Ed Thompson
Contract Software Engineer, US Citizen
708 Glenn Rd.
Delaware, OH 43015
(740) 369-7037
[email protected]
[email protected]
Summary
Deeply involved in product development using sophisticated embedded avionics and airfield systems and on cross platform computer environments. Technical leadership leveraged against complex program tasks. Expertise with tools and environments that span a wide set of languages, platforms, and technologies. C/C++/Objective C, scripting (Perl,Python,Javascript,shell); Unix/Linux, Microsoft, Realtime OSes (GHS, LynxOS, MQX), Labview, as well as Web and mobile. Electrical Engineering skills to meet hardware developers and their issues beyond halfway. Well versed in the Verification and Certification tasks associated with the Avionics and Airfield worlds.
Experience
L3 Technologies Display Systems (via Custom Micronics)
June 2006 to present
L-3 Communications Display Systems – F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Panoramic Cockpit Display and computer (JSF F-35 PCD): Participating in design, software development, software requirements, software integration. Software development in Green Hills Software INTEGRITY-178, using C and C++ on a NXP/Freescale PowerPC architecture (Multi 4.0.5, 4.2.3). Also Labview development on the Software Test Equipment (STE). Requirements management and traceability using IBM Rational DOORS. Microsoft Visual C++, Labview, Perl, Python, Subversion, LynxOS, ATI OpenGL driver, Doxygen, Red Hat EL, CentOS, JTAG, GPIP, Fibre Channel, FireWire.
L3 Technologies Avionics Systems (via Custom Micronics)
January 2003 to May 2006
Embedded Development of SmartDeck integrated flight display and control system - Team member across many functional areas of the flight display system, including pilot interface development (OpenGL), aircraft navigation, and external aircraft interface consolidation. Developing in C and C++ using Green Hills Multi development environment and INTEGRITY-178 (4.0.8, 4.0.9, 4.0.10) real-time operating system on a multi-processor NXP/Freescale MPC8245 hardware platform. Participated in requirements capture and design formalization to satisfy FAA/RTCA DO-178B level B certification.
Applied Innovations (via Custom Micronics)
September 2002 to March 2003
Team member on a project by Applied Innovations, a developer of specialized computer room equipment, developed a custom programmable Ethernet switch to replace functionality where they were reselling Cisco IOS based switches. Written in C++ and using the public domain Adaptive Communication Environment (ACE, similar to Boost) libraries, implemented a Ethernet switch which was largely Cisco IOS syntax compatible.
Controlled Negotiator and Sales Group, Jim Camp Start With No (via Custom Micronics)
2000 through 2003
Website development using Apache, SSL, Java, Javascript and Postgres for a decision based negotiation training system based on the book “Start with No” by Jim Camp. Backend developed in Java with NetBeans.
ADB Airfield Solutions / Siemens (via Custom Micronics)
2002 through 2003
Part of a team brought in to implement an airfield lighting control system for the Brussels International Airport. Our task was to implement the low-level control to the airport lighting circuits, which included gross circuit level control and individual lamp control. This was done using a Siemens built circuit controller (SCC) that includes discrete, RS422, RS485, and Ethernet hardware. Created a custom port of linux as our foundation for the SCC. The application interfaced to the higher-level control system via a TCP/IP based connection. It includes modules for network interfacing, constant current regulator control, discrete I/O control, individual lamp control (BRITE), and process management. All development was done in C and used socket connections internally for inter-process communications.
Goodrich (L3 Technology Avionics Systems) (via Custom Micronics)
1998 through 2001
- Development of Skywatch HP
Due to experience with the development of BF Goodrich's previous Collision Warning Systems (TCAS791 and Skywatch), BF Goodrich asked Custom Micronics to come back to help in the development of their latest Collision Warning System, SkyWatch HP. The effort re-evaluated every aspect of the TCAS/Skywatch design. It made use of Precise MQX, an off-the-shelf RTOS. Development was primarily done using Diab C, Precise MQX Real Time OS, and SDS Singlestep Debugger. Data analysis using Visual C++ and Perl.
- Development of Avionics Workbench
Worked on a team which developed a Windows program in which BF Goodrich could simulate or replay data from various avionics sources. We use this as part of our analysis tools when analyzing flight data. We can plot various captured data and replay it through new tracking algorithms to see whether changes would improve performance or to look for bugs. Development using Microsoft VC++ 6.0.
Skills
C, C++, Objective C, Assembly (Power PC, Intel), Windows, Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS), Embedded Linux, UNIX, GCC, GDB, Clang, PC-Lint, Green Hills INTEGRITY, GHS BSP, JTAG, MQX, Perl, Python, Labview, Java, DO-178B, Lockheed SEAL, MISRA, IBM Rational DOORS, Mantis, Government Programs, Code Coverage, Static Analysis, PowerPC, ARM, ATI, TCP/IP, Avionics, Airfield, Embedded Software, JSF, F-35, TCAS, OpenGL 2.0, Device Drivers, Firmware, I2C, Doxygen, Subversion (SVN)
Education
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at The Ohio State University. Post Graduate work towards Masters Degree.
Contract Software Engineer, US Citizen
708 Glenn Rd.
Delaware, OH 43015
(740) 369-7037
[email protected]
[email protected]
Summary
Deeply involved in product development using sophisticated embedded avionics and airfield systems and on cross platform computer environments. Technical leadership leveraged against complex program tasks. Expertise with tools and environments that span a wide set of languages, platforms, and technologies. C/C++/Objective C, scripting (Perl,Python,Javascript,shell); Unix/Linux, Microsoft, Realtime OSes (GHS, LynxOS, MQX), Labview, as well as Web and mobile. Electrical Engineering skills to meet hardware developers and their issues beyond halfway. Well versed in the Verification and Certification tasks associated with the Avionics and Airfield worlds.
Experience
L3 Technologies Display Systems (via Custom Micronics)
June 2006 to present
L-3 Communications Display Systems – F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Panoramic Cockpit Display and computer (JSF F-35 PCD): Participating in design, software development, software requirements, software integration. Software development in Green Hills Software INTEGRITY-178, using C and C++ on a NXP/Freescale PowerPC architecture (Multi 4.0.5, 4.2.3). Also Labview development on the Software Test Equipment (STE). Requirements management and traceability using IBM Rational DOORS. Microsoft Visual C++, Labview, Perl, Python, Subversion, LynxOS, ATI OpenGL driver, Doxygen, Red Hat EL, CentOS, JTAG, GPIP, Fibre Channel, FireWire.
L3 Technologies Avionics Systems (via Custom Micronics)
January 2003 to May 2006
Embedded Development of SmartDeck integrated flight display and control system - Team member across many functional areas of the flight display system, including pilot interface development (OpenGL), aircraft navigation, and external aircraft interface consolidation. Developing in C and C++ using Green Hills Multi development environment and INTEGRITY-178 (4.0.8, 4.0.9, 4.0.10) real-time operating system on a multi-processor NXP/Freescale MPC8245 hardware platform. Participated in requirements capture and design formalization to satisfy FAA/RTCA DO-178B level B certification.
Applied Innovations (via Custom Micronics)
September 2002 to March 2003
Team member on a project by Applied Innovations, a developer of specialized computer room equipment, developed a custom programmable Ethernet switch to replace functionality where they were reselling Cisco IOS based switches. Written in C++ and using the public domain Adaptive Communication Environment (ACE, similar to Boost) libraries, implemented a Ethernet switch which was largely Cisco IOS syntax compatible.
Controlled Negotiator and Sales Group, Jim Camp Start With No (via Custom Micronics)
2000 through 2003
Website development using Apache, SSL, Java, Javascript and Postgres for a decision based negotiation training system based on the book “Start with No” by Jim Camp. Backend developed in Java with NetBeans.
ADB Airfield Solutions / Siemens (via Custom Micronics)
2002 through 2003
Part of a team brought in to implement an airfield lighting control system for the Brussels International Airport. Our task was to implement the low-level control to the airport lighting circuits, which included gross circuit level control and individual lamp control. This was done using a Siemens built circuit controller (SCC) that includes discrete, RS422, RS485, and Ethernet hardware. Created a custom port of linux as our foundation for the SCC. The application interfaced to the higher-level control system via a TCP/IP based connection. It includes modules for network interfacing, constant current regulator control, discrete I/O control, individual lamp control (BRITE), and process management. All development was done in C and used socket connections internally for inter-process communications.
Goodrich (L3 Technology Avionics Systems) (via Custom Micronics)
1998 through 2001
- Development of Skywatch HP
Due to experience with the development of BF Goodrich's previous Collision Warning Systems (TCAS791 and Skywatch), BF Goodrich asked Custom Micronics to come back to help in the development of their latest Collision Warning System, SkyWatch HP. The effort re-evaluated every aspect of the TCAS/Skywatch design. It made use of Precise MQX, an off-the-shelf RTOS. Development was primarily done using Diab C, Precise MQX Real Time OS, and SDS Singlestep Debugger. Data analysis using Visual C++ and Perl.
- Development of Avionics Workbench
Worked on a team which developed a Windows program in which BF Goodrich could simulate or replay data from various avionics sources. We use this as part of our analysis tools when analyzing flight data. We can plot various captured data and replay it through new tracking algorithms to see whether changes would improve performance or to look for bugs. Development using Microsoft VC++ 6.0.
Skills
C, C++, Objective C, Assembly (Power PC, Intel), Windows, Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS), Embedded Linux, UNIX, GCC, GDB, Clang, PC-Lint, Green Hills INTEGRITY, GHS BSP, JTAG, MQX, Perl, Python, Labview, Java, DO-178B, Lockheed SEAL, MISRA, IBM Rational DOORS, Mantis, Government Programs, Code Coverage, Static Analysis, PowerPC, ARM, ATI, TCP/IP, Avionics, Airfield, Embedded Software, JSF, F-35, TCAS, OpenGL 2.0, Device Drivers, Firmware, I2C, Doxygen, Subversion (SVN)
Education
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at The Ohio State University. Post Graduate work towards Masters Degree.
