## BIO
## SKILLS
Excellent written and oral communications skills
Experienced in full software development lifecycle
### SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND PROGRAMMING
* Object oriented analysis, design, and programming
* Object oriented modeling and simulation
* Software prototyping, construction, and refactoring
* Requirements analysis
* Software architect
* Relational database and data modeling
* User interface design
* UML, SQL
* C++
* Python
* UserTalk (UserLand Frontier)
* Korn shell (Unix)
* Some Java and Perl
* Some CORBA (Orbix) exposure
* MySQL, Oracle
* Rational Rose and Together/C++ design tools
* DOORS requirements management
* Visio
* Familiar with Unix, Windows, and Macintosh
### WEB DEVELOPMENT
* Website design, implementation, and maintenance
* Content management, Knowledge management
* Interactive and collaborative websites
* Information architecture
* CGI
* Python
* Zope web application server
* UserLand Frontier & Manila web application server
* Some Perl scripting
* HTML, XHTML
* XML, XML-RPC, SOAP
* Web services
* XSL, XSLT
### OTHER SKILLS
* Familiar with Unix, Windows, and Macintosh
* Technical writing, digital publishing, computer graphics, typeface design & digitization
* Expert with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Powerpoint); Visio; Adobe Illustrator; Adobe InDesign; HyperCard; Fontographer;
* Decision analysis methodology
* Familiar with Unix, Windows, and Macintosh
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## EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Business Systems Analyst, CSG Systems, Inc., Englewood, CO 3/2001-12/2001
: Generated software requirements and preliminary design for Telephone Number Inventory module for NextGen cable/telephony billing system. Worked with product-domain analysts to establish and clarify requirements.
Support Associate, UserLand Software, Burlingame, CA June 1998-Dec 2000
: Provided technical support for UserLand Frontier and Manila users via mailing list and online forum. Resolved installation and application problems, created solution examples, and assisted users in creating customized solutions.
Sr. Software Engineer, CSG Systems, Inc., Englewood, CO 2/1998-2/2001
: Designed and implemented (in OO C++) CosTRAK cross-platform (Unix/Windows) telephony resale billing analysis application. Led technical team and performed OO design and C++ implementation for service delivery subsystem (SDS) for cable/telephony order fulfillment, including automated fulfillment interfaces and work flow management. Identified and implemented system design improvements and established and clarified requirements in cooperation with product-domain analysts.
Sr. Software Engineer, The Registry, Denver, CO 1996-1/1998
: As consultant on contract with Telecommunications, Inc., then with CSG Systems: performed OO design and C++ implementation on the cross-platform (Unix/Windows/MacOS) SUMMITrak integrated enterprise subscriber management system and on the CosTRAK Telephony billing analysis application. Designed and implemented SUMMITrak serialized asset management module in OO C++.
Staff Engineer, Electronic, Hughes Aircraft Company, El Segundo, CA 1993-1996
: Designed and implemented hardware (digital and RF) and controlling software (C++) for GPS satellite constellation signal simulator, including dynamic signal generation software. Designed and demonstrated calibration architecture for NASA TDRS multi-access array. Combines hardware and software (C/C++, DSP). Developed 800 Mbps modem for NASA. Designed demand-access personal satellite communication architecture.
MTS 2, Electronic, Hughes Aircraft Company, El Segundo, CA 1989-1993
: Designed DSP architecture for commercial active phased array satellite communication antenna. Designed DSP architecture for large digital-beamforming microwave communication antenna. Prototyped adaptive MobileSat terminal using programmable DSP microprocessor. Developed general-purpose microwave imaging system simulation program for in-house use. Included complex tomography and sparse array techniques.
MTS, Electronic, Hughes Aircraft Company, El Segundo, CA 1983 -1989
: Developed general-purpose contour and 2.5-D surface plotting programs. General editor of Technology Survey of Microwave Radiometry. Developed microwave imaging radiometer prototypes, including data conversion, communication and control, hardware/software interfacing.
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## EDUCATION
B.S. in Electronic Engineering, 1983; Northrop University, Inglewood, CA
: Continuing Education:
: Object Oriented Analysis, Object Oriented Design, Structured System Design, Content Management, Knowledge Management, Decision Analysis, User Centered Design, Digital Signal Processing, Antenna Design
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## MEMBERSHIPS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
Honorary Societies: Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Zeta, Tau Beta Pi.
National Space Society (NSS) member since 1988.
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS) since 1984. RSCDS-certified SCD teacher, 1999. Scottish Country Dancers of Colorado since 1996.
Amateur radio General Class operator since July, 2001.
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## PATENTS AND PUBLICATIONS
Patent: Methods for Measuring the Power Linearity of Microwave Detectors for Radiometric Applications, 1997.
Patent: Passive Microwave Near-Field Tomographic Imaging System and Method, 1992.
Patent: Radiometer System Incorporating a Cylindrical Parabolic Reflector and Minimum Redundancy Array Feed, 1991.
Patent: Polystatic Correlating Radar, 1991.
Patent: Simultaneous-Delay Correlator Apparatus, 1988.
Article: "Methods for Measuring the Power Linearity of Microwave Detectors for Radiometric Applications," with V. S. Reinhardt et al. Microwave Theory and Techniques, V.43, No.4, April 1995.
Website: 3rd Party Plugins ([login to view URL]), a support site for the Frontier/Manila community.
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## Area of Expertise
### SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND PROGRAMMING
* Object oriented analysis, design, and programming
* Object oriented modeling and simulation
* Software prototyping, construction, and refactoring
* Requirements analysis
* Software architect
* Relational database and data modeling
* User interface design
* UML, SQL
* C++
* Python
* UserTalk (UserLand Frontier)
* Korn shell (Unix)
* Some Java and Perl
* Some CORBA (Orbix) exposure
* MySQL, Oracle
* Rational Rose and Together/C++ design tools
* DOORS requirements management
* Visio
* Familiar with Unix, Windows, and Macintosh
### WEB DEVELOPMENT
* Website design, implementation, and maintenance
* Content management, Knowledge management
* Interactive and collaborative websites
* Information architecture
* CGI
* Python
* Zope web application server
* UserLand Frontier & Manila web application server
* Some Perl scripting
* HTML, XHTML
* XML, XML-RPC, SOAP
* Web services
* XSL, XSLT
### OTHER SKILLS
* Familiar with Unix, Windows, and Macintosh
* Technical writing, digital publishing, computer graphics, typeface design & digitization
* Expert with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Powerpoint); Visio; Adobe Illustrator; Adobe InDesign; HyperCard; Fontographer;
* Decision analysis methodology
* Familiar with Unix, Windows, and Macintosh
