Principal Resume

Summary of Qualifications

Seasoned IT professional with over ten years object-oriented software design and development experience with C++/C, Java, Perl, Python, XML, in UNIX/Solaris and Linux environment
Proven analytical mind and strong numerical skills with significant research and development experience in distributed computing, performance optimization strategies, and data mining/analysis
Passionate technology advocate proficient in the whole life cycle of building large-scale, distributed, complex applications including NASA’s mission critical, real-time systems
Strong background in Computer Science with deep understanding of algorithms, data structure, optimization, and parallel/multithreaded computing

Computer Skills

C, C++, Java/J2EE, Perl, Python, PHP, compiler, assembly, mySQL, HTTP, TCP/IP, UNIX/Linux

Experience

Confidential,Westlake Village, CA, 2003 – 2008
Principal and Co-founder,

Built proprietary quantitative software tools and systems for identifying and evaluating various investment strategies
Developed software packages for portfolio selection, performance assessment, and risk management
Developed software tools to identify, quantify, and act on real-time market opportunities using rigorous computational models and sound mathematical analysis, contributing to an average of 4 percent above market net return every year

Confidential,Pasadena, CA
Mission Planning Group for Cassini – NASA’s mission to Saturn, 2000 – 2003
Senior Member of Technical Staff

Developed advanced simulation models for inter-planet space missions
Led the research effort in distributed computing for improving the performance of those models
Designed, developed, and delivered the Cassini mission scientific activity planner which had been used before and during Cassini’s decade-long successful journey; directly contributed to the success of the Cassini Titan Landing mission
Coordinated with other mission planning teams for requirements, design, implementation, documentation, testing, and delivery
Experienced in the whole life cycle of large scale software system development

Confidential,1994 – 1999
Member of Technical Staff

Developed and implemented the algorithms for the distributed, multithreaded Earth science simulation model for applications including global weather forecasting and ocean current studies
Optimized parallel software performance by analyzing and improving execution efficiency; speed improvement ranged from 30 to 70 percent
Analyzed and studied Earth science data for simulation improvement; methods used included interactive visualization and Monte-Carlo bootstrap sampling
Initiated and maintained role as liaison for collaboration on parallel computing between NASA and universities

Confidential,Pasadena, CA, 1999–2000
Senior Software Engineer