Chris Apple - Professional Profile

I have been a software consultant at Apple Enterprises, http://applehome.com/, since 1981, a paid programmer since 1975 and a programmer since 1969 when I took my first programming class at U.C. Berkeley. I graduated with an EECS degree in 1975 after a 2 year hiatus in the US Marine Corps as a infantry machine gunner.

I started working when the original Intel 8080 microprocessor was announced. My first product was a wire bonder that had four 8080 microprocessors controlling high speed motors. Lately I have been using the TI MSP430, NXP LPC2300 and the Renesas SH4 microcontrollers.

I write code in assembly, C, C++ and Java and occasionally design a board when needed. Most of the time the code is system level, low level and drivers, but I do write applications. Most embedded devices usually have a PC controller application that I write. The code is used in Windows, Windows CE and proprietary operating systems. I use Visual Studio 2008, IAR and Keil IDEs. I even create single click installations, especially complex ones that require third party installs.

I have developed over 50 products.

I host the UC Berkeley Engineering Alumni Society (South Bay):
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1851655
http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#/group.php?gid=57293762711

I live in Silicon Valley, play full court basketball once a week, work out at the gym during the week and hike with my wife on the weekend.