Dear Sir/Madam,

 

I am a well-qualified senior technology leader with an excellent record of achievement in building value through expertise in:

 

Ø      Full Scale Technical Leadership, Operations and Organizational Management

Ø      B2B Strategies and Alliances, Process Engineering, Financial Management Systems, SCM, MRP, CMS

Ø      Systems Architecture, Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering and implementation

Ø      Team Collaboration and Leadership, Technical Communications and Presentation

 

As you will read in the accompanying résumé, I possess a successful track record in managing forward-looking organizations of varying size and within diverse industries. Please note that I am experienced in providing critical leadership in the effective engineering and development of advanced technologies.  I possess the necessary knowledge and expertise to ensure successful integration while merging business objectives with technology advancement. The accomplishments noted within this résumé are those, which illustrate the value and vision that I can bring to your team.

 

I am a skilled Engineering Director/Project Manager/VP with demonstrated ability to provide leadership and technical direction that produces positive results.  Over fifteen years of hands-on engineering and management experience has provided the expertise to not only understand, but also the capability of becoming involved with all facets of a technical organization. My track record illustrates this aspect of successful management over the past several years, which I desire to continue long into the future. 

 

Now I am looking for a new opportunity where I can continue to provide innovative leadership. I would welcome a personal interview to explore management opportunities with your company. I can be reached in confidence at the above telephone numbers and look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

 

Richard L. Drolet

 

Enclosure

 

 

 

Director of Engineering | Senior Engineering Manager | Project Manager | Systems Architect

 

An accomplished, results driven Senior Engineering Manager with expertise in design and development of leading-edge OEM electronic products.  Inventor and developer of numerous successful products, pioneer in the creation of Virtual Devices.  Demonstrated expertise in Systems Architecture, Hardware Engineering and Software Engineering with broad technical knowledge of embedded systems, specialized controllers, device driver design, and access control systems.  Extensive experience in business management, project management, sales, marketing, supply chain management, financial management systems, logistics, forecasting and business process re-engineering.  Proven ability to lead and motivate high performance teams focused on improving morale and maximizing productivity.   Exceptional communicator with emphasis on building strong alliances and partnerships.  Track record for consistently designing and delivering innovative technology products despite challenges of complexity and cost.

 

 

Software/Development:C/C++, Assembly, OOP/SOP, DBMS/SQL, ODBC, VB6, Visual Studios, VxTools, Power PCB, Nucleus, Embedded Workbench, SourceSafe, RTOS, InstallShield, CAD/CAE, ViewLogic, Orcad, Access, PageMaker, SBC, FMS, Smartcard

Operating Systems:Windows XP/2000/NT/Me/98/95, IBM OS/2 Warp 2.0, IBM VM, AS-400, IBM System 3X, Apple Mac OS

Processors:  PowerPC family: MPC-860, MPC-603, MPC-8260, 8031, 8048, 8051, 8052, 8080, 8085, 8088, 80186, 80188, 80286, 80386, 80486 Pentium, AVR AT90S8515, V20, V40, 65C02, 65C802, 65C816, 6800, 68H05, 68000, DP8344 BCP, 8X300, 8X305, CY7C630xx, EZ-USB AN21xx, Z8, Z80, Z8000

Buss Architectures:ISA, EISA, PS/2 Micro Channel, PCI, Compact PCI, PCMCIA, CardBuss, NuBus, USB - Universal Serial Buss, GPIB,  SCSI, VME, VMX

Programmable Logic:  Able, Atmel, Altera, Actel, Concurrent Logic, National Semi CLAY, Xilinx

Networking/Protocols:  DS1, T1, DS3, T3, E1, SONET, SDH, TCP/IP, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, SDLC, SNA X25, BiSync, HDLC, HASP, IBM 3270 Coax-A - LU1, LU2, LU3, IBM 5250 Twin-Ax - LU7, IPDS, SCS, DSE, Ethernet - MAC/LLC - Drivers, Token Ring - MAC/LLC, Infrared data acquisition (IRDA), RF/Wireless, Wiegand, Clock/Data, ABA Magnetic Stripe, Echelon/Lon Works, ANSI T1.105, T1-403, Bellcore GR-253, GR-1400, ITU-T G.703, G.707, G.841, G.957, RFC-1619

 

 

Luxcom Inc., Fremont , California

Develops and manufactures Fiber Optic Equipment for the Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) telecommunications market.  Products include Packet over SONET and Packet over SDH, incorporating mixed data plus voice at OC-3 rates of 155.52 Mbps. Company ceased operations late in 2001.

 

Systems Architect                                                                              April 2001 – September 2001

Oversaw technical initiatives of engineering staff for product design, hardware design and software development.  Managed design and architectureural development of systems utilizing combination of technologies including Ethernet (10/100), T1, T3, E1, SONET and SDH.  Directed integration of technology to incorporate APS and UPSR protection switching.

 

Accomplishments:

·         Designed new product for 3 x T3, and 3 x STS-1 system over SONET/SDH.  Developed first product within planned expansion family to incorporate advance features of Automatic Protection Switching (APS), Unidirectional Path Switched Ring (UPSR), and dual-fed fiber protection systems.

·         Developed architecture to support design of FPGA solution for SDH/TUG-3 system with VC-3, VC-12 and VC-4 components. Created architectural model and API for new TUG-3 systems driver.

·         Initiated changes to architecture of Ethernet + T1 over SONET product that simplified approach within Packet Processing subsystem while delivering significant cost reductions.

·         Modified architecture of Ethernet + E1 over SDH product, which streamlined functionality of Packet Processing subsystems and dramatically reduced expenses.

 

Capstone Technology Inc., Pleasanton , California

Develops in-house electronic products and provides electronic product Research and Development services for domestic and international OEM business clients. 

 

President/Engineering Manager                                                           February 1984 – April 2001

Served as Director of executive leadership team and principle engineering manager.   Oversaw all aspects of business including Operations Management, Sales, Marketing, Business Development, Strategic Planning and Purchasing.   Directed technology and engineering functions for Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, PCB Design and Technical Support.   Managed distinguished team of over 20 engineering experts and technology professionals.

 

Accomplishments:

·         Designed and delivered over 150 different products for more than 40 OEM organizations that generated over $30 million in company revenue for CTI with many products still in production.

·         Established corporate infrastructure and built multiple divisions including Sales, Marketing, Technical Support, Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, PCB Layout and Design, Document Control System, Inventory Management, Component Planning and Purchasing.

·         Created International Sales and Marketing organization providing products to the OEM, Dealer and Distribution communities throughout US, European and Asian markets.

·         Recognized as leader for mainframe and midrange protocol converters.

·         Developed Active-Tag to Wiegand Interface Controller (Patent pending), which provides system ‘bridge’ that streamlines adaptability of Access Control systems to active Asset Tags without requiring system software changes.

·         Designed multiple management systems Access Control products using customer-provided controllers.  Developed Windows applications to support COM/DCOM, TAPI, MAPI and Access database utilizing mixed language support with Visual Basic, C, C++ and x86 Assembly.

·         Created several products to provide mainframe 3270 Coax-A and mid-range 5250 Twin-Ax communications support for attachment to a PC Parallel port, which supported transportable computers prior to the PCMCIA evolution.

·         Led development of multi-platform PCMCIA adapter to emulate hardware and software from over 24 different vendors of IBM 3270 and 5250 products.

·         Developed PCMCIA controller with Parallel-Port connectivity to Personal Computers, which provided Fortezza Crypto support for the US Defense Department.

·         Designed test equipment to support engineering development for IBM 3270 and 5250 products.

 

 

Director of Engineering, Zentec Corporation, Santa Clara , California , 1982 – 1984

Director of Engineering, Shasta General Systems, Sunnyvale , California , 1980 – 1982

 

 

PCMCIA Developer Association | Microsoft Developers Network | Compact Flash (CF) Association

 

 

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering - BSEE; Saint Regis University

 

 

US Provisional Patent Application – October 2000

“Asset Control System and Method” - #20020059230