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Leland J Henderson
PETALUMA, CA 94952
Phone: (707) 529-4537
Email: sonomasoft@comcast.net
Objective
To obtain a position that will utilize my experience in developing new and innovative products and services to advance the objectives of an organization.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
 
9/92-Present     International Medcom                                                                            Sebastopol, CA
 
Consulting Engineer. Duties include design and verification of digital radiation monitoring products and systems, firmware development, PC application development and mobile applications development of iOS applications
 
9/19-3/20         frontrow Calypso LLC                                                                             Petaluma, CA
 
Technical Support Group Manager.

Responsibilities for technical support group including managing major customer installation projects, budgets, evaluations and long and short-term planning.
 
05/08-08/19     frontrow Calypso LLC                                                                             Petaluma, CA
 
Senior Digital System Architect. Responsible for the development and design of new and innovative products and services. For example, responsible for architecting digital systems used within our complete product line, creating detailed engineering specifications for new products, mobile applications development on Android and iOS devices, and firmware development in embedded Linux systems. Products developed produced revenues of 15 million dollars annually
 
05/95-05/08     Project Manager.

As a manager for a team of six in Engineering Development, responsibilities included a managing the skills and projects of the group from the initial concept development, product development, and final documentation for manufacturing. Oversaw all aspects of the team. Interfaced with various departments within the organization to ensure streamlining and effective project management. Worked with Marketing Department to develop project specifications as well as managing beta test plan and delivery of products to the beta testers. Worked closely with the Operations team and Contract Manufacturing to schedule and complete pilot runs of new products. Performed and documented product review meetings with management and all other stakeholders in the organization. Utilized Microsoft Project to plan and manage product/service project plans. Overseeing the development of all product documentation, firmware and work instructions for manufacturing. Managed the finalization of design and introduction into mass production. Contributed to the on-going improvement of our ISO-9001 procedures and manuals. Products developed produced revenues of over 10 million dollars annually.
 
2/87-5/95         Project Engineer.  

Duties include the design and verification of digital electronic circuits, embedded control systems, mixed signal circuits, including DSP systems. Additional duties included programming of embedded control systems using C, C++ and assembly languages as well as programing of test systems for production verification of circuits and systems

 
5/86-1/87         Associate Engineer.  

Responsibilities included verification of electronic circuits, development of engineering fixtures, participation of design review meetings and firmware development for embedded controllers and DSP’s.
 
Sr. Engineer
 
01/2007 – 05/2012                    frontrol Calypso LLC               1690 Corporate Circle Petaluma, CA
  • Design and verification of digital electronic circuits.
  • Design and verification of embedded control systems
  • Design and verification of mixed signal circuits, including DSP systems
  • Programming of embedded control systems using C, C++ and assembly languages 
  • Programming of test systems for production verification of circuits and systems

​EDUCATION
 
California Polytechnic State University                                                                               Pomona, CA
      Major: Electronic Engineering Technology (2 Years of upper division units)
 
Santa Rosa Junior College                                                                                               Santa Rosa, CA
      Vocational Certificate of Achievement: Electronic Technology
Completed all requirements for AS degree. Major: Electronic Technology.
(Transferred to California Polytechnic State University)
 
Rancho Cotati High School                                                                                               Rohnert Park, CA
      Diploma
​EDUCATIONAL SERVICE
 
      Electronic Technology Program Advisory Board (1995-1997). Served as an industry member to the Santa Rosa Junior College to provide guidance, input and feedback on the college program(s)
 SKILLS/ABILITIES
  • 34 years’ experience in development and design including mixed signal and digital circuit design, audio circuit design, functional test fixture design (Bed of Nails)
  • MSP430, MSP432, STM32, Z8, TMS320, C8051
  • RF module integration into designs using Bluetooth, DECT, WiFi, GPS
  • 34 years of experience in both programming and embedded firmware programming in the following C, C++, QT, RToS programming (FreeRTOS, TI-RTOS, SYS-BIOS, Quadros,), Embedded Linux programming (Timesys, Yocto, Build-root, C++, Qt, QML)
  • Mobil Applications programming using Xcode (iOS), Android Studio.
  • Programming languages include C, C++, Objective C, C#,  Java, Visual Basic, 
    Test System Programming in National Instruments Measurement Studio, Lab View and Lab Windows
  • 34 years of extensive electronic CAD Experience using DIP Trace, P-CAD, PADS, OrCAD
  • Mechanical and Solid Modeling Experience using Alibre, AutoCAD
  • 13 years of project management using Microsoft Project and ISO9001 procedures to develop new products.
  • Electronic Test Equipment knowledge on AC/DC Power Supplies, DMM, Oscilloscopes, Function Generators, Logic Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, Network Analyzers, RF Generators, Modulation Analyzers, Audio Analyzers, Audio Analyzers, Load Analyzers, Environmental Chambers.
  • Business computer applications include Excel, Word, Access, Visio, Outlook, Microsoft Project, Adobe Acrobat
  • Programming of PC and Mac applications using various integrated development environments like Visual Studio, Xcode and QT
 
REFERENCES
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​Furnished upon request.

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