Carlos Cardoso

6031 Clifford Terrace

215-803-5978
Philadelphia, PA 19151
cc111ae0a@westpost.net
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OBJECTIVE
To pursue a challenging job position of either Software development, Embedded de
velopment, or Systems Integration in an innovative, industrial leading company.
SKILL HIGHLIGHTS
Overall 8+ years enterprise experience on system architecture, design lead, met
hodology definitions, logic and physical design on high-performance, deep sub-mi
cron, multimillion gates ASICs and FPGA, 5+ years of experience in Firmware dev
elopment, and 3 years of experience development on Enterprise Virtualization App
lication Development on Windows Server 2008 R1 & R2.
* Strong Aptitude for learning, adaptability, multi-tasking, innovative problem
solving, tenacity, & planning
* Strong understanding in IC unit level architect, design partitioning, function
al specification and test plan Definitions
* Strong understanding and experience with Agile processes and methodologies, es
pecially SCRUM and XP
* Experience in Developing with Microsoft Virtualization Technology
* Experienced with Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), Hype
r-V, VMware and vCenter
* Good understanding of Virtualization, VDI, Public Cloud, Private Cloud, and Th
in Clients
* Prototyping experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud
* Team Lead on several successful projects
* Wide-range of experience with Embedded Development & Support on two successful
projects
* Proficient in writing highly portable, modular and scalable code in Verilog/VH
DL for synchronous and asynchronous designs to allow easy portability, reusabili
ty and maintenance
* Expert on PCI Express Base Specification 1.0a and 2.0, and PCI Express I/O Vir
tualization (SRIOV, MRIOV)
* Hands-on design, architecture, RTL coding, RTL/Design reviews, verifications,
and Hardware Debug
* Leading expert on Troubleshooting Hardware, Software, and Integration Problems
* Familiar with assertion based formal verification, both PSL and OVL
* Programming Languages : C#, C, TCL, C++, T-SQL, WQL, and Assembly Languag
e, PowerShell
* Platforms/Frameworks : UNIX, Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP, Embedded XP, L
inux, Windows Server 2003 EE, Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Virtual Server 20
05 R2, VMware ESX, .NET 4.0, 3.5, 2.0, WCF, WPF, RDP, KMS, WAIK 2.0
* Microsoft Development : Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010, Windows Embedded St
udio, Visual SourceSafe, DebugView, SQL Server 2005/2008, SQL Express 2005/2008
* Other Development tools : Wind River VxWorks, AMD SC520, Compuware NuMega V
toolsD, DriverWorks, SoftICE, Cygwin
* HDL : VHDL, Verilog
* Simulation tools : Aldec Active-HDL, Debusy, and Modelsim Simulator
* Synthesis tools : Synplicity Synplify Pro, Xilinx ISE
* BFM : Denali Bus Functional Model (BFM)
* FPGA Place & Route tools : Xilinx Alliance ISE Tool
* Measurement/Debug tools : Vmetro & Catalyst PCI bus Analyzer/Exercisers, Tek
tronix PCI Express Analyzer, Tektronix Logic Analyzers, and Xilinx Chipscope Pr
o Embedded Logic Analyzer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Unisys Corporation Malvern, PA
Software & Hardware Engineer July 1998-Current
Virtual Office as a Service "VOaaS" (2009-Present)
* Developed Middleware for the Cloud (Private and Public) to manage Virtual Desk
tops for Windows 7 and Windows XP 2003 as part of a SCRUM team
* Developed a Web Service to register End Users and Dynamically Provision Virtua
l Desktops to End users accessing the Desktops through Thin Clients. Implemented
with the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Framework
* Utilized Windows Automation Installation Kit (WAIK) to customize and build Gol
d Virtual Desktops for deployment.
* Implemented and Tested Key Management Server within the VOaaS Infrastructure
* Deployed VOaaS at a customer Site in a different country as part of the Unisys
Cloud Offering and performed component Test Validation of VOaaS
* Wrote scripts via PowerShell and T-SQL to automate creation, configuration, a
nd deployment of Virtual Machines
* Help Design the solution that it supported Multi-tenancy
* Research Integration with VMware Hypervisor
Unisys Consolidated Virtual Desktop Solutions - Session Manager (2008-2009)
* Migrated original design from Virtual Server 2005 on Windows 2003 to Microsoft
HyperV on the Windows 2008 R1
* Designed and Implemented the Virtual Machine (VM) Pooling on Microsoft Windows
Server 2008 R1 and R2. The Design consisted of a centralized control which inte
rfaced to Thin Clients to broker connections to VMs. The Session Manager inte
rfaced via .NET Remoting to Agents residing on the Virtualization Servers.
* Improved the Host Pooling Design.
* Developed code with C# on Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008.
* Designed with ASP .NET 2.0
* Utilized SQL Server and SQL express 2005/2008 for building Databases consumed
by the Session Manager application.

Unisys Consolidated Virtual Desktop - Secure USB Boot (2008)

* Configure, Build, & Deploy a secure XP Embedded Run-time image booting from a
MXI USB Stick Flash that provided an RDP connection to a virtual Desktop
* Developed console application with C using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 for th
e secure USB bootable Image.
* Debugged Drivers Installation Failures, including use of Filemon and InCtrl5 u
tilities
* Implemented Enhanced Write Filter (EWF) and Cloning for the run-time Image.
* Tested Deployed Image on the USB stick booting on Thin Clients, Laptops, and P
Cs.

PCI Express Core Project (2003 - 2008)

* Team Leader for successful Design & RTL for PCI Express (PCIe) 1.0a and 2.0 co
res as part of an ASIC chipset, implemented in an enterprise-class server (ES700
0). Both cores met their milestones.
* Team Leader for Xilinx-based FPGA prototype for PCI Express (PCIe) 1.0a which
completed several months ahead of schedule
* Defined Project Milestones & Schedules for the ASIC Design Team and FPGA proto
type Team.
* Notified Projected Manager of risks & Developed workaround solutions to keep p
roject on schedule.
* Assisted Architect in defining Module updates in the Functional Design specifi
cation for PCIe Gen 2.0
* Wrote PCIe FPGA prototype & ASIC Design specifications, simulation test plans,
and hardware test plans
* Performed RTL Simulation and Debug for both FPGA prototype & ASIC design
* Synthesized RTL for FPGA prototype using Synplicity Synplify Pro
* Performed Place & Route for FPGA prototype using the Xilinx ISE implementation
tool
* Debugged FPGA prototype board and ASIC chipset
* Defined Verification Tests; Reviewed TCL-based Verification TestCases
* Responsible for Debugging the major PCI Express core ASIC design verification
failures
* Interfaced to third party Vendors Denali and Avago (Found various bugs in thei
r models)
* Assisted team members in converting ASIC-based Verilog code to FPGA-based Veri
log code.
* Researched PCI express tools from Agilent, Tektronix, and Vmetro Vendors
* Trained other Engineers and Co-ops on the entire Design Methodology process
* Developed proficiency on PCIe from PCI SIG Developers Conferences, 2007-2008

Remote Console Management Hardware (Phase 2) Project (2000 - 2003) - Embe

dded Linux RTOS
* Designed & Implemented LZW compression DMA Engine for console management hardw
are PCI card
* Implemented various design modules in VHDL language for Xilinx FPGA
* Performed RTL & back-end-annotated timing simulation and debug
* Modified, verified, & integrated IP VGA core from Intrinsix to function with e
xisting design
* Assisted Lead engineer in integration of Xilinx PCI core IP
* Enhanced Design & Improved Floorplan to fit in smaller FGPA, thereby saving co
mpany thousands of dollars
* Wrote RTL simulation testbenches & models
* Responsible for FPGA Synthesis, and improving timing on failing paths
* Performed Place & Route, Floor-planning, Pin Lock, and UCF definition for FPGA
* Integrated & Modified Ethernet Device Driver & VGA BIOS Debug
* Firmware/Software development for the AMD SC520 Microcontroller using C
* Innovatively designed a 'Protocol Checker/Assertion' in FPGA for real-time, in
-circuit debug
* Extensive Hardware Debug/Troubleshooting, especially with PCI bus analyzers &
Xilinx Chipscope Pro
* Trained/Mentored several co-op students and new team members (6)
Remote Console Management Hardware (Phase 1) Project (1998-1999) -Embedded VxWor
ks RTOS
* Wrote POC (Power-On Confidence) Firmware for the console management PCI card u
sing Intel960 assembly language & C
* Ran POC against the on-board components: I960 processor, Adaptec SCSI chip, VG
A chip, Ethernet chip, etc
* Assisted Lead Engineer in Hardware Debug/Troubleshooting of the console manage
ment hardware using PCI, SCISI, Ethernet, and Logic Analyzers
* Develop Software Tests using Visual Basic for PCI based devices
* Ensured that the BSP was modified and integrated seamlessly with the embedded
Operating System
* Wrote POC & Hardware Debug Specification for Manufacturing
Mack Information Systems, Inc. Wyncote, PA
Production Engineer September 1996-June 1998
* Assembled & repaired temperature monitoring devices
* Responsible for circuit board assembly
* Produced and shipped over $500,000 worth of equipment
* Tested and validated PCs and various other devices
* Wrote procedures for testing equipment
* Designed electric circuits using Orcad
HONORS AND AWARDS
* Received Highest Performance Rating of 1 at Unisys, 2007-2008
* US patent for hardware implementation of LZW Decompressor, 2007
* Unisys Silver Recognition Award for outstanding contribution to the ES7000-500
program, 2003
* PCI SIG, Member
* PCIA-Certified Technician, 1999
* Unisys Excellence Award for Remote Console Manager I, 2000
* Outstanding Academic Achievement, Drexel University, 1994-1997
* Dean's List, Drexel University, 1993-1996
EDUCATION
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
Cumulative GPA: 3.6