HIGHLIGHTS

• Registered Professional Engineer (Electrical)
• holder of various patents
• Many years of experience taking concepts and turning them into real products and getting the job done!

PROFESSIONAL

Registered Professional Engineer (Electronic), Licensed by Professional Engineers, Ontario, issued July, 1976

SKILLS

• Ability to understand the project's objectives and create cost effective solutions using various current technologies
• Many years of experience in service, manufacturing and design areas
• Recognized by National Research Council of Canada as an approved contractor
• Registered consultant by a number of microprocessor vendors
• Well equipped electronic laboratory and workshop
• AREAS of EXPERTISE
• General design of total systems and creation of product specifications
• Project planning, documentation and related general engineering work
• Microprocessors and digital circuit design
• Microprocessor software
• Personal computer interfaces and related devices
• Analog and audio circuits
• RF designs (medium and low power)
• Power supplies and control systems
• Printed circuit board layouts of through hole and surface mount technologies
• Miniature packaging

• Self Employed Consultant, under trade name Agnew + Associates Engineering from 1978 to 1996, then Agnew Technologies for 1997 onwards to reflect some changes in the practice. See Electronic Engineering page for details

• COMPANY PROFILE
  Gemstar provides RF based inventory and tracking systems to various industries as well as special systems for Postal applications.  Gemstar currently employs about 12 people.
  

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
As directory of R&D I am responsible for all aspects of system design, including software and hardware components.  My group of Engineers provides all design and development of the hardware and firmware components as well as providing specification and interface details to the Information Services Group who in turn provide PC based software components.

COMPANY PROFILE
Listening Technologies manufactures electronic listening therapy equipment as well as providing training and on going R&D and support to the many world wide clinics involved in helping the listening disabled
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
In addition to the general corporate duties, my primary responsibility is the research and development of new hardware and product enhancements.

Computer Performance Instrumentation (CPI), Manager of Engineering,

Waterloo Ontario

• COMPANY PROFILE
  CPI was a spin off technology company from the University of Waterloo. CPI designed and manufactured computer main frame monitoring and systems analysis equipment, employing 20 employees, including hardware, software, sales, and manufacturing departments
• JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
  Management of the hardware development team , research and development of new products as well as field installations.

Computing Centre, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont

Special projects designer, reporting to the Director of Computing Centre. Job was intermixed with full time studies.

Worked for family operated TV and consumer electronics business servicing TV, radio and other consumer products.

• Dual delay gating system, for electronic listening therapy system
• A local area network for personal computer known as Imaginet
• An automatic medicine dispensing system.
• Postal Bar Code printing system for bulk mail system
• An automatic clothing dryer control

  PC MAGAZINE's award for Technical Excellent in 1988 for development of All Computer's "Charge Card"

EDUCATION

• Graduate of University of Waterloo, Honors BASc in Electrical Engineering, 1974

 
 HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
 

• Flying, licenced single engine, private
• Photography
• Travel
• Camping, fishing, Treking/hiking
• Wood working

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Updated 00.12.19