• Dynamic software developer with over 18 years experience ranging from low level driver development to high
level application development. Goal oriented team player with a positive attitude.
• Wrote a thermal test tool to simulate sensor overheats on linux and windows servers. Windows version
had automated mode which could perform testing by itself. Composed test plan to test servers' thermal
configuration using tool.
• Led a team of 4 software developers through the design of a complex, mission critical project that was
highly visible to mid and senior level management. The project had to be completed in 1 month. The project
was inclusive of the conceptual "white board" design stage, quality assurance testing, software release and
maintenance phases.
• Helped launch a new division and have entrepreneurial spirit
• Project management experience working with worldwide teams to resolve customer product issues.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Software Engineer
Ion Geophysical - Harahan, LA - March 2011 to October 2013
Developed licensing software for Ion software.
• Wrote anaconda kickstart file to install Red Hat / Scientific Linux 6.4
• Developed AMQP Qpid messaging library for software on linux / Microsoft.
Operating systems
• Implemented a linux fuse file system library using boost shared memory object
• Maintained Ion Software
System Software Engineer
Compaq Computer Corporation / Hewlett-Packard Corporation - Houston, TX - January 1991 to
September 2009
Developed a thermal test tool to simulate sensor overheats on linux and windows servers.
o Tool was used in thermal testing of HP G5/G6 servers.
o Developed automated windows version which could perform testing without user input.
o Test turned 16 hour manual test into 1 hour automated test saving a man year in testing..
o Composed test plan to test servers' thermal configuration using tool.
o Recommended BIOS changes to enable automated thermal testing which were adopted.
o Worked with outsourced test groups foreign and domestic to insure software worked properly.
o Worked with partners utilizing parameters set forth within non-disclosure agreements.
• Developed a tool which ran under both linux and windows to verify changes made to an array controller via
its scripting language actually occurred.
• Worked to make SLES 9 linux operating system installable through an automation system.
• Developed a tool to verify array controllers were able to rebuild drives correctly after drive failure.
• Led team of 4 engineers to design, develop, test, successfully release, and maintain the multilingual software
used in a worldwide memory recovery program.
o Helped in the design of a feature where companies could use the HP software to collect some parts of the
necessary information but query their own databases for other pieces of information.
o Assisted in design and implementation of MFC Wizard based user interface.
o Reviewed for accuracy the documentation produced by technical writers on how to use software.
o Worked with third party company to insure they understood the orders the tool produced.
o Over 100,000 modules returned world wide using the program.
• Developed and maintained a software restore cd that shipped with all desktop and workstation units (over
1,000,000 units).
• Wrote a selective restore feature into software restore CD shipped with all desktop SMB products.
• Architected the secon...
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