SUMMARY

A System Developer and Technical Specialist with strong background in scientific, manufacturing and financial software combined with scientific instrumentation and process control hardware design, construction and troubleshooting. Experienced in high energy physics laboratory and industry applications. Strengths include coding and debugging C in a UNIX environment, debugging hardware/software combinations and analyzing complex systems.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Applied MEMS, Stafford, TX 07/2002-08/2002
Consultant

• Programmed an embedded PIC micro controller in assembly language to handle power-up, overload recovery sequencing and user interface for a mixed-signal application-specific integrated circuit coupled to a seismic sensor.

PricewaterhouseCoopers, Addison, TX 1997-2001
IT Consultant

• Completed conversion of an inventory and financial package from PL/SQL to multi-tier client/server in C resulting in a higher level of efficiency.
• Analyzed and corrected issues within a complex financial application including debugging, bringing non-functioning processes to operation and making changes to meet client specifications.

Comsys IT Services, Dallas, TX 1996-1997
Software Engineer (contract)

• Developed multiple batch programs for processing inventory movement and valuation in order to present timely data to industry traders.

Leardata Info-Systems, Dallas, TX 1995-1996
Programmer/Analyst (contract)

• Resolved operational coding issues in a customer billing program.

Aerotek Contract Engineering Services, Dallas, TX 1994-1995
UNIX System Administrator (contract)

• Performed disk backups, account maintenance and software package installation on four UNIX workstations monitoring production of 600-800 automobiles per day.

Universities Research Association, Washington, DC 1973-1994
Science/Engineering Associate, Superconducting Super Collider, DeSoto, TX 1989-1994

• Managed an electronics laboratory staffed by 6 technicians.
• Utilized ECAD to construct and test a DSP system on a VME printed circuit board.
• Specified and originated laboratory equipment purchases totaling $500,000.
• Performed system administration for 20+ UNIX networked workstations.
• Organized and published HTML documentation produced by a department of 50 people.

Technical Specialist, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL 1973-1989

• Constructed, installed and commissioned a beam position measurement system that displays graphic data collected by 100+ racks of equipment distributed around a four mile particle accelerator.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

MILITARY SERVICE

EDUCATION