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␈↓ α∧␈↓Resume of ␈↓αRobert D. Poor␈↓␈↓ ,Page 1


␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓αhome address:

␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ α$1700 Santa Cruz Avenue / Menlo Park, California / 415 326-3377


␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓αsummary of experience:

␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ α$Direct␈α
experience␈α
with␈α
assembly␈α
language,␈α
system␈α
programming,␈α
and␈α
operating␈α
systems␈α∞on␈α
the
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ α$following␈αprocessors:␈αDEC␈αPDP-10,␈αDEC␈αPDP-11␈α(operating␈αsystems␈αinclude␈αUNIX,␈α
RSX-11M,
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ α$RT-11),␈α∀DEC␈α∀PDP-8,␈α∀XEROX␈α∃Sigma-9,␈α∀MOS␈α∀Technology␈α∀6502,␈α∀Zilog␈α∃Z-80.␈α∀ High-level
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ α$languages␈α∞include␈α∞Pascal,␈α
C,␈α∞SAIL,␈α∞FORTRAN,␈α∞extended␈α
BASIC,␈α∞PL/Z.␈α∞ Expertise␈α∞with␈α
the
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ α$following␈α_programming␈α_enviroments:␈α_multi-tasking,␈α_real-time,␈α_interactive,␈α_graphics,␈α_signal
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ α$processing,␈α⊃packet␈α⊃oriented␈α⊂communication.␈α⊃ Hardware␈α⊃design␈α⊂experience␈α⊃ranges␈α⊃from␈α⊂high-
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ α$speed␈αdigital␈α
systems␈αto␈αlow␈α
noise,␈αhigh␈αquality␈α
audio␈αsystems.␈α Extensive␈α
use␈αof␈αcomputer␈α
aided
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ α$logic design systems.


␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓αprofessional history:

␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ α$May-Feb 1978-79 ␈↓ ∧4␈↓αStanford Systems Corporation ␈↓ 	kPalo Alto, California 

␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDAs␈α∞Senior␈α∞Systems␈α∞Engineer,␈α∞developed␈α∞and␈α∞maintained␈α∞a␈α∞line␈α∞of␈α∞communication␈α∞products,
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDincluding␈α∀interprocessor␈α∃communication␈α∀systems,␈α∀batch␈α∃terminal␈α∀emulators,␈α∃and␈α∀protocol
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDtranslators.␈α∂ Project␈α∂manager␈α∂to␈α∂a␈α⊂variety␈α∂of␈α∂contracts.␈α∂ Direct␈α∂experience␈α⊂in␈α∂multi-tasking,
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDevent-driven communication software, primarily on DEC PDP-11 processors.


␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ α$Jan-Sep 1976-77 ␈↓ ∧4␈↓αStanford Artificial Intellegence Labs ␈↓ 	vStanford University 

␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDDesigned␈α⊂a␈α⊂microcomputer␈α⊂based␈α⊂i/o␈α⊂system␈α⊂for␈α⊂use␈α⊂with␈α⊂the␈α⊂real-time␈α⊃digital␈α⊂synthesizer
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDsystem.␈αThis␈α
system␈αincluded␈α
a␈αseries␈α
of␈αgeneralized␈α
control␈αpanels,␈α
a␈αmicroprocessor␈αsystem,␈α
a
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDhigh-speed␈αdigital␈αserializer-deserializer␈αsystem,␈αand␈αa␈αset␈αof␈αinterfaces␈αto␈αPDP-10␈αcomputers.
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDDesigned␈α∃audio␈α∃switching␈α∀and␈α∃routing␈α∃system.␈α∃ Made␈α∀extensive␈α∃use␈α∃of␈α∃the␈α∀interactive
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDcomputer␈α
assisted␈αdesign␈α
programs␈α
on␈αthe␈α
computer␈αsystem␈α
there␈α
to␈αaid␈α
in␈αcircuit␈α
verification,
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDproducing␈α⊂P.C.␈α⊂board␈α⊂artwork,␈α⊂and␈α⊂generating␈α⊂wire-wrap␈α⊂lists,␈α⊂schematics,␈α⊂and␈α⊂parts␈α∂lists.
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDWas responsible for parts specification and ordering.


␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ α$Jun-Sep 1975 ␈↓ ∧4␈↓αAlembic, Incorported ␈↓ 	`Sebastipol, California 

␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDWorked␈αas␈αa␈αfree␈αlance␈αdesign␈αengineer.␈αAssisted␈αin␈αthe␈αdesign␈αof␈αa␈αlow-noise␈αpreamplifier,␈αa
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDlow-cost␈α
guitar␈α
preamplifier,␈α
a␈α
frequency␈α
to␈α
voltage␈α
converter,␈α
a␈α
stereo␈α∞quadrature␈α
magnetic
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDtransducer,␈α∩a␈α∩temperature-regulated␈α∩transistor␈α∩array,␈α∩an␈α∩audio␈α∩limiter,␈α∩and␈α∩a␈α∪number␈α∩of
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDvoltage␈αcontrolled␈αaudio␈αcircuits.␈α Specified␈αparts␈αfor␈αinventory␈αstock,␈αlaid␈αout␈αprinted␈αcircuit
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDcards,␈αbuilt␈αprototypes,␈αand␈αrepaired␈αequipment␈αin␈αthe␈αshop␈αand␈αin␈αthe␈αfield.␈α Helped␈αset␈αup
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDan inventory control and ordering system.
␈↓ α∧␈↓Resume of ␈↓αRobert D. Poor␈↓␈↓ ,Page 2


␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ α$Jan-Feb 1975 ␈↓ ∧4␈↓αRound Records ␈↓ 	TSan Rafael, California 

␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDAssisted␈α
in␈αthe␈α
installation␈α
of␈αa␈α
private␈α
16-track␈αrecording␈α
studio.␈α
 Determined␈αand␈α
set␈αup␈α
the
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDoptimum␈α
gain␈α
structure␈α
for␈α
the␈α
signal␈α
chain␈α
in␈α
the␈α
recording␈α
system.␈α
Made␈αmeasurements␈α
and
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDprovided documentation for the noise, distortion, and frequency response of the system.


␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ α$May-Aug 1974 ␈↓ ∧4␈↓αRolling Thunder Studios ␈↓ 
Novato, California 

␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDWorked␈α∪as␈α∪chief␈α∪engineer␈α∪to␈α∪a␈α∩private␈α∪16-track␈α∪recording␈α∪studio.␈α∪ Was␈α∪responsible␈α∩for
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDrecording,␈α⊃maintenance,␈α⊃and␈α∩improvement␈α⊃of␈α⊃the␈α∩studio.␈α⊃Gained␈α⊃experience␈α∩in␈α⊃recording
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDtechniques and the diagnosing and repair of equipment in emergency situations.


␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ α$Sep-Jan 1972-73 ␈↓ ∧4␈↓αNeil Smith ␈↓ 	zTiburon, California 

␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDWorked␈αon␈αa␈αsmall␈αranch.␈αLearned␈αto␈αoperate␈α
a␈αback-hoe,␈αdrive␈αa␈αbulldozer,␈αmilk␈αa␈αcow,␈α
and
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDa variety of construction skills.


␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ α$Apr-Jun 1972 ␈↓ ∧4␈↓αAmerican Amplifier and Television, Inc. ␈↓ 	⎇Arlington, Virginia 

␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDAssisted␈α∪in␈α∀the␈α∪fabrication␈α∀of␈α∪a␈α∀multi-purpose␈α∪public-address␈α∀system␈α∪for␈α∀installation␈α∪at
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDAndrews␈α
Air␈αForce␈α
Base.␈α
Involved␈αin␈α
the␈α
wiring␈αof␈α
speaker␈α
crossover␈αnetworks,␈α
testing␈αof␈α
the
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDspeaker␈α∃systems,␈α∃wiring␈α∃the␈α⊗input␈α∃stages,␈α∃installation␈α∃and␈α∃specification␈α⊗checking.␈α∃ Also
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDconstructed a church sound reenforcement system.


␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓αeducation:

␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ α$Sep-May 1973-78 ␈↓ ∧4␈↓αOberlin College ␈↓ 
MOberlin, Ohio 

␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDBachelor␈α⊃of␈α⊃Fine␈α⊃Arts␈α⊂degree␈α⊃in␈α⊃Electronic␈α⊃Music␈α⊂pending.␈α⊃ Job␈α⊃related␈α⊃courses␈α⊃to␈α⊂date:
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDCalculus,␈α
Linear␈α
Algebra/Multivariate␈α
Calculus,␈αAnalog␈α
circuit␈α
design,␈α
Active␈α
filters␈αdesign,
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDComposition,␈α∀Computer␈α∪Generated␈α∀Music,␈α∀Analog␈α∪Studio␈α∀Techniques,␈α∀and␈α∪Independent
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDProject␈α∞in␈α∞Electronic␈α∞Music.␈α
  Developed␈α∞a␈α∞library␈α∞of␈α
hand-coded␈α∞subroutines␈α∞for␈α∞a␈α
PDP-8
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDbased␈α∞hybrid␈α∞music␈α∞synthesizer␈α
system.␈α∞Wrote␈α∞a␈α∞PAL-3␈α
cross-assembler␈α∞system␈α∞to␈α∞run␈α∞on␈α
a
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDXEROX␈α_Sigma-9␈α_computer.␈α_ Interfaced␈α_music␈α_synthesizer␈α_to␈α_MOS␈α_Technology,␈α↔and
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDdeveloped␈α⊂software␈α⊂to␈α⊂drive␈α⊂the␈α⊃synthesizer.␈α⊂ Wrote␈α⊂a␈α⊂package␈α⊂to␈α⊂convert␈α⊃from␈α⊂XEROX
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDSigma-9 loader format to microprocessor loader format.


␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ α$Jan-Sep 1977 ␈↓ ∧4␈↓αStanford University ␈↓ 	sStanford, California 

␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDAttended␈αStanford␈αin␈α
partial␈αfufillment␈αof␈αOberlin␈α
degree.␈α Studied␈αData␈α
Structures,␈αDigital
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDSignal Processing, Computer Generated Nusic, and Independent Project in Computer Music.
␈↓ α∧␈↓Resume of ␈↓αRobert D. Poor␈↓␈↓ ,Page 3


␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ α$Sep-Jun 1969-72 ␈↓ ∧4␈↓αCambridge School of Weston ␈↓ 	UWeston, Massachusetts 

␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDGraduated␈α∪with␈α∪honors␈α∪in␈α∪1972.␈α∪Job␈α∩related␈α∪courses␈α∪taken;␈α∪Geometry,␈α∪Algebra␈α∪II␈α∩with
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDtrigonometry,␈α⊂Precalclus,␈α⊃Electronics,␈α⊂Physics,␈α⊃Music␈α⊂Theory,␈α⊃Composition.␈α⊂Assisted␈α⊃in␈α⊂the
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDteaching of an Algebra II class, splitting the load with a teacher.

␈↓"β␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDWorked␈αextensively␈αon␈αa␈αDEC␈αTSS-8␈αsystem.␈αBecame␈αfluent␈αin␈αextended␈αBASIC␈αand␈αPAL-
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDD.␈α
Developed␈α∞utility␈α
programs␈α
for␈α∞the␈α
school,␈α
including␈α∞a␈α
dining-hall␈α
seating␈α∞program,␈α
and
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αDnumerous data analysis programs for physics and calculus students.