Richard May Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

• Principal designer and developer of the gHost gSharp system, a configurable real-time service for executing custom user calculations of PI data. This system serves as a modern replacement of the deprecated AVEVA PI-ACE.
• Lead the design and implementation of the gHost gSharp server and its configuration management application.
• Develop critical components of the gSharp server and its configuration management application, focusing on functionality and user requirements.
• Create unit and system tests for the gSharp server and its management application to ensure reliability and performance.
• Write user and developer documentation to facilitate easy understanding and effective use of the system.Principal developer of the gHost Universal Stream Reader (USR) PI interface (formerly GTS UFL PI interface)..
• Innovate enhancements to the interface service.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

• I was the principal designer and developer for a variety of projects including:
• Deployed and configured AVEVA PI Systems. Key components configured include PI Data Archive, PI Asset Framework, PI Interfaces, PI Vision, and PI Web API, as well as PI OLEDB/RTQP for advanced data querying.
• Engineered multiple PI Analytics systems specifically tailored for environmental monitoring, enhancing data accuracy and usability for strategic decision-making.
• Developed bespoke PI data solutions to facilitate efficient reading and writing of PI data across various projects.
• Developed a highly configurable file loader interface for the PI System, designed as an advanced replacement for PI-UFL, which optimized data import and system flexibility.
• Developed a custom PI connector for the EraDB historian system, enabling seamless data integration and expanding system compatibility.

Varsity Lakes, Queensland

• Develop and maintain MaxSoft's Body Corp Management software application, StrataMax. My duties included:
• Design and develop modules for the core StrataMax application.
• Design and develop user interface features and components.
• Re-engineer legacy code to improve its reliability and functionality.
• Develop and enhance in-house support maintenance tools.
• Provide on-going support and maintenance.

Perth Australia; Gold Coast Australia

• Develop and maintain client and server application code for Western Australia's offender management solution (TOMS). My accomplishments and responsibilities include:
• Inherited and completed the TOMS base application conversion project from VB6 to.Net, solving some fundamental problems in the process.
• Developed auto-updating Windows service for TOMS remoting server.
• Designed and developed/developing several.Net controls, components and libraries for TOMS.
• Designed and developed/developing several value-added features to the TOMS infrastructure to improve its flexibility, maintainability and usability.
• Redesigned and developed TOMS legacy reporting system, significantly improving its flexibility and usability. Received an award of achievement.

Perth, Australia

Developed a PI-based network monitoring system prototype.

New Zealand; San Francisco Bay Area; Perth Australia

• Was a member of the OSIsoft PIBatchView client application team. My accomplishments include:
• Contributed significantly to the PIBatchView user interface design.
• Developed COM/ActiveX control libraries for PIBatchView.
• Developed PIBatchView client application tools, including a.Net component for the PI System Management Tools suite.
• Contributed to the design and architecture of PIBatchView's Excel add-in.
• Developed and maintained several machine-machine interfaces for retrieving real-time data from control systems such as Yokogawa and Telegyr.