
Engineering Executive
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Engineering Executive
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Michael Barr is an expert on the design of embedded computer systems. In that role, he has provided expert witness testimony in federal court, appeared on PBS’ American Business Review, and been quoted in various newspapers. He is also the author of two books and more than forty articles on related subjects.
For three and a half years Michael served as editor-in-chief of Embedded Systems Programming magazine. In addition, Mr. Barr has been a member of the advisory boards of the Embedded Systems Conference and a pair of software startups. Mr. Barr is currently president of Netrino. He holds an MBA as well as BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland.
turn-key product development, embedded systems design, real-time software, medical devices, consumer electronics, industrial controls, reverse engineering, expert witness, engineering management
(Privately Held; Computer Hardware industry)
February 2004 — Present (4 years 9 months)
Netrino provides engineering services related to the design and development of embedded systems. From medical devices to consumer electronics to toothbrushes, an increasing percentage of products have a computer and software embedded inside.
Netrino's clients range from small startups to Fortune 500 companies. The firm's engineers have designed or developed embedded computers that power millions of products worldwide, from consumer electronics to medical devices and everything in between.
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
June 2006 — December 2006 (7 months)
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
August 2002 — December 2006 (4 years 5 months)
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Writing and Editing industry)
February 1999 — February 2004 (5 years 1 month)
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
September 2000 — December 2002 (2 years 4 months)
For three semesters, taught ENEE 447 Operating Systems to a mix of graduate and undergraduate electrical engineering students.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
June 1997 — September 1998 (1 year 4 months)
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)
June 1994 — September 1996 (2 years 4 months)
MBA, 2005 — 2006
Executive Program
MS, Electrical Engineering, September 1994 — May 1997
Begun part-time, completed full-time in 1996-1997 school year. Specialization in Computer Engineering, including numerous Computer Science courses.
BS, Electrical Engineering, September 1989 — May 1994
1985 — 1989
international travel, golf, raquetball, kayaking
Phi Kappa Phi, IEEE, Greater Baltimore Tech Council
Patent 6,976,562 "Method of calibrating a brake system for stationary equipment and apparatus using the same"
Patent 7,210,116 "Method and apparatus for synthesizing a hardware system from a software description"
Outstanding Paper Award, DesignCon98