Russell B. Brinkmann
POB 20283
Boulder, CO 80308-8232
(720) 406 1430
resume@rbrink.net
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Colorado Electronic Product Design Inc, Dec 2000 to present
- Hardware modification and C programming (IAR Compiler) of a medical data logger, using Microchip PIC 16F family processor, featuring a serial port interface, I2C EEPROM, and a software driven IRDA interface.
- Digital and Analog Hardware design, C programming (IAR Compiler) of cellphone band VSWR measurement device, using TI MSP430 family processor.
- Cellphone interface module software, for TI MSP430 processor, using IAR C Compiler
- Digital and analog circuit modification, FPGA modification, and C programming of HC11, for laser measurement system of fluid levels.
- Limited PC system administration duties
- Proposals and feasibility studies to initiate contract work.
- CPLD modification, and daughter board design for additional functionality of CPCI board listed below.
Crosslink Inc, Jan 1998 to Nov 2000
- CPCI and Std32 serial communication boards CPLD design for custom NASA interfaces. Maintenance of 48 MHz serial and 33 MHz PCI (with DMA controller) bus designs. Complete Design of 2 serial protocol interfaces (HRM and RAU). Host software drivers for Std32 and CPCI designs.
- Testing of a custom 915MHz ISM band RFID system with custom active tags.
- Enclosure design for above RFID system.
- Digital design of second version of above radio.
- Communication software for custom ISM band radio system (C code running on Linux, including serial port access and sockets).
- Assisted debug of 915MHz PLL circuit for a custom reader of custom passive RFID tags.
- Tested and analyzed RF performance of custom reader of Micron Technology’s passive RFID tags.
AeroAstro, July 1995 to November 1997
- Hardware and software for satellite attitude control sensor stimulators for Boston University’s TERRIERS project
- Voltage conditioning board and enclosure for HCIs on TERRIERS
- Design, schematic, layout, build and test of I/O board for PA-X rocket project
- Revised board layout for PCMCIA DMM
- Network and systems (Mac and unix) administrator
Naval Research Laboratory, Co-op, Summer 1993
- Documented and prototyped circuits
- Constructed wiring harness for a remote-controlled airplane
- Assisted the EMI/RFI testing of a military payload
Electrical Engineering Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Summer 1994
Provided technical assistance to Dr. C. E. Nunnally. Tasks included revision of manual for Electronics I lab course, Electronics I lab course and departmental software evaluation, and sample HC11 assembly programs
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, July 1994, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Passed Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (formerly the EIT)
Design project: light sensing robot, focus on light sensor circuitry
PUBLICATIONS:
"Design, Integration and Testing of the TERRIERS Attitude and Control Determination System," by Dr. John Hanson, Richard Warner, Russell Brinkmann, presented at
Workshop on Control of Small Spacecraft, Breckenridge CO.: February 5, 1997