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Westford, Ma, Us

Reston, Virginia, Us

Support the Department of Veterans Affairs Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) Integration Support and Software Support Services program. Imagine the world's largest Erector Set. Fully automated. Pill Counting, conveyor controls, inspection stations, packing stations, etc...Work in an Agile team environment using code delivery mechanisms such as Azure Dev Ops (ADO) and AWS. Work on a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to the sustainment support, enhancement and integration support, and standardization support for CMOP capabilities, along with analysts, developers, testers, production support staff, stakeholders, and external vendor partners.Support VA CMOP at the VA-enterprise-level and at the local Northeast CMOP location, within a program team that designs and develops new applications, integrates new solutions into existing applications; and investigates and resolves software bugs and defects for production issues.

.NET (Core, Blazor, MAUI, gRPC, EF, TDD, MVVM, MVC) Azure (DevOps, AI/ML, IoT, cloud computing)Neural networks and Deep learningContainers/Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, etc...) ChatGPT API and pluginsRx.net

Marlborough, Ma, Us

Create, design and lead development of highly complex energy-based medical devices. Responsible for leading architecture and infrastructure software solutions on multi-disciplinary projects. Involvement in every phase of the medical product development life cycle including research, design implementation, design review, testing, release and post-release support. Establish project schedule including scope of work, duration of tasks, and order of execution.Present project status to the cross functional team. Monitor and track work progress against schedule commitments, report progress in a timely fashion according to schedule milestones.Translate requirements into design and implementation of well-structured and well documented software components. Implement new software component designs or enhancements to existing software products.Troubleshoot/debug issues with existing systems and implement modifications to resolve issues.Lead design reviews and code inspections adhering to development policies and procedures.Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements as well as Candela’s quality standards with high quality software.

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

Technical Environment: C#, C++/C, .NET, XAML, UWP, REST, MFC, SQL Server, Azure, IoT, Windows 10 Embedded, Linux (Wind River embedded), TCP/IP, Sockets, Bluetooth, RS232, InstallShieldDesign and implementation of Wind River Linux and Microsoft Windows application-level software using Qt, WPF, UWP, Visual Studio, C++ and C#. Work both independently and collaboratively during the development and implementation of new software features in OCT vascular imaging and Physiology applications. Understand software requirements; objectively analyze problems; efficiently design and implement solutions; and clearly document work.Contribute to the design and development of software across one or more domains: mobile, web, desktop, and embedded under a disciplined product development process that meets FDA and other regulatory requirements. Work on software design, coding, and validating software, supporting verification and validation testing, and ensuring that all product development conforms to design specifications and coding standards for medical devices.Exercise judgment in coding following the software designs and conducting investigation activities following defined methods. Develop productive internal/external working relationships.Selected Projects & Achievements: Created an urgent Cybersecurity release of legacy product due to new FDA regulations. Required rapid development of a secure embedded Linux platform to support the runtime software in a secure enclave. Lead a team of developers to update one of the 2 major subsystems of the next generation OCT imaging device.

Selected Projects & Achievements:Used YOCTO and Buildroot to create a custom Linux kernels for Torodex SOM modules and Raspberry Pi boards, ported existing Windows CE mobile device applications to embedded Linux using Qt.

Chelmsford, Ma, Us

Effectively manage the source code control for all software projects. Drive the ongoing development and maintenance of projects through the implementation of an integrated issue tracking system (FogBugz/Kiln/JIRA). Developed custom GUIs using C#, WinForms, WPF, and legacy MFC C++ applications. Successfully maintained a diverse collection of legacy Windows software products (both embedded and standard). Innovated a new embedded control and communication application for an embedded custom XRF analytical instrument. Utilized TCP/IP and related protocols to create cloud services.Selected Projects & Achievements:Successfully implemented a formal source code and bug tracking system, as well as a full DevOps pipeline, to enhance the software development process.Promoted the development of programmable “recipes” on the fly through the implementation of a complete software stack for a portable XRF spectrometer which allowed for a flexible script language.

Chelmsford, Ma, Us

Enhanced a Java-based interface software for controlling airplane-based imaging PODs through the systematic identification and resolution of code bugs. Boosted system efficiency by creating custom application installers and automated test programs.Selected Projects & Achievements:Innovated a single one-click install by integrating numerous 3rd party driver and support program installations and system configurations to empower untrained personnel in the field.Modified a Java serial communication program to operate asynchronously providing robust communication. Prior to this the program suffered from intermittent failures under heavy load.

Successfully integrated IoT with Azure cloud reporting while developing custom embedded machine control.Selected Projects & Achievements:Used YOCTO and Buildroot to create a custom Linux kernel for Torodex SOM modules and Raspberry Pi boards, ported existing Windows CE mobile device applications to embedded Linux.Used Torodex tools to develop C# embedded system and deploy with over the air updates.

Southborough, Massachusetts, Us

Directed the software architecture and development of all QCL laser products. Conceived and created all GUI software and remote-control interfaces including the development of all algorithms and integration with the embedded device hardware/firmware. Enhanced product accessibility and control via the use of manual local control via a simplified GUI on a connected PC while providing a TCP/IP socket interface. Forecasted future small and low power device development project needs to anticipate future technologies, tools, and training needs. Spearhead the successful clearance of two secret security audits as the Information System Security Officer.Selected Projects & Achievements:Created a mobile QCL based IR spectrometer running C# applications on custom embedded Windows kernel.

Southborough, Massachusetts, Us

Directed the software architecture and development in support of all QCL laser products. Conceived and created all customized GUI software and remote control interfaces including the development of all algorithms and integration with the embedded device hardware/firmware. Enhanced product accessibility and control via the use of manual local control via a simplified GUI on a connected PC while providing a TCP/IP socket interface. Forecasted future small and low power device development projects needs to anticipate future technologies, tools, and training needs. Spearheaded the successful clearance of two secret security audits as the Information System Security Officer.Selected Projects & Achievements:Conceptualized and created a custom mobile QCL based IR spectrometer system running C# applications on custom embedded Windows kernel.

Effectively managed and supported both software design and configuration management systems and teams. Enhanced the First Defender product family by custom developing the product instrument control and GUI software for both Raman and FTIR spectroscopy devices. Successfully created tailored Windows CE 4.2 kernel and device drivers for the COTS single board computer instrument control. Promoted CRF 21 Part 11 compliance through the development of a Windows NT-based service for data synchronization from handheld systems to a secure repository. Drove remote management of portable devices using creative development of an ASP and COM objects web-based application. Innovated systems to give US and Iraqi-based bomb squads increased control over unmanned ground vehicles and robots via the used of a unique interface for Ahura devices. An extension of the project entailed the creation of a robot-based payload implementation of the device with a remote GUI on a tablet PC using 802.11 wireless networking.

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nl

I worked on a leading edge high end cardiac ultrasound system. I was a member of the Live 3D imaging team and provided expertise in general GUI, Win32, embedded XP, Green Hills embedded development for Power PC and general software design and development experience. This was a multi-site development effort between Bothell, WA and Andover, MA using Clearcase for source code control.

Marlborough, Ma, Us

I worked on a portable mini-C arm fluoroscopy product (x-ray). I was brought in to salvage a project that lost its software development staff in a company move from Chicago. I needed to select a suitable PC controller and create an embedded NT kernel. In addition to selecting a new control computer, I added touch screen capability to the GUI, and the ability to archive the digital x-ray images to CD-R/RW media. I also added some missing data items to the DICOM dataset supported by the equipment. I got the project back on track and ready for showing at the RSNA and AIUM industry trade shows.

Rockville, Md, Us

I was asked to come in for a return engagement in order to develop a COM automation interface for Teratech’s Ultrasound GUI application. This allows for easy integration with other Medical software and applications which often get bundled with the same PC based system purchase. I am also helping to redesign the application architecture for their next generation software products. I developed a Windows CE based GUI application enabling remote control of the Ultrasound system and to access the data accumulated on the PC based device. I added a very strong yet easy to manage copy protection and registration facility allowing for controlled access to the software in the field. In addition to basic copy protection, I enabled the ability to provide unlock-able product tiers, controlled evaluation periods, and license transfer capabilities.

San Antonio, Tx, Us

I managed all kernel software development. I ported their custom CE hardware platform thru versions 2.11, 2.12 and 3.0 of Windows CE. The platform was based on Hitachi SH3 and was designed for wireless operation with GPS tracking from vehicles. I developed device drivers for the serial ports and the PCMCIA generic modem drivers. I also worked with Sierra Wireless Inc. to develop the serial port drivers for a CDMA cellular modem for use in wireless CE applications. Kernel development involved the use of Windows CE Platform Builder (2.11, 2.12, 3.00). I provided general C++/OOD, GUI, Win32 and COM development support. I implemented a zip compatible file compression and transfer scheme to allow for simple wireless update of the CE platform and application software in the field.

Rockville, Md, Us

While at Teratech Corp. I was asked to take over the software development group and manage all software development. While managing the group development activities I also developed a Windows WDM device driver for IEEE-1394 (Firewire) communication support. We were not able to find a vendor to purchase this capability from so I had to develop it myself. This involved the use of the Windows 2000 DDK, NuMega SoftICE, and NuMega Driver Studio for some serious kernel level debugging.In addition to managing the day to day developer issues I was the chief architect of the new software design and the Windows/C++/Object-Oriented-Design and GUI mentor for the group. I implemented a Lotus Notes messaging and groupware system for communication and development support. I implemented the company’s internal development network, internet presence, web server and customer communication and support database.

Rockville, Md, Us

At Teratech Corp. I was hired to help architect a GUI for a portable Ultrasound Imaging system. The product was working at a prototype level but was not very robust. The software needed to be redesigned to support a modern graphical user interface. The redesign consisted of using MFC and Stingray Toolkit to implement a GUI similar to many integrated development environments. There was also a real-time aspect to the image-processing portion of the program since this was a medical diagnostic ultrasound-imaging product. I developed a thread-safe mechanism to allow for very simple and efficient inter-task communication. I added DICOM (Digital Imaging and COmmunications in Medicine) capability to the base product to satisfy a need expressed by most large medical facilities.

At HealthGate Data Corp. I worked on middleware COM/DCOM objects for their web content server systems. Their system is being moved from Sun UNIX servers to Windows NT servers running IIS, MTS, and MSMQ servers. This involves converting all of their CGI scripts to ASP scripts and developing middleware objects to enable the system to scale to a huge number of users. All new content is stored as XML and there are many converters required to serve up the existing legacy content as XML. I also developed an NT service and an ASP application for an automated Campaign Mailer. This consisted of some COM objects to be used by both the ASP application and the NT service to provide an unattended, remotely maintainable, customer mailing response system.

At Groupe Schneider I did GUI and COM work for their next generation PLC programming system. I designed and developed an object oriented graphical editor (Visio like in general operation) and used advanced GUI capabilities of the Stingray Objective Toolkit and Views class libraries. I implemented a framework to provide a rich IDE for programming Groupe Schneider automation equipment. The UI framework is similar to the Visual C++ IDE using docking toolbars and views. The editor also provided a COM interface so that it could be used by other groups within Schneider and by third parties to integrate into their own tools where appropriate. The editor was extensible via Active Scripting (JavaScript ,VBScript, and WSH). I created a standard Windows automated install package for the product using Install Shield 5.1

At NuMega Technologies I worked on their next generation Advanced Error Detection framework. This technology is targeted at Win32 platforms and is developed using Visual C++ and COM. I did the object oriented design and development of the symbol engine for this new framework. I was chosen because of my Win32, C++, and COM expertise. The first application of this framework was for NuMega’s JCheck product, an advanced Java debug and analysis tool. This involved extensive OOA/OOD using Rational Rose to develop and document the design. Some technologies used in this project were multi-process/multi-processor/multi-threaded design and development, COM/DCOM, Microsoft’s Java VM custom hooks, Win32 memory mapped files, various Win32 system IPC mechanisms.

Twickenham, Middlesex, Gb

I was the team lead for the design of an object oriented next generation billing system for UNIFI’s custom worldwide telecommunications network. This involved using Rational Rose for the object analysis and design of a distributed object system using Java and C++ and CORBA for the object communication support. I developed 2 working prototypes: One using Java for a thin client with C++ and CORBA for the distributed server based components, and another using Java with C++ and COM/DCOM and Microsoft Transaction Server for server based components. Both prototypes interfaced to Oracle databases.

Fremont, Ca, Us

At Lam Research I was to migrate their current NeXTStep based GUI machine control applications to Windows NT using C++, MFC, and NT's DCE compliant RPC mechanism. Lam's current implementation was in Objective C on NeXTStep and they wanted my expertise in object-oriented design, C++, MFC, and network programming. The job included converting their SunRPC based library of remote commands to an NT equivalent and porting the UI and control interface from NeXTStep to NT. I delivered a working prototype including remote commands and a skeleton UI ahead of schedule.

(Iris Associates was purchased by Lotus development and then IBM purchased Lotus)At Iris associates I worked on the Lotus Notes R4 client GUI. I was hired for my strong Windows, C++, OOD, and UI experience. I worked on the context sensitive UI. A goal of the design was to minimize the UI and simplify the user's experience. I implemented the PVCS version control system for the development team and developed automated nightly builds of the source code tree. I developed a ‘getting started’ program for new employees to help get them accustomed to the development tools and environment. It was titled, “Iris New Employee Survival Guide”, and it included an on-line handbook and orientation lunch to get new employees all the information they needed to become successful developers at Iris Associates.

At Millipore I developed a Windows application to control Millipore embedded DNA synthesizers. I was involved in concept-development through production of the embedded controller’s UI in the DNA synthesizer, which required a custom UI for the LCD graphics display. The screen was 3"x5" and had 8 soft-keys. Given the restricted display size, I developed a keen appreciation for UI design and usability testing. This Windows workstation also needed to control legacy equipment which communicated using GPIB, TCP/IP and DECnet protocols on Ethernet. I was the site computer systems manager responsible for all engineering computer needs and providing technical support to others in the corporation. I was a contributor to Millipore Corp.'s WAN planning and installation. I initiated an Independent Software Agreement with DEC and managed all interactions with DEC.

At Drytek I worked on a custom User Interface and command-control for a 680x0 embedded system. The UI was a color menu driven interface with some advanced data display capabilities. I implemented the SEMI-SECS control protocol for their semiconductor processing equipment. This is a serial protocol allowing the automation of an entire wafer processing facility by allowing centralized control of all equipment. I wrote both client and server code and used programmable protocol analyzers to test/debug the implementation. I also used the analyzers to mimic equipment that didn't exist yet so that development could proceed.

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Computer Science

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