Michael Barr
President

Michael Barr is an internationally recognized expert on the design of embedded computer systems. In that role, he has provided expert witness testimony in federal court, appeared on PBS’ American Business Review, and been quoted in various newspapers. He is also the author of three books and more than fifty articles on related subjects. For three and a half years Michael served as editor-in-chief of Embedded Systems Programming. In addition, Michael has been a member of the advisory board of the Embedded Systems Conference. Embedded software he wrote or architected powers millions of products. Michael holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and has lectured in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maryland, from which he also earned an MBA.

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Mike Ficco, Systems Engineer

Mike Ficco is an expert in embedded systems with nearly thirty years of experience in electrical engineering and software development. He has worked as a director and vice president of engineering at several corporations, where he led the development of complex systems and managed multimillion-dollar projects.

Nigel Jones, Systems Engineer

Nigel Jones has spent over 20 years designing electronic circuits and firmware for a diverse set of products ranging from portable diesel burners to rebreathers and underwater exploration vehicles. Nigel was awarded the degree of B.Sc. in electrical and mechanical engineering from Brunel University London.

Susan McCord, Firmware Engineer

Susan McCord has more than 20 years experience in designing software for hard real-time, safety-critical, embedded applications. These include implantable medical devices, deep space spacecraft, and commercial aircraft. Susan earned her BSCS at the University of Nebraska.

JR Simma, Firmware Engineer

JR Simma is experienced in embedded programming, communication protocols such as CAN, real-time operating systems, and DSP. He has developed a specialty practice in anti-lock brake control algorithms and related firmware for the automotive industry. JR has a degree in Computer Engineering from Purdue.

Salomon Singer, Firmware Engineer

Salomon Singer has spent over 25 years developing embedded software for products ranging from telephone systems to industrial control and fiber optics telecommunication systems. He specializes in device drivers and real-time software. Salomon has a Computer Science degree from The Israel Institute of Technology.

Dan Smith, Firmware Engineer

Dan Smith has over two decades of hands-on embedded software development experience in C and C++. His firmware lies at the heart of a products including consumer electronics, telecom/datacom, industrial controls, and medical devices. Dan earned his BSEE at Princeton.

Gary Stringham, Electrical Engineer

Gary Stringham is an embedded software developer. For over two decades, Gary worked for Hewlett-Packard. In addition to developing firmware used in LaserJet printers, he established internal standards relating to ASIC design. Gary has degrees in Electrical Engineering from Brigham Young University and Utah State.

Nathan Tennies, Software Engineer

Nathan Tennies has developed embedded and desktop software for two decades; today he focuses on BSP and driver development for Windows CE and Windows Mobile plus application development on the .NET Framework. Nathan has authored several articles describing software techniques to extend handheld device battery life.

Michael Wilk, Software Engineer

Michael has developed embedded, desktop, and Internet application software for a variety of industries. Michael is experienced in motion control, distributed systems, and real time software. He specializes in medical device design and development. Michael has an M.S. in Bioengineering from Arizona State and a B.S. in Bioengineering from U.C. Berkeley.