Founder and principal engineer, Xkitz Electronics. Significant experience in hardware/firmware/software + PCB design. Specializing in: - Product Creation - from concept to production - Chip, board, and system level design - Microchip PIC and dsPIC microcontroller hardware design and firmware coding - DSP hardware and coding, Analog Devices, Microchip - FPGA design, Altera, Xilinx, Lattice, Actel - Custom analog and audio design - Capacitive touch sensing, Xkitz proprietary technology - Power supply, DC/DC converters - Lithium-Ion charging technology and safety issues - PCB layout - LTSpice circuit simulation - Speaker design, acoustics, analysis and tuning - Serial network protocols, Modbus, DMX-512 - Rhino 3D modeling - Product specification - User documentation