Eric Dennison

Embedded and desktop software consulting: architecture through delivery.

Principal Engineer, Software Design (1995 – 2004, 2005 to present)
Tyco Safety Products - Westminster MA

Responsible for architecture and design of software systems for life-safety and security industries. Typical projects involve multitasking 32-bit operating systems using peer-to-peer communications over wide and local area networks using both proprietary and standard transports.



Consultant (2004-2005)
Current Concept DesignWorks, Inc. - Athol MA

Designed and implemented software libraries and applications to support and complement the company's security products and services.

Walker Scientific, Inc. - Worcester MA

Provided architectural guidance and designed/implemented calibration procedures and software for Walker's AMH-401 hysteresisgraph, a PC-based automatic test instrument for measuring the magnetic hysteresis and power loss properties of magnetically soft materials used in high frequency switching power supplies:

Sonitrol Inc. - Orlando FL

Following its divestiture from Tyco Safety Products, advised Sonitrol Inc. on embedded system architecture and technologies:



Design Engineer (1988 – 1995)
Walker Scientific Inc. - Worcester MA

Responsible for the specification, design and development of industrial and scientific equipment for magnetic applications.



SKILLS

Languages:
Fluent in C and familiar with C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, assembly languages, PHP, Perl, Pascal, BASIC, HTML, SQL

Technologies:
GNU (gcc/binutils/gdb) toolchains, Sockets, TCP/IP, UDP, PPP, Flex, XTRAN, Zlib, VOIP, Coldfire, 6800, 6502, 8051, PIC, x86, x96, H8

Operating Systems:
MicroC/OS-II, Windows CE, Linux, pSOS, Win32, DOS

Tools:
Hitachi HDI emulators, Microtek PowerPack emulators

Applications:
WinCE Platform Builder, Renesas/Hitachi HEW C/C++, Microsoft Visual Studio (C/C++/C#), PVCS, QVCS, SQL, MS Office, OpenOffice, Scilab, MPLAB


EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, 1987