1. Brad Whipple
599 Marie St
Chubbuck, ID 83202
(208) 906-5420
brad.a.whipple@gmail.com
Qualification Highlights
● Diverse area of undergraduate study including power electronics, embedded systems, real time
operating systems, hardware design, and programming (Java, C, python, MatLab, Assembly)
● Experienced in production level firmware, customer assistance, and hardware design
● Experienced in reverse engineering software and firmware
● Strong independent worker as well as a team player
● Excellent communication and leadership skills
Education
 Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Boise State University, Boise ID
Graduated in May 2014
Emphasis on embedded programming and power
 Minor in Applied Mathematics
Boise State University, Boise ID
Graduated in May 2014
Work Experience
 Lead Engineer of Heavy and Medium Duty applications, Bully Dog
June 2014 – Present
o I took over the position of Lead Engineer mid-August 2016 after working on the product as a
Firmware Engineer II. As lead engineer for the Heavy Duty and Medium Duty divisions I made
sure Bully Dog’s products worked as intended on supported class 4+ applications. Some of my
more notable accomplishments in my current position have been the design and implementation
of the “Medium Duty Gauge Tuner” to support an otherwise neglected and untapped market.
Currently the product has not been released but market feedback shows this to be a viable
product with our dealers. Designed and supported a daughter device to piggy back on current
devices to add Bluetooth and Wi-Fi capabilities. This daughter device has the potential to be a
game changer in how we support our customers in the field with updates and patches. I
implemented a standard for how tech support records and assigns bugs to engineers. Data is
showing roughly 12% better turnaround time across the board for bug fixes on all applications.
 Managed products and applications for the Heavy Duty and Medium Duty divisions
 Developed firmware for Microchip’s dsPIC processors to tune Class 4+ trucks
 Reverse engineered ECM/TCM communications over CAN bus and other protocols.
 Worked on a product utilizing 3 ARM processors.
 Agile Project Planning
 Intern, Idaho National Laboratories
May 2013 – August 2013
o As an intern, I worked on the next generation of a plutonium thermoelectric generator called the
Advanced Sterling Radioisotope Generator (ASRG). Examples of the previous generation can
be seen on the back of the latest Mars rover and in the Hollywood depiction of the battery from
the movie “The Martian”. My task as an intern was to convert MIL-STD-1553 communications to
an RS-232 serial communication so that the generator’s computer systems could be

2. communicated with inside a transportation cask en route to Florida and/or other locations. The
monitoring application was written in python and was successfully tested at Lockheed Martin in
Pennsylvania summer of 2013.
o Worked with Radioisotope Power Systems Group to develop a way to convert MIL-STD-1553
messages into serial messages
o Developed software using python and C to send/receive telemetry requests with the Advanced
Sterling Radioisotope Generator (ASRG)
Military Experience
 Combat Engineer, Idaho Army National Guard
March 2010 – March 2016
o No other life experience has helped me develop more, both personally and professionally, than
my time in the military. I joined the military in 2010 with the rank of PV2 (E-2) and departed the
military after six years of service with the rank of Sergeant (E-5). I ended my service on the
crew of a M2A3 fighting vehicle as a gunner and covering down on the role of vehicle
commander.
 Trained as part of a tightly knit combat breach-team
 Further trained and developed subordinates
 Developed skills such as communication, discipline, and timely task completion
Other Experience
 Nato Electronics
Co-founded a company with a coworker to design and produce a plug that will charge any USB
compliant device with any NATO vehicle. Using our device soldiers in the field can now charger their
phones and other electronics whether they are in a Humvee or Abrams Tank. At the time of this resume
submission the product has undergone rigorous testing, four revisions, and quotes for production are
currently coming in.
 First Robotics Mentor
Oversaw and assisted high school students during their build of a competitive robot. As part of my
philosophy to “pay it forward” I mentored a program that I had participated in as a high school student.
First Robotics is a program that is only possible by the participation of knowledgeable mentors in the
STEM field and it’s a program that teaches and prepares students skills to be competitive in an ever-
changing technological field. During my time as a mentor I helped students with everything from
fabrication of parts using a Lathe and Mill to programming robot behavior.
 Senior Design – High Powered Rocket
Was part of a team that designed and built a high-powered rocket that stood roughly 13 feet high and 10
inches in diameter. Tasks that were more specific to my area of responsibility included the design, build,
and programming of the avionics mother board that recorded data, transmitted data, and was
responsible for the main parachute deployment.
Clearance
 Secret

3. Current Project Highlights (Past 12 Months)
Prototyped, designed, programmed,
and tested a project as part of a
‘Hack-a-thon’ Derive Systems
promoted. The project added
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to an existing
product that Bully Dog sells. This was
completed under a massive time
crunch and a restrictive budget.
Oversaw and engineered the development and
launch of Bully Dog’s “Medium Duty Gauge
Tuner”. I personally wrote the firmware for the
device and exceeded the delivery milestone
date for all firmware tasks by ~75%. I oversaw
calibrations and testing and pushed for a
product delivery ~20% quicker than expected.
The product has not been officially released but
initial market research shows this product will
be widely embraced by our dealers and
customers.