Jesus Alvarez

Current

General Manager at Micromint USA
President at Engineering Support Systems

Past

R&D Engineer at Qantel
Adjunct Instructor at Universidad Interamericana
Senior Associate Engineer at IBM

Adjunct Professor at Florida Atlantic University

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Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Industry

Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

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Jesus Alvarez’s Summary

• Engineer with in depth development and consulting experience in Industrial Control, Communication Networks and Software Development
• Entrepreneur involved in the startup and turnaround of two technology companies, including financial and operational responsibility
• Licensed PE, Florida

Jesus Alvarez’s Specialties:

• Control systems analysis and design
• Industrial automation
• Embedded controller hardware and software development
• Programmable logic (CPLD, FPGA)
• Communication networks
• Software development using UNIX, Linux and Windows APIs

Jesus Alvarez’s Experience

General Manager

Micromint USA

(Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

October 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

Lake Mary, FL
• In charge of the development and manufacturing of single board computers and industrial embedded controllers
• Lead developer of Electrum line of ARM-based industrial controllers using embedded Linux
• Consultant to OEM customers in turnkey controller design and implementation
President

Engineering Support Systems

(Telecommunications industry)

May 1986 — Present (23 years 8 months)

San Juan, PR
• Founder of this startup company concentrating in Unix consulting, development services, industrial automation and manufacturing software
• Established distribution and support channels in Latin America for BASIS International software development languages.
• Designed and implemented a telecommunications network for a successful ISP operation. Operated by PRW.NET since 1998
• Porting and support of the WM_MOTIF library emulating the Windows API under Unix. Marketed by Software UNO from 1994 to 1996
R&D Engineer

Qantel

(Computer Software industry)

February 1984 — May 1986 (2 years 4 months)

Manufacturing Operations - Juncos, PR
• Developed firmware for VT6 video terminal based on the Motorola 68008 to substitute older product based on Zilog Z80 with significantly higher performance and functionality
• Implemented multitasking logic that allowed VT6 to service 3 terminal sessions and 1 printer session simultaneously on a single serial port using QSP (Qantel Standard Protocol)
• Assigned to management position with QC and production responsibilities
• Manufacturing automation feasibility project
Adjunct Instructor

Universidad Interamericana

(Higher Education industry)

August 1984 — August 1985 (1 year 1 month)

• Taught courses in computer science and systems analysis
Senior Associate Engineer

IBM

(Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 1981 — February 1984 (2 years 6 months)

Industrial Automation Group - Boca Raton, FL
• Systems analysis and control systems development for the IBM RS 1 and 7565 industrial robots
• Control system prototyping and testing
• Developed firmware to implement control algorithms on motion controller based on the Motorola 68000
• Formulated computer models of hydraulic and electric drives and validated them with spectrum analysis (HP 5423A)
• Published "Analysis of a Linear Self-commutating Actuator for Robotic Systems" with H. Panissidi
Adjunct Professor

Florida Atlantic University

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

June 1982 — August 1982 (3 months)

• Taught course in system dynamics

Jesus Alvarez’s Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

MCS , 2003 — 2006

Major in Computer Science. Concentration in Communication Networks.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MS , 1979 — 1981

Concentration in Control Systems analysis and design. Recipient of Sandoz Foundation Fellowship. Teaching Assistant for courses in Control Systems and Signal Analysis. Completed both Master's and Engineer's degrees.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

BS , 1976 — 1979

Concentration in Control Systems, including courses in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Humanities concentration in Industrial and Labor Relations.

Activities and Societies:

Pi Tau Sigma, IEEE, ASME

Additional Information

Jesus Alvarez’s Websites:

Jesus Alvarez’s Interests:

Microcontrollers, computer languages, telecommunications, technology strategy, innovation, investment strategy, baseball

Jesus Alvarez’s Groups:

IEEE, ASME

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