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Candescent Technology Corp, San Jose CA – From May
1998 to Jan 1999
consulted as a Network Automation Engineering and
was responsible for analysis
and factory automation evaluation planning of FPD processing tools for a new
flat panel display manufacturing facility.
Evaluated and performed requirements analysis relating to industry
specific communication interfaces on numerous processing tools.
GW Associates, Inc, Sunnyvale CA – From May
1997 to Apr 1998 consulted as an Object-Oriented C++ Network Library
Developer and was responsible
for analysis and initiated porting of a SECS-1 and SECS-2 communications
driver written for WindRiver VxWorks to the VRTX embedded kernel
environment. Participated in a
week-long SPECTRA DEVELOPMENT class at Mentor Graphics on the VRTX embedded
development environment. Also
developed an object-oriented C++ library for the NT-based GWGEM (GEM/SECS)
network tool-kit.
Ultracision Automation, Inc, Santa Clara CA -
From May 1996 to Apr 1997 consulted as an
Object-Oriented C++ Network Developer as was responsible
for development of a reusable
C++ GEM/SECS network class library, utilizing MFC and the GWGEM
tool-kit. Is to be used for a
bare-wafer inspection and wafer sorting multi-robot automation
instrument. Development environment
and target platform is MS-Windows NT in MicroSoft Visual C++ and integrated
IDE toolkit. Rational ROSE case tool
is being used as a design and documentation workbench. Using SourceSafe as the source code control
environment.
Tencor Instruments, Inc, Mt. View CA -
From Aug 1995 to May 1996 consulted as an
Object-Oriented C++ Developer and was responsible for the
development, integration, and test of a GW based SECS/GEM communications
sub-system on the Tencor AIT 8000 Patterned Wafer Inspection instrument. All work was done under MS-Windows NT in
MicroSoft Visual C++, using MFC and integrated IDE toolkit. Used SourceSafe as the source code control
environment.
Applied Materials, Inc, Santa Clara CA -
From Mar 1994 to Sept
1994 and again from Jan 1995 to Aug 1995 consulted as a Network Protocol
Converter Developer responsible for utilizing the GWGEM network toolkit product to
develop an embedded OS/2 based communications protocol converter. This sub-system is Applied Material’s
GEM/SECS product offering for their non-MCC product line. Developed code in C and C++ using IBM's
CSET tool. Uses the Radisys VME
plug-in 486 PC card. Uses the Applied
5000/5500/5200 legacy systems as back-end SECS data generators.
Tencor Instruments, Inc, Mt. View CA – From Oct 1994 to Jan 1995 consulted as a Network Protocol
Developer responsible for development,
integration, and test of a network library SECS/GEM subsystem on the Tencor
P-20 family of wafer profiling instruments.
All work was done in MicroSoft Visual C++, using MFC and integrated
IDE toolkit. Used PVCS as the source
code control environment.
ElectroGlas, Inc, Santa Clara CA -
From May 1994 to Aug 1994
consulted as a
Network Protocol Developer responsible for definition and generation of a
SECS/GEM (TCP/IP) network interface specification for a legacy (80x86 based
controller) prober product that was targeted for retrofit with a GW
Associates based interface.
Participated in the specification and design, preparing in-house staff
to proceed with the implementation.
GW Associates, Inc, Sunnyvale CA – From May 1990 to Apr 1991 and from Oct 1991 to Mar 1992 and
from Sept 1992 to Mar 1994 consulted as a Network Protocol Developer responsible
for developing several operating
system device drivers and a systems software packages (GWGEM, SDR SECS I & SECS II drivers). These are sold to the
semiconductor fabrication industry. These products implement the SEMI
standard SECS I & II protocol, as well as the GEM standard communication
protocols for semiconductor manufacturing facility automation networks.
Ported a multiple process communications server system from UNIX to
Ms-Windows 3.1. The device drivers were
for the following operating systems: MS-Windows 3.1, OS/2 1.3, DOS 5.0, and
ATT UNIX System V (Version 4.0). Also converted a DOS
terminate-and-stay-resident utility from Lattice C to Microsoft C, and developed a remote-computer based
embedded debugger. Worked at the
firmware level with various models of the Emulex and IBM Artic PC based
communication adapters.
J. Frank Associates, Inc, Palo Alto CA – From Mar 1992 to Aug 1992 consulted as a NOVELL LAN System
Developer responsible for Ported
a LAN based TCP/IP-to-SAA APPC Gateway product from OS/2 1.3 to the Novell
NetWare 386 version 3.11 operating system. Involved about 10000 lines of C
code, with a project team of five programmers. This is part of a product
called NetWise RPC, which was one of the communications packages considered
by the OSF standardization committee for distributed UNIX applications
development.
Personafile, Inc, San Jose CA -
From Apr 1991 to Oct 1991
consulted as an
MS-Windows
3.x Database Toolkit Developer responsible
for MS-Windows 3.x based
database design and implementation. Used the Microsoft C6.0 Windows SDK to
develop an integrated set of database access and utility support functions.
This database was a derivative of a XEROX developed full-text retrieval
system, based on the Fulcrum FULTEXT system. Involved heavy use of MS-Windows
3.x SDK development environment, CodeView for Windows (CVP), MS-Windows
Performance Analyzer, Heap Walker, etc.
Identix, Inc, Sunnyvale CA -
From Feb 1990 to May 1990
consultant as an
OS/2
1.3 Local Area Network Application Designer responsible for Design
and analysis of a local area network based fingerprint identification
security system, leading to its conversion from an existing DOS based
DESQVIEW implementation to an OS/2 1.3 solution. Developed a prototype of the
new system using the OS/2 Extended Mode DB and OS/2 Communications Manager.
Helped implement a library of OS/2 utility code to facilitate the use of the
OS/2 DB SQL Engine from an existing body of converted DOS C routines. The bulk
of the conversion effort was to be performed by the company's staff
programmers, using the results of our initial analysis, design, and prototype
task.
Applied Materials, Inc, San Jose CA -
From Jan 1990 to Feb 1990
and from May 1987 to Sept 1987 and from Sept 1984 to May 1985 consulted as a
Semiconductor Fabrication Equipment Real-Time Software Developer responsible for development of embedded control software for fabrication
equipment based on the Intel 80x86 and the Motorola 680x0 microprocessors, in
C, Pascal, and assembly language.. The two major products that I worked
on were the Applied 7810 Epitaxial Reactor, and the Applied 5000
Multi-Chamber Mainframe control system. For the 7810 I helped develop an
embedded PC communications processor, used as a SECS-linked recipe
file-server to the 7810
system. For the 5000, I developed the Gas Control Subsystem software, as well
as the Magnet Control subsystem control software.
Singer Flight Simulators, Inc, Sunnyvale CA -
From Oct 1987 to Jan 1990
consulted as a Real-Time Simulation and Diagnostics Software developer responsible for development of real-time Target
Control simulation software for a high-performance advanced airborne
multimode radar system. Involved simulation of airborne, sea-based, and ground
target threats, as well as the real-world environmental issues (noise,
clutter, clipping, etc. ...). Used the Ada
programming language, as well as assembly language. Also developed
substantial portions of a real-time hardware diagnostic and test environment
for the proprietary computer hardware that implements the aforementioned
radar flight simulation
system.
Systems Control, Inc, Palo Alto CA -
From May 1985 to May 1987
consulted as a Supervisory Control
and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems Software Developer responsible for development
and modification of embedded microprocessor software for remote
communications of data acquired in real-time. Client companies were electric
power utilities and natural gas utilities. Microprocessor used was a Motorola
6809. Used a proprietary multitasking kernel written in assembly language,
and programmed into EPROM. Used In-Circuit Emulator to debug firmware. Also
developed a real-time communications diagnostic that ran on the VAX under
VMS. This tester was used to verify or detect software bugs in the
aforementioned microprocessor environment. Written in C and assembly language
on the VAX.
GE Calma Company, Sunnyvale
CA - Software consultant from
Mar 1984 to
Oct 1984. C development.
Intersil Systems, Sunnyvale
CA - Software consultant from Sept
1983 to Mar 1984. C development.
International Bureau of SW Test,
Inc, Sunnyvale, CA - Software consultant from
June 1983
to Sept 1983. Pascal, C, and x86 assembler development.
Memorex, Inc,
Santa
Clara, CA – Software consultant from
Sept 1982 to
June 1983. C development.
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