I am currently employed as an embedded software developer at
Sustainable Energy Technologies.
In May of 2002 I graduated from the Computer Control Technology
program at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
(SAIT). This is a program that combined the core
curriculum of the Computer Technology and Electrical Engineering
Technology programs focusing on embedded software for
microcontrollers. This included a final project required for the
completion of the course. The project involved the development of
software to track a light source in two dimensions.
Since the beginning of August 2002 I have been employed as a software
developer at Sustainable Energy Technologies in Calgary. I have been
involved with the software design of the company's core technology.
The technology consists of various power inverter designs for
converting DC electricity from solar panels, wind turbines and
hydrogen fuel cells into AC electricity that is exported to the
electrical grid. I have worked
extensively with C and assembly for programming the various
DSP/microcontrollers we have used and Visual Basic, C# and Java for
programming user interactive utilities for communicating with the
inverter (TCP/IP, RS-232, CANbus/DeviceNet). Currently I am
adapting/upgrading the software (communication, datalogging) that was
developed for a Motorola microcontroller to execute on an ARM
Controller. Being the only developer, as part of the product design
team, has involved me in every aspect of a products life cycle from
proof of concept to field maintenance.
I am always looking for an opportunity in a challenging and
progressive work environment that will provide a platform for which I
can succeed in this ever-changing industry. I enjoy the challenges
presented by learning and designing something new.
