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California

• Designed software architecture for embedded realtime synthesizers on Intel and ARM processors. Deployed in Korg's flagship OASYS and KRONOS workstations, as well as the Korg wavestate, modwave, opsix, Grandstage and VOX Continental stage keyboards• Developed applications for Mac and Windows including the wavestate and modwave Editor/Librarians, Updaters, and the Sample Builder• Developed the wavestate native and modwave native plugins • Developed innovative algorithms for audio synthesis, sound processing, modulation, effects, voice allocation and multi-processor load balancing.• Developed tools for Windows, Linux and macOS for prototyping and testing components, as well as tools for creating and managing voicing.• Designed and developed client/server architecture and RPC protocols, using ZeroMQ and google protocol buffers.• Worked closely with international team to deliver world-class products to market.

El Sobrante, Ca

• Developed and marketed a series of software plugins for the Creamware (now Sonic Core) Scope/Pulsar platform.• Created innovative audio processing circuits in Creamware’s DSP development environment, including the Synchrome synthesizer, Impressor dynamics processor, and Zorba and Psy-Fi effects. • Designed user interface layouts and components in Adobe Photoshop • Orbitone users include Hans Zimmer, Jens Gad (Enigma), Jules Bromley (Trailermen).

San Mateo, Ca

• Developed the Beatnik Editor, a cross-platform Mac/Windows content creation and editing application for Beatnik’s audio engine and RMF technologies, including comprehensive sample waveform editor and sample-based instrument editor. • Developed flexible plugin architecture allowing OEM's to customize the Editor for specific target device capabilities. • Developed Beatnik Player for PocketPC, a multimedia player and interactive synthesis application for handheld Windows CE devices, in both English and Japanese versions. Pre-installed on all Compaq IPAQ’s in Japanese market.

Palo Alto, Ca

• Designed an extensive application development environment and object-oriented database system providing the ability to dynamically build cross-platform multimedia applications for Windows and Mac. • Developed tools enabling non-programmers to create, manage and localize application resources, and build and test user interfaces.• Participated in design and development of fusion:EFFECTS, a series of cross-platform audio processing plugins for the DirectX Media Streaming and Steinberg VST plugin architectures. • Created a plugin architecture abstraction to allow a single plugin source to be built with multiple plugin architecture back ends including VST, DirectX and AU. • Participated in design and prototyping of digital audio workstation application targeted at non-computer-savvy musicians.

Berkeley, Ca

• Designed client/server architecture and networking protocol for real-time Internet musical collaboration system. • Developed multithreaded musical session server, and client application to record, manage and mix digital audio streams.• Participated in design and prototyping of additive synthesizer to generate several hundred oscillators in real-time with continuous control of harmonic content. • Participated in leading seminars on ZIPI, a musical networking protocol and Musical Parameter Description Language.

Berkeley, Ca

• Participated in design and implementation of a cross platform C++ class library for Windows and Macintosh multimedia application development. • Acted as primary Windows engineer in development of several major multimedia titles including Berkeley Systems' X-Men screensaver, Strategic Simulation's Allied General simulation game, and a digital audio editing/management package.

Oakland, Ca

• Participated in design of APL's client/server systems architecture. • Designed tools and libraries for use in client/server development. • Acted as primary development support and trainer for APL's business application development organization, leading training seminars in US and Asia. • Designed and wrote cross-platform release manager to assure integrity in production application deployment.• Developed automated software distribution and configuration system for APL's standard workstation product suite. • Participated in creation of UNIX administration standards and procedures for APL's international sites.