David Vanderwerf Email & Phone Number

Lowell, Ma; Tewsbury, Ma

Performance Engineer: Instrumented VS Operating system with performance counters and developed prototype System Activity Monitor(SAM) to make use of that data. Performed analysis of broadband Wangnet protocol which led to approximate doubling of network file transfer performance. Performed analysis of database project which led to rewrite of project. Developed software to use customer SAM data to evaluate customer system performance on new processor models. Designed software and specified hardware requirements for benchmarking system on Wang workstations, then led software development.Section Manager, Network Performance Engineering: Led group to evaluate Wang network products and recommend improvements to enhance performance.Software Egineer: Modified data base system to accomodate EU number size requirements. Modified VS data management, compilers and applications to expand file record counts. Modified VS data management for Linux-based VS emulator to allow unmodified applications to access Linux Btrieve files. Dealt with customers about performance and operational issues; fixed problems and/or recommended solutions. Provided 24/7 on-site and remote support to customer using Wang software product ported to AIX to manage communication between stores and headquarters,

Greater Boston Area

On-site at Raytheon Data Systems developing specialized terminal emulation software to emulate competitor systems.Led development of a Japanese word processing system designed by company principal.

Cambridge, Ma

Developed software for Interdata-based television display system, including telecommunications and IBM channel communications software. Revised design software for gyroscopes. Implemented system debugger on Interdata system for satellite rescue project.

Computer Science

Took mostly graduate Computer Science and basic electronics courses in Metropolitan College (evening program).

Chemistry

Majored in Chemistry. Reported for The Tech (student newspaper). Later Features Editor. Member of Science Fiction Society. Later.