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Nevada City, CA, US

Austin, Texas, US

• Project: Android-based tracking system for AR assisted surgery.
• Ported Windows/Linux object tracking library to Android.
• Create Unity3D based app for Android to track markers and integrated C++ library with JNI.
• Developed and tested AR app for Android 3D headset with stereo cameras.
• Developed Android-based speech-recognition system using PocketSphinx.
• Researched and tested Snapdragon Hexagon SVR API.

Petaluma, CA, US

• Project: Spyro the Dragon Reignited Trilogy
• Analyzed and fixed Unreal Engine Blueprints.
• Fixed many bugs related to Character Movement.
• Fixed numerous issues related to UI and gameplay.
• Added scrolling text to UI.
• Added code to add Arabic text.

San Jose, California, US

• Developed Unity3D based Android App in C#,.NET, and JAVA for 3D data visualization.
• Calibrated 3D point cloud data from LiDAR sensor with live video stream from webcam.
• Created an asio (boost) c++11 based data server to serve data, to serve live video, and to record and playback video data.
• Developed Qt5 cross-platform (Windows, OS X, Ubuntu) UI for MDNS (Bonjour) LiDAR sensor calibration and data visualization. Modified network protocol for dynamically sized data transfer from LiDAR sensors.

• Oversee all technical aspects of the PHP/MySQL/JavaScript Magento based e-commerce website.
• Created extensions to perform address verification and generate ship labels using FedEx web services.
• Created extension to customize the back-end order grid.
• Modified extensions to support subscription based ordering including pre-paid recurring orders.
• Extensively modify design templates, CMS pages, and JavaScript to support a variety of custom features.
• Responsible for all installation, configuration, and deployment of the website.

• Responsible for designing, developing, testing, and deploying website.
• Develop back-end using node, mongodb, and express server. Other tools used for the server include mongoskin, multer, morgan, jsonwebtoken, and nodemailer.
• Develop front-end using angular, jquery, and bootstrap.
• Manage source control and deployment on OpenShift with git.

Petaluma, CA, US

• Worked on web based data visualization using 2d and 3d graphics.
• Developed algorithms for creating svg based graphs in JavaScript.
• Developed svg based graphics library for animating vector graphics.
• Developed a JavaScript 3D graphics library using three.js to display WebGL and css transform based visualizations.
• Created smooth, animated graphical transitions using a combination of CSS transitions, svg animations, and tween like algorithms.
• Used web libraries including d3, three.js, and jQuery.

• Responsible for collaborative video viewing system architecture design and implementation.
• YouTube API, Facebook API, Facebook app development, PHP, MySQL, C++, client/server UDP/TCP, HTML, JavaScript, Google v8 integration, Torque 3D game engine, flex/flash, user interface.
• Developed cross-platform theater tcp/udp server in C++ for user interaction using boost ASIO, RakNet, & ENet. Also integrated Google V8 JavaScript engine for non-compile scripting of server functions.
• Created PHP/MySQL API using doctrine for storing/retrieving system state information and user data in a distributed system.
• Designed database schema in MySQL.
• Developed Flex/Flash client to connect to theater server using TCP and operate in a browser.

US

• Responsible for project management, technical direction, software development, and client communications for various game titles.
• Pro Series Golf – mobile title for Symbian N-Gage. Implemented menu system architecture, network play via Arena, sound engine including streaming audio, localization, xml parser, and orientation control. Contributed to.
• Blazing Angels – arcade conversion of Xbox 360/PC game. Extensively modified menu system for arcade environment. Modified HUD for arcade including timing, status, etc. Modified level scripts. Added hardware/software.
• Battleship – game on-demand system. Added multiplayer functionality. Assisted with general SDK integration.

Wood Dale, IL, US

Responsible for developing custom Adobe Flash file parser and player for Windows and custom hardware. Also for developing prototype Flash games for testing.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US

• Responsible for developing COM+ objects and applications for fetching and formatting data from the internet used for in-flight entertainment system.
• Developed COM+ objects that fetch files via FTP, HTTP, and NNTP from the internet.
• Designed and implemented a Windows based GUI that builds, schedules, and monitors events that perform data fetching and formatting.
• Created an SQL database to store application configuration data as well as event result data.
• Optimized SQL to speed up data fetching an formatting.

Grass Valley, CA, US

• Responsible for developing medical imaging software.
• Developed code using DirectShow, Visual C++, and MFC to process images in real-time.

• Responsible for developing Windows based GUI for mathematically oriented software application.
• Created custom windows interfaces including custom controls and graphical data representation.
• Created and implemented database design.
• Ported and integrated various mathematical algorithms from native FORTRAN code.
• Created report generation tools that output plain text or HTML. Also wrote code to support custom printing of graphs and tables.
• Raised critical software design issues and presented various solutions.

• Responsible for managing software projects, designing software architecture, developing new software, and maintaining legacy code.
• Managed six developers on driving simulator project.
• Provided communication with vendors and contractors.
• Designed and implemented an object oriented game engine for an arcade game.
• Spatialized sound engine using DirectSound and DirectSound3D.
• Network communication using DirectPlay.

• Primarily responsible for developing code for virtual reality and image processing projects.
• Created a cohesive, interactive virtual environment with Sense8’s World Tool Kit, for SGI.
• Integrated a variety of virtual reality hardware including head mounted displays, Cyber-gloves, and position tracking.
• Wrote network software, using TCP/IP, to integrate Ascension’s Flock of Birds real-time position tracking hardware.
• Created network communication protocol to integrate 3D audio generation with virtual reality environment.

Gainesville, Florida, US

• Responsible for developing object oriented tools for neural network software using NeXTSTEP and porting the code to Win32.
• Developed 2D and 3D data visualization objects and GUI interface.
• Implemented copy protection schemes using hardware dongle.
• Created the context-sensitive help.
• Microcoded neural network objects on TMS C31 for a NSF research grant.

Bs, Electrical Engineering

Ms, Electrical Engineering