PK Consulting


     Specializing in hands-on systems development with greater than 15 years of experience combining product definition, design and design verification for embedded PIC processor control systems, networking products and mechatronics. With a broad and diverse background that encompasses Bi-Polar, CMOS and PCB design techniques as well as transistor to architectural level designs. Extensive experience in delivering through rollout, “first of a kind” innovative products.
  • Certified Microchip® Consultant with extensive experience utilizing the 10F, 12F, 16F, 18F and the latest 24F series microcontrollers.
  • Provide complete system development of both hardware and software for mechatronics, Microchip PIC processor and embedded control systems.
  • Broad and diverse background: Bipolar, CMOS and PCB design techniques and transistor to architectural level design.
  • Qualified user of numerous CAE tools: Orcad, EAGLE, HSpice, Verilog, PALASM, DSPCAN, HyPerformix SES Workbench, the XILINX tool suite and Matlab.
  • Knowledgeable in various programming languages: BASIC, C/C++ and PIC ASM.
  • Utilized various System Bus Interfaces USB, PCI, PCMCIA, MII, I2C and SPI.
  • Greater than 8 years of technical management experience.
  • Awarded seven US patents, with four pending.
Professional Experience

PK CONSULTING
Independent Consultant (2003 - Present)
Developing unique solutions to tomorrow's challenges. I provide feasibility studies, product definition and development for local area networks, embedded control systems and PIC based consumer products..
  • Certified Microchip® Consultant.
  • Firmware development of a PIC based test system for digital verification a mixed signal IC.
  • Complete system development (Firmware, Hardware and PCB design) of a PIC based audio playback controller for an MP3 player.
  • Complete system development (Firmware, Hardware and PCB design) of a PIC based portable, programmable data logger.
  • Complete system development (Firmware, Hardware and PCB design) for the cost sensitive consumer market.
  • Development of a GPS data stream conversion system prototype (software & hardware) for display of position, heading and speed.
  • Developed an autonomous robot reacting to sensory inputs for obstacle avoidance and targeting.
  • Product feasibility study for a wireless consumer product.
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES (1986 - 2003)
Staff Systems Development Engineer (1993 - 2002)
    N.P.D. Division
Developed product definitions, system level simulation, emulation and evaluation environments to ensure final products met the needs and requirements of partners and customers.
  • Defined, developed, implemented and supported the first wireless LAN at AMD.
  • Developed reference design for an 802.11 Access Point.
  • Patented the methodology for link detection utilized by the HPNA 1.0 standard.
  • Designed and implemented evaluation environments and platforms that reduced our customers time to market, and thus our time to revenue.
  • Created FPGA based emulation platforms that enabled verification of complex designs in systems environment.
  • Provided customer and FAE training.
CAE Manager (1990 - 1993)
   C.P.D. Division
Managed an eleven member cross-functional team of mask designers and system administrators.
  • Increased productivity by 20% by ensuring every member of system administration team received advanced training.
  • Reduced by 10% the time required for layout by transitioning mask designers from manual to automatic layout tools.
Design Manager/Program Manager (1988 - 1990)
(Held two positions simultaneously)
   O.N.E. Division
Technical manager for team of 13 Design, CAE, Mask Design engineers
  • Produced first single chip FDDI controller.
  • Provided customer support for existing products.
Program manager for second generation FDDI controller.
  • Coordinated all aspects of program from initial market research through product introduction.
  • Delivered first silicon that was ready for market introduction on budget and on schedule.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • Defined, designed and implemented first FDDI controllers available on the open market.
  • Design, verification and AP&R of a CMOS CRT controller.
  • Pre and post sales support of a CAE system in California, Washington, Oregon and Colorado.
  • Motivated and trained a team of 8 application engineers.
  • Technical customer interface for ECL, I2L, ISL and CMOS Gate Arrays.
  • Designed and brought to production designs using TTL, ECL and I2L technologies.
Patents
    Granted
  • Network interface apparatus and method of internal communication within the same.
  • Method of testing a network device through a medium independent interface (MII).
  • Coupling device connecting multiple pots lines in an HPNA environment.
  • Indirect addressing method and device incorporating the same.
  • Apparatus and method for automatically selecting a network port for a home network station.
  • Apparatus and method of determining a link status between network stations connected to a telephone line medium.
  • Arbiter Circuit.
    Pending
  • Physical layer transceiver architecture.
  • Self-calibration procedure for a Physical layer.
  • Method for Precise Output drive control.
  • Method of detecting special frames.