Peter Wrisley - Resume

Summary of qualifications

EE with 25+ years of experience in Embedded Digital Hardware and Software Design for DSP and Microcontroller based systems.  FPGA/ASIC design using VHDL.  Fluent in “C” and very comfortable in Assembler for many architectures, including DSP and RISC processors.

Professional experience

1996 - 2004             Sound Vision, Inc.                Framingham, MA

Principal Engineer

Hardware and embedded Software design/implementation on many projects, including several digital camera designs using the Sound Vision’s CLARITY Digital Camera IC, also implementing MP3 audio decoding and high-quality audio output.

Design team member, developing the CLARITY Digital Camera Chip, based on the ARM processor architecture.

Designed the CMOS-PRO Digital Studio Camera, and developed the embedded software.  The CMOS-PRO is based on the SVMINI design.

Developed embedded control software for the Sound Vision SVMINI Digital Camera (sold by Vivitar as the 3100).  The SVMINI used a Texas Instruments DSP and a Sound Vision proprietary Camera control chip.

1988 - 1996                   Leaf Systems, Inc.               Westborough, MA

Senior Engineer

Designed the Leaf Lumina Scanner.  This scanner employed a linear focal-plane color CCD, and could scan film or perform as a still scene “camera”.  The Lumina used a Motorola 68340 embedded processor.  I designed both the electronics and the embedded software.

Designed and developed a Real-Time Multitasking Operating system for the Leaf/AP PictureDesk, a networked digital image editing workstation and server developed by Leaf Systems for the Associated Press.

Designed the LeafScan-45 Film Scanner digital electronics, and the embedded software.  This scanner employed an Intel Microcontroller and a Motorola DSP for image processing.  It is capable of 6K x 6K x 3 color resolution, and is still considered one of the finest film scanners although it has been out of production since 1995.

1986 - 1988                   Self Employed                                                

Consultant

Developed Unix Device Drivers for a number of companies including ImagiTex (a Dupont company), and X25 Inc., using DEC VAX systems, SUN workstations, and several PC Unix variations.

1984 - 1986                   Telesis, Inc.                            Chelmsford, MA

Unix Development Manager

Created and Managed a Unix System organization to support Telesis’ need to change platforms from RSX-11 based systems to Unix workstations.  Telesis designed and built Electronics Design CAD/CAM workstations, and was acquired by Cadence Design Systems.

1977 - 1984                   Raytheon Company.                     Bedford, MA

Lead Engineer, Patriot Radar Software  1983 -1984

I was the interface between the development organizations and the Raytheon Program Office and the customer (US Army), with responsibility for the technical development of the Patriot Radar Software, as well as meeting the project schedules and performance requirements.

Section Manager, Patriot Radar Software  1982 -1983

Managed an Engineering Section of 15 people, developing embedded software for the Patriot Missile System.  In addition to technical design responsibilities, I was responsible for schedules, budgets, and hiring within my section.

Firmware Development Engineer, Patriot Radar Software  1977 -1982

Entry-level position, college hire.  Developed embedded software (firmware) for the Patriot Missile System Radar Processors.  These were a proprietary DSP developed by Raytheon.

 

Education

1974 - 1977                   University of New Hampshire        Durham, NH

BSEE, Magna Cum Laude

 

 

1970 - 1972                   Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute      Troy, NY

Undergraduate studies, Physics and Engineering

 

 

 

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