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JGO

Tallahassee, FL, USA

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Macintosh / UNIX Software Product Developer
Objective Target Experience Skills

OBJECTIVE
I am a software developer seeking a full-time permanent Mac OS X or iOS or UNIX software product development and maintenance position.
I am experienced on the Macintosh and UNIX platforms and with the following technologies: FORTRAN, C / C++ / Objective-C, HTML, SQL, PHP and Perl.

TARGET JOB Target Job Titles: Software Engineer, Analyst,
Software Product Developer

Desired Job Type: Employee

Desired Status: Full-Time

Location: USA except DC area (Virginia).

Relocate: Yes

Career Level Mid Career (10+ years of experience)

Date of Availability: Immediately

Description of my perfect job:
I would like to develop cutting edge applications for the Macintosh and UNIX platforms, working with other talented individuals in a dynamic, collegial environment.

TARGET
COMPANY Company Size: 30 employees to 100,000 employees

Category: Computers, Software Products, Macintosh, UNIX

Description of my ideal company:
A company with highly motivated employees who are developing leading edge software products that are used and enjoyed by many people.

WORK STATUS US citizen I am "authorized" to work in the USA with any employer.

EXPERIENCE 1999 - 2002 San Diego, CA

Software Engineer

Developed text editors and word processors for Mac OS 7, 8, 9 and OS X (C, C++, Objective-C, assembly language).
Helped write and manage the distribution of the company e-newsletter.
Miscellaneous system administration.

Added this: more document statistics reporting

Improved that:

HTML generation.
Support for import of sounds, images, and multi-media.
Search & Replace.

Greatly expanded size limits on search specifications.
Handling of general expressions (a la GREP) in search.

Foot-notes.
File catalog.
RTF import-export.
File difference / comparison.

Best aspects of the work:

good products
constant learning
access to current equipment and systems
bright co-workers,
flexible schedule

1996 - 1999 Tallahassee, FL

Consultant

Helped individuals and small businesses set up and configure their new micro-computers.
Researched and advised on network access options.
Enhanced data-bases.

Best aspects of the work:

flexible schedule
interesting people

1988 - 1996 Tallahassee, FL

Lead Hot-Line Consultant

Trained and mentored other consultants.
Analyzed, located and solved problems using computers and networks.
Wrote small programs for data analysis (FORTRAN, C).
Helped people do statistical analyses (SPSS, SAS, Minitab).
Miscellaneous minor system administration.
Enhanced and maintained system for tracking hardware problems.

Best aspects of the work:

mentoring others
access to many systems

1982 - 1987 Control Data Kansas City, St. Louis,

Senior Analyst Corporation Arden Hills, MN

System administration, functionality demonstration, performace testing, customer support, software quality assurance, software development (held Secret and Q security clearances).

Developed this:

CAD/CAM design file translator product (FORTRAN, assembly language)
system usage / accounting analysis and report generation (FORTRAN, shell script, system administration),
cross-platform SQA test library & testing system (FORTRAN, C, assembly language, shell scripts, source code library),
small programs and shell script equivalents to define relational data bases and load engineering data into them (FORTRAN, assembly language, shell script equivalent)

Improved that: Wrote functions to improve time-stamp handling in system accounting report generator and CAD/CAM/CAE software.

Activity Areas:

helped customers develop and maintain their shell scripts (and shell script equivalents)
prepared & ran custom demos and tests for major customers to provide proof of functionality and performance
prepared multi-millon dollar sales proposal packages
helped engineering customers with their programming problems
assisted engineers in use of our CAD/CAM/CAE systems
improved communications between customers and developers through liaison activities
taught customers (engineers) the use of relational data bases
helped software developers and SQA testers in programming and use of shell scripts (and shell script equivalents)

Special Training:

System Installation, Analysis & Administration (for super-computers; module 3 of 3-part sequence)
Object-Oriented Data-base Modeling and Design
Data-base Analysis (NIAM/Object-Role Modeling)
Mechanical CAD/CAM/CAE - Advanced Design
TQM

Best aspects of the work:

team-work, collegiality (working with some of the best people in the field)
great products
being a respected member of a huge conglomerate

before 1982 NASA, Florida Government Virginia, Florida

Programmer/Analyst

Programmer and mentor to programmers & analysts at state Public Utility Commission.
System Administrator and Programming Consultant at NASA Langley Research Center (Secret clearance, FORTRAN, assembly language).
SQA (FORTRAN, assembly language, source code library management).
Ported Minitab from IBM mainframe to Cyber super-computer (FORTRAN and assembly language).
Assisted professors and students in use of statistical packages (SPSS, Minitab).
Custom programming and consulting (FORTRAN, assembly language).
Mentored university computer consultants (FORTRAN, Pascal, assembly language, APL, SNOBOL, BASIC, SPSS...).
Econometric programming (FORTRAN, Pascal).
Tutored FORTRAN & assembly language.
Taught short seminars on using text editors, back-up utilities.

Best aspects of the work:

team-work
flexible schedule
interesting, worthwhile projects
puzzle solving

SKILLS

Skill Name Skill Level Last Used Experience

Macintosh Expert Currently use 10+ years

FORTRAN Expert 1996 10+ years

Metrowerks CodeWarrior Advanced 2006 5+ years

C Advanced Currently use 10+ years

Pascal Advanced 2002 5+ years

COMPASS assembly language Advanced 1995 3+ years

SQL Advanced Currently use 10+ years

HTML Advanced Currently use 10+ years

UNIX (AT&T, BSD, Irix, Solaris, AIX, Linux) Advanced Currently use 10+ years

Mac OS X Intermediate Currently use 5 years

C++ Intermediate 2006 4+ years

Perl Intermediate 2006 2 years

Apache Intermediate 2006 2 years

SPSS & SAS & Minitab Intermediate 2003 10+ years

User Interface Design Intermediate Currently use 10+ years

PHP Intermediate Currently use 5 years

Objective-C Intermediate Currently use 5 years

Cocoa Beginner Currently use 5 years

Python Beginner 2002 months

POWER assembly language Beginner 2002 2 years

Java Novice 1999 Negligible

PL/SQL Novice 1999 Negligible

XML Intermediate 2004 Negligible

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Macintosh / UNIX Software Product Developer
Objective	Target	Experience	Skills

TARGET JOB	Target Job Titles:	Software Engineer, Analyst, Software Product Developer
	Desired Job Type:	Employee
	Desired Status:	Full-Time
	Location:	USA except DC area (Virginia).
	Relocate:	Yes
	Career Level	Mid Career (10+ years of experience)
	Date of Availability:	Immediately

	Description of my perfect job: I would like to develop cutting edge applications for the Macintosh and UNIX platforms, working with other talented individuals in a dynamic, collegial environment.

TARGET COMPANY		Company Size:	30 employees to 100,000 employees
	Category:	Computers, Software Products, Macintosh, UNIX
	Description of my ideal company: A company with highly motivated employees who are developing leading edge software products that are used and enjoyed by many people.

EXPERIENCE	1999 - 2002	San Diego, CA
	Software Engineer
	Developed text editors and word processors for Mac OS 7, 8, 9 and OS X (C, C++, Objective-C, assembly language). Helped write and manage the distribution of the company e-newsletter. Miscellaneous system administration. Added this: more document statistics reporting Improved that: HTML generation. Support for import of sounds, images, and multi-media. Search & Replace. Greatly expanded size limits on search specifications. Handling of general expressions (a la GREP) in search. Foot-notes. File catalog. RTF import-export. File difference / comparison. Best aspects of the work: good products constant learning access to current equipment and systems bright co-workers, flexible schedule

	1996 - 1999		Tallahassee, FL
	Consultant
	Helped individuals and small businesses set up and configure their new micro-computers. Researched and advised on network access options. Enhanced data-bases. Best aspects of the work: flexible schedule interesting people

	1988 - 1996		Tallahassee, FL
	Lead Hot-Line Consultant
	Trained and mentored other consultants. Analyzed, located and solved problems using computers and networks. Wrote small programs for data analysis (FORTRAN, C). Helped people do statistical analyses (SPSS, SAS, Minitab). Miscellaneous minor system administration. Enhanced and maintained system for tracking hardware problems. Best aspects of the work: mentoring others access to many systems

1982 - 1987	Control Data	Kansas City, St. Louis,
Senior Analyst	Corporation	Arden Hills, MN
System administration, functionality demonstration, performace testing, customer support, software quality assurance, software development (held Secret and Q security clearances). Developed this: CAD/CAM design file translator product (FORTRAN, assembly language) system usage / accounting analysis and report generation (FORTRAN, shell script, system administration), cross-platform SQA test library & testing system (FORTRAN, C, assembly language, shell scripts, source code library), small programs and shell script equivalents to define relational data bases and load engineering data into them (FORTRAN, assembly language, shell script equivalent) Improved that: Wrote functions to improve time-stamp handling in system accounting report generator and CAD/CAM/CAE software. Activity Areas: helped customers develop and maintain their shell scripts (and shell script equivalents) prepared & ran custom demos and tests for major customers to provide proof of functionality and performance prepared multi-millon dollar sales proposal packages helped engineering customers with their programming problems assisted engineers in use of our CAD/CAM/CAE systems improved communications between customers and developers through liaison activities taught customers (engineers) the use of relational data bases helped software developers and SQA testers in programming and use of shell scripts (and shell script equivalents) Special Training: System Installation, Analysis & Administration (for super-computers; module 3 of 3-part sequence) Object-Oriented Data-base Modeling and Design Data-base Analysis (NIAM/Object-Role Modeling) Mechanical CAD/CAM/CAE - Advanced Design TQM Best aspects of the work: team-work, collegiality (working with some of the best people in the field) great products being a respected member of a huge conglomerate

before 1982	NASA, Florida Government	Virginia, Florida
Programmer/Analyst
Programmer and mentor to programmers & analysts at state Public Utility Commission. System Administrator and Programming Consultant at NASA Langley Research Center (Secret clearance, FORTRAN, assembly language). SQA (FORTRAN, assembly language, source code library management). Ported Minitab from IBM mainframe to Cyber super-computer (FORTRAN and assembly language). Assisted professors and students in use of statistical packages (SPSS, Minitab). Custom programming and consulting (FORTRAN, assembly language). Mentored university computer consultants (FORTRAN, Pascal, assembly language, APL, SNOBOL, BASIC, SPSS...). Econometric programming (FORTRAN, Pascal). Tutored FORTRAN & assembly language. Taught short seminars on using text editors, back-up utilities. Best aspects of the work: team-work flexible schedule interesting, worthwhile projects puzzle solving

SKILLS
	Skill Name	Skill Level	Last Used	Experience
	Macintosh	Expert	Currently use	10+ years
	FORTRAN	Expert	1996	10+ years

	Metrowerks CodeWarrior	Advanced	2006	5+ years
	C	Advanced	Currently use	10+ years
	Pascal	Advanced	2002	5+ years
	COMPASS assembly language	Advanced	1995	3+ years
	SQL	Advanced	Currently use	10+ years
	HTML	Advanced	Currently use	10+ years
	UNIX (AT&T, BSD, Irix, Solaris, AIX, Linux)	Advanced	Currently use	10+ years

	Mac OS X	Intermediate	Currently use	5 years
	C++	Intermediate	2006	4+ years
	Perl	Intermediate	2006	2 years
	Apache	Intermediate	2006	2 years
	SPSS & SAS & Minitab	Intermediate	2003	10+ years
	User Interface Design	Intermediate	Currently use	10+ years
	PHP	Intermediate	Currently use	5 years

	Objective-C	Intermediate	Currently use	5 years
	Cocoa	Beginner	Currently use	5 years
	Python	Beginner	2002	months
	POWER assembly language	Beginner	2002	2 years

	Java	Novice	1999	Negligible
	PL/SQL	Novice	1999	Negligible
	XML	Intermediate	2004	Negligible