SUMMARY:

• A highly accomplished Senior Software Engineer with an impressive track record of 19 years of solid professional software development and management experience with expertise in a multitude of languages, platforms, and RF protocols with proven ability to undertake challenging tasks from concept to completion.
• Result Orientated: Highest ranking performer (consistently ranked within the top 10% in Confidential and General Dynamics), often called upon to undertake highly complex and challenging tasks
• Technical Expertise: Highly skilled and experienced in all phases of software development life cycle with strong technical expertise and extensive track record
• Interpersonal Skills: Excellent inter - personal skills and proven ability to collaborate within the organization cross-business, cross-functional teams as well as across geographical boundaries
• Innovation and Creativity: Proven analytical problem solver with demonstrated creativity pertaining to break-through technologies and solutions requiring critical thinking

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: C, C++, VisualC++, C#, Java, J2ME, Visual BASIC, JavaScript, Perl, ASP, XML, Python

OS: GreenHills Integrity RTOS, MontaVista Linux, Win CE, Windows, UNIX, Linux, POSIX

RF Protocols: Wi-Fi, WiMAX, Bluetooth, NFC, iDEN, GSM, EDGE, WCDMA, cdma2000 1X, MUOS

Networking: TCP/IP, UDP, FTP, TFTP, Sockets, SIP, BRIP

Tools: ClearCase, ClearQuest, Rose, ReqPro, Coverity, MatLab, GreenHills Multi, Wireshark

Platforms: Marvell PXA320 (Monahans), OMAP (ARM), Patriot, BlackFin DSP, CORBA, SCA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Sunrise, Florida

Principal Software Engineer

• Design, develop, test and integrate real time embedded software for key secure communication devices, platforms and architectures for the military
• Enabled satellite communication on a Military Manpack radio by leading the port of WCDMA based Multi-User Objective System (MUOS) waveform stack into the Manpack platform encompassing crypto interface API for secure COMSEC and TRANSEC operations, vocoder functions, HMI and WF hosting
• Implemented the first CORBA processor by GD for the MUOS high power amplifier snap-on accessory module for the Manpack radio by designing, developing, and integrating platform software components.
• Enabled over the air management of the Manpack radio by implementing TFTP and socket transports
• Fulfilled customer expectation by performing the full software development lifecycle functions (requirements generation, use cases design modeling, coding, unit test, integration test, defect resolution, documentation) with extensive collaboration with cross-business and cross functional teams

Confidential, Plantation, Florida

Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff

• Develop new breakaway business opportunities, solutions and technologies through prototypes and innovation. Work in close collaboration with cross-business, cross functional teams, key external suppliers and customers to facilitate smooth integration and adoption of solutions
• Substantially reduced wireless product development costs and facilitated rapid development of WiMAX technology and platforms by championing WiFTA (WiMAX Field Test Application), a key software based WiMAX MAC layer Protocol Analyzer, the tool of choice across Confidential
• Managed and guided a team of engineers across geographical boundaries in architecting, designing, implementing and validating the development of PC based GUI component of WiFTA
• Designed and developed the entire embedded software stack for WiFTA on a Linux based platform together with the messaging protocol between the PC and the mobile device.
• Contributed to the development of Confidential 's first 4G handsets by collaborating with development engineering and system test teams to port WiFTA to Windows Mobile and Android platforms

Principal Staff Engineer

• Create new business opportunities through the integration of key technologies and value added features to grow handset business. Prototype solutions as well as interface with internal and external customers to drive adoption of solutions
• Contributed to the critical next generation product offerings by porting and integrating a WLAN stack from a Linux PC platform to a next generation Linux-based mobile 4G platforms (ARM processor),
• Enabled product testing and validation of the WLAN feature on 4G platform by designing and developing the full manufacturing software test suite
• Facilitated the RF coexistence and simultaneous operation of WiMAX, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth modems on the same device and rapid development and deployment of 4G products by innovating novel protocol level signaling schemes and driving the implementation of the coexistence solution
• Contributed to the potential growth of iDEN handset business by designing and developing the entire NFC embedded software stack, enabling proximity payment and scanning of smart cards and v-cards leading to numerous trial opportunities
• Promoted NFC technology to the world by demonstrating capabilities of NFC handsets at CES exposition
• Created potential business opportunities for other mobile device business teams by leading and driving the integration of NFC on SLVR handsets from inception to successful completion in just 3 weeks
• Contributed towards Confidential ’s first fingerprint sensor enabled NFC device by developing the embedded protocol stack to interface with the finger print sensor on the mobile device and the J2ME (Java) based GUI application to facilitate user authentication and proximity payment
• Contributed to the development of the smart card management server by developing a prototype server supporting issuance and management of smart cards over-the-air
• Created new business opportunities for Confidential ’s with the development of Wi-Fi modem verification software for Confidential ’s first Wi-Fi enabled handset

Senior Staff Engineer

• Design and develop technologies and solutions enabling rapid growth of 2-way paging product offerings contributing to strategic business models
• Evaluated the 3G roadmap offerings by developing an analytical tools to perform economic analysis of iDEN, GSM, IS-95 EDGE and WCDMA technologies as well as analysis of dispatch call setup times on cdma2000 1X network
• Facilitated the growth of 2-way alpha-numeric paging products by architecting, designing and developing a PC-based alphanumeric message entry system capable of receiving, decoding, and delivering messages to paging devices and email applications
• Developed a FAX messaging server capable of an receiving, compressing, storing and delivering hand and machine printed fax messages via paging channels to a graphic capable pager