{"id":51,"date":"2011-01-02T18:50:34","date_gmt":"2011-01-03T00:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.node2self.com\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2015-12-14T22:56:03","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T04:56:03","slug":"belcan-engineering-group","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.node2self.com\/?page_id=51","title":{"rendered":"Belcan Engineering Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.belcan.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.belcan.com\/templates\/belcan_corp\/images\/hdr-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Belcan\" \/><\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cat.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cat.com\/cat\/images\/Cat_logo.gif\" alt=\"Caterpillar\" \/><\/a><\/H1><\/p>\n<h2>2007-2013<\/h2>\n<p>\nMy Belcan office worked primarily with Caterpillar.  As such, I wrote applications for ECMs  (electronic control modules) for the equipment.  The applications were  sometimes written in Simulink using autocoding techniques and sometimes written in C.  Often, I had to modify existing code to add or change  functionality.<\/p>\n<p> I have also created wire harnesses, modified electrical panel designs, and supported software testing in Caterpillar&#8217;s labs.  Of the more interesting support is the work I did to refine an existing NI (National Instruments) automated test bench.  My team and I converted a command line test software to a GUI based software and implemented a logging system that records, interprets, and color codes test results, saving hours per iteration in a very iterative test process and making regression testing far less costly.<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Skills: quick learner; C; Matlab; Simulink; customer presentations for proposals, progress, and completion<\/span><\/div>\n<p>I also led a team of 4-8 people to support two other DOD  (department of defense) contracting companies in obsolescence  mitigation.  Obsolescence mitigation is what must be done when an  electronic circuit contains at least one component that is no longer  manufactured.  A method of producing that circuit board must be found,  whether the method calls for a lifetime buy of the obsolete part or a  new replacement part and maybe even some circuit redesign.<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Skills: understanding of components,  systems, obsolescence and its issues, RoHS, and manufacturing  principles; customer communication; parts research; thorough  understanding of datasheets; leadership\/team lead<\/span><\/div>\n<p>On one project, I attended a customer meeting to determine the  customer&#8217;s needs for a small wireless communication system that would  act as a remote control for very large earth moving equipment.  After  determining the customer&#8217;s needs, I created the project proposal and led  a small team that designed and created the device.  While leading the  project, I chose the line of microcontrollers to be used and the  features to be implemented.  I also designed the PCBs (printed circuit  boards) which turned out perfect on the first build.<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Skills: EAGLE schematic capture, EAGLE PCB  layout, EAGLE custom part creation, digital hardware design, software  design, division of labor and project management, determining customer  needs, project risk assessment<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Some of my other projects included: advising on CAN  (controller-area network) logging and interpretation, MDF (measured data file) data  logger library in C, embedded systems troubleshooting with existing  Atmel AVR assembly code<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\/ 2007-2013 My Belcan office worked primarily with Caterpillar. 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