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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: A software designer with over 20 years experience
and a record of success developing software tools and systems in a variety of languages.
An IT professional with a demonstrated solution- and results-oriented approach as an
individual, team member, and technical leader.
| Skills: |
| Software tools: | | identifies need and creates high-quality tools for developers |
| Systems: | | creates robust servers; enhances operating systems |
| People: | | works and communicates well with all kinds of people, both orally and in writing |
| Major Recent Development Environments: |
| Unix (Cygwin): | | C, Perl, Bash shell scripts and procedures, S-Lang |
| Windows NT: | | C using Microsoft Visual C++ IDE, GUI with wxWindows |
| Other Environments: |
| Systems: | | Windows 3.1 through 2000, VM/CMS, MVS, TSO/ISPF, Solaris |
| Languages: | | REXX, PHP, HTML, PL/1, FORTRAN, APL, 390 Assembler |
EXPERIENCE:
Calimetrics
Alameda, CA |
Senior Software Engineer
4/01-4/02 |
Wrote or enhanced software and software tools that helped a staff of engineers develop
triple-density CD for data and video, including a video recorder, a low-level
command-line interface for CD control, and a drag-and-drop CD data recorder.
Amdahl Corporation
Sunnyvale, CA |
Staff Software Engineer
8/95-11/00 |
Wrote most of the simulator for the Service Processor for Amdahl 390-compatible Global Servers,
allowing other departments to improve their pre-release debugging. Contributed software tools
to the department. Those projects were widely used and had very low bug rates.
Supervised ports from REXX to C and from VM/CMS to Windows NT. Also used Unix (Sun Solaris)
as a host for VM/CMS development.
National Semiconductor
Sunnyvale, CA |
Contract Programmer
11/94-10/95 |
Designed and implemented a server to automate personnel forms.
Heavily used by managers and HR throughout the company, world-wide.
That project was so successful the VM system was kept around for an extra year just to run it.
Environments used: VM/CMS, REXX, CUA 2001, OfficeVision.
California State Automobile Association
San Francisco, CA |
Contract Programmer
10/92-2/94 |
Hired to convert several CMS systems written in EXEC 2 to run under TSO with ISPF, written in REXX.
Redesigned and enhanced them significantly. Contract was extended four times as they found new
projects for me. Enhanced procedures for TSO logon, operator use of DDR under VM, and file
transfer from VM to MVS. Designed and wrote an email system in REXX under ISPF.
Developed introductory REXX/ISPF course, taught six times, reviewed as one of the best courses they ever had.
Terry Dunn & Associates, and others
Oakland, CA |
System Software Consultant
1986-1994 |
Installed and maintained VM system software and products. Designed and implemented
operating-system mods. Proposed and wrote software subsystems and tools, including
a batch processing server. Taught classes on VM topics.
Dun & Bradstreet Computing Services
San Francisco, CA |
Project System Programmer
1981-1987 |
Provided on-site operating system technical support to Chevron and other major clients
with the DBCS version of VM installed. Analyzed operating system failures and made
numerous modifications. Developed software tools. Managed Bay Area support staff from 1984 on.
Chairman of DBCS Design Review Committee from 1984 on, responsible for operating system standards.
| EDUCATION: | | Program in Computer Science, Brown University |
| HONORS: | | National Merit Scholar |
| AFFILIATIONS: | | Member of Mensa, former member of Toastmasters |
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