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Burlington, Ma, Us

Burlington, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

1. Currently using the Simplified Wrapper Interface Generator (SWIG) toolkit to develop a replacement for the out-dated and unmaintained Python Standard Curses Library originally created for AT&T Unix System V R4 Curses. The replacement is expected to provide:a) The full Application Programming interfaces to 32-bit/64-bit NCurses 6.x.b) The full Application Programming interfaces to 32-bit NCurses 5.x and earlier releases if and when appropriate.2. Developed the TeamSTARS "tsWxGTUI"​ Toolkit source code distributions, for Python 2.x and Python 3.x, using the Python "distutils"​ package.a) Updated the "tsWxGTUI" Toolkit source code to resolve latent Python version dependencies.b) Tested installation on Linux (CentOS 6.5, 7 & 7.2, Debian 8, 8.8.0, Fedora 17-26, Scientific 6.5, 7 & 7.2, Ubuntu 11.04-16.04, 16.10, 17,04), Mac OS X (10.7-10.13), Microsoft Windows (XP, 7, 8, 8.1 & 10) and Unix (PC-BSD 10.3-12.0 and OpenIndiana 151a8 / OpenSolaris 11) platforms.3. Release currently supports:a) Command Line Interface on Python 2.0.0-2.7.14 and Python 3.0.0-3.6.2.b) Graphical-style (ncurses-based) User Interface, (with Cygwin, the free, Linux-style Command Line Interface and GNU Toolkit add-on to Microsoft Windows) on Python 2.6.0-2.7.14 and Python 3.1.0-3.6.2. c) Operator documentation, in plain text format, for user training and on-line help.d) Engineering notebook documentation, in Adobe PDF and Microsoft Office formats, for software developer, maintainer and troubleshooter training and on-line help.4. Released updates to the tsWxGTUI_PyVx_Repository (pre-alpha) via GitHub (https://github.com/rigordo959/tsWxGTUI_PyVx_Repository). Announced the release via Google groups wxPython-Users and comp-lang.python. The release contains the latest installable Site-Packages, non-installable Developer-Sandboxes, engineering notebooks and user documentation.

Boston, Ma, Us

1. Developed, enhanced and maintained the TeamSTARS "tsWxGTUI" Toolkit source code, a library of general-purpose, re-usable building block modules for embedded systems. The building blocks:a) Provides both Command Line and Graphical-style User Interfaces that enable application developers to focus on the application specific functionality and not waste effort re-inventing the functionality typical of Command Line and Graphical User Interfaces.b) Can operate in an isolated system (Stand-Alone mode) or in a networked system (Stand-Among mode).c) Are implemented in Python 2.x.d) Are ported to Python 3.x using a Python program (2to3) which reads Python 2.x source code and apply a series of fixers to transform it into valid Python 3.x code.2. Cross-platform designs run, without change, on Linux, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows (the latter requires Cygwin, a Linux-like environment add-on from Red Hat).

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3. Command Line Interface includes building blocks create a sophisticated POSIX-/ Unix-like terminal interface. It features:a) Command line keyword option and positional argument parsing;b) Error/exception handling;c) Event logging to application designated terminals, files or devices;d) Launching, event dispatching and terminating of the Graphical-style User Interface;e) Wrapper used to ensure that each application terminates with the exit code and message appropriate for co-ordination of a sequence of multiple applications.f) Tool to scan an operator designated directory tree and strip lines of source code of any superfluous trailing blank characters;g) Tool to scan an operator designated directory tree and report on the total number of files, total number of lines of code, total number of blank/comment lines and their distribution among the file name extensions associated with various programming language such as Ada, Assembler, C/C++, Fortran, Pascal, Python and shell script.

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4. Graphical-style User Interface includes building blocks that create a sophisticated Desktop, Laptop and Workstation Computer-like terminal interface. Using the “nCurses” character-mode and xterm libraries of the host platform, it emulates a subset of the "wxPython" pixel-mode Graphical User Interface. This enables “wxPython” applications to run with little, if any, change if they neither use icons nor other bit-mapped images, nor use proportional sized fonts or associated special features. The emulation features the following widgets:a) Tiled (side-by-side) and overlapped (partially hidden) windows;b) Frames and Dialogs (top-level windows) containing other widgets;c) Menu bars (windows) containing drop down menus (windows);d) Tool bars (windows) containing a collection of windows for on-screen buttons, menus, or other input or output widgets;e) Status bars (windows) containing an information window, at the bottom of a top-level window, sometimes divided into sections, each of which shows different information);f) Task bar (a top-level window) containing windows for buttons used to control which top-level window has focus and is not partially hidden;

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g) Sizers (non-windows) containing sizers or windows for tables of data or buttons; h) Panels (windows) containing sizers or windows;i) Buttons (windows) for operator control action triggers,j) Check boxes (windows) containing buttons for enabling/disabling any one or combination of several operator mode and option control action triggers; k) Radio boxes (windows) containing buttons for choice of one of several operator mode and option control action triggers; l) Gauges (windows) for horizontal and vertical bar graph widgets; m) Scrolled windows (windows) containing a scrollable text window and horizontal and/or vertical scroll bars (each with associated scroll position gauge and scroll control buttons for action triggers;n) Redirected output (a top-level window or log file) containing system and application messages annotated with date, time and event severity levels that are printed or sent to syslog, stderr, stdout or scrolled windows;o) Splash screen (image) that notifies the operator that the program is in the lengthy process of loading

Developed prototype of TeamSTARS "tsWxGTUI" Toolkit source code.Developed Python based platform independent libraries to support development of diagnostic, instrumentation and control software.Developed window, frame, dialog, button, gauge, scrollable text and basic color output widget portions for Python emulation of “wxPython” that used UNIX “curses” library to provide terminal independent cursor positioning and character graphics on platforms that lacked pixel graphic display hardware.

Andover, Ma, Us

Project, system, software engineering, troubleshooting and support of system level exerciser diagnostic tools used to detect design, manufacturing and interoperability defects in employer’s hardware, software and system products.o Gathered, clarified and reconciled requirements from cross functional team management, marketing, product development, manufacturing, quality assurance and field service members.o Received project development and release approvals from cross functional teams and company officers. Trained product development, manufacturing, quality assurance and field service engineers and technicians in techniques to detect and troubleshoot product defects.o Received awards for troubleshooting and resolving unusual defects in processors, custom integrated circuits, motherboards, daughter cards, chassis, cables and networked, multiprocessor computer systems in time for the company to resume shipments and achieve its revenue goals.

Andover, Ma, Us

Software engineering of device drivers, operating system and application software for high-performance embedded, real-time digital signal and image processing.

Lead author of specifications, design, test, qualification and maintenance documents on various military contracts.

Author of Artificial Heart Pump Control System Software Failure Modes and Effects analysis.o Failure modes and effects analysis promoted U.S. Food and Drug Administration certification of artificial heart pump.

Lead author of specifications, design, test, qualification and maintenance documents on various military contracts.

Specification, architecture and software engineering lead for Commander’s Integrated Display and Gunner’s Panel upgrade of Abrams Main Battle Tank.

Project, system, software engineering, installation, troubleshooting and support of supervisory instrumentation upgrade that guided an operator in the safe and optimal startup, regulation of speed/power generation and shutdown of a Steam Turbine-Generator.

Design Aircraft Instrumentation and Control software to automatically adjust display brightness and contrast for changes in ambient lighting and temperature.

Project, system, software engineering, troubleshooting and support of supervisory controls that automated the safe and optimal pre-warming, startup, regulation of speed/power generation and shutdown of industrial and electric utility steam turbines.o Thermal stress management design established set-points for shaft rotational speed and acceleration rate when the generator breaker was open. When the generator breaker was closed, it established set-points for power load generation and rate of change. It also established set-points that transferred steam flow throttling between stop and control valves.o Retrofittable designs for older turbines with mechanical hydraulic controls, pulsed relays to open and close the existing motor operated valves.o Retrofittable designs for newer turbines with digital or analog electro-hydraulic controls, operated feature selecting relays and produced digital or analog control signals.o Steam turbine instrumentation and control system designs received U.S. and foreign patents and promoted multimillion dollar sales.

Project, system, software engineering, troubleshooting and support of supervisory instrumentation that guided an operator in the safe and optimal pre-warming, startup, regulation of speed/power generation and shutdown of electric utility steam turbine-generators with motor operated mechanical hydraulic controls.o GE received Industrial Research and Development Magazine’s IR-100 Award for first microcomputer system designed to protect steam turbines against excessive thermal stress.

Model, evaluate and design Steam Turbine Electro-Hydraulic Control System Hardware. Authored engineering and factory test specifications. Designed electronic circuitry for exciting and monitoring inductive position transducers.

Model, evaluate and design Industrial and Military Fluidic Component and Control System Hardware. Integrated and debugged fluidic sensors, amplifiers, logic devices, accelerometers, gyroscopes and control systems for rocket guidance, textile yarn gauging and automobile radiator leak inspection.

Ms, Electrical Engineering (Minor In Computer Science)

Bs, Electrical Engineering

Bs, Mechanical Engineering