Troy VerStrate
Germantown,WI
Summary
Highly skilled and experienced software engineer with a proven record of success in managing teams and designing products in the commercial, industrial, automotive and medical sectors.
* Expertise in embedded system design, firmware and hardware.
* Experienced as software architect, software/firmware engineer, technical engineering leader, project manager.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr Manager Firmware - Batteries
MILWAUKEE TOOL
Brookfield, WI
06.2023 - Current
- Responsible for the development of battery pack platform firmware (M18 and MX battery packs)
- Primary responsibilities include managing a group of five firmware engineers, project leader, requirements and test management, architecture, code reviews and technical reviews.
Firmware Architect (70%) | Firmware Manager (30%)
J.W. SPEAKER
Germantown, WI
04.2016 - 06.2023
- Responsible for all software within the company
- Primary responsibilities include the development of embedded firmware for new products including architecture, designing, coding, debugging, testing, software release, software documentation and archiving
- Secondary responsibilities include continual software process improvement though the creation of software processes, standards, work instructions and personnel training
- Resident embedded expert responsible for the selection and standardization of all microcontrollers and reviewing hardware designs involving microcontrollers.
Sr. Embedded Engineer
TOUCHPAD ELECTRONICS
Mukwonago, WI
10.2013 - 04.2016
- Responsible for the design consulting side of the business
- Primary responsibilities include project management, technology research, C/C++ software architecture and embedded hardware design for clients in the industrial, medical and consumer markets
- Successfully managed and completed numerous turn-key projects involving the full product life cycle.
Sr. Embedded Software Engineer
GE HEALTHCARE
Wauwatosa, WI
04.2012 - 10.2013
- Primary responsibilities in the architecture, development and testing of embedded C/C++ software for cardiac diagnostic monitors.
Sr. Software Engineer
3M / QUEST TECHNOLIGES
Oconomowoc, WI
01.2007 - 04.2012
- Responsible for the research, design and development of environmental and acoustical monitors
- Primary responsibilities as project leader, software architect and hardware team leader
- Embedded software responsibilities include architectural software design, embedded software development, creating requirements, coding, mentoring, debugging, testing and production documentation.
Sr. Software Engineer
LS RESEARCH, LLC
Cedarburg, WI
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Responsible for the research, design and development of software for wireless 802.11 (WiFi), custom 802.15.4 (WPAN) and Zigbee products
- Responsible for the entire product development cycle: product requirements and specifications, analysis, software and hardware design, coding, debugging, testing and project documentation.
Software Engineer
SMITHS MEDICAL PM, INC (formerly BCI)
Waukesha, WI
01.2001 - 01.2005
- Responsible for the design and development of software for pulse oximeters and multi-parameter vital signs monitors
- Involved in all aspects of the software development cycle: creating project plans, writing product specifications, analysis / design, coding, debugging, author testing, developing software tests and validations, directing test technicians and creating production documentation.
Education
BSCS (Computer Science) -
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
BSEE (Electrical Engineering) -
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Skills
- Processors: ST Microelectronics: ARM Cortex-M0/M3/M4 Infineon: CYT2B6 (TRAVEO) Freescale/NXP: L Series (MKL02/05) Microchip: PIC12/16/18/32 Texas Instruments: MSP430, TMS320C5505 (DSP) Atmel: megaAVR, ATSAM7 (ARM7) Analog Devices: ADSP-BF524 (DSP) Silicon Labs: Busy Bee, BGM11S (Bluetooth module)
- Languages: C, C, Visual C#, Assembly, UML
- IDEs: IAR, MPLAB X, Keil MDK, Code Composer Studio, Kinetis Design Studio, Eclipse, Simplicity Studio
- RTOS: MicroDigital’s SMX, Keil’s RTX, Analog Device’s VDK and other company developed schedulers/RTOS
- Protocols: CAN, LIN, Ethernet, USB, Low Energy Bluetooth, Zigbee
- Peripherals: ADC, CAN, Cap Touch, DAC, DMA, Flash, I2C, I2S, PWM, RTC, SPI, Timer, UART, USB, WDT
- Schematics: Mentor PADS, Altium, OrCad
- Project Management:Jama, Azure DevOps (ADO), MS Project
Qualifications Summary
Highly skilled and experienced software engineer with a proven record of success in managing teams and designing products in the commercial, industrial, automotive and medical sectors. Expertise in embedded system design, firmware and hardware. Experienced as software architect, software/firmware engineer, technical engineering leader, project manager., ST Microelectronics: ARM Cortex-M0/M3/M4, Infineon: CYT2B6 (TRAVEO), Freescale/NXP: L Series (MKL02/05), Microchip: PIC12/16/18/32, Texas Instruments: MSP430, TMS320C5505 (DSP), Atmel: megaAVR, ATSAM7 (ARM7), Analog Devices: ADSP-BF524 (DSP), Silicon Labs: Busy Bee, BGM11S (Bluetooth module), C, C++, Visual C#, Assembly, UML, IAR, MPLAB X, Keil MDK, Code Composer Studio, Kinetis Design Studio, Eclipse, Simplicity Studio, MicroDigital’s SMX, Keil’s RTX, Analog Device’s VDK and other company developed schedulers/RTOS, CAN, LIN, Ethernet, USB, Low Energy Bluetooth, Zigbee, ADC, CAN, Cap Touch, DAC, DMA, Flash, I2C, I2S, PWM, RTC, SPI, Timer, UART, USB, WDT, Mentor PADS, Altium, OrCad, Jama, Azure DevOps (ADO), MS Project
Accomplishments
- US Patent 11021095, Multifunction automobile Light System and Method
- US Patent 5983710, Modular chromatography column heating system
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Sr Manager Firmware - Batteries
MILWAUKEE TOOL
06.2023 - Current
Firmware Architect (70%) | Firmware Manager (30%)
J.W. SPEAKER
04.2016 - 06.2023
Sr. Embedded Engineer
TOUCHPAD ELECTRONICS
10.2013 - 04.2016
Sr. Embedded Software Engineer
GE HEALTHCARE
04.2012 - 10.2013
Sr. Software Engineer
3M / QUEST TECHNOLIGES
01.2007 - 04.2012
Sr. Software Engineer
LS RESEARCH, LLC
01.2005 - 01.2007
Software Engineer
SMITHS MEDICAL PM, INC (formerly BCI)
01.2001 - 01.2005
BSCS (Computer Science) -
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
BSEE (Electrical Engineering) -
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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