Robert Woolley          

rob@robertwoolley.com
www.robertwoolley.com

Objective
 * To work in an engineering position where I may use my experience in circuit
   design and programmable hardware to solve challenging problems by 
   implementing creative solutions.

Relevant Technical Skills
 Software Packages
 * Cadence Design Tools, Spectre, MATLAB, Altera Max Plus II, Altera
   Quartus II, PSPICE, GNU Tools

 Hardware Design
 * Analog and Digital Circuits, MEMS, Programmable Logic (CPLD, FPGA)

 Languages
 *  VHDL, C, C++, Java, Perl, Shell Scripting (csh and bash), Tcl/Tk (basic)

 Operating Systems
 * MS DOS v6.22, MS Windows 3.1 / 95 / 98, MS Windows NT / 2000 / XP, RedHat
   Linux, Debian GNU/Linux, HP-UX 10.20, Sun Solaris

Relevant Academic Experience
 3-D CMOS Image Sensor - MEMS Research Project - Winter 2006
 * Researched current methods used for sensing depth and wrote a technical
   report outlining how a CMOS image sensor capable of taking three 
   dimensional pictures could be fabricated.

 0.18 um CMOS OPAMP - Analog IC Project - Winter 2006
 * Worked with two teammates to design a CMOS OPAMP capable of providing a 
   60 dB gain with a unity gain bandwidth product of 10 MHz

 SRAM - UW ASIC Design Team - Summer 2005 (ongoing)
 * Led a team of undergraduate students in the design of a SRAM chip for
   fabrication by CMC Microsystems.  Performing layout which involves 
   considering effects of real world factors such as ESD and 
   manufacturing faults

 Sobel Edge Detector - VHDL Project - Fall 2004
 * Pipelined video processor that was designed to detect edges in an image
   and produce an output image with traced edges.  Optimized VHDL for low
   latency and minimum FPGA area.

University Co-op Work Experience

 Linux Software Developer
 Wind River Systems (Kanata, Ontario, Canada)
 September 2005 – December 2005
 * Debugged user-space and kernel-space problems on embedded devices (PPC, ARM,
   x86).  Integrated an existing package management tool into Wind River Linux.
   Actively sought out ways to improve the build system to save time for our
   customers and my fellow engineers.

 IP Network Designer
 Nortel Networks Corporation (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
 January 2005 - April 2005
 * Supervised a project to add the IP network layer to an existing hardware 
   line card. Designed and executed unit and alpha testing of IP services such
   as OSPF, BGP, RIP, MPLS, DiffServ, and CoS. Also included creating VPN 
   network topologies to test RFC 2547 and RFC 2764 services. 

 Software Development
 Nortel Networks Corporation (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
 May 2004 - August 2004
 * Analyzed the Passport IP Routing software for source code changes which
   could be made to decrease costs spent maintaining the software. Safely 
   automated changes on over 100,000 lines of code and performed 
   verification to ensure that no software functionality was lost or affected.

 Entrepreneur
 RW Consulting (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
 January 2003 - December 2003
 * Created customized websites for small businesses that wished to establish
   themselves on the Internet. Developed server-side applications using Perl
   and PHP to allow clients to dynamically manipulate content and interface
   with Moneris Solutions to process credit card transactions. 

 Product Development
 JSI Telecom (Kanata, Ontario, Canada)
 May 2002 - August 2002
 * Designed a call generator in C++ using MFC to test our main product.  This
   tool interfaced with special hardware to emulate telephone calls.
   Implemented a Visual Basic application that automated the control of an
   external device connected via a RS232 communications port.

 Software Verification Engineering
 JSI Telecom (Kanata, Ontario, Canada)
 September 2001 - December 2001
 * Diagnosed network, database, and GUI problems and provided the developers 
   with detailed information to aid in fixing the bugs.  Initiated a project to
   enhance the product's web interface, wrote import macros for Word and
   WordPerfect, and fabricated a SQL database with sample customer information
   to demonstrate the product to potential customers.

 Tool Developer
 Nortel Networks Corporation (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
 January 2001 - April 2001
 * Initiated development for a software emulation of the Gateway Controller 
   (GWC) in PROTEL to allow fellow software developers to test their code 
   without the GWC hardware. Planned integration for the software emulation 
   into a legacy environment that lacked native support for the GWC.

 Software Developer
 Nortel Networks Corporation (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
 May 2000-August 2000
 * Designed and implemented a DMS-100 MAP GUI for a software-based call 
   generator. Operated telephone equipment in a Captive Office to test 
   software under development.

Recent Leadership Experience

  Ottawa IEEE GOLD, Chair
   July 2006 to Present

  Ottawa Robotics Competition, Vice-Chair
   January 2005 to Present

  UW ASIC Design Team: CMOS IC, Team Lead
   May 2005 to April 2006

  UW IEEE Student Branch “A", Chair
   July 2003 to August 2005

Education

 Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering
 University of Waterloo, 2006
 * Academic focus on Analog and Digital Integrated Circuit Design, VLSI, 
   Distributed and Network Computing, and Computer Architecture.

Current Endeavours
 * Volunteer with PACE 2000 to assist in programming a video-conferencing tool 
   for senior citizens.  Responsible for implementing a solution to perform
   NAT traversal.
 * Vice President of Public Relations for the Carlingwood Toastmasters Club

Personal Interests
 * Arts: Classical Piano (Grade 9 RCM Certification), Tenor Saxophone (Jazz)
 * Sports: Tae Kwon Do (WTF Certified 1st Dan Black Belt), Frisbee, Biking, 
   Skating, Swimming
 * Self-Improvement: Toastmasters, Learning French and Swedish