Andrew Fausak

Current

• Senior Director of Product Architecture at ASOKA Corp.
• Chief Applications Architect, Co-founder and Acting CEO at VendingTechnology

Past

• Chief Applications Architect and Principal Engineer at Wyse Technology
• Director of Engineering at Kleer Industries
• Director Terminal Hardware and ASIC Engineering at Wyse Technology

• Senior ASIC Engineer at Wyse Technology
• Senior Firmware Development and Hardware Design Engineer at Wyse Technology
• Senior Firmware Development Engineer at Wyse Technology
• Vice President of Engineering and Co-Founder at American Insurance Computers

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Education

• San Jose State University
• San Jose State University

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Industry

Computer Software

Andrew Fausak’s Summary

Professional Summary:
Broad and extensive engineering experience in software, hardware, firmware and ASIC developments with track record of successfully building technologically competent teams, even from startup.
Proficiencies:
Defining, establishing, building and scaling technologies.
Outsourcing, technology capture/transfer, acquisitions and related due diligence.
Architecting, designing and delivering enterprise class products.
Familiarity with Patenting Process with over 20 Invention Applications thus far.
Wide Domain Experience with ability to rapidly assimilate new Domain knowledge.
Personal Qualities:
Results Driven with Strong Work Ethic
Team Player, Manager and Technology Leader
Technical Summary Software:
Primary Software Languages include ‘c/c++’, Basic (many forms), Assembly and Perl. Developed applications, network stacks, device/network drivers and socket programs. Embedded solutions include the porting and establishing of embedded operating systems, tool-chains, platform developments and manufacturing-self-test. Knowledge extends from Basic I/O System (BIOS), Operating Systems, Networks and Device Stacks to a myriad of device-drivers. Direct Programming Experience is within DOS, MFC, POSIX and proprietary embedded environments. Additional familiarity is with Linux Kernel and related driver developments. Wrote specific code that exploits the IP-network-protocols UDP and TCP, and the low-level MAC packet layers to produce entire top-down client-side solutions using HTTP, FTP, TFTP, DHCP/BOOTP and Intel-PXE.
Technical Summary Hardware:
Developer of FPGA/ASIC solutions utilizing Hardware Description Languages VHDL and Verilog. Experience with flyback-circuits, Buck/Boost/Linear Powersupplies, CRT-Cathode-Systems, LCD-interfaces, Schematic-Capture/Design, System-bring-up and Debug. Familiar with various regulatory processes for compliance and internal/external approvals such as UL, FCC, HIPAA, EVT and DVT.

Andrew Fausak’s Specialties:

Results Driven Technology Leader with Strong Work Ethic
> Server/Client/Driver Network Development in many protocols (TCP, UDP, IP, MAC, HTTP, FTP, TFTP, DHCP, BOOTP, Intel-PXE, Ethernet)
> Software: ‘c’, ‘c++’, Java, (Many Assembers x86, 8085, z80, 6502, 6805, 68k, 8051, ARM, MIPS, Parallax, PIC, and derivations.)
> Hardware: VHDL, Verilog
> Embedded, BIOS, Preboot, BootLoaders, Operating Systems, Multi-threaded (CE, XP, Linux, eCos, PXElinux, MFC, POSIX, TopHalf/BottomHalf, KMDF/UMDF)

Andrew Fausak’s Experience

• Senior Director of Product Architecture

  ASOKA Corp.

  (Computer Software industry)

  2007 — Present (1 year)

  Manufacturer of Green Tech’ solutions utilizing power-line modems (HomePlug) as basis for transport. Asoka has development in USA and China and manufacturing facilities in China.
  > Defined, architected and developed POC for Green Energy Management (GEM) solutions
  > Propose product offerings to customers to satisfy requirements
  > Develop Venture Capital Pitch and Presentations
  > Seek Outside Funding For new Developments
  > Work with engineering teams to bring products from POC to production
  > Create Specifications, Design Examples, Theory and Architectures
  > Propose business case ROI for new developments

• Chief Applications Architect, Co-founder and Acting CEO

  VendingTechnology

  (Medical Devices industry)

  2005 — Present (3 years)

  Manufacturer of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Cabinets for establishing remote warehouses at point-of-sale. Implementation requires Linux appliances using network interfaces as well as Network Addressable Storage (NAS) using various file-types (ext, FAT, NTFS).
  Chief Architect, Principal Engineer and Co-Founder 2005 - Present
  > Designed initial embedded Linux OS embodiment and applications using ARM and Broadcom appliances.
  > Established initial development tool-chains and porting of initial Linux OS.
  > Developed specialized algorithms for detecting changes in run-time environments for snapshot purposes.
  > Built development teams and determined resources, tools and action plans.
  > Established IP barriers through unique offerings, patents and licensing agreements.
  > Differentiated between in-house resource developments, acquisitions and out-sourcing requirements.
  > Presented designs, requirements and costing for business reviews.

• Chief Applications Architect and Principal Engineer

  Wyse Technology

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)

  1998 — 2005 (7 years)

  World Leading Terminal and Thin Client Hardware and Enterprise Software Management Company. Develops Enterprise Managed solutions in client/server embodiments utilizing Internet Protocols ranging from point-of-sale to mobile tracking of packages.
  > Responsible for establishing new technology opportunities, vision and business cases/plans.
  > Differentiated between in-house resource developments, acquisitions and out-sourcing requirements.
  > Performed due diligence related to acquisitions including evaluation of competencies.
  > Responsible for technology captures and transfers to off-shore teams.
  > Personally responsible for architecture, design and implementation of enterprise client imaging system.
  > Developed encoding specifications and methods extensible to client cloning, buddy cloning and backup.
  > Applied for over 18 data streaming, booting and transporting patents.
  > Deep knowledge of Imaging, Cloning, Transports, Delayed-Transports, Booting and Preboot Architectures.

• Director of Engineering

  Kleer Industries

  (Computer Software industry)

  1995 — 1998 (3 years)

  Display Supplier funded by multi-billion-dollar-corporation to design, manufacture, market and sell displays to consumer and business markets. Design centers in USA, Taiwan and India with manufacturing in India. Sold to strategic partner in 1999.
  > Managed Engineers World-Wide.
  > Developed displays including firmware, software tools, analog, digital and firmware designs.
  > Created Total-Life-Cycle processes for all products.
  > Designed, architected and developed onslaught of high-precision, table-driven controller firmware.
  > Wrote high-precision embedded firmware for switching modes and maintaining dynamic lookup tables.

• Director Terminal Hardware and ASIC Engineering

  Wyse Technology

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  1993 — 1995 (2 years)

  World Leading Terminal and Thin Client Hardware and Enterprise Software Management Company. Develops Enterprise Managed solutions in client/server embodiments utilizing Internet Protocols ranging from point-of-sale to mobile package tracking.
  > Responsible for new Terminal designs and supporting technologies
  > Directed and contributed to Terminal ASIC Development
  > Synergized engineering functions and minimized redundancies
  > Documented designs, Trained personnel and communicated technologies throughout engineering groups.
  > Worked closely with Marketing Group to provide leading edge technologies.
  > Converted existing device technologies to Hardware Description Languages.

• Senior ASIC Engineer

  Wyse Technology

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  1991 — 1993 (2 years)

  > Responsible for 2nd and 3rd generation ASICs required for 70% of production of nearly 1M units/year.
  > Developed simulation software to graphically examine results before targeting silicon.
  > Personally developed color graphic ASICs.
  > Personally designed most successful terminal the Wy55 with productions in millions of units.

• Senior Firmware Development and Hardware Design Engineer

  Wyse Technology

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  1989 — 1991 (2 years)

  > Created POS firmware for use with credit transactions as plug-in to existing firmware.
  > Architected and Designed closed-loop automated design validation, capture and test devices.
  > Designed protocol capture and replicate devices to displace competitive offerings.

• Senior Firmware Development Engineer

  Wyse Technology

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)

  1987 — 1989 (2 years)

  > OEM Group responsible for creating custom solutions.
  > Developed multi-session terminal f/w.

• Vice President of Engineering and Co-Founder

  American Insurance Computers

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  1981 — 1987 (6 years)

  Developer of Insurance Rating Systems utilizing micro-computers translating ISO data to calculate insurance rates. Developed insurance-rating-systems for insurance agents to increase sales volumes. Sold company to Farmers Insurance in 1983.
  > Customized hardware for Insurance Rating Systems.
  > Developed entire hardware and maintenance organization with substantial recurring income.
  > Sold to Farmers Insurance Company

Andrew Fausak’s Education

• San Jose State University

  BAMA, Bachelor of Arts Mathematics

  Graduated with Distinction

  Activities and Societies:

  Golden Key Honor Society

• San Jose State University

  BSCS, Bachelor of Science Computer Science

  Concentration in Discrete Analysis

  Activities and Societies:

  Golden Key Honor Society

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