Summary
Peter Barr is a seasoned firmware and software engineering leader with over three decades of experience building and directing global, cross-cultural teams for companies like Magellan, Dell, and Siemens. He has a strong track record of turning underperforming organizations into high-maturity engineering groups, raising CMM levels and standardizing SDLC practices to deliver complex embedded and server firmware on time and within budget. Peter has led large multi-site programs—managing up to 74 engineers across continents—and delivered hundreds of embedded projects ranging from consumer GPS devices to enterprise server management and innovative cordless telephony. Equally comfortable in hands-on development and executive management, he combines deep C/C++ technical chops with practical process implementation to reduce defects and accelerate time-to-market. Now based in Yucca Valley and operating an eBay luxury goods business, he pairs technical leadership with entrepreneurial instincts and continued contract work in project management. A less obvious strength is his history of achieving technological pivots—such as consolidating multiple codebases into single extensible platforms—that produced lasting efficiency gains across product lines.
11 years of coding experience
31 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Texas at Austin