Alan Altman - Consulting Services
A few of the skills in my toolbox:
- Experience with rapid building of simulations, modeling systems and algorithm development in Excel with VBA Macros
- Microprocessor hardware design including both analog and digital circuits
- Design, write, test, debug and document firmware for Atmel AVR microcontrollers
- Hands-on circuit board design, prototyping, debug, testing
- Design of custom purpose microprocessor data acquisition systems, PI loop controllers, brushless motor controllers, LCD display controllers,
sequencers with fault checking. Ability to write tight/fast running interrupt code in assembler
- Knowledgeable in wide variety of engineering disciplines including thermodynamics, heat transfer, energy conversion, solar power/concentrator/tracker modeling and design,
Stirling engines, wind power, human powered vehicles
- Unique broad knowledge and direct hands-on experience with Stirling engine instrumentation, microprocessor control systems design/implementation and troubleshooting
- Direct experience with solar, electrically and gas fired Stirling engines in the 100 to 500 Watt range
- Ability to design test protocol/equipment, run and document test programs and analyze data from said test programs in a variety of disciplines
- Proven ability to rapidly locate and filter existing technical literature, analyze and simulate potential energy performance of new technologies then distill into a compact report/analysis
- Self-motivated and self-directed from project start to finish, can either work individually or with other team members
- Capable with Mac and PC hardware, networking, test data conversion/data import into Excel/Word, schematic and circuit board design programs, DAQView, DaisyLab, Office/OpenOffice, AVRStudio
Please contact me if you have any questions or wish to talk about a possible project.