Raymond Lambert

530 Grove Street, Framingham, MA, 01701, 508-405-4069
e-mail: raylambert@interthingy.net

Skills Summary

Languages Environments Other Technical Skills Personal Skills
  • C/C++; STL;
    assembler
  • Java; JavaScript
  • Visual C++; MFC
  • DHTML/CSS; XML
  • Unix Shell Scripting
  • Pascal; BASIC
  • Linux/Unix (Solaris)
  • Windows
  • Embedded Systems
    (VxWorks, MercuryOS,
    TI-DSP)
  • COM/ATL; Corba
  • Qt; Qt/E; GTK+
  • MS-DOS; DPMI
  • Commodore Amiga
  • GUI design and development
  • Object-oriented design
  • Strong technical documentation skills
  • Source control and build procedures
  • Multimedia programming
  • Excellent written and interpersonal communications
  • Rapidly assimilates new technologies and environments
  • Works in groups or individually
  • Well organized and self-motivated
  • Creative problem solver

Employment History

  8/2002 -
  present
Employer: Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA
Job Title: Information Systems Specialist (Senior Software Engineer)
Focus: C/C++, Linux/Unix (Solaris), Windows/MFC, TCP/IP networking, Network administration, Java
Detail: Developed new and maintained existing software in C/C++ and Java on the Linux, Solaris, and Windows platforms for various Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs.
  • Maintained a prototype airport surface surveillance system for the FAAs Safe Flight 21 program.  The system fused data from multiple sources (including ASDE-X multilateration, secondary radar, flight plan database, and aircraft transponders) to generate a live, real-time "picture" of the local air traffic situation showing all aircraft and their position, identifying information, track/heading and velocity.
  • Developed and maintained a TCP/IP-based data distribution server application with content-based filtering.
  • Developed software to control an ADS-B radio receiver, decode data, and serve to clients.
  • Developed data analysis software for the FAAs Runway Status Lights program, to aid a study tasked with determining where and how many new runway status lights should be installed at several dozen of the nation's top airports.  Also developed functional verification software to verify the correct operation of the Runway Status Lights system.
  • Developed a cross-platform utility library for Solaris, Linux, and Windows.
  • Maintained and administered multiple distributed TCP/IP networks (including Ethernet-based LANs and T1 circuits) and network equipment (Cisco routers and managed switches) linking remote sites to supply realtime airport surveillance data to clients.
  • Developed a prototype 2D map projection application in Java for displaying 2D airport maps.
  • Developed numerous console- and GUI-based tools for monitoring and troubleshooting live systems.
  • Shared responsibility for establishing a software version and configuration management system.
  • Shared responsibility for managing a file/print server for a working group and assisted the group with general IT issues.
  • Performed work from the local office, home office, and at remote client sites in secure airport installations (air traffic control towers, etc.).
  1/1997 -
10/2001
Employer: Foliage Software Systems, Inc., Burlington, MA
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer
Focus: C++, MFC, COM, ATL, STL, UML, C, XML, HTML, ASP, JavaScript, CORBA, Windows (Win32: NT, 2000), UNIX (SunOS, Solaris), Motif, VxWorks, MercuryOS, TI C3x/C4x DSP, MS SourceSafe, RCS, IMAKE
Detail: Participated in multiple client projects encompassing extensive software design and development work on a broad array of technologies and products, both individually and as a team member, with a strong emphasis on object-oriented methodologies. Summary of projects worked on:
  • Enhanced the control software for a commercial ion implantation system.  Enhancements ranged from improvements to the advanced robotic wafer handling system which significantly reduced accidental wafer breakage (potentially saving end-users thousands of dollars per incident) to user interface extensions that enabled secure remote access to recipe editing facilities (and others), allowing end-users to optimize their access to system resources.  Developed software in C for a VxWorks and SunOS/Motif environment.
  • Participated in a proof-of-concept project to design and develop enhancements to a set of deployed commercial electron beam lithography systems.  Used an object-oriented design process and developed software using C++ and COM to simultaneously run on Windows NT, Solaris, and a bank of parallel processors running MercuryOS.
  • Designed and developed an object-oriented, distributed control system framework for a commercial electron beam lithography system.  The system manufacturer used the framework to develop their next-generation lithography system in C++, saving them a great deal of development time and enabling them to rescue a badly slipped development schedule to deliver their new product on time and on budget.  Used an object-oriented design process, including UML modeling, and implemented the design in C++ using STL and CORBA.  Developed a multi-platform build tool using IMAKE that supported Solaris, Windows NT, and VxWorks.
  • Designed and developed embedded avionics software, including a primary flight display and a navigation display, for a small aircraft.  Software was developed to DO-178B Level B guidelines and received FAA certification.  Utilized an object-oriented design process, including extensive UML modeling.  Designed and developed an OO framework in a C environment which provided C++-like functionality, including inheritance and true polymorphism, and allowed the team to quickly translate the OO design into C code for a timely delivery to the client. Applications ran in a custom embedded environment on a TI C3x / C4x DSP, cross-compiled and emulated from Windows NT.
  • Designed and developed medical software for a blood testing application.  The software was considered a "process control" application because it only partially controlled the hardware environment while primarily intending to interactively guide a human operator through all the steps of the testing process, as well as computing and storing the final results.  Developed a custom GUI using Visual C++ and MFC to run in a Windows 2000 environment.  Also developed several major system components.
  • Enhanced the control software for an advanced digital jukebox.  Developed software in C++ and JavaScript/ASP/DHTML, for a Windows 2000 and COM+ environment, using ATL, STL, and MFC.  Designed and developed an event logging system which was implemented as a COM component, wrote log files in XML format to enhance machine readability, and accepted queries from Active Server Pages (ASP) to which it responded with XML-formatted event data.  Designed and developed a simulator for a custom HTTP server which acted as the interface to a remote, proprietary song database used to automatically populate jukeboxes in the field (restaurants, bars, etc.).  Enhanced the XML processing components of the jukebox configuration management sub-system to use multiple, overlaid XML files that allowed new factory configuration data to be introduced into an end-user installation while preserving site-specific settings when possible.  Made enhancements to the web browser-based GUI.
10/1994 -
12/1996
Employer: National Datacomputer, Inc., Billerica, MA
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer
Focus: C, C++, 80x86 assembler, MS-DOS, DPMI, Windows, Novell NetWare, RCS
Detail: Developed new and maintained existing software in C and assembler for a PC-based, hand-held computer, with a concentration on user interface facilities.  Designed and developed an advanced full-screen editor for proprietary database files, written in C++ for an MS-DOS/DPMI environment, which enabled customer support personnel to work more efficiently and reliably.  Designed and maintained adaptable software build procedures for an MS-DOS environment.
  7/1992 -
10/1994
Employer: Practice Management Systems, Inc., Needham, MA
Job Title: Software Engineer
Focus: BASIC, C, C++, 80x86 assembler, MS-DOS, Novell NetWare
Detail: Developed new and maintained existing software for electronic medical insurance claim submission and medical billing.  Wrote MS-DOS programs using MS-BASIC PDS and Borland C/C++, including network support for Novell networks using Novell NetWare API.  Developed user interfaces, function libraries, and toolbox interfaces.  Developed telecommunication software for claims submissions over proprietary networks using Borland C/C++ and Greenleaf communications library, and telecommunication scripts using ProComm Plus and other communications software packages.  Wrote numerous tools and utilities including a note-taker application, used by telephone operators, that is capable of routing messages over a Novell Network to any printer, allowing customer service calls to be handled more efficiently.
  3/1992 -
  5/1992
Employer: Interactive MicroSystems, Inc., Salem, NH
Job Title: Programmer/Consultant (short-term contract)
Focus: C, 68000 assembler, Commodore Amiga
Detail: Developed new and enhanced existing video editing and controller software to control video editing decks and process "edit-decision lists."  Developed a software library to load and display computer animations and still pictures transparently from multiple graphics storage formats. Integrated software with an external, commercial scripting language (Arexx).  Software was written using C and 68000 assembler for the Commodore Amiga.
  6/1989 -
  3/1992
Employer: Theta Systems, Inc., Woburn, MA
Job Title: Software Engineer
Focus: C, 68000 assembler, Commodore Amiga/CDTV, VAX/VMS, VAX MACRO, MS-DOS
Detail: Designed and developed CD-ROM-based, interactive multimedia software in C and 68000 assembler for the Commodore Amiga and Commodore CDTV, including the CDTV Welcome Disk, a product which was distributed worldwide with the CDTV player.  Assumed responsibility for the Welcome Disc project under crisis circumstances: numerous outstanding changes and a very limited time budget.  Converted the application into a script-based multimedia engine which allowed all changes to be completed before an important deadline.  This also made the software usable for several other applications, saving the client a great deal of additional development effort.  Co-authored the official developer's guidelines for CDTV, defining the proper behavior of CDTV applications and the standard user interface look and feel for the CDTV development community, accompanied by example programs and code libraries to demonstrate the principals described within.  Designed and developed telecommunications software using C for the Commodore Amiga and VAX/VMS.  Designed and developed IPC software for VAX/VMS in C and VAX MACRO.  Designed and developed object-oriented drawing software using C for the Commodore Amiga.  Researched and developed OOP methodologies as well as software coding techniques to make programs easily portable between different operating environments such as VMS, Amiga, and MS-DOS. Received some exposure to Macintosh and UNIX.
10/1988 -
  5/1989
Employer: Viking Technologies, Inc., Middletown, RI
Job Title: Managing Editor/Programmer
Focus: C, BASIC, 6502 assembler, Commodore 64/128/Amiga, MS-DOS
Detail: Produced the Commodore 64/128 edition of UpTime, a monthly, computer-oriented, diskette-based periodical.  Responsibilities included: planning future issues; making editorial assignments; writing and editing articles and programs; working with an artist to procure artwork for publication; assembling the final product; managing a network of beta testers; and maintaining a monthly budget for all activities.  Assisted in the startup of an Amiga edition and programmed for the Amiga and the IBM-PC editions.  Developed hypertext authoring and presentation software on the IBM-PC.
  1/1987 -
11/1989
Employer: Applied Innovations, Inc., Wakefield, RI
Job Title: Software Engineer (part time from 10/88 through 11/89)
Focus: BASIC, C, Turbo Pascal, MS-DOS, PVCS
Detail: Developed new and maintained existing MS-DOS software for psychological testing and medical billing using Turbo C, Turbo Pascal, 80x86 assembler, and QuickBASIC.  Conceived, proposed, designed and developed a new system in Turbo Pascal to generate printed medical insurance claim forms utilizing a full-screen editor and separate printing software.  This software drastically expedited support for new claim forms, generating notable customer satisfaction and significant new income for the company.  Managed company-wide software version control using PVCS.  Continued working part-time on a consulting basis for one year after departing the company in November, 1988.
  3/1984 -
  3/1987
Employer: M.E.M.O. Computer User's Group, Fall River, MA
Job Title: Librarian (elected 3 terms; non-professional)
Focus: BASIC, 6502 assembler, Commodore 64
Detail: Produced a monthly club diskette containing public domain programs for the Commodore 64 computer and presented it at public meetings.  Organized and taught club-sponsored programming classes in BASIC and 6502 assembly language programming.

Education

References

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