Patrick Kling

About Patrick Kling

I am an electrical engineer with 30 years of experience possessing a rare combination of signal processing, networking, software and hardware expertise. These skills have been used to educate, manage, and motivate the teams of which I have been a part.My signal processing experience includes: adaptive spatial and temporal filters, 2D and 3D image processing, SONAR, RADAR, communications, computed tomography, robotic controls, real-time modelling, and optimizing for embedded systems.My software experience includes structured design environments (CASE) such as Rational. My teams have attained SEI level 4 and have been trained in ISO My language experience has been extensive: C, C++ C#, Java, Ada, APL, Forth, OpenCL, CUDA, VHDL, Verilog, Prolog, LISP, Python, Ruby, etc. New languages have been quickly mastered and I have written an optimizing compiler. I am familiar with optimizing on most popular CPUs, GPUs, and FPGAs.Several of my positions have given me the opportunity to design analog filters, diagnostics, specialized I/O boards, and to design a structured ASIC.My open system background includes experience with: TCP/IP, PCIe, CANopen, vxWorks, Linux, Windows (including drivers), HPC clusters, X11/Motif, and DDR.

Experience

1. CTO

   United Imaging Healthcare

   May 2011 — Present

   Chief Technical Officer, CT Business Unit• CT employee #6 in a startup medical company which now has over employees and produces a complete range of medical imaging scanners including CT, MR, PET, and Xray• Responsible for the technical direction and system architecture of all CT products including those from other modalities such as PET/CT• Recruited, trained, and directed the output of the SW, Physics, EE, and ME teams• Released more than $100 million in award winning medical products going from startup to profitability in only 5 years.• Managed key technology partners• Developed key internal technologies which give UIH distinct advantages including reconstruction acceleration, low noise detectors, and a modular system architecture

Education

• University of Maryland

  Master’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  1986 — 1989

• Case Western Reserve University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics

  1981 — 1985

Skills

• Project Management
• Embedded Software
• Controlnet
• Biomedical Engineering
• Six Sigma
• Design Control
• Research and Development (R&D)
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Iso 13485
• Testing
• Fda
• Electronics
• Dicom
• Process Improvement
• R&D
• Medical Devices
• U.s. Food and Drug Administration (Fda)
• Medical Imaging
• Product Development
• Embedded Systems