Curriculum Vitae of ir. W.O. van Ooijen

	Name	Wouter Olaf van Ooijen
	Education	Technical University Delft informatics (ir)
	Born	18 September 1962
	Professional since	1988
	Functions	programmer, tester, designer, architect, consultant
	Telephone	06-44286985 (office hours); 033-4621296 (private/evenings)
	Address	Utrechtseweg 173, 3818 ED, Amersfoort; the Netherlands
	Email	wouter@voti.nl
	Website	http://www.voti.nl
	Company	Van Ooijen Technische Informatica
	Updated	2010-NOV-23


I am a software professional with a passion for electronics. Currently I run my webshop and I teach informatics at the Hogeschool Utrecht. Before that I have worked in industry for 14 years, mostly on embedded systems.

Period	employer	customer	project	activity
2001 - now	Van Ooijen Technische Informatica		Webshop, design work	Owner
2004 – now	Hogeschool Utrecht			Teacher (0.4 FTE)
1999 - 2001	ICT Automatisering	Thales Communications / Signaal Communications	ATM communication system	system architect
1995 - 1998	ICT Automatisering	Fokker Space	European Robotic Arm	system designer , subcontractor contacts
1994 - 1995	ICT Automatisering	NCR/AT&T	cheque processing system	programmer team leader
1989 - 1994	ICT Automatisering	ICT Automatisering	industrial communication and data-acquisition system	programmer, tester, designer, trainer, team leader
1988 – 1989	st Elisabeth hospital	-	laboratory automation system	designer, programmer
1985 - 1988	Technische Universiteit Delft	-	computer practica	student-assistant

period	education	result
1982 -1988	TU Delft – informatics	ir
1981 - 1982	TU Delft – electronics	-
1977 - 1981	Vrije School	VWO-B
1974 - 1977	Scholengemeenschap 'Hugo Grotius'	-

keywords

programming languages	C, Ada, Pascal, C++, VisualBasic, Tcl/Tk, Python, embedded SQL
operating systems	Unix, MSDOS, Windows, VMS, ELN
Methods	HRT-HOOD, Fagan inspection, Yourdon, ESA PSS-05
Protocols	TCP/IP, ATM, MIL-1553, DECnet, OSI
Tools	MsWord, MsAccess, Shells, Doors, Tcat-Path, EuroSim

details

Period	2001 – now
activity	Webshop and design work
werkgever	None
keywords	Webshop, electronics, mailorder, design, production

Ik run a webshop for microcontroller chips and related products. My customers range from entry-level hobbyists to small-scale professionals, the occasional large company (Philips!) and schools. Most customers are in the Netherlands and Flanders, but a fair number is spread all over the world. Ik sell components, kits (both from kit suppliers and of my own design), ready-built circuits, and software. Ik buy from suppliers in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, USA, and China. As time permits I also do development and small-series production work. Eaxmples: The electronic control box (hardware en firmware) for the motors in a human arm supporting prothese A cicuit (hardware only) for the calibration of taxi meters

Period	2004 – now
Activity	Lessen creeeren en geven (0.4 FTE)
branches	Technical Informatics (in the past also Electronics, Security Technology)
employer	Hogeschool Utrecht
keywords	Education, PIC microcontroller, LPC ARM microcontroller, assembler, C, C++

I give a number of courses at the Hogeschool Utrecht.The set of courses varies from year to year. Typical courses are: Introduction into Computer Technology Inleiding computerkunde (computerarchitecture, datacommunicatin, networks, embedded systems) C (various levels) C++ ARM assembler PIC assembler

period	2001 – 2002
project	MPTE: Mission Prepraration and Training Environment for ERA (see 1995-1998)
activity	testing, coding, documenting
customer	Fokker Space (Leiden) / co-located at NLR (Marknesse)
employer	freelancer as Van Ooijen Technische Informatica
keywords	C, EuroSim, Tcl/Tk, Python, Tcat-Path

MPTE is a visual simulator of the ERA robot arm, the space station on which the robot is used, and the environment of the space station (sun, moon, earth, stars). MPTE is used for mission preparation and for cosmonaut training.

I created automated test procedures for a number of simulation models developed at LNR. The procedures test both the functionality and the test path coverage (using Tcat-Path). I also rewrote and corrected the model code and wrote (or rewrote) the detailed designs.

period	1999 – 2001
project	SmartNet: a distributed communication system for the transport of audio and data (serial, Ethernet) using ATM technology
activity	system architect
customer	Thales Communications / Signaal Communications (Huizen)
employer	ICT Automatisering
keywords	Tcl/Tk, ATM, X.21

SmartNet is a communication system designed for military purposes. Its original intended use was as voice and data communication system in military vehicles, either stand-alone or in groups (headquarters). An important civil customer is the NS (Dutch railways) where is used to carry video, voice and data over the existing glass fiber infrastructure.

I contributed to the system design of SmartNet, especially the interface definitions, the testability, the transport of synchronous data and the scalability. I created a tool that can be used to assess the feasibility of a SmartNet configuration.

For this function a "verklaring van geen bezwaar" has been issued by the Dutch "Ministerie van Binnelandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties".

period	1995 – 1998
project	the European Robotic Arm (ERA) for the international space station
activity	system design, subcontractor contacts, automated testing
customer	Fokker Space (Leiden)
employer	ICT Automatisering
keywords	Ada, C, Tcl/Tk, MsAccess, MIL-1553, PSS-05

The European Robotic Arm (ERA) is a robot arm for the Russian section of the international space station ISSA. As prime contractor Fokker Space is responsible for the system design, the project management and the integration and testing of the total system.

I worked mainly on the central computer of the arm. The critical aspects were the performance of the processor and the reliability of the (Ada) compiler. Contacts with the subcontractors (SAAB, DASA, CRI/Matra, Tecnospazio, Alsys/Aonix) were an important part of my work. I also worked on the automated testing facility for the engineering model of the central computer.

period	1994 – 1995
project	a cheque processing system
activity	programmer, team leader
customer	NCR/AT&T (Amsterdam)
employer	ICT Automatisering
keywords	C, C++, embedded SQL

A cheque processing system was adapted for the Dutch situation. The system consisted of an optical cheque reader, a database system, an OCR engine, an number of data entry terminals and a mainframe connection.

I worked as (C/C++) programmer and as team leader.

period	1989 – 1994
project	DM90: an industrial communication and data-acquisition product
activity	programmer, designer, trainer, team leader
employer	ICT Automatisering
keywords	Pascal, VAX, ELN, C, Fortran, PLC, datacommunication

DM90 is a real-time data-communication and data-acquisition product, sold mainly to for industrial process control (AKZO, DSM, ALDEL). A DM90 is a real-time DEC VAX with software developed by ICT that handles the communication with various industrial control systems (Honeywell, TDC, Siemens, AEG, SattControl). A DM90 gathers and stores real-time data and presents this data in a uniform way to a VAX-VMS system.

I worked as (E-Pascal, C, Fortran) programmer, designer, trainer and as team leader.

period	1988 – 1994
project	laboratory automation
activity	designer, programmer
employer	st Elisabeth hospital (Leiderdorp)
keywords	Turbo Pascal

The hospitals laboratory performs analysis on blood samples. The analysis requests are provided by the hospitals mainframe. The majority of the analysis are performed on automated analysis machines.

I designed, implemented (TurboPascal) and introduced a network of PCs. One PC gets the requests from the mainframe, and feeds the authorized result back. The other PCs are each coupled to one or more analysis machines and receive the analysis results via RS-232 interfaces. These PCs are also used to select the analysis that are to be performed and to authorize the results.

period	1988
project	final assignment
section	programming language translators and programming environments
keywords	Ada, C

I re-wrote (in C/assembler) the Ada tasking kernel of the Ada compiler that was being developed at the university, and I worked on a model for a distributed Ada tasking kernel.

period	1985 – 1988 (30%)
project	computer practica
activity	student-assistant
employer	Technische Universiteit Delft
keywords	Pascal, PDP-11 assembler

As student-assistant for a number of computer practica (Algol, Pascal, PDP11-assembler) I assisted and rated the students, and developed new assignments.