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Robert
Japenga EXPERIENCE MicroTools
Inc., Developed the marketing
strategy, the business strategy, and the product specification for a high tech
start-up company. Translated these strategies into a concrete business
plan. Provided a thorough technical review at all phases during the
product development. Coordinated beta test sites with potential customers and
laid the groundwork for future sales of the product. Was the chief system’s
architect and project leader for a large number of embedded systems including
the following architectures: (Arm9, x86, 8051, PIC, z80, z8000) utilizing
assembler, Java, C, and C++ built on a variety of RTOS' (Linux, GHS, smx). These
systems used a wide variety of technologies including: servo motors, thermal
printers, encryption, USB, RFID, bar code readers, smart cards, fault tolerance, wireless,
serial and parallel interfaces, Worked with an Aerospace
company in developing software process improvements. Has served as an expert
witness on six patent litigation cases involving controls, embedded systems, motion control, wear leveling, microcontrollers,
and algorithms. Provided detailed analysis of the software
and hardware as well as supported the patent lawyers while taking depositions. One case resulted in the third largest settlement in Designed, coded and tested a data base intensive
embedded system using C++. Worked extensively with the
customer to determine specifications and hardware, software, and system's
tradeoffs. Designed and coded the PC communications interface in
C between an embedded controller and an IBM PC. Specified, designed, coded and
tested an embedded controller (8051) in C and assembler used to control a
servo-pneumatic mechanism. Designed and coded a windows based, mouse driven
user interface for BringBack written in C++. Designed a windows based network supervisor for a embedded servo control. Dynamic
Controls Corporation, Responsible for developing a
software team of over thirty engineers within a company that had virtually no
software capability. Responsible for defining the structures and hiring
the people to implement the project. Was the chief technical architect
of the largest real time software project (50,000 Line of Code) ever completed
at the company. The software has become the primary
model for five other multi-million dollar programs. Provided primary customers
interfacing on this and several other programs. In
addition, specified and procurred the software
development environment (HP64000) for the organization. Chief Technical Architect of a multiprocessor fault
tolerant embedded controller (using 8051 controllers). Established the
requirements, designed all the software, and led an inexperienced team through
coding and testing. Introduced Convinced the management of
the corporation to venture into software subcontracting, managed and provided
technical leadership for the first such contract in the company's history. The project was a fault
tolerant dual redundant helicopter flight control software package using JOVIAL
and assembler on the Z8000. Established the software metrics
for tracking and evaluating software from conception to delivery. These metrics have enabled
DCC to accurately estimate the size and cost of software long before it was
delivered. Emhart
Corporation,
Responsible for developing a
software controlled bottle making machine in conjunction with Emhart's
English, Swedish and Swiss engineers. Led the multi-national
team in developing the marketing analysis and technical specifications for the
product. Led the international team that developed this product, which
is still in production today. Personally designed, coded, tested, documented
and delivered 15,000 lines of Z80 code in less than one year for this product.
This product was the first joint venture between previously competing
engineering organizations, and required significant technical expertise and
interpersonal skill for the effort to succeed. Obtained
several patents for efforts. PATENTS 11 - involving algorithms, software,
electronic controls, and user interfaces EDUCATION |
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