David E. Busch

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Pittsburgh, PA **210

412-***-****

acfcgm@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE:

Experienced software developer with an extensive hardware and software background, including experience with

factory automation, research, and digital electronics hardware design

Extensive UI design experience

Experience with mobile app development, as well as familiarity with computer modeling, AI, and machine learning

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

SCHNEIDER LAB: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (medical research)

Mobile Application Developer – Internship (May 2013 – Aug 2013), Part time (Sept. 2013 – present)

Designed and coded a C++ 3D graphics rendering API, for Android, to work with the lab’s C++ extensions

to an open source graphics library

Designed and coded a mobile medical Android app to display and work with the lab’s 3D graphical

representations of a human brain

March 1997 – May 2009

UNITED STATES STEEL: Irvin Plant, West Mifflin, PA

Software Developer - Process Control Engineering (Jan 2001 – May 2009)

(HPH, CA and OCA Annealing Facilities)

Designed and coded an integrated, automated and adaptive just-in-time scheduling system that optimizes

the use of a coil stacking model for one of the annealing facilities

Improved the performance and reliability of various other annealing automation systems, improving

efficiency, and minimizing production delays

Worked daily with plant managers, and employees, to support various automation design efforts

Instrumental in the design and integration of various large interdepartmental automation projects

At one point, the lead contact for all Level-2 supervisory automation systems, and software, for the HPH,

CA and OCA annealing facilities

Integral in departmental and occasionally plant wide management meetings

Assisted with the training of interns

Part of the US Steel Mon Valley software coding standards committee

Software Developer - Process Control Engineering (Aug. 1998 – Dec. 2000)

(Hot Strip Mill)

Worked on various departmental and cross-departmental factory automation team projects

Designed and coded a highly specialized slab management and communication system for the Hot Mill

facility, as well as an extensive Hot Mill delay tracking system for Y2K compliance

Assisted with interviewing, and integral to the hiring, training and management of help desk personnel

On call 24 hours a day as one of the lead contacts for automation-related manufacturing issues

Software Developer - Help Desk (March 1997 – July 1998)

Designed and coded software to enhance the automation of the Hot Mill

Monitored and maintained plant-wide factory automation systems

CEGELEC AUTOMATION - Metals & Marine Systems Group: Pittsburgh., PA. Parent: Alcatel Alstom

Group, France. (Formerly: AEG Westinghouse, Pittsburgh, PA. Parent: Daimler Benz, Germany)

Engineering Assistant (Apr. 1991 – Feb. 1997)

Designed and coded automation controller software for various engineering projects

Handled all network and phone system support

Managed all aspects of division wide computer maintenance and support

Performed manual low level hard drive data recovery as required

PC Technician (March 1990 – March 1991)

Responsible for all printers and office equipment, as well as managing computer and spare parts

inventories

Administered the computer network, as well as the phone system

In charge of all phases of software and computer support, as well as repair

EDSI (Electronic Design Systems, Inc): Pittsburgh PA (Formerly: Estrac Systems International, Inc.)

Electronics Research and Development – (Dec. 1988 – March 1990)

Designed and prototyped various 6805 based CPU digital controllers

Assisted with testing and final production, as well as prepared shipments to customers

Occasionally functioned as a production supervisor for electronics assembly temporary employees

SKILLS:

Hardware/Operating systems:

Android (2.2 Froyo to 4.2 Jelly Bean) and iOS (5.11 to 7.1.1)

Windows-XP/7/8, as well as most Microsoft OS’s back through MS-DOS 3.x (circa 1980’s)

Mac OS X v10.x

DEC Alpha/VAX VMS back through DEC PDP 11/x (RSTS/E - circa 1970’s)

Languages and Related:

Java, Android (API level 8 to API level 17)

C, C++, Objective-C/iOS

HTML, CSS, ASP, IIs, Python

Older/other: Visual Basic, VBA macros (Excel), Citect Scada v6.1, FORTRAN, assembly, PL/M-86, and

many others

Database Experience and/or Database Design:

Oracle, Interbase 6.0/7.0, Firebird 1.5/2.0, Empress, VAX-RDB, Microsoft Access

Experience with writing stored procedures, and coding against via ODBC

Electronics design experience:

Digital electronics design with 6502 and 6805 microprocessors

OTHER TRAINING, CERTIFICAITONS AND RELATED AREAS OF EXPERIENCE

Factory automation and systems integration experience, including working with computer models

ISO 9000, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 experience, as well as Quality Assurance training (1994)

Hot Mill Technology (1998), Electrical Safety training (1996)

Advanced VAX/VMS training (1999)

EDUCATION:

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, Pittsburgh, PA Graduation: August 2014

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Related Area Mathematics

Cumulative GPA: 3.619

Curriculum focus: Mobile Applications, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Interface Design

Received a membership in Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the International Honor Society for the Computing and

Information Disciplines (Feb. 2014)

May 2009 – May 2011

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pittsburgh, PA

Degree Awarded: Associate of Science in Computer and Information Science (May 2011)

Cumulative GPA: 4.0000, Deans List

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