________________________________________________________________________ JOSH WARDELL www.jwardell.com jwardell@jwardell.com 617-331-5824 10 Elmwood St. Somerville, MA 02144 ________________________________________________________________________ OBJECTIVE To obtain a full-time position designing and implementing embedded software and hardware or providing critical quality assurance for cutting-edge products that will make full use of and enhance both my technical and creative skills. EDUCATION 1996 - Syracuse University Syracuse, New York 2000 L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science BS: Computer Engineering, Minor: Electrical Engineering TECHNICAL SKILLS Platforms: SunOS : Solaris : HP/UX : Linux : Windows : MacOS 9 : MacOS X PalmOS : MS-DOS Languages: Embedded C : C++ : Assembly : Microcode : VHDL : HTML JavaScript : Pascal : Scheme Software: Microcontroller and Operating System Assembly Object-Oriented High-Level Software Design : Rational ClearCase : MetroWorks Codewarrior : Microsoft Developer Suite : AshWare TPU Simulator : Photoshop : Final Cut Pro Hardware: Board-level component implementation and design : Analog and Digital Circuits : VLSI design : Digital TTL Logic Design and Simulation : Computer Architecture : Semiconductors : RF Circuits : Xilinx M1 Foundation Design Tools with Xilinx Field Programmable Gate Arrays : MATLAB : PSpice : Microchip MPLab with PIC Microprocessors : Zilog Developer Studio with z80 Microprocessor EXPERIENCE Jun 2000 - Motorola AIEG Northbrook, IL : Embedded Software Engineer Dec 2001 C, Assembly, and Microcode design and implementation for automotive engine controllers. Worked in the Automotive and Industrial Electronics Group Powertrain Software Division programming various functions for future engine controller modules. Designed and developed embedded software for microprocessors including the Motorola PowerPC 550/Time Processing Unit, Hitachi SuperH 7055, and Microchip PIC 12C671. Debugging, simulation, and bench testing performed with tools including HP logic analyzers, AshWare TPU simulator, Lauterbach debugger and various custom-programmed tools. Produced design documentation and participated in inspections for all code and documents as per the Software Engineering Institute Capability Maturity Model. Utilized ClearCase extensively on both Unix and Windows for version control of all related files. Participated in many technical and managerial training courses. May 1999 - Texas Instruments Dallas, TX : Embedded Software Engineer Aug 1999 Graphing Calculator Program design and implementation. Worked in Educational and Productivity Solutions department on several projects relating to TI graphing calculators. Worked with large team on Classroom-to-Internet calculator network. Programmed several applications for calculators in z80 assembly. Evaluated C and assembly development software packages. Researched hardware level of PC parallel port architectures with WinNT connectivity for use with hardware development systems. Vigorously tested several calculator applications as well as MacOS calculator link software. May 1997 - Residential Computing Services Syracuse Univ. : Consultant May 2000 On-site technical support. Provided support for student computing technical problems both over the phone and on-site. Maintained campus network infrastructure for several thousand subscribers. Marketed networking services to students and parents. Attended several customer understanding workshops. May 1997 - Heliotrope Studios Guilford, CT : Intern Programmer Aug 1997 Commercial PC programming. Worked with small development company on the commercial PC space strategy game Pax Imperia. Programmed various portions in C++ on large code base using Microsoft Developer Studio. Gave suggestions and input into game design. Worked with other companies to integrate their media into code. Jul 1994 - The Place restaurant Guilford, CT : Cook Aug 1998 Cooking and serving food. Cooked various foods for a local outdoor restaurant. Occasionally waited as well. Worked with other employees to tend to customer needs. Also developed full web site with graphics. Jan 1998 - The Soling Program Syracuse University : Team Member May 1998 Team-based problem solving. Worked on a small team to design a web site for the Syracuse University Undergraduate Research Program web site. Took and gave constructive input with other teams. Gave several professional presentations on the progress of the project. Feb 1995 - America Online, Inc. Dulles, VA : Remote Assistant Dec 1997 Remote forum maintenance and administration. Remotely assisted in AOL's Computing Web channel. Help design, develop, maintain, and support one of the first areas on AOL focused on the Web. Gave customers technical support. Authored several web pages for the channel. TRAINING Industry: Software Engineering Institute Capability Maturity Model, ClearCase, Software System Testing, Software Inspection, C Programming, Perl, MathWorks Simulink, Spark-Ignition Engines, Equal Opportunity, Employment, Workplace Ethics, Recruiting Methods. College: Digital Machine Design, VLSI Design, Switching Theory and Sequential Machine Design, Communication Systems, Probability and Statistics, Computer Architecture, Ethical Aspects of Engineering, Differential Equations and Matrix Algebra, Design of Internet Services, Digital Circuits and Systems, Technical Writing, Algorithms and Data Structures, Assembly Languages, Abstract Math, Digital Logic Design, Circuit Analysis, Physics I & II, Calculus I - III, Chemistry. INTERESTS Skiing, Electronics, Video Editing, Photography, Web Page Design, Hi-Fi Audio, Sailing, Cars References available upon request.