Project Manager
Resume:
Resume of Chester Smitherman
Houston,TX 77055
abic6z@r.postjobfree.com
Summary: An innovative Senior Information Technologist/Project Manager
problem solver with an extensive list of successfully completed major
projects . Six granted patents, five patents pending, and five patents in
various stages of completion, all in the field of Remote
Sensing/Surveillance, multi-spectral image processing and digital camera
design. Skills include Computer Science, Project Management,
Communications/Network Technology, Security Sensor Fusion technologies,
advanced Software development (Real-time/ Parallel/ SCADA,R&D, etc.),
Engineering/Scientific Programming,3D Visualization, Orthophotography,
Photogrammetry, Military Intelligence training and 4 years experience,
previously held Top Secret Clearance), Windows/Unix(s) and significant
experience with emerging technologies such as Virtualization, Parallel
Processing, digital imagery, real-time image processing, multi-core
software development, and GPS/GIS applications. Expert in GEOINT
technologies. Target job titles include Software Development, real-time
programming, parallel S/W Development positions, or similar challenges.
My objective is to architect and direct the planning and implementation of
entire lifecycle technology solutions that improve corporate
profitability.
Work Experience
Consultant: 8/2008-Present: Performing ad-hoc consulting with M7VI on
Patent modifications and defending Patents that I wrote to the US Patent
Office. Also consulting via brainstorming sessions with other M7VI
technical staff on improvements to digital camera systems hardware and
software.
VP Technology/Chief Scientist
2/1998 -7/2008 Visual Intelligence Systems Inc., Houston, TX
Was a co-founder of company, which is focused on providing solutions to
Remote Sensing Applications by applying the concept of sensor fusion.
Project Management Methodology used: Balanced Scorecard plus JAD/RAD
* (2008) In charge of a very large project that scoped out all aspects of
a bid project to the Air National Guard to control the entire life cycle
of a multi-spectral digital camera system that I had designed and patented
for the company. Microsoft Project was used to produce an extremely
detailed project plan that covered a) capabilities, b) Scope of work, c)
Gantt charts/timelines/deliverable dates, d) pricing, e) test plan, f)
acceptance plan, g) and support plan. The total bid specification and
project plan filled a two-inch three-ring binder
* (2008) Software Developer: Wrote 3-D Orthophotography applications for
Virtual Reality "fly-thrus". Developed a real-time/SCADA aerial
photography data collection software package (>10,000 lines of code in
C#/C/C++ and Visual Basic .NET) that is used in a data collection aircraft
and used to process ultra-high resolution digital aerial photography.
Aslo put together project plan to merge the output from this software with
our own Orthomap processing software to produce on-aircraft processing of
map accurate photography. This plan is currently being implemented.
* (2002-2008) Three granted patents, two patents pending, and 9 patents in
various stages of completion. Go to www.google.com/patents and search for
my name to view the granted patents. All 14 patents have my name as
primary or secondary inventor.
* (1999-2008) Ongoing design, specification, and project management of
major company software product: ISIS, which is the ortho-mapping software
mentioned above.
* Create a three-year R&D plan for future digital camera advances.
* At Visual Intelligence, I am in charge of all aspects of technology.
This included putting together the company from a startup. I worked
closely with software development staff and co-developed much of the
software packages that make up many of the utility programs that are in
daily use. I designed the local area network, the Internet capabilities,
the physical computing and communications facilities and server/desktop
specifications. I also designed and helped implement the digital airborne
orthophotography system that is the main product of the company. I
directed the efforts of specialists that implemented the LAN, the PBX and
the Internet and applications server platforms. See VISI Internet site at
WWW.M7VI.COM for more information.. I also contributed in the software
development efforts, using C, C++, Visual Basic, VRML and other Internet
technologies.
Director Information Services
7/1996 - 1/1998 Aspen Technology Inc, Houston, TX
* Aspen Technology is a small cap, Process Control Software Company that
serves the needs of Oil & Gas plant automation and optimization systems
running on Windows and UNIX environments.
* Put together cross-disciple teams to define the scope of several major
enterprise software projects, including:
1) Managed and worked at the software development level with a staff of 8
software developers in creating data recovery utilities for erase disk
drives, Oracle data base applications, C/C++ Programs, and converting
Fortran programs into C/C++.
2) Headed a corporate email and message study that resulted in selecting
Microsoft Exchange as the unifying enterprise messaging platform, Project
scope and defined work to be done, costs, timing, budgeting and
implementation and support infrastructure, The team that had
representatives from every Business Unit in order to insure Business Units
acceptance.
3) The same was accomplished for consolidating the multiple ERP systems
that were in use by different subsidiaries. The system chosen was Oracle
Financials.
4) Program managed the standardization of Network Addressing to a
corporate wide architecture
5) Program managed the design and implementation of a Windows NT Domain
Architecture.
6) Established a project plan for Network Management based on HP Openview
software systems.
7) Supported Windows and several Unix dialects such as Solaris, DEC and HP
Unix..
8) Project planned, coordinated and implemented an Internet based helpdesk
ticket tracking and reporting system that was well received.
* I directed 30 Aspen technologists and contractors in managing the
technology planning and day-to-day software development, computer and
network operations for two of Aspens' major sites in Houston. These two
sites composed 60% of the Aspen employees worldwide (700 of 1,250), most of
who are software developers-engineers. I inherited an organization that
was broken at one site, with a staff laced with low skilled technologist
and low performers. I took positive actions that raised the skill levels
of the good performers and hired top technology staff and contractors to
turn around the problems. I managed Oracle RDBMS professionals - both DBAs
and
Technology Lead
At Shell, I was recognized company wide for my software development
skills, as reflected in the many major Reservoir Simulations, Finite
Element Analysis, Case study, SCADA, Lab Automation and Numerical Methods
programs that I produced. I also wrote a long-lived Oil and Gas, Lease
and Field, Short Term Forecast program that was in use by Shell for over
20 years. These programs were written in C, C++, and Fortran. I also
spent a long assignment at the Shell Computer Science Research group,
located at their Bellaire Research Facility in Houston, TX.
6/1993 - 7/1996 Shell Oil Co., Houston, TX.
Worked one year on the functional implementation team for SAP R/2
implementation for Shell Chemical. This was a $100,000,000 project that
involved several hundred staff to complete. I worked extensively on
project that required interfacing IBM mainframe legacy data into CICS/SAP.
I also scoped a plan for beginning to convert to SAP/R/3 client/server
technology.
* I successfully implemented the first corporate client/server/mainframe
application in Shell Oil Co., which networked Windows PCs into a
PEOPLESOFT/DB2 APPC server on IBM mainframes. System integrated WIN PCs
/NetBIOS thru APPC gateway into MVS/CICS/DB2 PEOPLESOFT application.
Focus included end-to-end application performance benchmarking and QA.
* I designed and implemented a client/server system for Shell Chemical to
optimize just-in-time production scheduling for refineries. Included PCs
as X terminals, AIX UNIX, LAN & dial WAN integration.
* Project managed a satellite voice and data services upgrade from
Shell U.S. to Shell Pecten, Cameroon,and Africa.
At Shell, I had assignments in many
* E & P productions
* Shell Pipeline
* Shell Chemical
* Shell Drilling instrumentation,
* Lab Automation
* Oil & Gas Production services
* SCADA real-time data capture and control
* Lease & Field Forecasts
* Economics
* Production, Pipeline, Communications, and Computer Science R&D,
* Wrote many major Reports and Architectures
Supervisor, Communications Technology
6/1986 - 6/1993 Shell Oil Co., Houston, TX
* Supervised 12 communications software analyst in co-developing and
supporting communications software products.
* I produced a major technology paper entitled "Network Integration
Report" that served as a corporate communications strategy. Supervised
the entire Shell IBM/SNA network plus influenced the move to TCP/IP as the
preferred corporate protocol.
* Produced a major security paper entitled "Communications Security".
Paper was
* presented to the American Petroleum Institute.
* I designed and implemented a corporate secure dial-in system using
SmartCards technology that is still in use today.
Supervisor
Production Engineering
6/1981 - 6/1986 Shell Oil Co., Houston, TX
* Supervisor of Production Engineering, scientific computing, reservoir
simulation, earthquake analysis, finite element analysis (Fortran,
numerical methods).Supervisor of Lab Automation, automated data gathering
of research experiments. One year assignment to Computer Science Research.
Worked on creation of a functional programming language for geophysical
analysis. BASIC, ICE, Monte Carlo, Simula) tasks including turning
engineering equations into complete computer simulation models. I worked
full time and went to college full time, providing 100% of my own support.
I was granted a U.S. patent on a polymer dissolution technique in 1972.
Education
1/1975 University of Houston, Houston, TX
* Bachelor's Degree
* BS in Computer Science
1/1969 University of Houston, Houston, TX
* Bachelor's Degree
* BS in Psychology
Skills
Skill Name Skill Level
Last Used/Experience
* Communications/Surveillance Analyst Expert
Currently used/25
* C/C++/JAVA /C# Expert
Currently used/25
* MS Visual Studio(C/C++/VB/.NET) Expert Currently
used/10
* Word/PowerPoint/Excel/Project/Visio Expert Currently
used/12
* Windows Operating Systems (all) Expert
Currently used/20
* Unix/Linux/Solaris Expert
Currently used/20
* 3D VRML:Opengl/WPF 3D,X3D Expert Currently used/10
* Image Processing - 3D Expert
Currently used/10
* Information Security Expert
Currently used/20
* Extensive Oil& Gas S/W Development Expert Currently
used/20
* Engineering Application S/W Dev. Expert Currently
used/25
* FORTRAN Expert
Currently used/25
* GIS/GPS/Inertial Systems Expert
Currently used/10
* LAN /WAN /PBX Expert
Currently used/20
* SCADA Expert
Currently used/20
* Software Development/Engineering Expert Currently used/25
* Numerical Methods/Scientific Expert Currently
used/25
* Remote Sensing Expert
Currently used/10
* Digital Cameras (video & Still) Expert Currently
used/12
* Parallel Programming Expert
Currently used/20
* Photogrammetry Expert
Currently used/10
* Visual Basic Expert
Currently used/5
* Windows 95/98/ME Expert
Currently used/6
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