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Objective

A full-time or contract based development position using C or C++ on Unix or Win32 where quality and performance are critical.

Expert

C, C++, UNIX and NT operating systems internals, System programming, Internet (TCP/IP, UDP/IP) socket programming, TCP/IP stacks, Internet protocols/RFC�s including HTTP, NNTP, FTP, SMTP, DNS, practical application of OO principles and techniques, SSL and encryption, GNU tools. Multithreaded server development, HTTP server development. Perl programming and internals.

Strong

• Languages: C/C++, Perl, Java, Shell, HTML, XML, FORTRAN, Assembler (ix86, Sparc, IRIX), Javascript, VB, VBScript, Lisp, prolog. Languages for DB access, SQL, PL/SQL

• Platforms: Linux (RedHat, Slackware), SunOS, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Windows and Windows NT

• Middleware: CORBA, COM/DCOM/MTS, Various custom TCP/IP based communication layers.

• Tools: CVS, PCVS, MS-SourceSafe, All GNU command line utilities. Borland C++, MS Devstudio (VC++, VB), ATL

• API�s: Standard C runtime, Win32, UNIX (POSIX) system calls, STL, ODBC, ISAPI

• Methodologies: OO language and design principles (inheritance, polymorphism, persistence etc.)

• Security: Network architectures, honeypots, VPN�s. Conducted security reviews and reports. Intrusion detection and tracking, DEFCON attendee.

• Databases: Oracle, Sybase, Informix, PostGreSQL, MySQL

• System Architecture: 10 Years experience with multi-tiered architectures and distributed systems

Experience

• Hired by top management under fixed time and cost subcontract to replace solution delivered by third-party consultants which did not meet quality and performance requirements
• Re-wrote the entire code-base using C++ and TCP/IP sockets. Delivered early and under cost estimate. Product shipped on time and allowed the company to tap a new market.
• Code-base and architecture was reused to form the basis for their next generation of product.
• Agent based resource (system health, disk space) monitoring application for large heterogeneous networks of computers, used in hosting facilities and larger corporations.
• Tools: C++, TCP/IP sockets and 10 years of experience.
• Keywords: C++, TCP/IP, UDP/IP, MSVC++, GNU tools, perl5, multithreading, Unix, AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, kstat, DLPI, daemon, agent, MS SQL Server, SSL, OpenSSL, zlib, VPN, pkgadd, rpm, smit, swpackage, Fast, Very Fast.

• Hired under sub-contract for research and development of a product for network based installation of operating systems (NT, Linux, Solaris) and remote reallocation of hardware.
• This is a startup company which requests confidentiality, further information available on request.
• Keywords: C++, DHCP protocol and tools, network routing, unicast, multicast, perl5, Linux OS internals, programming computer BIOS, MySQL, system programming, device drivers, X-Windows, Motif

• Grew company from 3 employees to 20 in 18 months
• Developed relationships with potential clients and closed sales based on merit with no company track record
• Personally oversaw financial management of company that was profitable despite lack of external investment
• Successfully defended Advanced Vision�s technology in due diligence sessions with investors of clients
• Negotiated exclusive sale of Advanced Vision technology and all rights to New York based Internet auction startup company

• Developed ASP (Application service provider) server software for clusters of application and database servers on Linux platforms
• Developed memory resident Perl environment for rapid development of high performance multithreaded server software and easy integration with external systems.
• Led team of senior software engineers to develop flagship suite of auction software using custom components and Linux (RedHat), Postgres, MySQL, Oracle, Informix, Sun/Solaris, Perl5, GNU G++
• Keywords: C++, TCP/IP sockets, UNIX, Linux, MS Windoww NT, Win32, Cisco routers, NAT, VPN, Database Oracle, Informix, PostGreSQL, MySQL

• Led design, development and rollout of architecture and systems for web based domestic and international airline fares and reservation system
• Custom interfaces to Amadeus, Sabre and Apollo backend CRS systems (airline reservation systems)
• Keywords: Technical lead, TCP/IP sockets, MSVC++, VB, MS source-safe, COM, DCOM, MTS, ASP, HTML, XML, Javascript, Java, ASP, Oracle, Sun Solaris.

• Technical oversight of Internet based projects in Northeast US, Canada and Puerto Rico
• Proactively reviewed and corrected architecture and design of new IT projects with team leadership
• Troubleshot and resolved serious problems in development and rollout stages of IT projects

• Led design and development of service website for large Telco. C++, Javascript, Orbix (IONA CORBA), Oracle, HP-UX, SQL, PL/SQL.
• Designed and developed C++ GUI for client in health insurance application � Visual C++ on Windows 3.1 platform, Unix server software in C on IBM AIX platform and custom TCP/IP middle-ware
• Design of databases with installation and maintenance of Oracle and Sybase RDBMS software

Independent, Educational and Venture Projects

• 2001 � 2002 Next generation travel technologies: C++, IE Plugins, Internet data mining
• 1999 � 2000 Intelligent routing software, high performance webserver, Perl as server modules
• 1996 � 1998 Pi3Web, freely available high quality multithreaded web server software for UNIX and Microsoft OS�s
• 1996 � 1998 User context multithreading library using assembler on Linux, Windows 3.1, Windows 98, Sun Solaris, HP-UX and SGI IRIX
• 1994 � 1995 ANSI compliant C++ compiler to full specification of 1995, 1996 working papers
• 1989 � 1991 Development of commercial GUI in FORTRAN for thermodynamic modeling application. Porting implementation of mathematical models from FORTRAN/UNIX to concurrent implementation in C on multiple CPU workstation � Darmstadt Germany (Note: This was a commercial product not an intern project)

Education

Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany

Masters in Computer Science with honors

Other

Fluent in English, German, French, Vietnamese. Strong grasp of US and European intellectual property, patent and copyright law. US Citizen. Irish citizen. Enjoy travel.