http://jeffrey.nonken.net/ 2010-09-09T03:23:31-04:00 http://jeffrey.nonken.net/ http://jeffrey.nonken.net/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2008-07-29T22:57:23-04:00 http://jeffrey.nonken.net/doku.php?id=analect_instruments&rev=1217386643 After I moved to Southern California in late 1981 I got a job at the Analect Instruments division of Laser Precision Corp. While Laser Precision was located in Utica, New York, the president of the company lived in Laguna Beach, probably because he could. text/html 2009-08-16T17:32:47-04:00 http://jeffrey.nonken.net/doku.php?id=ca_electronics&rev=1250458367 Real-Time Clock The project in question included an interrupt-driven real-time clock. We derived a 60 Hz interrupt from the AC input, then used that to drive a series of software counters. When we read the time from the clock variables we'd read it a second time and compare; if the results were different we'd throw the first one away and read again. text/html 2008-04-07T21:19:14-04:00 http://jeffrey.nonken.net/doku.php?id=moore_products&rev=1207617554 The situation being what it was, we decided to move back to Pennsylvania. Blanche transferred to the local office of her job, which was in Blue Bell. A few months later I found a job in Spring House at a 50-year-old family-owned business called Moore Products Co., which was in the industrial process control business. I was hired into EID (Electronics Instruments Division), the small systems division. text/html 2009-08-16T19:38:10-04:00 http://jeffrey.nonken.net/doku.php?id=online_resume&rev=1250465890 Personal Data Jeffrey J. Nonken 1208 Duke Dr. Davis, CA 95616-3925 <http://jeffrey.nonken.net/> Summary Senior Embedded Systems Designer with comprehensive experience in software development for an industrial process control company. Demonstrated strengths in rapid analysis, synthesis and attention to detail. Recognized as a dynamic, proactive problem solver. Experience includes: text/html 2009-09-08T01:14:24-04:00 http://jeffrey.nonken.net/doku.php?id=precision_flight_controls_inc&rev=1252386864 PFC had been depending on part-time contractors for its firmware and software development. One problem was that the contractors had their own priorities; problems with “finished” firmware might have to wait weeks before they had time to address them. text/html 2009-08-16T17:30:58-04:00 http://jeffrey.nonken.net/doku.php?id=schulmerich&rev=1250458258 Schulmerich Carillons makes hand bells, hand chimes (a less expensive alternative to hand bells), and electronic carillons as well as related products. It is based in Sellersville, PA. One of their retired VIPs had come up with an electronic version of the hand chime, which consisted of up to 37 battery-powered wands, each with an accelerometer and a radio, and a base with a radio and a synthesizer. text/html 2008-08-21T00:06:07-04:00 http://jeffrey.nonken.net/doku.php?id=software_engineer&rev=1219291567 My job title is Software Engineer, but what does that mean? While I do a lot of programming, saying “software engineer” isn't just a fancy way of saying “programmer”. There's a lot more to it. Problem-Solving A problem-solver is text/html 2009-09-07T23:00:07-04:00 http://jeffrey.nonken.net/doku.php?id=start&rev=1252378807 “Programming right down to the bare metal since 1980.” My name is Jeffrey Nonken. I am an embedded systems software engineer from Chester County, Pennsylvania, about 30 miles west of Philadelphia. I am currently living in Davis, California, near Sacramento.