EXPERTISE AEAS

• Technical Lead
• Design, Implementation
• Test, Maintenance
• Technical Reviews
• Agile Scrum Master
• Mentoring
• Technical Support
• Process Improvement

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programming Experience: Python, C++, Javascript, HTML, YAML, JSON, XML, SQL, C, UNIX Shell Scripts. ARM and PowerPC assembler.

Operating Systems: Linux, Windows, MacOS, AIX, other UNIX variants, RTOS.

Technical Areas: Web Services, Application Dev, DevOps, Embedded Dev, Kernel Dev, Network Packet Analysis, Test/Debug (Unit, Integration, Build Verification, Functional Verification), Performance Analysis, Software Process Methodology and Process Improvement, Porting, Technical Documentation, Digital Circuit Design.

Patent: Method for Rapidly Processing Floating - Point Operations Which Involve Exceptions, US Patent 5341320, Confidential .

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Develop OO python-based multi-threaded web micro services for power-plant optimizer applications in fast-paced, Agile, CI/CD environment, with Docker Containers for Linux-based platform.
• GUI development with HTML5, Javascript, Angular, and other 3rd party components like HighCharts for visualizing optimizer results.
• Test development with PyTest
• Automated B uild System Development which include test framework developed with PyTest and automated with Jenkins CI
• Participated in design and usability sessions as well as code reviews
• Improved code for productization, and redesigned various modules for automatic code generation
• Utilized Redis Pub/Sub No-SQL DB as Data backplane for applications.

Confidential

Senior Software Engineer

• Developing online banking features such as Opening Sub-Accounts, Enrollment API, and Group ID transfer batch process for a large Credit Union. Working in a highly collaborative, fast-paced, Agile environment.
• Developing software in web technologies including Python, HTML5, Javascript, JQuery, SQL, XML, and JSON.
• Assisted other team members in setting up their development environments with other technical issues.

Confidential

Senior Software Engineer

• Developing web-based process automation software in Python and MySQL.
• Implemented and Configured Web Service and accompanying environment on AWS with Python, Javascript, JSON, HTML5, and Apache HTTP server.

Confidential

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

• Developed embedded drivers for remote operated undersea vehicle (ROV) in Visual C++ utilizing event handling and scheduling techniques.
• Developed file transfer application utilizing QML Framework and Visual C++. Designed and implemented custom TCP/IP-based protocol. File transfer application designed to significantly simplify and speed the application update process in the field and aid in test and debug efforts.
• Developed GUI-based simulators and automated test applications for control drivers as part of documented Software Process.
• Performed system integration testing and implemented bug fixes.

Confidential

Senior Software Engineer

• Investigated and fixed TCP/IP socket related defects in kernel network drivers.
• Validated fixes by configuring and running automated functional verification test suite on candidate kernel images.
• Performed AIX kernel crash analysis.
• Extended Berkeley Packet Filter support in AIX for IP over InfiniBand Packets (IPoIB).
• Developed Python scripts to interface with revision control and code review systems.
• Performed and participated in code reviews using Review Board.

Confidential

Senior Software Engineer

• Designed and implemented multi-threaded embedded server management firmware in C++ (OOP/OOD), with extensive use of STL, libXML.
• Led development effort to deliver key customer feature to clone BIOS configuration settings between modular servers in the same chassis, resulting in a significant reduction in deployment effort for customers.
• Led development effort to deliver key customer feature to perform firmware updates on all significant devices within the modular server chassis.
• Designed and implemented software under Agile Methodology and a defined software process. Performed as Agile Scrum Master for over 2 years with full team consensus. Represented team before project management.
• Heavily utilized and gained proficiency with WS-MAN (SOAP-based).
• Coordinated development of User Documentation between Software Engineering and Documentation teams, leading to a significant quality improvement.
• Performed schedule and resource estimation. Directed the efforts of other individual contributors.
• Demonstrated proficiency with TCP/IP sockets.
• Gained Proficiency with IPv4 and IPv6 network configuration.
• Analyzed security of delivered features with the STRIDE Threat Model.
• Performed GUI design exceeding Dell usability standards. Implemented CGI-layer code with Javascript and C.
• Performed firmware maintenance. Extensive use of Jenkins open source continuous integration tool.
• Documented high level design and behavioral specification of features with UML.
• Performed version control predominantly with SVN and also with ClearCase.
• Implemented Python and Perl scripting languages for test, debug, and code maintenance purposes.
• Heavily utilized the IPMI standard.

Confidenial

Senior Software Engineer

• Performed on a small team to migrate an extremely large and complex predominantly C++ telecommunications application from SUN Solaris to Linux for Lucent.
• P articipated in efforts to migrate the actual application code as well as its build system, and runtime environment.

Confidential 

Senior Software Developer 

• Designed and implemented multi-channel networking XML command interface in C++ (OOP/OOD) for multi-threaded Linux-based RFID Tag Reader Firmware, utilizing TCP/IP sockets. Implemented encryption with OpenSSL. Extensive use of STL.
• Tested and Debugged Reader Firmware. Developed C++ applications to assist in the test and debugging of the Reader Firmware.
• Designed and implemented a highly automated system to control the versioning of new firmware releases, reducing turnaround time and effort by 90%
• Designed and implemented a Visual Studio application to check-in and check-out Firmware images from the Microsoft SQL Server version control database.
• Designed and implemented Perl scripts also as part of the build system.

Confidential

Embedded Software Developer

• Designed and implemented specialized, high performance 100Base-T Ethernet Network Driver for embedded ARM-based, Linux-based seismic data collection system.
• Network Driver capable of transmitting and receiving packets at a rate of over 80 Mb/sec on a sustained basis, with a retransmission mechanism that can correct more than a 1% packet error rate.
• Designed and implemented socket-based interface on Linux PC host that communicates with network driver.
• Significant code reuse between host interface and network driver.
• Designed and implemented extensible custom protocol.
• Designed and implemented capability to update system firmware via Ethernet packets. Verified with 32-bit CRC.
• Assisted in test and debug of system hardware.
• Documented and tested key portions of network driver and host interface.
• Experience with both hardware and software packet analysis tools, such as SmartBits and Ethereal/Wireshark.

Confidential

Lead Developer

• Redesigned and developed modules for accessing processor chip registers and ports via JTAG interface in C++ (OOP/OOD) (Display/Alter code). Experience with PCI Bus.
• Simplified design of the original Display/Alter code, resulting in a reduction in code size of 65%.
• Led small team in challenging multi-site development environment. Coordinated efforts to maximize use of resources, thus staying well within the development schedule.
• Designed Display/Alter firmware initialization code using XML and the IBM XML4C freeware parser, resulting in a reduction in initialization code size of over 2/3.
• Ported IBM XML4C freeware Parser to Linux environment, and made port available to other firmware developers.
• Developed web site to manage project deliverables, technical notes, and documents.
• Maintained previous implementation of Display/Alter software.
• Developed and implemented error logging software Unit Test Plan. Verified over 90% of the code paths in the error logging software, thus resulting in only 2 minor defects discovered after the code was released.
• Maintained error logging software.

Confidential

Embedded Power Applications Engineer

• Designed and developed Control Software for a hardware implementation of the JBIG compression algorithm, for the printer market, in C++ (OOP/OOD). Close coordination with silicon design team.
• Developed sample device configurations for on-chip communications interfaces (Ethernet, I 2 C, IrDA, PCMCIA, RS-232, SPI). Implemented a TFTP stack.
• Provided editorial leadership/guidance on MPC823 User Manual and other product documentation.
• Wrote application note on how to configure MPC82x for USB operation.
• Provided high-level technical and on-site support for key customers on serial protocol configuration support, including support with on-chip memory controller interface.
• Proficiency in using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other hardware lab equipment.  
• Designed and implemented AIX Diagnostics Firmware and Windows NT Boot Firmware for line of PowerPC-based computers, utilizing Windows NT ARC Interface.

Confidential

PowerPC Architectural Simulator

• Designed and implemented key portions of PowerPC architectural simulator in C++ (OOP/OOD) for AIX-based IBM RS/6000 and SUN SPARC workstations.
• Led various formal inspections/reviews of simulator software and documentation.
• Provided development and design leadership on subsequent simulator releases.
• Designed and implemented firmware, functional testing plan, and test software.
• Proposed design of firmware that resulted in a 70% reduction in code size over original design.

Confidential

Member Technical Staff with Secret Clearance

• Designed, developed, tested, and documented experimental communication systems control software, running under BSD UNIX and RTOS.
• Designed and programmed logic for Xilinx FPGAs for use in experimental communication systems.
• Performed frequency analysis of communications data.