Michael Culver Email & Phone Number

Natick, Ma, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Implemented Object-Oriented Web Services and apps in Apache servers using Perl, Ruby, and JavaScript. Communication via Soap interface to various databases including MySQL and Integrity. All infrastructure to support enterprise development organization. Development done in Ubunto Linux on Oracle VirtualBox VM. Additional experience transitioning from ClearCase to Git.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

• Managed design and development of PTC Installation Manager (PIM).- Coordinated design and development of Web install process interface with IT department, PTC.com.• Directed Management of Systems Development.- Core library for all applications.- Multi-threading; inter-process communications; IBM Unicode library; automated, distributed regression testing mechanism.- Message System – localization translation database.- Trail Files – Application logging/playback mechanism – foundation for automated regression tests.• Directed Management of Graphics Subsystem Development.- PTC Graphic Library (PGL) interface to OpenGL; supporting graphics cards by NVidia and AMD.- Worked closely with 3rd party vendors – Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and NVidia, to leverage advanced graphics card capabilities.• Directed Management of utility development – Exit Logger and Quality Agent – providing feedback to PTC.Skills, Experience• C/C++, Pascal, Object Oriented development, csh, Unix (Sun, HP, IBM, SGI), Linux, Windows, MS Visual Studio, make, gmk, perl. MS Office, MS Project.• Agile Development Process.• Flexlm, FlexNet Publisher 3rd party library interface.• GTM, make, gmk configuration management. Some use of ClearCase.• Managing sizable logistical projects – e.g., Source code conversion to support Unicode encoding.• Managing highly technical, senior staff. - Organization size 16: 2 senior managers, 2 junior managers, 12 developers ranging in level from Software Developer to Senior Technical Consultant.- Geographically distributed - India, Israel, Massachusetts, Minnesota.• Coordinating across multiple organizations;• Interfacing with 3rd parties – Flexera Software, NVidia, AMD, Adobe; plus various contracting partners; • Recruiting; team building.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

• PTC proprietary licensing implementation.- Designed, implemented Triad License Server – supporting fault tolerance.- Designed, implemented license client-side interface.- Learned C language, TCP/IP socket programming.• Conversion to industry-standard 3rd party licensing library – Flexlm.- Designed, implemented standardized licensing client library interface layer to insulate applications from licensing implementation – PLP “PTC Licensing Package”. Language – C++.- Converted applications to PLP interface.- Replaced PTC licensing with Flexlm, released PLPF “PTC Licensing Package with Flexlm”.- Ongoing consulting, coordinating integration of new PTC applications with PLPF licensing.• Managed Very Large Logistic - Source Code Translation 34.3 M LOC - wchar_t native encoding to Unicode.• Managed Source Code Translation – to support IPv6.• Managed ProToolkit application interface to ProEngineer.• Managed implementation of DRM – Digital Rights Management using Adobe Rights Management service.• Managed implementation of Design Conferencing – using Groove (3rd party, now Microsoft)-------------Managing teams of C++ developers – Object Oriented Development – Systems level and Application level coding; UI development; API toolkit development;Teams on-shore and off-shore;Coordinating activity of cross-functional teams, including Development, QA, Tech Support, IT, application groups, Product Definition, Documentation, Legal;Requirements planning, deriving, scheduling;Creating and presenting Project plans, tracking;Designing for testability, repeatability;Designing with diagnostics;Brainstorming, debugging, writing test plans;Developing unit tests;Developing automated regression test mechanism and tests;Integrating with 3rd party vendors, libraries.

Master Of Science, Computer Information And Control Engineering

Bachelor Of General Studies (B.G.S.), Math, Linguistics