職歴
LabTech Software, ConnectWise, Quosal, BizDox, IP consultant
Coordinating intellectual property strategy. Helping to define key protectable technology. Searched and hired appropriate attorney. Wrote and filed 23 patent applications, including provisional, full, and prioritized (Track 1) applications. Did all prior art research, drawings, specifications, and draft claims. Worked with engineers, management, and attorney to ensure consistent and solid strategy. Managing prosecution of several applications.
Idearich international/ LiiU, Consultant
Acted as liaison with Israeli manufacturing vendor. Helped to integrate software manufacturing process controls. Helped with trade show marketing in Germany. Helped with sales management process setup. Wrote and filed pro se patent application (provisional and full application).
Undisclosed software startup, Consultant
Wrote patent application. Served as technology and market strategy advisor.
Undisclosed software startup, Co-founder
Helped develop strategies for product design, marketing, sales, financing, and deployment. Designed image capture, processing, mobile, and storage methodology. Wrote and filed pro se patent application (provisional and full application).
Independent consultant, Software architect and developer
Mobile development and difficult client/server architectures. Recent clients have included mobile apps in financial management, mobile and server applications in online advertising, performance optimization in mechanical CAD, and design/implementation in consumer shopping startup.
Undisclosed software startup, Consultant
• Environment: iOS, Android, Windows Server. VB .NET, Objective C, Java, MySQL. XCode, Eclipse, Visual Studio 2010. Amazon EC2, linode.
• Achievements: Designed the architecture for a highly scalable and easy-to-use client-server architecture for managing mobile devices. Implemented all the client side function and UI, and most of the server-side interface. Integrated with an existing large user interface framework. Managed most of the initial internal test and debug. Set up management processes to smooth development process issues. Managed remote development staff. Wrote a number of patent applications.
Skrounge.com, CTO
• Environment: iOS, linux. Objective C, PHP, Drupal, MySQL. Linode.
• Achievements: Took over technical management for legacy web site and managed completion and deployment of beta release of a student-populated social site for finding bargains. Improved mobile product deployment to work well for the beta release. Provided investors with technical evaluation of company and product to drive further action. Designed and implemented release control procedures and process. Put several cost-saving measures into place. Managed selection and integration of outsourced development. Produced use cases and product specifications for continuing product development based on experience from beta testing. Interfaced closely with marketing and sales to understand product needs and constraints.
Kaseya, Director of Mobile Device Management
• Environment: iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile. Objective C, Java, C++, ASP, ASP.NET, VB, Jscript.
• Achievements: Designed the architecture for a highly scalable, multi-platform product to manage mobile devices, from initial concept through product release. Implemented much of both the server and device sides. Did testing and debugging as well as all release engineering. Hired and managed a small but effective team in New Zealand, New Hampshire, and Alabama. Interfaced with large existing product in less-than-ideal conditions of documentation and resource availability. Planned and coordinated public demonstrations of the product. Wrote four patent applications on the process, one of which has been granted. Coordinated with all external vendors, often when no convenient interface was defined.
Idearich International, General Manager
Conceived and planned several consumer electronics products for Taiwanese market.
Famos LLC, Chief Technical Officer
Social media marketing and online advertising. Designed product architecture, set up development systems, designed implementation architecture, hired technical staff, implemented major product units. Prosecuted several patents that were already in process.
HandsFree Networks, Founder and President
Ran all operations in US during reorganization.
HandsFree Networks, Founder and VP Engineering
• Environment: C, C++, PHP, Javascript, Visual Studio, Visual SourceSafe, CVS, svn, Fedora, Red Hat, CentOS, Windows, Windows Mobile, Bugzilla, MySQL, SQLite.
• Achievements: Applied successful script-based implementation strategy to the system administration field. This innovation was later adopted by all major vendors in the industry. Wrote patent which was granted as two patents (original and continuation). Designed architecture of the Automated Support Infrastructure product, and did most of the initial implementation. Integrated open-source components into the software. Designed and implemented processes for use of single source pool for multiple Windows and Unix platforms. Developed and incorporated device drivers for network traffic monitoring and filtering. Specified and helped implement server software on Linux platforms with PHP and MySQL. Did all database design for both client and server software. Did all performance analysis and improvement on both client and server software. Architected and implemented online commerce delivery system. Hired all of the engineering staff. Specified and set up software specification and development environment suitable for use by geographically distributed staff. Designed and implemented revision management and control system for both client and server software. Spearheaded effort to expand management team, finding and interviewing qualified candidates. Helped manage business planning and fundraising efforts. Set up and managed relationship with Indian partner for development and sales. When company ran into financial crisis, took over corporate management, stabilized situation, and retained existing customers through a difficult period.
Virtual Music Entertainment, Founder and VP Engineering
• Environment: C, C++, Visual Studio, Visual SourceSafe, MKS, Windows 3.1, Windows NT, PSOS, PlayStation 1, MacOS, NEC-PC, Turtle Beach DSP, Photoshop extensions, Visual Basic, Microsoft Access.
• Achievements: Primary inventor of visual display technology that is the key for all modern music-based games like Guitar Hero and Dance Revolution. Co-invented the Virtual Guitar (guitar controller), VPick (guitar pick controller) and VStix (drum pad controller) and managed hardware design and production. Wrote three granted patents on the technology. Applied and refined the successful script-based implementation strategy to multi-platform game development. Did most of the development of the Virtual Music engine during the first year. Specified and implemented multi platform design environment. Specified and managed implementation of database-driven automated resource management system for multimedia products. Hired all engineering staff throughout the life of the company. Coordinated difficult cross-cultural development effort with Japanese staff at Sony. Set up and staffed both QA and customer support teams. Participated actively in fundraising efforts, and brought several important investors to the company.
Teradyne, Engineering manager
Helped to implement boundary-scan (JTAG) board test software and port it to multiple platforms. Put structured release and documentation process in place. Helped write and deliver marketing literature and PR materials and articles.
Case Technology, Founder and VP of Engineering
• Environment: PASCAL, C, DOS, VMS, Unix (several variants), Windows 3.1, internal source control system, internal bug tracking system.
• Achievements: Did the major development of the company's product line during the first year and a half, and actively helped hire the engineering staff. Architected and refined the concept of script-driven operations for CAD systems in a multi-platform environment. Designed and implemented the software development tools used for all product development. Designed and implemented platform-independent installation manager. Helped bring the company to a sales volume of $8M per year, when it was acquired for $20M. Shared responsibility of managing the engineering staff with one other person, until engineering manager was hired in late 1985.
Stanford University, Teaching Assistant - Donald Knuth
Managed notes, graded assignments, and prepared summary that was published as a report for the Problem Solving and Programming Seminar that was required for all Computer Science Ph.D. students.
