- Software engineer with experience developing test and measurement instrument control systems and embedded systems at Intel Corporation. - Specializes in object-oriented design, data acquisition, and resolving software bugs to improve productivity. - Known for creating flexible frameworks in Matlab and custom hardware drivers to enable "equipment independent" testing.

1. DAMON KOACH
22235 SW Farmington Rd, Beaverton, OR 97007
Cell: 503-628-6359
Email: damonkoach@gmail.com
SUMMARY--
- Software engineer. Current position: Intel Corporation/Advanced Design Lab.
- Test and measurement instrument control and data acquisition.
- Embedded systems development.
- Passion for quality in software design and coding.
SELECTED PROJECTS--
- Early silicon bench test framework. Used Matlab’s object-oriented capabilities to create a flexible,
easy-to-use package for development engineers--enabling them to quickly characterize their
circuit designs. Object-oriented design was a natural fit for enabling “equipment
independent” tests.
- Custom data input/output card (DIO). Created a custom DIO supporting a variety of
specialized debug interfaces (non-standard JTAG and I2C interfaces). No bugs reported
after almost 2 years of use in the labs! Implementation: Arduino-Due, C, C++. Used in
Labview and Matlab applications.
- Device Power Supply (DPS) driver. Wrote an RTOS-based driver for a custom DPS. Plugs into
Intel’s “High Density Modular Tester” used for high-volume chip testing. (Part of an “Agile”
development team on this project.) Given the “Test Development Engineering Excellence
Award” for my work on this tester prototype.
- Station controller software upgrade. Assigned ownership of a legacy station controller package
used to sort (test) silicon wafers. Resolved several dozen bugs—reducing floor downtime
and improving manufacturing productivity.
- Java Media Framework demo. Created the “cube kiosk” demo for the JavaOne ’97 conference
—one of the most popular exhibits at that year’s show. The demo showcased Intel’s 2D
animation, 3D audio, and streaming video technologies.
- Computer-controlled engraving software. Wrote an application in C on Windows that allowed the
user to engrave any line art from an Autocad DXF file. Voted “Best of Show, Technical
Category” at the 1991 international convention of the Trophy Dealers and Manufacturers
Association.
LANGUAGES/PLATFORMS--
- C, C++, Java, Matlab, Perl, Labview, Tcl
- Object-oriented programming. Multithreaded applications.
- Windows, Unix, SQL Server, Oracle
- Arduino
EMPLOYERS--
- Intel Corporation
- Self-employed software engineer
- Dahlgren Control Systems, Inc.
- Logical Technical Services, Inc.
EDUCATION--
- BA. Chinese Language and Literature. George Washington University. “With Distinction”.
- Continuing education classes in computer science, math, physics, and electronics.