I'm looking for at least one person who _really_ understands signal processing. Ideally, also good, or at least competent, with analog design. Any suggestions where to look for this sort of person? I was thinking maybe a refugee/veteran from the telecom wars, but are there other pockets of extreme (and available) talent about? Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com
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Reply by ●December 10, 20102010-12-10
On 12/10/2010 04:18 PM, Spehro Pefhany wrote:> I'm looking for at least one person who _really_ understands signal > processing. Ideally, also good, or at least competent, with analog > design. Any suggestions where to look for this sort of person? I was > thinking maybe a refugee/veteran from the telecom wars, but are there > other pockets of extreme (and available) talent about?I can't be the only person in the world who learned signal processing as my core competency, and analog and DSP as means of achieving it. Although that population may be aging out of the work force -- I always lagged what was stylish. Why don't you just put signal processing and analog circuit design skills in the job description, circulate it, and see what happens? -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com Do you need to implement control loops in software? "Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" was written for you. See details at http://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html
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On Dec 11, 2:08=A0am, Tim Wescott <t...@seemywebsite.com> wrote:> On 12/10/2010 04:18 PM, Spehro Pefhany wrote: > > > I'm looking for at least one person who _really_ understands signal > > processing. Ideally, also good, or at least competent, with analog > > design. Any suggestions where to look for this sort of person? I was > > thinking maybe a refugee/veteran from the telecom wars, but are there > > other pockets of extreme (and available) talent about? > > I can't be the only person in the world who learned signal processing as > my core competency, and analog and DSP as means of achieving it. > > Although that population may be aging out of the work force -- I always > lagged what was stylish.I designed the analog front ends first, and then designed the signal processing to get the signal I needed out of the noise I couldn't avoid. Newly graduated electronic engineers could tell me the right name for the techniques I'd end up using, but they were less helpful about the ways of getting the signal out of the raw data in the first place. -- Bill Sloman, Nijmegen
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"Bill Sloman" <bill.sloman@ieee.org> wrote in message news:010d122d-9478-48e9-b8d4-cbf5792a184a@y23g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...>Newly graduated electronic engineers could tell me the right name for >the techniques I'd end up using, but they were less helpful about the >ways of getting the signal out of the raw data in the first place.Today you're gonig to need someone to make the web page for you though, Bill. :-)
Reply by ●December 11, 20102010-12-11
On Dec 10, 7:18=A0pm, Spehro Pefhany <speffS...@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote:> I'm looking for at least one person who _really_ understands signal > processing.none of us here "_really_" understand signal processing. we just pretend we do. i dunno where to look for non-impostors who _really_ understand signal processing. being that you can't find any at comp.dsp, you'll have to really look somewhere else, i s'pose. r b-j
Reply by ●December 11, 20102010-12-11
On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:39:45 -0800 (PST), the renowned robert bristow-johnson <rbj@audioimagination.com> wrote:>On Dec 10, 7:18�pm, Spehro Pefhany <speffS...@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> >wrote: >> I'm looking for at least one person who _really_ understands signal >> processing. > >none of us here "_really_" understand signal processing. we just >pretend we do.Ah, here we go with ye olde "we" vs. "you" straw man attack on the hapless lurker. A bit sad, really, as it perpetuates the myth that we Usenet denizens are entirely a bunch of embittered clucking old farts.>i dunno where to look for non-impostors who _really_ understand signal >processing. being that you can't find any at comp.dsp, you'll have to >really look somewhere else, i s'pose. > >r b-jYeah, I hear you. It's perhaps worth a shot at some point, but the chances of finding someone who is one of top few percent in the world in experience + theory, currently available for employment (not consulting) in a well-funded startup, not a total sociopath (some weirdness is tolerated, if not encouraged), and who happens to live, or want to live, in the Toronto area, in a ng as small as comp.dsp are probably rather slim, actually, based on my previous experience in putting out feelers in newsgroups. Let alone specific industry-related track record. Headhunters have been more successful (but much less so than personal network references). Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com
Reply by ●December 11, 20102010-12-11
Spehro Pefhany wrote:> chances of finding someone who is one of top few percent in the world > in experience + theory, currently available for employment (not > consulting) in a well-funded startup, not a total sociopath (some > weirdness is tolerated, if not encouraged), and who happens to live, > or want to live, in the Toronto area, in a ng as small as comp.dsp are > probably rather slim, actually, based on my previous experience in > putting out feelers in newsgroups. Let alone specific industry-related > track record.So, you are looking for someone who would be good at PR image of the company yet be useful in the actual development. Position like VP of engineering or something. Pretty tall set of demands, is it? Vladimir Vassilevsky DSP and Mixed Signal Design Consultant http://www.abvolt.com
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On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 10:36:29 -0600, Vladimir Vassilevsky <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote:> > >Spehro Pefhany wrote: > > >> chances of finding someone who is one of top few percent in the world >> in experience + theory, currently available for employment (not >> consulting) in a well-funded startup, not a total sociopath (some >> weirdness is tolerated, if not encouraged), and who happens to live, >> or want to live, in the Toronto area, in a ng as small as comp.dsp are >> probably rather slim, actually, based on my previous experience in >> putting out feelers in newsgroups. Let alone specific industry-related >> track record. > >So, you are looking for someone who would be good at PR image of the >company yet be useful in the actual development. Position like VP of >engineering or something. Pretty tall set of demands, is it?Hmm.. where did you get that from, Vladimir? Yes, the demands are tall technically, but no PR is required, no fancy title is offered-- this is hands-on to the extent possible. The team is really top-notch, BTW. It would be necessary to get security clearance so some folks might not be eligible (ITAR etc).
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On 12/10/2010 09:39 PM, robert bristow-johnson wrote:> On Dec 10, 7:18 pm, Spehro Pefhany<speffS...@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> > wrote: >> I'm looking for at least one person who _really_ understands signal >> processing. > > none of us here "_really_" understand signal processing. we just > pretend we do. > > i dunno where to look for non-impostors who _really_ understand signal > processing. being that you can't find any at comp.dsp, you'll have to > really look somewhere else, i s'pose.Well, I don't understand signal processing or control theory either. Fortunately I fake it well enough that reality is convinced, and my systems work as I design them to. -- Tim Wescott Wescott Design Services http://www.wescottdesign.com Do you need to implement control loops in software? "Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" was written for you. See details at http://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html
Reply by ●December 11, 20102010-12-11
On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:39:33 -0800, Tim Wescott <tim@seemywebsite.com> wrote:>On 12/10/2010 09:39 PM, robert bristow-johnson wrote: >> On Dec 10, 7:18 pm, Spehro Pefhany<speffS...@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> >> wrote: >>> I'm looking for at least one person who _really_ understands signal >>> processing. >> >> none of us here "_really_" understand signal processing. we just >> pretend we do. >> >> i dunno where to look for non-impostors who _really_ understand signal >> processing. being that you can't find any at comp.dsp, you'll have to >> really look somewhere else, i s'pose. > >Well, I don't understand signal processing or control theory either. >Fortunately I fake it well enough that reality is convinced, and my >systems work as I design them to.I often enter a project dumb-as-a-stump, but often also exit it as the expert. About a year ago I took on a full-chip IBIS modeling job, and I'd only done a simple single function once before. I now have developed a LARGE bag of tricks to knock out IBIS models, not only quickly, but with better accuracy than most other modelers :-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
