Computers have been my passion since the sixth grade, and I look forward every day to pursuing that passion in my professional life. My career is about more than being an experienced software engineer, specializing in Linux and UNIX development. It is about being curious, asking questions, always seeking to learn, and getting a thrill out of peeking and poking into the crufty nooks and crannies of code.My education at the Rochester Institute of Technology provided me with the basic skills, and I have built upon that foundation with twenty-two years of industry work designing and implementing object-oriented software systems. I have experience in all phases of the software development life cycle; I have participated in and managed projects from requirements analysis to maintenance and support once the code has been released into production. Prior to attending college, I spent six years in the US Marine Corps, where I learned the value of teamwork, communications, professionalism and discipline, and I use those skills every single day.Technical Summary:- Object-oriented design and development - Extensive software development experience in C and C++- Multi-threaded programming - Network protocol programming and development- Linux device driver development- Network application development- Hardware command and control applications- SDK design and development