planetary Imaging Camera Spectrometer.

1978-present Engineer Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA

1990-present Consultant for small commercial companies

M.S., 1989, Computer Science, West Coast University