Kirk Kitchen

I N T E R E S T S

see also: http://www.google.com/search?q=KirkKitchen

Ancient

• robotics
• Assembly, ForthLanguage.
• Smalltalk, Pascal, Lisp -- smattering of these.
• digital/analog/micro circuitry.

Maturing

• C++ for embedded systems.
• medical device software engineering.
• Organizing community art projects.
• Literary musings.
• DSP signal processing algorithms.

Emerging

• Delphi and BorlandKylix.
• WebAppliance?
• KnowledgeManagement
• UML and DesignPatterns.
• Xp-like programming. ExtremeProgramming
• XML for Biosciences.

P R O J E C T S

Old > 5 years

• '78 image processing in FORTRAN.
• '79-80 graphics firmware.
• '80 SmalltalkInForth -- SmalltalkLanguage-like OO written in FORTH.
• '80-81 port FORTH to 68000.
• '81-82 assemblers for 8/16bit uProcessors, bit-slice uProcessors, and PAL fusemaps.
• '83,'84,'88-89,'93-94 set-top boxes for pay-per-view.
• '83-85 telecom software.
• '85-86 software engineering SQA process design.
• '86-87,'92-94 industrial safety personal health gas monitoring equipment.
• '89-90 microelectrode chemical sensor data acquisition system.
• '90-92 DNA Thermocycler for PCR.
• '91 medical device test stand.
• '95 structured-light controller for machine vision system.

Recent

• '02-... energy conversion devices.
• '95-98, '00-... medical device firmware.
• '96-98, '00 various uProcessor light-source controllers for dental equipment.
• '98 medical device monitor in QNX.
• '99-00 machine tool FFT/signature vibration monitor using TI DSP.

My pbwiki: http://kirkkitchenconsulting.pbwiki.com/

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What little wisdom I may...

I've never considered myself to be an outstanding programmer. This perception has kept me out of considerable trouble.

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