Resume

Jacques Fortier

Somerville, MA * jacquesf@gmail.com * (404) 202-2199

Goal

A position with an innovative company allowing me to apply my skills in motion control, control systems, and embedded systems to a variety of technical challenges.

Experience

AutomationSolutions, Inc., Beverly, MA
Automation Engineer
January 2006–Present

  • Worked with a wide range of customers to specifiy, design, implement, and debug advanced high precision motion control systems.
  • Managed all aspects of technical relationship with a multi-million dollar customer in the solar industry. Assisted customer with software design and implementation, control system architecture, motion control hardware selection, and troubleshooting through prototype, production, and redesign phases of product lifecycle.
  • Applied knowledge of motion and machine control industry to quickly select and specify motion control components (including servo motors, drives, motion controllers, I/O, HMIs) according to customer requirements.
  • Commisioned, debugged, and wrote software for a variety of motion control platforms.

Williams Consulting, Inc., Suwanee, Georgia
Coop, 4 semesters

January 2003–May 2005

  • Drew on knowledge of C, Perl, shell scripting, Linux, and embedded processors to write software for custom hardware designed by the company
  • Lead hardware debug and software development for a cockpit video display, including creation of drivers for four different video processing chips.
  • Wrote user interface, configuration, and remote control/upgrade modules of embedded software for a product line of 5 MPEG-2 stream processors for digital cable.
  • Enhanced Windows, HC11, and PIC software for an experimental medical device designed to replace electroconvulsive shock therapy.

Georgia Tech College of Computing, Atlanta, Georgia
Teaching Assistant
Summer 2003

  • Teaching assistant for a sophomore class on C and basic compiler
    theory
  • Lectured a recitation section of 30 students, assisted in
    creation of assignments and tests, created automatic grading programs for
    programming assignments, supervised labs, provided individual assistance, graded
    tests

Skills

General: Motion control; control system design; PLC programming; iPhone software development; Linux, Mac, and Windows software development; hardware debug

Programming Languages: C, C#, Objective C, IEC 61131 structured text/ladder/FBD, Perl, Python, Matlab, various domain-specific languages

Embedded Platforms: PIC, Coldfire, ARM, HC11, AVR

Software: Matlab/Simulink

Operating Systems: Linux, Windows NT/2000/XP, Mac OS X, general Unix

Languages: Native English, proficient French, basic Italian

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
August 2001–December 2005

  • Overall GPA: 3.93 (4 point system)
  • Relevant Courses: Computer Architecture and Operating Systems, Computer Languages and Translation, Systems and Controls I, Linear Systems and Controls, Advanced Control System Design and Implementation
  • Coursework included undergraduate research and graduate level courses