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      1220 N Fair Oaks Ave.
      #3314
      Sunnyvale, CA 94089

    Daniel T Casner

    • 650 450 9873
    • daniel.t.casner@ieee.org
    • US Citizen

  • Objective

    A full time research / engineering position requiring cross disciplinary skills and a passion for finding elegant solutions to challenging problems

  • Skills

    • Expert with C/C++, Python, Verilog, MATLAB and numerous other languages
    • Adept at programming embedded devices with limited computational resources
    • Experienced developing software for AVR, AVR32, Xilinx, Unix, OSX, Windows CE and Windows
    • Practiced at electronic design and layout including digital, analog and switching components
    • Familiar with FPGA programmable logic including soft cores
    • Proficient in Japanese

  • Research and Professional Expirience Experience

    • Anybots Inc. Robotics Engineer
      2007 – Present
      Mountain View, California
      • Collaborated in a tight knit team to take a new robot from concept to public debut in 6 months.
      • Designed, debugged and improved numerous custom PCB designs.
      • Created firmware and drivers for robot hardware and peripherals.
      • Worked closely with patent attorneys to determine IP protection strategy and file 5 patent applications.
      • Researched and developed novel IEEE 802.11 management software.
      • Analyzed thermal problems and improved performance by 40%.
      • Evaluated hardware and software components for use in robots.
      • Coordinated debut and exhibition of first product line at CES 2009.
      • Conducted hardware and electronics reliability tests.
      • Managed interns to work independently towards both personal and company goals.
    • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
      2006 – 2007
      Albany, NY
      • Developed algorithms and control laws to maintain connectivity between mobile sensor nodes under adverse conditions and tested these algorithms both in simulation and implementation.
      • Studied and used IEEE 802.15.4 equivalent mesh networks.
      • Wrote numerous TinyOS applications and modules and designed custom Mote hardware expansions.
    • DOE Joint Genome Institute Technical Scholar
      Summer 2006
      Walnut Creek, CA
      • Analyzed data to create DNA sequencing run time control software with the potential to increase read lengths and decrease costs by up to 10 percent.
      • Collaborated with staff and interns to create analytical tools.
    • Lawrence University
      2002 – 2006
      Appleton, WI
      • Created artificial intelligence planning software capable of correctly handling non-deterministic interactions of a physical robot with the world.
      • Developed original visual landmark recognition software.
      • Collaborated to create and test multi-robot coordination algorithms.
    • Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Volunteer Research Associate
      Summer 2005
      Moss Landing, CA
      • Wrote and modified several Linux kernel modules to enhance realtime performance.
      • Assisted with at sea AUV operation on 8day, 600km, research cruise.
      • Ported AUV control software from QNX to Linux operating system.
      • Maintained AUV hardware.
    • Miller Electric Mfg. Co. Software Engineer (part time)
      2004 – 2007
      Appleton, WI
      • Developed new concepts and user interface technology for flagship product.
      • Created original AJAX web interface for remote operation of embedded factory equipment.
      • Implemented embedded database support software.

  • Patents and Publications

    • Bruce Alan Casner, Daniel Thomas Casner. 2007. Configurable welding interface for automated welding applications. USPTO Application #: 20090313549, 12/17/2009,
    • Trevor Blackwell, Daniel Casner, Scott Wiley, Benjamin Holson. 2009. Multiple patent applications still undisclosed.
    • D. Casner, et al. . 2006. Closed Loop Optimization of Gene Sequencing Run Times. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 2006 Student Research Symposium .

  • Activities

    • IEEE Santa Clara Valley Robotics and Automation Society Secretary
    • IEEE, Electric Bicycles, Furniture Making and Wood Sculpture, Home Automation, Martial Arts, Dance, FIRST LEGO League Mentoring

  • Achievements

    • 2004 – 2006
      Sigma Pi Sigma National Physics Honor Society
    • 2003 – 2006
      Wriston Scholarship Award for Academic Excellence
    • 2003 – 2004
      Lambda Sigma Sophomore Honor Society
    • 2002
      Kohl Academic Excellence Award

  • Coursework

    • Designing with Xilinx FPGAs, Comprehensive
    • Disturbed Systems & Sensor Networks
    • Voice and Image Processing
    • Digital Signal Processing
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Pattern Recognition
    • Queuing Systems
    • Systems Analysis Techniques
    • Robot Planning

  • Teaching Experience

    • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ECSE Department Graduate Teaching Assistant
      Fall 2007
      Troy, NY
      • Control Systems Engineering
      • Fundamentals of Robotics
      • Guest lectured Distributed Systems and Sensor Networks class
    • Lawrence University Computer Science Department Computer Science Tutor
      2005 – 2006
      Appleton, WI
      • Provided assistance to students in Java programming, data structures and scientific programming techniques.
    • Tsuga Elementry School English Teacher
      2005
      Chiba, Japan
      • Instructed 1st through 5th grade students in English. .
      • Helped develop interactive language learning activities.
    • Barlow Planetarium Presenter
      2002 – 2004
      Menasha, WI
      • Presented a wide variety of astronomy information to groups of preschool through junior college students in live planetarium shows.

  • Education

    • Masters of Science in Computer and Systems Engineering,
      2006 – 2007
      Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Concentration: Robotics and Automation,
      Albany, NY
      • Thesis: Adaptive Topology Control of Distributed Mobile Sensor Networks
      • Advisor: Arthur Sanderson, Ph.D.
    • Study Abroad Program,
      2005
      Kanda University of International Studies,
      Makuhari, Japan
    • Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, Physics,
      2002 – 2006
      Lawrence University, Minors: Computer Science and Japanese,
      Appleton, WI
      • Senior Projects: Sensory Graph Planning With a Physical Agent, Multi-Robot Navigation and Coordination