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Todd Rhodes, Software Equipment Automation Consultant
Rhodes Automation

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Availability Date: Jul 15 2007
Telephone Numbers: 508-648-1617

Current Address:
42 Red Oak Drive
Sudbury MA USA 01776

E-Mail Address:

Additional Contract Information:
1. Machinery Automation Consultant (Large, automatic, technically complex equipment and medical equipment)
- Automated Medical Devices and equipment (Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) systems, life support systems, fluid management systems, etc.)
- Semiconductor/semi manufacturing, flat panel display (fpd) manufacturing, photovoltaic manufacturing - Project Management and software architectures for integration of process equipment into governing infrastructure (factories) [CIM, EDC, APC]
- Complex lithography (steppers), roll-to-roll processing, flexible web material handling and chucking, optical substrate alignment using pattern recognition and fiducial finding, material movement servoing, material tension management, web handling.
- Metrology and test - Automated CD and RG (overlay) measurement equipment and applications. Automated test equipment and recipe-driven architectures and calibration layers
2. Factory Automation Consultant (Semiconductor, Semi)
Project Management and software architectures for factory layout, cell controllers, EDC/APC; work with equipment vendors for successful integration.

Experience managing projects internationally (Japan, Taiwan), as well as the USA.
Have managed long-distance and international projects using internet services and emulated hardware and software, performing final onsite integration as required. Will work hourly, or can provide fixed-price quotes.
Medical devices, Semiconductor and Flat Panel Display industries
[SECS/GEM/GEM300/Interface-A/CIM/GWGEM/Cimetrix/Asyst/FA/Factory Automation/MA/Massachusetts/Consultant]
[semiconductor factory consulting / semiconductor factory consultant]
[fpd factory consulting / fpd factory consultant]
[flat panel display factory consulting / flat panel display factory consultant / factory consulting]
[cim consultant / cim consultant / factory cim consulting / factory cim consultant]
[factory software consulting / factory software consultant]
[cim software consultant / factory software consulting]

Geographical Areas where I will accept work:
USA:Connecticut
USA:Maine
USA:Massachusetts
USA:New Hampshire
USA:New York
USA:Rhode Island
USA:Vermont

Willing to work over the internet

Willing to Relocate

Work Offsite ONLY
Citizenship: US

Years of experience: 20
List of Skill sets:
Applications:Client Server
Applications:Client Server:DCOM
Applications:Component Object Model (COM)
Applications:Data Acquisition
Applications:Data Collection
Applications:Data Mapping Software
Applications:GUI
Applications:Imaging
Applications:Internet:WINSOCK
Applications:MFC
Applications:Medical Device
Applications:Medical Imaging
Applications:Network & Data Comm:Serial, RS232, V24/V28
Applications:Network & Data Comm:TCP/IP
Applications:OLE/COM
Applications:OLE/COM:ATL
Applications:OOAD
Applications:PVCS
Applications:Process Control
Applications:Real-time
Applications:Real-timeApplications
Applications:Real-timeApplications:Real-time
Applications:Robotics
Applications:RoboticsApplications
Applications:RoboticsApplications:Robotics
Applications:Windows API
Consulting:Project Management
Consulting:Quality Assurance:Automated Software Testing
Consulting:Software Architect
Consulting:System/Software Engineering Infrastructure
IDE:Visual Studio
IDE:Windows .NET
Industry:Automation
Industry:Biotechnology
Industry:Engineering
Industry:Engineering:Industrial Engineers
Industry:Manufacturing:Process Control
Industry:Pharmaceutical
Industry:Telecommunications
Languages:Ada 83/95
Languages:C
Languages:C++
Languages:C++:MFC
Languages:C++:STL
Languages:InstallShield - C
Languages:Ladder Logic
Languages:Logic Programming
Languages:QA:QA Partner
Languages:QA:SQA Robot
Languages:QA:Silk
Languages:QA:Visual Test
Languages:Tcl/Tk
Languages:Unix shell
Languages:VBScript
Languages:VS Basic
Languages:Visual Basic
Languages:Visual C++ 5.0
Languages:Visual C++ 6.0 (ATL, MFC)
Languages:Visual C++ 7.0
Languages:Visual C/C++ 5.0
Languages:XML:XML-RPC
Management
Management:Project Manager
Microsoft.NET.C++
Object Oriented Design & Analysis
Operating System:MS DOS
Operating System:MS Windows
Operating System:MS Windows 2000
Operating System:MS Windows XP
Operating System:MS Windows:Scripting Languages
Operating System:MS WindowsNT
Operating System:UNIX
Operating System:UNIX:SunOS/Solaris
Operating System:VRTX
Operating System:VXWorks
Operating System:Windows 2000
Porting:DOS to Windows
Porting:NT
Porting:Unix
Systems Integration
Systems Programming:Device Drivers
Systems Programming:Device Drivers:GPIB (IEEE-488)
Systems Programming:Firmware
Systems Programming:Real-Time
Technical Writing:Requirements Documentation
Testing
Testing:Diagnostic Engineering
Testing:Planning
Testing:SQA architect
Testing:Software Verification
Testing:Test Development
Testing:Test Tools
Tools
Tools:Bus Analyzers
Tools:In-Circuit-Emulators
Tools:Logic Analyzers
Tools:Oscilloscopes
Tools:Protocol Analyzers

Acceptable Contract arrangements:

I do use contract agents/recruiters.

I am an Independent Corporation.

I am a Limited Liability Company (LLC).

I use an Umbrella company as employer of record.

I am an Independent Sole Proprietor (1099).

I can be an Employee of an Agent (W2).

I can be convertible to Employee of Client.

I am also looking for part-time work.

I will also bid fixed price work.