HELEN S. LOEB

276 Barwynne Lane
Wynnewood, PA 19096
(610) 642-5562
helen.loeb@verizon.net

OBJECTIVE
Take on a leadership role in a research and development project.

 

SUMMARY
Very strong technical skills. Ph.D. in control systems. Successful experience building a software product from scratch. Experience designing prototypes working in collaboration with hardware, electrical, firmware engineers. Extensive experience with Microsoft Development Products, C++, C#, .net. Very detail oriented. Excellent at setting goals and meeting deadlines. Two US patents.

 

EXPERIENCE

Peripheral Dynamics Inc., Plymouth Meeting, PA 1998 to present

Senior Software Engineer

  • Designed the PDI software suite from scratch for multiple scanners.
  • Designed original algorithms for image processing.
  • Developed image processing libraries, API, test applications.
  • Integrated third party OCR and barcode libraries.
  • Supervised work of contractors.
  • Planned for development with hardware, electrical, firmware engineers.
  • Assisted customers with C++, VB, java integration.

    • Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA 1997

    Adjunct Faculty

  • Taught computer graphics to continuing students
  • Taught C++ programming to juniors

    • Port of Bordeaux Authority, Bordeaux, France 1994-1997

    Project manager

  • Design and physical construction of a light autonomous surface vessel for the Hydrographic Department
  • Solicited and obtained $625,000 in government grant. Managed total project budget: $1,250,000.
  • Selected materials and services needed, negotiated with suppliers.
  • Designed hardware configuration.
  • Designed original navigational software using GPS receiver, implemented software.
  • Managed a team of student engineers, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and sailors.
  • Reported in local and national print media and television, published academic papers.
  • Obtained Ph.D. with honors from the University of Bordeaux.

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    EDUCATION

    Universite de Bordeaux I, Bordeaux, France

    Ph.D. in Control Systems

  • Design of a high-precision track keeping autopilot using Differential GPS for navigation.
  • Used LQG and H-infinity design techniques, Kalman filtering.
  • Actual implementation and in situ trials of vehicule in conjunction with work at the Port of Bordeaux Authority.
  • Papers appeared in proceedings of HYDRO'94, OCEANS'94, CAMS'95 and ICASAV'95.

    • Ecole Nationale Superieure de l'Aeronautique et de l'Espace, Toulouse, France

    MS in Avionics

  • Trained in aeronautics and space technologies
  • Specialized in robotics and navigation systems.
  • Internship in neural networks at MIT and Boston University, Rotary Club Scholarship.

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    PATENTS AND PUBLICATIONS

  • Engin Nautique de Surface Robotisé: Synthèse de lois de commande et GPS differentiel, Ph.D. thesis #1510, Université Bordeaux I (1996).
  • High Precision Autopilot Design for Small Ships. Pierre Bidan and Serge Boverie, editors, IFAC Workshop on Intelligent Components for Autonomous and Semi Autonomous Vehicles, pages 123--127. LAAS/CNRS, Toulouse, France, October 25--26, 1995.
  • New Hydrographic Automated Vehicle : Proceedings of the 9th biennial international symposium HYDRO'94, pages 10.1--10.9, Aberdeen, Scotland, September 13--15, 1994.
  • New Hydrographic automated vehicle: design of a high precision track controller. Thor I. Fossen, editor, Proceedings of the 3rd IFAC Workshop on Control Applications in Marine Systems CAMS’95, pages 49--53, Trondheim, Norway, May 10--12, 1995.
  • Conception d'un Engin Nautique de Surface Robotisé (E.N.S.R.). Proceedings OCEANS '94, volume I, pages 120--129, Brest, France, September 13--16, 1994
  • US Patent 5869475 with Port of Bordeaux http://www.freepatentsonline/5689475.html
  • US Patent 20020181805 with Peripheral Dynamics Inc. http://www.freepatentsonline/20020181805.html

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    COMPUTER SKILLS

  • Windows 2000, XP, Unix, Linux Red Hat, Fedora.
  • Visual C++, MFC, C#, VB
  • Delphi, Borland C++
  • XML, HTML, ASP.net 2.0
  • Installshield 6.4, TortoiseSVN Subversion, Sourcesafe
  • Matlab, Simulink
  • Visual Studio 6.0, Visual Studio 2005, Visual Web Developer 2005
  • Access database, Sharepoint

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    ADDITIONAL INTERESTS

  • Avid Photographer, Photomosaics, Slideshows, DVD authoring.
  • Home theater design.
  • Translated MIDI files into Visible Music format.
  • Webmaster of the Philadelphia Jewish Voice www.pjvoice.com