Harmony Systems
Dominic Kyrie
(408) 255-8151
Embedded Controller Firmware, Windows(R) & Internet Software Development
Description:
Serving the San Francisco Bay Area, Harmony Systems provides independent contracting services including Embedded Controller Firmware Development for popular ultra-low power microcontrollers, and Windows(R) and Internet Software Development in a wide range of programming languages, systems and platforms. Harmony Systems has extensive experience with complex hardware/software systems. Typical projects include firmware for medical diagnostic instruments and test fixtures, and Desktop and Internet applications & utilities that can help make your Windows and Internet sessions more productive & enjoyable. Key technologies: Embedded System Microcontroller Firmware: TI MSP430, Chipcon, CC2420, CC2500, CCE, IAR, Atmel AVR, AVR Studio, Microchip PIC, MPLAB, 8051, 6800, C, C++, Assembly; Windows Software: MFC, C++, C#, VB, .Net, Excel & Database; Internet & other technologies: Perl, CGI, MySQL, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Java; Real-time, Hardware/Software Systems.
Microcontroller Architectures:
• Texas Instruments MSP430 series: C, C++ Language & Assembly code, IAR & CCE IDEs
• TI/Chipcon CC2500 Data Transceiver
• Atmel AVR series: C Language & Assembly code, AVR Studio IDE
• Microchip PIC series: C Language & Assembly code, MPLAB IDE
• Intel legacy 8051 family
• Motorola legacy 6800 family
Windows(R) Software Platforms:
• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0+
• C, C++, C#, VB languages
• Real-time instrument control
• Spreadsheet-based applications
• Database applications
Internet & Other Technologies:
• Perl
• CGI
• MySQL
• HTML
• CSS
• Javascript
• Java (Try our sample applet!)
Software-specific Training:
• Advanced Windows Programming curriculum from
Microsoft University
• Professional sequence award in Object-Oriented
Programming from UCSC Extension
• UCSC Extension Course Transcript
• Software Certification
information
Availability:
• 30 to 60 hrs/wk, depending on workload
• Independent contracts only--no employee arrangements
Prior assignments:
• Ported 50K lines of assembler code on a PIC 8-bit microcontroller to C language for 16-bit microcontroller
• Design review of embedded controller system for medical diagnostic instrument
• Implemented, released, and maintained FDA-approved firmware for medical diagnostic instruments
• Revised & maintained Windows-based custom Java/Native-code firmware uploader
• Microcode development for radar tracking station interface
• Designed redundant microprocessor system to control camera in satellite for Soft X-Ray Telescope (SXT) Mission.
• See X-Ray photos of the Sun.
• Acknowledgement
• Designed and implemented real-time Visual Basic controller for chemical synthesizer
• Complete e-commerce solution for vendor's website
• Designed and implemented database application for programming of chemical synthesizer
• Designed multi-threaded C++ software architecture for chemical synthesizer
• Designed and implemented DLLs for Psychological Inventory Report Generation
• Acknowledgement (scroll to bottom of page 6)
• Designed and implemented database applications for DLL test stimulus
• Developed Spreadsheet macros for customer database maintenance
• Report generator for laboratory database management system
Former employers and clients:
• Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.
• The Aerospace Corporation
• Argonaut Technologies, Inc.
• Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc.
• Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc.
• Hewlett-Packard, Inc.
• Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory
• Maxtor, Inc.
• Rolm Mil-Spec Computers, Inc.
• Thermo Electron Corp.
• Top Communications, Inc.
• Westinghouse Nuclear Energy Systems
Degrees:
• MSEE, Stanford
• BSEE, Univ. of Pittsburgh
Professional Association membership:
• Professional and Technical Consultants' Association
(PATCA), Senior Member
Major Strengths:
• Ability to quickly grasp a problem and sort out its
central issues.
• Ability to translate technical skills directly into
results.
• Extensive experience with hardware/software systems.
Patent:
• International Patent #99/20395: SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMBINATORIAL ORGANIC SYNTHESIS OF ARRAYS OF REACTION
(Application of Hilbert Space-Filling curve to minimize fluid head motion in Combinatorial Organic Synthesis.)
Textbook Reference:
• OLE: See Acknowledgements in Inside OLE, by Kraig Brockschmidt.
Professional References:
• See LinkedIn profile.
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