5766 Acorn Court • Hoffman Estates, IL 60192 • (847) 592-7245 (H) (847) 532-1626 (C)

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Skillset

Skills:  Embedded Systems Programming, Scripting, Web Design, Web Master,

            Makefiles, Graphic Design, System Administration

Languages: C, C++, C#, PERL, PHP, JAVA, SQL, TCL/TK, HTML, XML,

       Python, JavaScript

Systems: Windows XP/CE/7, LINUX, MacOS, SOLARIS, VxWorks

Software: MS Visual Studio, MS Platform Builder, MS Office, VxWorks Tornado    

            Build Systems:  TeamCity, Hudson, CruiseControl, Ant, Maven, Make

            CMS Systems: Nuxeo, Wordpress,Joomla

 

Work Experience

 

Coverity, Inc,Hoffman Estates, IL(Remote) - Professional Services Engineer

November 2009 - Present

●     Integrate Coverity Products into customer build environments

●     Wrote custom scripts based on SOAP interface in Perl

●     Developed Java integration package for deployment

●     Instructed engineers on use of tools

●     Implemented process improvements to deploy software

Technology: Java,Perl,Shell Scripting,C,C++,C#,XML,Ant,Maven,Makefiles

 

Teleformix, Itasca,IL  - Software Engineer

December 2008 – September 2009

●      Administer Informix Database system

●      Extended Nuxeo CMS system to run i-Net Crystal Clear reports with Quartz Scheduling

●      Wrote automated report installer in Java

●      Designed and wrote Automated Bulk Mail Sending application

Technology: Java, SQL, Shell scripting, Javascript, CMS, Java Server Faces,Informix

 

Klocwork,Hoffman Estates, IL(Remote) -  Professional Services Specialist

 April 2007 – November 2008

●      Integrated Klockwork product chain into customer build environments.

●      Extracted defect reports from Klockworks tools operating on C/C++/C#/Java source code

●      Wrote C-based custom code checkers

●      Worked with the customers to minimize dependencies in their code and improve their software architecture.

●      Wrote and taught lessons to customers on how to maximize their use of the tools.

Technology: C/C++, Java, C#, Makefiles, Perl, Python, XML, SVN

 

PolySpace Technologies,Worburn,MA ,Hoffman Estates, IL(Remote) - Field Applications Engineer

June 2004 – April 2007

●      Analyze C/C++/Ada95 code to find run-time errors with the PolySpace Verifier 

●      Train and support Pre/Post sales customers on-site and off-site

●      Customize build environments with scripts and documentation

●      Prepare analysis results presentations

Technology: C/C++, Java, C#, Makefiles, Perl

                        

COIS Database System - Owner and Developer

July 2002 – July 2005

• Developed Microsoft Visual Basic based Customer Information Database for Children’s resale store.

Technology: Visual Basic, Access Database, SQL

 

Gotuit Audio, Andover MA - Quality Assurance Contractor

September 2003 – February 2004

●      Gotuit Time Delay Car Radio

●      Wrote and implemented all  test plans and procedures

●      Installed and administered bugzilla system and Chora CVS browser

●      Maintained Network infrastructure

Technology: C/C++, Makefiles, Perl, Defect tracking

 

Planar Systems Inc., Waltham, MA - Software Engineer

July 2002 - July 2003

●      Created WinCE applications for persistent registry

●      Added Citrix client functionality to WinCE image

●      Created and tested driver installs on LINUX with RPM

●      Ported Calibration program and Libraries from Solaris to LINUX 

●      Tested Video drivers on Solaris systems

●      Wrote Windows based utilities for driver development

Technology: C/C++. Perl, Makefiles, Platform Builder

             

FrontPath,  Billerica, MA - Field Applications Engineer

January 2001 - October 2001     

• Enhanced the CGI based system, cRUiSe, to update the LINUX operating system running on the Transmeta based ProGear web tablet
• Provided sales and service support for multiple customers
• Ported drivers for 802.11b wireless cards to new LINUX kernel
• Created scripts for specific customer issues
• Researched and tested new products for use as add-ons
• Created CDROM release images of software
• Developed screen saver for Windows

Technology: C/C++, Perl

 

Oak Technologies (formerly Xionics),  Woburn, MA  - Software Engineer, ASIC Test

Engineer 

April 1997  - January 2001   

●      Developed Internet Printing Protocol (IPP)functionality for IPS

●      Developed XML strategy for next generation printers

●      Ported Webserver from SOLARIS OS to VxWorks for embedded printer controller

●      Added RemoteAdmin capability to IPS

●      Wrote SMTP notification API

●      Ported IPS software to ColorCopy PowerPC reference controller with Scan-to-Print functionality

●      Wrote SCSI driver for ColorCopy scanner and data processing software

●      Wrote diagnostic tests for RAMBUS memory subsystems

●      Ported code for IPS from pSOS to VxWorks on a PowerPC platform

●      Ported VxWorks boot code to new embedded printer controller

●      Updated Buglog interface scripts for enhanced functionality

●      Created scripts for faster creation of automated reports

●      Created and updated assembler for PCL/XL printer description language

Technology: C/C++, Perl, TCL/TK, Verilog, Makefiles

 

Mercury Computer Systems,  Chelmsford, MA - Software Engineer

September 1994 - April 1997

• Responsible for ordering PC systems and upgrade components
• Wrote diagnostic tests of multi-processor RaceWay and Crossbar hardware in C
• Maintained documentation for Magic/L programs

Technology: C/C++, Perl, MAGIC/L, Makefiles

 

Education

Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Career Development, September 2000 – June 2001

              Courses: SQL, Active Server Pages(ASP), Visual Basic

 

Northeastern University,  Boston, MA

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science,   1998

Courses: C++, Distributed OS Design, Object Oriented Programming, Compiler Design