James Clarke

Experienced Software Engineer

ab9pmy@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

I am a former USAF Officer with with over 20 years of experience defining, designing and delivering solutions

to technical and business problems using various software tools. My tool kit includes C, C++, Java, various

scripting languages and extensive database experience. I have good leadership skills and am able to motivate a

team from within while mentoring colleagues.

Experience

Software Engineer III at AAI Corporation

August 2009 - Present (4 years 1 month)

Using C++ on Real time Linux system, performed design and development of software for Tactical Common

Data Link (TCDL) Shadow 200 Unmanned Air System... Developed functional requirements for and laid out

design for new software projects... Planned and prepared estimates for new software projects ... Managed

work packages... Control Account Manager for $3 million multi-disciplined engineering effort for a classified

project...Conducted Wireshark network analysis course

Senior Software Engineer at DataPath, Inc.

September 2007 - May 2009 (1 year 9 months)

Using C++, Java Swing, Tcl/Tk and MySql, customized this system for client’s specific needs... Developed

Tcl device drivers for SATCOM components... Technical Lead for TDRSS Antarctica SATCOM project…

Using MySql, Java and Tcl/Tk designed and developed automated scheduling SATCOM system for TDRS

Antarctica project… Technical Project Manager for several Customers that use Maxview System... Lead the

requirements gathering phase, designed the Customer’s system, wrote the requirements for outsourcing the

device driver development... Defined requirements for, designed & developed a tool that takes checksums of

a MaxView installation then allows you to compare the configuration against the checksum “Bill of Material”

4 recommendations available upon request

Senior Software Analyst at Manhattan Associates

October 2005 - September 2007 (2 years)

Worked on Warehouse Management Open Systems (WMOS) application... Using C++ with Standard

Template Library (STL), CORBA and Python modified and trouble shot the WMOS application... This

system runs on Windows Server, AIX, Sun/Solaris and Linux, it uses Oracle, DB2 or SQL Server databases

... Technical Project Manager for the upgrade and installation of WMOS system at Department Of Defense

(DOD) clients site... Responsible for configuring WMOS system to comply with DOD security regulations...

Lead consultant for Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) Disaster Recovery and Fail Over system design

for DOD client

2 recommendations available upon request

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Senior Software Engineer at ChoicePoint

2002 - 2005 (3 years)

Senior developer for the Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) System on a UNIX platform...Defined requirements

for and designed expert system to statistically analyze quality of EDI data before populating database...

Designed and developed a PERL module to change format of EDI data... Using Oracle 8i PL/SQL, JAVA

1.4 and JDBC, designed and developed an application that parses EDI data then calls stored procedures to

load the data into the Oracle database… Defined requirements for a GUI interface for this application…

Using Java Swing and the MVC pattern, designed and developed the GUI… Designed and developed a PERL

application which automates this application

Senior Software Engineer at Bell Applied Technologies

1999 - 2001 (2 years)

Worked on the Local Number Portability (LNP) project... Senior developer for multi-threaded C++ Corba

client-server Unix based system that automatically validates, generates and submits telephony service

orders... Used Rational Rose, designed this mid-tier system which accesses legacy systems... Incorporated

additional features in to the system... Focal point for trouble shooting and fault isolating issues/problems with

the LNP system... Also developed requirements for, designed and developed associated tools in C++, Perl,

Korn Shell and Awk/Sed for the setup and testing of the system

Contract Position Software Engineer. at Technical Aid Corporation

January 1996 - January 1998 (2 years 1 month)

Using C, wrote real time and post flight analysis applications for F-22 flight testing that included

Aerodynamics, Mass Properties & Flying Qualities... Also developed the requirements for, designed and

developed Frequency Analysis application which used FFT algorithm to transform a frequency time domain

data into frequency domain data...

Captain at United States Air Force

September 1985 - April 1991 (5 years 8 months)

Project Manager, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inertial_Upper_Stage

IUS Systems Engineering. Project manager for software development & modifications for the IUS...

Coordinated activities of three contractors to assure software mission success...Air Force focal point for

evaluating contractors’ orbital injection accuracy… This required analyzing the covariance matrix to

determine how much spacecraft fuel would be required to correct errors

Projects

SPTR2

December 2008 to Present

Members:James Clarke, Tony Mao, Jim Krutak

Designed and developed automated scheduling SATCOM system for TDRS Antarctica project.

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Honors and Awards

Air Force Suggestion Award

Department Of the Air Force

June 1991

Saved the government $14 million by creative implementation of changed payload requirements.

Air Force Achievement medal

Department Of the Air Force

August 1989

Project management of modifications to IUS for NASA planetary missions (Magellan, Galileo & Ulysses)

Spot Award

AAI Corporation

September 2010

Significant contribution to first flight of the Shadow Tactical Common Data Link (TCDL) upgrade.

Spot Award

AAI Corporation

December 2012

Work with the certification of AAI's Earned Value Management System (EVMS).

Publications

Flight Data Evaluation of a Technique for Payload Inertial Alignment Transfer from the Shuttle

Navigation System

American Institute of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineers January 23, 1987

Authors: James Clarke, Meldahl, K. L, Norris, R. E

Coauthor of this paper. Evaluation of the procedure to calculate the inertial attitude of a payload using the

Space Shuttle's attitude. This eliminated a $3 million instrument form the Inertial Upper Stage

Skills & Expertise

C++

Java

Perl

Unix

Software Development

C

Eclipse

SQL

Software Engineering

Integration

Python

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Earned Value Management

Embedded C

Linux

Leadership

Solaris

CORBA

Requirements Analysis

AIX

TCL

XML

Databases

JSP

PHP

PL/SQL

Embedded Software

UAV

Testing

Embedded Systems

Software Project Management

Programming

Algorithms

Oracle

Education

Auburn University

Bachelor, Aerospace Engineering, 1979 - 1983

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James Clarke

Experienced Software Engineer

ab9pmy@r.postjobfree.com

6 people have recommended James

"Jim is a problem solver, very knowledgeable in Java and C++. I enjoy working with Jim when it comes to

programming, he is very thorough and his code is clean. I continue to learn from his experiences and he is

always willing to provide help wherever needed."

Ransom Wilkerson, Senior Software Support Engineer, DataPath, Inc., worked with James at DataPath,

Inc.

"While working together on a complex software modification project James provided exceptional service and

always delivered high quality software. The best parts about working with James are his positive attitude and

attention to detail. It was easy to clearly communicate with James what the end-customer wanted modified

and James delivered just what they wanted."

Brandon Lingerfelt, Sr Systems Administrator, ITT Corporation, was with another company when

working with James at DataPath, Inc.

"Jim is a primary engineer working on the NSF SPTR2 Satellite Monitor and Control (M&C) software

project. Jim had spent extra efforts and many overtime hours on such a short period time of project. We are

very appreciate his endless working efforts and timeless remotely support to make this project delivery on

schedule with high quality results. In addition, Jim has variety software development skills which have great

benefits on the project."

Tony Mao, was James's client

"Jim is a very hard working software engineer that I have seen solve some very tough problems in a very

short amount of time. He did what it took to meet deadlines. His database skills are some of the best I have

seen in the past 30 years of doing this."

DeWayne Gray, Director of Engineering, DataPath, worked directly with James at DataPath, Inc.

"Working with James, I could see that he was one of those personalities who's charisma transcended all kinds

of boundaries. We were involved with support for domestic and international clients on a regular basis. James

would always take time to assure the client that their issue was the most important one and there were at least

a couple of cases where he managed to calm even the most demanding clients while diffusing their critical

issue. James affable personality, desire to succeed, and deep technical knowledge makes him a great fit with

just about any organization. I look forward to working with him again."

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Shawn Milton, Supply Chain Consultant, Manhattan Associates, worked directly with James at

Manhattan Associates

"Jim was an absolute pleasure to work with. He comes from the Kernighan & Ritchie school of programming

- develop lots of little tools that do useful things while building them up carefully. I admire that he takes a lot

of pride in his craft. He has good pedigree as a programmer, having come from NASA's space program. As a

co-worker, he was always ready to help and undertook and solved problems as if they were his own. He

unleashed his unique brand of humor at even the most trying of times; that by itself would have been good

enough to pull us through."

Anand Krishna Parameswaran, Senior Software Analyst, Manhattan Associates, worked directly with

James at Manhattan Associates

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