Dr. John C. McKeeman - Xtreme Electronic Designs

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Dr. John C. McKeeman

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Dr. John C. McKeeman

President

In 1997 Dr. John C. McKeeman founded McKeeman Consulting and Research, Inc. (MCRI); a rapid prototype design firm specializing in embedded systems. MCRI changed its name to Xtreme Electronic Designs, Inc. in 2005. Dr. McKeeman serves as its president and owner. Dr. McKeeman’s experience includes over 37 years of microprocessor/microcontroller design in commercial, military and academic systems.  

After completing his BSEE at Virginia Tech in 1980, Dr. McKeeman served on active duty in the Air Force as a satellite signal analyst in the Foreign Technology Division and completed his MSEE and PhD. In 1984, he left active duty and became an Air Force reservist. He served 22 years as a reservist holding leadership positions at HQ Air Force Systems Command, the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force and the AF Research Laboratory. He retired as Colonel from the Air Force Reserve in 2006 with 26 years of service. His decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, an Air Force Commendation Medal and an Air Force achievement medal. 

Dr. McKeeman served as an Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech’s Bradley Department of Electrical Engineering from 1984 to 1991. He taught graduate and undergraduate classes in microprocessor system design, communications systems, and coding theory. His research focused on real-time embedded systems that track and analyze satellite signals during precipitation. He earned tenure and a promotion to Associate Professor in 1991 before leaving academia to pursue a career at IBM. From 1991 to 1997, IBM leveraged Dr. McKeeman’s passion for embedded electronics and used him as a PowerPC embedded systems engineer. He co-developed PowerPC embedded platforms with engineers from Ford, Apple, Corning, and received 17 awards during his IBM career. Dr. McKeeman has authored over 50 publications and holds one patent. 

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