Target employment date: mid-April 2000
Past salary:
  ID Systems  $62,500 + 15,000 stock options vested over 5 years.
              Upon resignation, both the CEO and Director of Engineering
              offered to retain me for a negotiable salary between $70k-$80k,
              plus an unspecified number of additional stock options.
  Xerox Corp. $40/hr over three-month period
  AGNC Corp.  $37.50/hr over 3-month period

Contact: julian@perihelia.com
http://www.perihelia.com


Dear Recruiter/Manager,

I'm writing to elucidate some of the points in my resume which may strike your interest. I have significant, Ph.D.-level experience, not only as a mechanical engineer, but also as a real-time/embedded software developer.

I am an expert c programmer (9 years) and technically advanced Matlab/Simulink programmer (7 years), including custom Simulink GUI work.  I've used both these skills in the field, for professional consultation  with the likes of Xerox Corporate Research & Development, as well as my recent work as a firmware systems engineer for a Silicon Alley start-up.  I have significant control systems experience, extending to fuzzy and nonlinear as well as classical control, and including both time- and frequency-based system identification techniques.

The combination of my controls background with my extensive programming experience, and my formal training as a mechanical engineer, put me in a unique position where I can draw from any and all of these areas to synergistically complete a wide variety of challenging projects.

Several companies have drawn upon these skills in my capacity as a consultant, but I'm presently looking for a stimulating permanent position where my work demands expertise in the areas of software development/programming as well as real-time/embedded control system design and implementation/integration, especially involving Matlab/Simulink work.


Sincerely,

Julian de Marchi, Ph.D.