BigelowWorks.com

 

Software Development Skills:

 Programming Language Experience: 

• C# (excellent knowledge, 2003 - currently using) Used daily.
  
• Objective C (strong knowledge, 2008 - currently using) Used daily.
  
• C/C++ (intermediate knowledge, 1990 - currently using)
• Pascal (used frequently between 1990 to 1992)
• JAVA (Jan. 2005 to Dec. 2007)
• Scheme(studied in school)
• x86 Assembly (1990 - 1992)

Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) Experience:

• Visual Studio 2005, 2008, and 2010 beta
• XCode 3
• Visual Studio 6.0
• Eclipse
• NetBeans

APIs, Frameworks, Tools and Source Control Experience:

• NI-VISA API used in ATE programming.
• Win32 programming.
• .Net Frameworks, .Net Compact Framework, ADO, and ASP
• Ant
• Installshield
• Swing
• Cocoa, iPhone SDK 
• DirectX, OpenGL, and Nvidia PerfHud.
• 3D modeling tools like fragMOTION, gameSpace 1.6, and Maya 8.5.
• UML, Object Oriented Programming, Rational Unified Process (RUP), Unit Testing, and Test Driven Development (TDD). 
• Microsoft Source Safe, SVN, and CVS.

Employment History

08/1994 – Current 

Software Design Engineer, Anritsu – Morgan Hill, CA, United States

• Specify requirements, design, develop, and test complex software systems.
• Implemented software products related to the patents and papers that I co-authored. 
  
• Over the years I’ve done Software Engineering work at all levels.  I’ve worked through the development cycle on several different embedded and Windows PC based software products.  I have worked as an active member of several project teams. 
  
• I worked as the lead developer for the Navigator project. 
  
• Responsibilities included requirement gathering, design, primary software engineer, primary customer contact, and coordinating resources.
• Designed and implemented a 3D Spectrogram tool using DirectX that enhances Spectral and Interference visualization.  This is a creative new tool that puts a game controller on the RF Engineer's desk and immerses them into a game like environment allowing them to explore the data interactively.  Helping them to easily perform complex spectral and interference analysis while having fun too.  
  

01/1994 – 08/1994

Service Engineer, Automation Excellence – Trenton, ON, Canada

• Maintained and built computer automation systems.

01/1993 – 01/1994

Metrologist, Allied Signal Aerospace – Hawkesbury, ON, Canada      

• Calibrated and Repaired test and measurement systems for the Department of Defense.

06/1991-01/1993

Assistant Technical Director, Tri-Co Broadcasting - Cornwall, ON, Canada

• Assisted in the design and building of a new FM Master Studio and Production Studio. 
  
• Also maintained the operation of all technical aspects of CFLG (FM) and CJSS (AM) radio stations.  This included transmitter and antenna maintenance.  

 

Education

9/2008 - Writing WDM Kernel Mode Drivers for Windows Certificate - Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Portland, Oregon, United States.
This course covered USB concepts, the Windows USB stack, and the underlying architecture and operating principals of the Windows I/O, PnP, and Power subsystems.

12/2007 - Bachelor Science Computer Science (BSCS) – San Jose State University (SJSU), San Jose, California, United States.  I graduated Cum Laude. 

05/1991 - Electronic Engineering – St. Lawrence College, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada          I earned the Academic Council Award for highest academic proficiency in the graduating class.

 

Coauthored Written Works:

1. J. Martens, D. Judge, and J. Bigelow, “Multiport Vector Network Analyzer Measurements,” IEEE Microwave Magazine, vol. 6, pp. 72–81, Dec. 2005.
2. J. Martens, D. Judge, and J. Bigelow, “Uncertainties Associated With Many-Port (>4) S-Parameter Measurements Using a Four-Port Vector Network Analyzer ,” IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech., vol. 52, pp. 1361–1368, May 2004.
3. J. Martens, D. Judge, and J. Bigelow, “VNA Calibration Modifications for Simplified High Frequency Multiport/Differential Measurements,” Proceedings of the Spring 2005 ARMMS meeting, April 2005.

Patents:

1. Patent Number: 7,068,046.  Awarded: June 27, 2006.  Title: Calibration techniques for simplified high-frequency multiport differential measurements.  Authors: J. Martens, D. Judge, and J. Bigelow
2. Patent Number: 6,882,160.  Awarded: April 19, 2005.  Title: Methods and computer program products for full N-port vector network analyzer calibrations.  Authors: J. Martens, D. Judge, and J. Bigelow

Contact me if you have any questions.