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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

- Design and develop software and unit tests using Java, JUnit, Angular, IntelliJ, and Postgres/SQL for an ad tech serving engine that bids, serves, tracks, and reports on internet advertising served through exchange bidding and in-house network bidding - Utilize OpenRTB protocol for real-time advertising auctions - Maintained and improved a code base written in C and using Apache APR memory management- Utilize Scrum agile software development techniques to develop and manage workload- Develop Python and CUnit based unit tests for non-Java source code- Utilize Perforce to manage code base- Use gdb to debug production issues

Santa Clara, Ca, Us

- Designed, developed, and deployed web applications for high traffic, real estate lead generation sites on CentOS using Perl and Apache using the Scrum process - Used Postgres/SQL to access data- Developed Perl scripts to perform data analytics by retrieving, scrubbing, and analyzing data from the production Postgres database to enable the identification of at-risk clients- Developed Perl scripts to access databases to provide CSV files for marketing and client services departments- Utilized git and github for software configuration management- Evaluated MongoDB for inclusion in the data storage process

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

- Strategically evaluated and recommended Set Top Box hardware - Generated and documented requirements in white papers- Lead architect for an embedded client executed on Broadcom MIPSEL Set Top Box- Integrated Adobe Flash Actionscript programs with mplayer using vdpau video drivers Developed tool-chains to compile embedded software targeting MIPSEL architecture- Designed and implemented a SOAP web service/client combination using gsoap and C/C++- Designed software using Object Oriented Programming (OOP) principles - Designed and implemented analytics collection and archival system for a Set Top Box using C- Supervised an entry level engineer and coordinated engineering and testing activities among 4 engineers- Programmed a multi-threaded application using pthreads on Linux- Participated in weekly Scrum software development process- Debugged and developed iOS remote application using Mac OS X and Xcode

- Generated requirements for client projectsImplemented a restaurant review iPhone application called TopDish for Hooray Society- Developed Android/Java version of TopDish - Developed administration website for end users and administrators to approve, modify, and create reviews, restaurants, and images- Developed a server services/daemon written in C that executed on a Linux server- Reviewed design and development documentation for a medical device in the FDA Approval Process- Developed and executed an ISP migration plan for Dynamic Speakers, Inc.

Moorpark, Ca, Us

- Developed and designed the testing of the next generation hardware solutions for NCAT including VMWare and Stratus servers- Led design and development meetings for new products- Provided scripts and other tools in C/C++, MS SQL and PHP to help center to help problem resolution- Managed engineering objectives for a group of 9 people developing software in a Windows 2000/2003 environment- Managed engineering resources for developing a new product that generates $1 million recurring revenue- Supervised local and remote contract resources in US and India- Provided direction for two supervisors and 10 other employees supporting software in a Windows 2000/2003 environment

Redwood City, California, Us

- Designed and implemented TCP/IP networking programs which translated proprietary format bank data into an in-house HTML like format using C on a Unix machine- Maintained technical relationships with FISERV, RDS, and other host companies- Led team that successfully merged two separate infrastructure into one cohesive infrastructure that saved $100,000 in operational costs per year- Provided engineering support for a production environment that support over 1 million transactions daily- Debugged programs written in C in both a test and production environment- Evaluated the impact of core processor interface changes to Digital Insight’s software and operations

- Designed, implemented, and debugged C/C++ embedded real-time avionics cockpit software for the AH-1/UH-1 attack helicopter on a VxWare system- Chaired and participated in design reviews with Army enlisted men and officers- Worked with subject matter experts to develop the requirements for cockpit software- Developed computer based training courses on and Air Traffic Control Systems using Icon Author for deployment to Air Force and Army personnel - Researched lessons using manuals, subject matter experts, and real equipment

Global, Us

- Designed, developed, and debugged programs using Borland C++ on an Wintel platform- Designed and developed a data management application which ran on i286 based laptops that pulled Superfund data from mainframes for scientist use and uploaded data collected by the scientist into the Superfund database - Selected to participate in travel for demonstrations and classroom instruction to management and staff in each Superfund region

- Developed requirements for a new Unix/X Windows interface for a legacy system- Developed TCP/IP message routing system for a real-time graphics display terminal- Prepared course material to train peers on a variety of subjects to ensure that everyone had the same level of knowledge- Designed, prepared and taught courses on the system generation process and software subsystem on a real-time embedded system Air Traffic Control system for the Air Force- Utilized existing documentation, including the code, to reverse engineer the software to provide information needed to develop courses- Interviewed retired and existing personnel for information on how the system worked- Research system generation techniques for using 640K paged memory in 64K chunks

- Designed, implemented, and enhanced software tools written in C, Ada, and FORTRAN used to validate missile defense software packages- Designed and wrote report modules that aggregated mission critical data and presented the reports on the screen or printing them on a high-speed printed- Recommended hardware and software purchases for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority contract- Designed and developed a subway simulator written in C for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority in Washington, D.C.- Designed and developed software that solved the traveling salesman problem for missile sorties- Participated in inspections and design reviews of other engineers code

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

- Youngest lecturer in USC Computer Science department- Selected to teach one of the final and hardest courses, Compiler Construction - Developed course material from Compilers Principles Techniques and Tools by Sethi, Ullman, and Aho- Supervised one teaching assistant that helped with grading and student interactions

San Diego, Ca, Us

- Taught the use SAS and SPSS along with statistics to Social Science majors- Utilized lessons written by other lecturers- Provided technical and research assistant to faculty and students including designing database queries and questionnaires used to collect data

Bethesda, Md, Us

- Developed embedded real-time software using CMS-2M for the P3 AEW contract that ran on AYK-14 computers- Developed, maintained, and executed the plan for the nightly system links including laying out the the locations and paging of all software components- Developed software/hardware interface with systems engineers in the hardware department- Developed software requirements for retrieve and dead-reckoning calculation of navigation information and for printing classified information

Mba, Entrepreneurship

Masters, Computer Science

Bs, Computer Science