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Rochester, New York Area

Developed C# app with LINQ, SQLite and XML that utilized property grid to configure properties in wide variety of stations and radio networks in topology. Manipulate station image via GDI+ to visually indicate change in selected mode. Coded custom property attributes that display separate connection properties in property grid for each channel in multichannel radio. Wrote C# tool with LINQ, GDI+ and C++ interop that downloads firmware onto radios and monitors each radio’s battery level. Wrote user-friendly wizard in WPF. Coded workarounds to overcome annoyances with MS DataGridView control. Satisfied customers’ demands for improved user-friendliness and performance. Resolved memory leaks that resulted in significant performance improvement. Introduced JSON as common data format in hC2 command and control tactical software solution. Proposed automated user interface testing to reduce defects in software releases.

Developed C# database app to administer license plates for state agency. Wrote accompanying web app for ordering and printing interim plates. These apps streamlined current practices and provide substantial cost savings.

Sterling Heights, Mi

Migrated legacy Rational Rose UML model into Rhapsody. This model covers various subsystems of manned ground vehicles (MGV). Wrote C++ code to animate state charts in model as well as GUI front end in C#. Rapidly developed model extract utilities in C# and Visual Basic. The extract utilities helped maintain and update software model within tight deadlines.

Allen Park, Mi

Wrote database app in C# that retrieved localized string resources and produced report on missing strings in other languages. Hosted managed control using managed C++ in legacy MFC app. Migrated legacy VC++ apps under both PC and PDA platforms for Visual Studio 2005. Enhanced legacy ATL COM-based XML components for both PC and PDA platforms. Introduced ATL derived interface versioning for legacy COM components. Rapidly wrote various test apps in C#, ASP.NET and JavaScript that interop with the ATL COM-based components. These test apps helped resolve customer issues within tight deadlines.

Greater Detroit Area

Rapidly prototyped WinForms and WebForms apps under test in C# and VB.NET for use withTestPartner whenever new features were introduced. These prototypes enabled developers to resolve defects early in the process and, thereby, resulted in substantial cost savings.

Greater San Diego Area

• Designed multi-platform framework using UML to facilitate test development in writing telephony test engines. Framework addressed synchronization and multithreaded issues for NT/UNIX.• Successfully redesigned OID tester as Visual C++ MFC application to allow device driver developers to test NDIS and proprietary OID requests sent to 802.11 wireless adapters. Wrote COM type library, enabling test developers to automate OID testing from VB client. Migrated OID tester to .NET platform using C# and managed C++.• Designed and developed Host Media Processing license generator as ASP.NET solution using C#, ADO.NET and SQL Server. The license generator protected Intel’s investment and intellectual properties on a feature basis, for a software-based telephony solution that replaced the traditional physical board.• Updated firmware downloader and CT bus time slot assigner for NT/UNIX platforms (Solaris and Linux) whenever new boards and features were introduced, producing significant revenue for Intel.

Produced x86 firmware in C/C++ for next generation of CAN bus-based automated teller machines using VxWorks RTOS and UML-driven object-oriented analysis and design. Enabled field engineers to easily retrieve and review post-mortem data for the first time.Automated test procedure in Perl, Tcl, and Visual Basic to parse metrics from firmware-generated binary log files and import them into MS Access. Eventually, this automated test program became successful demo at trade show.