Senior Engineer Resume

Summary

Over twenty years experience creating high performance products for the networking and computer industries
Knowledgeable in all aspects of high speed digital design including system, board, PCB, and FPGAs
Strong understanding of networking firmware and software interaction with hardware systems

2000-present Confidential,Pleasanton, CA
Principle Hardware Engineer
Responsible for system and board development of Bivio networking application platforms
Was presently working on X86 based system board (multiple CPUs coupled with Cavium CN68XX Network processor) and 40Gbit and 100Gbit Ethernet connectivity for I/O capability (development in-progress)
Architected and developed internal hardware boards for all Bivio products including Bivio 7000, Bivio 500, Bivio 2000, and Bivio 1000 (Bivio 2000 voted best platform at Linux World 2006)
Developed multiple system boards for the latest released system
Main board was 24 layers and included three PPC 8641D Processors, one NetLogic RMI processor, Lattice FPGA, Xilinx CPLDs, a Vitesse Ethernet switch, Broadcom 1Gbit Ethernet PHYs, and power and other miscellaneous logic
Midplane board was 20 layers and included an Ethernet Switching Fabric, a custom SERDES fabric based on Lattice and Xilinx FPGAs, and high-speed interconnect to attach I/O to main system boards
I/O boards included 1Gbit/10Gbit Ethernet (Copper and Fiber) with bypass capability, OC-3/12/48/192 used for POS (Fiber) and included custom interconnect for high speed SERDES for chassis-to-chassis communication (InfiniBand x12 connectors using CX4 cabling for DDR and QDR data rates)
High speed interfaces include SPI4, PCIe, and DDR2/3 memory
AC/DC power/ heat distribution and local power conversion in systems and on boards
Systems are based on mid-plane design (geared for NEBS-3 compliance) and include multiple large high-layer count (20+) boards with high speed customized SERDES interconnect at 10+Gbits/s
Used Mentor and Viewlogic schematic capture tools, Leonardo Spectrum and ModelSim coupled with Lattice and Xilinx tool chains for VHDL FPGA and CPLD development, combined with Mentor Graphics Expedition PCB tool chain for layout
Two patents awarded/in process at Bivio

1998–2000 Confidential,Pleasanton, CA
Engineering Manager
Managed a cross-functional development group for Remote Access Business Unit reporting to VP engineering including software, firmware, hardware, FPGA, diagnostics and component engineers/staff
Worked hands-on on multiple access products including DSLAMs and RAS devices targeted for Service Provider markets
Used OrCAD for schematic capture and PADS and Mentor Graphics Expedition for PCB layout

1996–1998 Confidential,CA (acquired by Lucent 1998)
Senior System Architect
Delivered multiple products for various target markets including the Portmaster 4 Integrated Access Concentrator for large ISPs and SPs (9U), the Portmaster 3 Remote Access Server for small ISPs (2U), and an office router for the Portmaster family (ISDN, POTS, Ethernet)
Awarded a patent for interconnect technology for Portmaster 4 product (assigned to Lucent)
Key participant in acquisition of the company by Lucent Technologies, Inc.

1995–1996 Confidential,Burlington, MA
Member of Technical Staff (pre-sales support)
Utilized knowledge of LAN, WAN, and IP architectures to secure design wins with the LAN/DSP products for TI Networking Products group
Made technical presentations to customers, and internally to TI sales/marketing teams
Developed custom VHDL code for ASIC core development

1994–1995 Confidential,Woburn, MA
System Architect
Developed a CPU-based fully programmable Ethernet Switch/Router
Created a unique Remote Access Server product for Service Provider market

1992–1994 Confidential,Andover, MA (acquired by Cisco 1995)
Principal Engineer
Developed and delivered the 2-port FDDI card for Lightstream 2020 (future Cisco 2020)
Developed the 12-port DS1ATM card for Lightstream 2020

1988–1992 Confidential,Rochester, NH
Senior Engineer
Developed and delivered Networking products including adapter cards, hubs, and bridge products for Ethernet, Token Ring, and FDDI
Developed a custom FPGA (Xilinx 3000) and converted to ASIC for mass production. A volume of this product was shipped
Developed parts of an Ethernet-Ethernet Bridge for early networking market

Education

MBA

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