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Middletown, Nj, Us

Middletown, Nj, Us

Santa Barbara, California, Us

As part of a sales team to provide technical sales support to clients in military, aerospace, industrial, and medical industries focusing safety and security critical systems & embedded software development.Key Contributions:• Worked with clients to provide technology solutions.• Proof of concept and product/technology demos.• Gathered customer’s technical requirements and specifications. Researched new and legacy company technology for fit with customer requirements. Matched customer needs to company products.• Worked internals with software development teams regarding customer requirements and deliverable deadlines.• Delivered and helped configure customer software deliverables.• Worked with customers to solve urgent issues, engaging internal specialists, including on site customer support.• Traveled with sales team for customer on site meetings, trade shows, and liaised clients at our facilities.• Primary technologies: Green Hills MULTI IDE & Compiler, INTEGRITY RTOS, u-velOSity RTOS, GHS Probe.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Technical Relationship Manager 3/2015 – 10/2016• Worked with customers to manage ticker plants (XTPs) used for high frequency trading.• Managed customer expectations.• Communicated customer expectations to internal teams.• Coordinated internal teams to prioritize and meet customer facing deliverables (feature enhancement requests, defect resolutions, and investigations of open issues).• Lead customer facing status report meetings.Solutions Consultant / Field Engineer 9/2014 – 9/2015• Assisted the sales team by developing proof of concept applications using the Exegy C API (XCAPI) to process real time market data. Developed both C and Java applications for customers.• Trained prospective customer in the use of XCAPI.• Developed XCAPI plugins to enhance the existing API for new customer requirements.• Measured market data processing and network latencies using custom built tools.• Worked with external vendors to integrate products for mutual and customer benefit.• Maintained market data replay servers, tickerplants, and client servers for a complete proof of concept market data processing lab.

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

Managed a combined onshore/offshore team in the development of embedded test software to assist in the manufacturing of medical diagnostic equipment.Key Managerial Contributions:• Project lead for the User Module Testing software suite.• Preformed project planning, task scheduling, and tracked task completion.• Gathered requirements, and wrote software design documents.• Managed a combined onshore & offshore team to implement the software.• Coordinated with other teams for interoperability with related software projects.• Controlled/maintained/enforced offshore contracts.• Maintained the Abbott software quality assurance process.Key Technical Contributions:• Setup and maintained Git source control system.• Developed on Wind River Workbench for the vxWorks embedded RTOS using C/C++.• Reviewed circuit board schematics and component datasheets in order to design effective test algorithms. Implemented or delegated such.• Responsible for onboard initial software install automated programming software.

Montclair, Nj, Us

Managed technical and administrative staff providing operational support and technology base management for growing law firm. Identified technical needs and steered hardware, software, and networking projects. Assessed advantages of build versus buy and managed associated vendor contracts. Guided technology integrations and delivered production support. Ensured appropriate security for proprietary data and networked systems. Hired, trained, mentored, and evaluated multiple team members.Key Contributions:• Migrated office from small start-up office space to large professional space with minimal disruption to operations.• Developed and documented systems and associated processes enabling short sale processing. Created employee manual that improved transaction processing quality and accuracy.• Built and administered MS Windows 2008 domain serving 20 workstations.• Evaluated and procured office technologies for enhancement of productivity.

Small property management company to mange rental properties for self and clients.

Identify prospective investment properties and analyze market values. Negotiate deals with homeowners, investors, and bankers. Manage rehab and construction projects. Design and execute marketing programs.Key Contributions:• Founded and grew organization that turned over 24 properties for $500,000+ in profit.• Designed and developed Web-based MySQL database with PHP and HTML interface used to manage transactions.• Improved communications with stakeholder groups by leveraging Google Apps for Business.

Burlington, Ma, Us

Developed classified command and control systems (CAPES and MC2) ensuring full compliance with DoD specifications and performance requirements. Created and delivered design proposals to cross functional teams of technical and client stakeholders. Supported project leader in effective milestones management by ensuring on time completion of personal key deliverables.Key Contributions:• Applied software engineering and OOD best practices to developing modular systems. • Developed GUI add-ons for data analysis. Overlaid GIS terrain data with unit data feeds and route calculations.• Performed logistical data analysis using real-time SA data feeds.• Gave presentations on proposed software architecture.

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Hanover, Maryland, Us

Served as key team member for developing CN4200 10 Gbps optical Ethernet switches. Reviewed and interpreted software requirements; refined specifications, developed prototypes, and debugged code. Key Contributions:• Worked on embedded Linux software development.• Debugged source code for Linux based embedded system.• Developed Command Line Interface for management of CN4200.• Navigated and debugged large shared code base.• Reviewed changes to software requirements documents and implemented the changes.• Setup and maintained Coverity code review database to track development coding errors.• Rewrote build scripts to make the Linux servers more secure and efficient.

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Worked in a fast passed start-up as an intern assisting senior engineers in the lab. Was assigned an independent software development project to design and implement with little assistance.Key Contributions: • Independently developed an Element Management Palm Application for PalmOS.• Tested and debugged prototype boards and systems:─ Probed circuit boards for defects.─ Preformed initial software load for new circuit packs.─ Wrote scripts to automate testing using LabView.─ Documented testing procedures for future technicians.

Initially hired as an intern I quickly became a crucial member of the embedded systems team in this extremely fast passed start-up. I was responsible for design and development of all onboard diagnostic software for the circuit packs.Key Contributions:• Developed on Motorola PowerPC 8260 using the Wind River VxWorks Kernel.• Wrote low level onboard diagnostic utilities for new circuit packs including:─ MPC8260 GPIO control utility─ FPGA programming utility─ EEPROM automated testing and editing utilities─ Intel StrataFlash programming tests─ SDRAM memory tests─ Miscellaneous I2C device testing• Wrote UART serial drivers for VxWorks kernel for MPC8260• Researched technical data and specifications for particular chips and components.• Assisted senior engineers debug new faulty circuit packs.

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Worked in a fast passed start-up as an intern assisting senior engineers in the lab. Was assigned an independent software development project to design and implement with little assistance.Key Contributions: • Independently developed an Element Management Palm Application for PalmOS.• Tested and debugged prototype boards and systems:─ Probed circuit boards for defects.─ Preformed initial software load for new circuit packs.─ Wrote scripts to automate testing using LabView.─ Documented testing procedures for future technicians.

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AKA: AT&T Submarine Systems, Tyco Submarine Systems, TyComAs an intern assisted engineers in the development of undersea fiber optic and power transmission equipment. Key Contributions:• Programmed development utilities for monitoring and communication with lab equipment.• Wrote user documentation for proprietary GUI that was in development.• Researched technical data for chips and parts online.