Josh Holland

Josh Holland

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Staff Engineer at Samsung Semiconductor

  • Education

    • Luther College

      1993 - 1997
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) Computer Science

      Activities and Societies: Football, Pi Sigma Omicron

  • Experience

    • Intermec by Honeywell

      Jun 1997 - Jun 2007

      Architected, developed, and maintained several pieces of communications middleware on mobile/embedded devices and servers and other software● Pioneered software that could intelligently switch between communication technologies based on which is the best available to a mobile device, as well as maintain or re-establish a connection through areas of poor coverage. Awarded U.S. patent #7,564,799 for this technology● Created priority based store and forward queuing software for delivery of data between mobile devices and servers over TCP/IP sockets● Developed software for remotely managing various configuration settings across multiple devices ● Maintained and updated legacy product written in assembly language Show less Developed, tested, and maintained various libraries and utilities consumed by application developers ● Updated communications client software for Windows and Windows Embedded devices for connecting to dial-up network and communicating with proprietary server software● Analyzed and performed quality assurance testing for a DOS to WinCE migration library● Architected and maintained a variety of configuration tools and utilities, such as a software tool for our manufacturing line to configure modems in embedded devices Show less

      • Senior Engineer (Communications\SmartSystems)

        May 2003 - Jun 2007
      • Senior Engineer (Common Components)

        Oct 2000 - Apr 2003
      • Engineer (System Test)

        Jun 1997 - Oct 2000
    • Honeywell

      Jul 2007 - Jul 2015
      Lead Engineer (Mobile Continuity)

      Responsible for maintaining released software platforms across our product line with a primary focus on WWAN and GPS on both Android (Linux) and Windows Mobile\Windows Embedded platforms.● Orchestrate resolutions to customer issues that impact millions of dollars in sales annually● Collaborate with sales, engineering, partners, and customers worldwide to provide solutions● Determine root cause of issues through the use of various software and hardware tools● Design, implement, and verify software changes to embedded device drivers and applications● Consistently one of the top performers in the company in providing resolutions to customer issues● Architect and maintain software test tools for troubleshooting issues● Collaborate with new product integration to leverage lessons learned into future designs● Devise and present training to sales teams and customers on new tools and technologies● Authored white paper on writing communication applications for Windows Mobile Show less

    • Samsung Semiconductor

      Aug 2015 - now
      Staff Engineer
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Fire Instructor 1

      International Fire Service Accreditation Congress
      Oct 2011
    • Fire Fighter 2

      International Fire Service Accreditation Congress
      Jun 2010
    • EMT-Intermediate

      Iowa Department of Public Health Bureau of EMS
      Mar 2010
    • Six Sigma - Green Belt

      Honeywell
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Josh Holland
      Hero Award Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival Jun 2011 Awarded for community involvement in emergency response.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Lieutenant

      Issued by Robins Fire Department on Jun 2008
      Robins Fire DepartmentAssociated with Josh Holland
    • Sound Engineer

      Issued by Legion Arts/Csps on Nov 2014
      Legion Arts/CspsAssociated with Josh Holland
    • Lieutenant

      Issued by Hiawatha Fire Department on Mar 2005
      Hiawatha Fire DepartmentAssociated with Josh Holland