From: odkahn@eos.ncsu.edu (OPHER DANIEL KAHN)
Subject: MS CPE +4yrs of Strong Hardware and Software Experience
Organization: North Carolina State University
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 20:49:20 GMT


Dear Prospective Employer:

     I am currently working towards my Master's degree in Computer 
Engineering, and will graduate in May 1993, at which time I would like to 
continue my career in a research, design or development oriented environment. 
I would be most interested in a position that will challenge and enhance
my skills in both hardware and software. 

     As can be seen from my resume, I have significant experience in both
hardware and software design.  I have 2.5 years experience in industry and
1.5 years in a research environment.  I feel as though my experience and
abilities will allow me to make a meaningful contribution to the work at 
your company. 

     I am looking forward to hearing from you about any suitable openings
which you may have and will be glad to discuss my qualifications in more 
detail. I can be reached at my home address or in my office at NCSU 
(Tel. 919-515-7610).

        Sincerely,

            Opher D. Kahn

Enclosure.

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                               Opher D. Kahn
                             211-B Bridgefield Pl.
                              Durham, NC 27705
                               (919) 383-9484


SUMMARY

   Innovative, productive, with four years of achievement-oriented experience
   in the development and design of both hardware and software.  Proven
   ability to complete complex projects involving multiple processors, FPGAs
   and surface mount technology on schedule and within budget.  Excellent
   analytical and research skills.


EXPERIENCE

   GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT, North Carolina State 
   University, Raleigh, NC.  Jan. 1992 - Present.

   *  Develop heuristic local optimization techniques for technology mapping 
      in Xilinx FPGAs.  Compare them with global optimizations such as 
      simulated annealing.  Implement the algorithms in 13,000 LOC of C++ 
      under UNIX as part of a large educational CAD-CAE project.


   HARDWARE DESIGN ENGINEER, GTE Government Systems, RTP, North 
   Carolina. Jun. 1989 - Jan. 1992.

   *  Performed system analysis and architecture trade-off studies, designed 
      hardware, developed software and firmware, tested and debugged 
      prototypes, generated design documentation. 

   *  Designed dual-processor architecture composed of 320C25 DSP and 
      68000 host in a shared-memory configuration, as part of a multi-network 
      tactical communications card.  Utilized two Xilinx FPGAs and surface 
      mount technology.  Conceived the inter-processor communication 
      scheme and coded the DSP portion in C and Assembly.

   *  Designed a 25 MHz 68020 control card for a 13 card/20 processor 
      telephone-trunk conversion system.  Used dual-port memory for inter-
      processor communication.

   *  Completed these and other projects with minimal supervision, on or 
      ahead of aggressive schedules, while meeting all system requirements.


EDUCATION

   North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC:

   *  MS, Computer Engineering, May 1993.   GPA 4.00.

      *  RELEVANT COURSES:
            Operating Systems           Real-Time Computer Systems
            Concurrent Software         Computer Technology and Design
            Parallel Processing         High-Speed Packaging and Interconnect

      *  THESIS:  Technology Mapping for Field Programmable Gate Arrays.

   *  BS, Computer Engineering, May 1989. GPA 3.93.


HARDWARE SKILLS

   Designed with MC680x0, TMS320xx, Xilinx FPGAs, PALs, ACT logic, 
   surface mount devices.  Used several types of in-circuit emulators and
   logic analyzers.  Interfaced to both digital and analog tactical
   communications networks and switches.  Familiar with the architecture
   of modern RISC processors, cache memories, and cache coherency protocols.


SOFTWARE SKILLS

   C, C++, Pascal, MC680x0 and TMS320xx Assembly, CodeCenter and dbx 
   debuggers, UNIX, DOS, OrCAD, Verilog, Xilinx simulator, several word 
   processors and spreadsheets.  Some familiarity with Macintosh, VAX-VMS, 
   Ada, concurrent debuggers.


CLEARANCE

   SECRET (inactive).


REFERENCES

   Available on request.



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