Brenda B.

Powers
Alameda, CA. 94501
brendapowers@rocketmail.com
510-228-7360
CAREER OBJECTIVE
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To utilize my extensive technical background in the capacities of Product Engine
er or embedded engineer for hardware/software development.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
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* Experienced technical engineer with strong track record.
* Experienced in hardware and software development and project management roles.
* Strong ability to architect products from inception to shipping using top down
design.
* Employment experience within government and small to large corporate environm
ents.
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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* Delivered multi-discipline projects to customers.
* Provided solutions to problems in a fast-paced environment.
* Successfully moved stalled projects into production.
* Proficient in the areas of hardware/software development and project managemen
t.
POSITIONS HELD
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* Project lead and project architect.
* Digital Hardware Engineer .
* Software Engineer.
* R/D Technician, Bench Test/Repair Technician.
HARDWARE TOOLS AND PROJECTS
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* Digital logic, programmable logic (PALs, FPGAs), microprocessors and microcon
trollers.
* ORCAD schematic capture.
* Intel x86 single board computers * graphics boards * memory board * peripheral
boards.
* Logic analyzers * oscilloscopes * DVMs * ICE.
* Protocol analyzers * SANBlaze for FC emulation * Extreme SCSI * Finisar analyz
er * APCON FC switch.
SOFTWARE TOOLS AND PROJECTS
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* Intel x86 assembler * 8051 assembler * PDP-11 assembler * C * PLM/86 * Perl *
XML
* SCSI device drivers * automation test code * VxWorks
* Windows NT and Netware SCSI device drivers * Linux * Wind River VxWorks
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
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* Prototyping of hardware projects.
* Debugging and bring up of new hardware and component level troubleshooting.
* OidProfessional from ByteSphere for SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol).
* SanBlaze FC emulator for automation development.
* ExtremeSCSI for testing.
* DVMs, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers.
* APCON Intellapatch software development for fibre channel testing.
SUPPORTING WORK
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* Writing of project design specifications.
* Writing product documentation.
* Writing product requirements documents.
* Writing test cases for QA.
* Project scheduling.
* Project cost estimation.
* On-site customer support.
INDEPENDANT WORK
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Project: Medication/supplement vial carrier module with controlling software.
In development.
Patent Pending #61/172,184 - granted 04/23/2009
Project: Algorithm for the testing/diagnosing memory boards.
Copyright - in process.
Project: Hardware accelerator engine for system processes.
In development.
WORK HISTORY
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NetApp (Enterprise storage products) - Sunnyvale, CA.
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Position: QA Hardware Engineer/Automation Software Engineer (1/2007-4/2009)
Projects:
* Development of automation test software for NetApp’s SAN data encryption products
using SANBlaze.
* Enhanced QA automation software to provide a superior testing and reporting pr
ocess.
* Drove the completion of the SAN QA Common Criteria effort.
* Introduced the SANBlaze FC emulator for reduced testing cost and improved auto
mation testing performance.
Sabbatical (2002-2007)
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Continuing education - Laney College pre-nursing courses * Medical Assisting * P
hlebotomy * EKG
Volunteer work - Nyingma Institute * SYDA Foundation
Business exploration - Medical Assistant at Pacific Eye Specialists
Adaptec (SCSI and fibre channel HBAs and drivers) – Milpitas, CA.
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Position: Software Automation Engineer (6/2000 – 10/2002
Projects:
* Development of test strategies and error injection software.
* Project engineer for development of SCSI hard disc emulation software to perfo
rm error injection on Adaptec’s SCSI HBAs and device drivers.
* Drove the Adaptec effort for SANMark compliance on Adaptec FC HBAs.
* Provide a unique SCSI disk drive emulator to provide error injection for detec
tion of HBA and driver faults.
Mylex (RAID controllers) – Fremont, CA.
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Position: Project Lead Engineer / Software Engineer (6/1997 – 4/1999
Projects:
* Project engineer responsible for architectural design of an I2O based RAID sys
tem in conjunction with Intel, WindRiver and Symbios.
* Designed and coded an interface between the Mylex RAID firmware and WindRiver’s V
xWorks for I2O
* Served on the I2O standards committee to help define I2O requirements for RAID
.
* Architect for VxWorks interface to the Mylex RAID firmware.
AMD (CPUs and peripheral controller ICs) – Sunnyvale, CA.
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Position: Sr. Software Engineer (6/1995 – 6/1997)
Position: Team Manager (1996)
Projects:
* Development of AMD SCSI device drivers for Netware and Windows NT
* Served on the SCSI standards board
* Developed the company wide model for device driver design
* International travel for customer support
* Design code and test SCSI device drivers for SCSI peripherals.
* Team manager of SCSI development team responsible for six software development
engineers and two test engineers.
Micrographics Technology (Archival storage technology) – Mtn. View, CA.
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Position: Sr. Software Engineer (6/1993 – 6/1995)
Projects:
* Designed and coded a SCSI tape driver for 9-track tape drives for NT.
* Designed and coded an embedded SCSI driver for the MTC RTOS.
* Converted the MTC device to an all SCSI I/O subsystem to continue the product
life cycle.
* Acquired an additional sales of 4 machines worth $250,000 each during my tenur
e.
* International travel for customer support
* Architect, design and code software to convert the MTC archival system to an a
ll SCSI based platform
Zendex (Multibus products/systems) – Dublin, CA.
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Position: Bench Technician (1982-1984)
* Test and repair of all company Multibus products.
* Tested and repaired to the chip level Multibus boards
* Developed full suite of test case documentation for all board level products
* Introduced burn-in ovens to the test department
Position: Hardware Design Engineer (1984-1993)
* Design, prototype and get into production Multibus board level products.
* 8/16/32 bit single board computers
* Multipurpose I/O controller board for Multibus-I
* Graphics HBA for Intel iSBX bus
* Solid state disc design
* iSBX monitoring cards
* Developer of the TRU-32 specification for a 32-bit Multibus-I architecture.
Position: Software Design Engineer (1984-1993)
* Design and code all software related to product use at a systems level as well
as for manufacturing.
* Developed test/diagnostic software for Multibus-I products in x86 assembler, P
LM/86, C.
* Developed SCSI drivers for hard drives using C and PLM/86 for iRMX and Unix.
* Developed an embedded RTOS (real time operating system) for multipurpose I/O c
ontroller card
Lawrence Livermore Lab – Livermore, CA.
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Position: R/D Technician (1976-1982)
Projects:
* Built, tested and wrote diagnostic software for the Computations Dept. termina
l communications equipment.
* Built, tested and maintained communication multiplexors running on DEC PDP-11
and LSI-11 based systems
* Built, tested and maintained serial communication links running on an LSI-11 b
ased system.
* Developed software diagnostics to service communication multiplexers.
* Developed software diagnostics to service serial communication links.

EDUCATION
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* Cal. State Hayward, Hayward, CA. - B.S. Computer Science GPA: 3.8
* Trinidad St. Jr. College, Trinidad, CO. - A.A.S. Computer Maintenance/Electron
ics Technology GPA: 4.0
* Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WYO – B.A. American Studies – Phi Beta Kappa GPA: 3.85