Development Software
Resume:
Work experience Talari Networks Raleigh, NC
May *009 - Feb 2010 Software Development
Part of a team producing code for the Mercury APN
network appliance. Working primarily in C, my areas
of responsibility included:
Design of utilities to document the APN Conduit and
surrounding network
Implementation of memory pool management routines
Test and development in support of High Availability,
including algorithms handling Physical/Virtual MAC
Addresses and ARP REPLY/REQUEST messages
Documenting existing code and device drivers
Investigating and improved algorithms for handling of
Ping messages
Investigation the applicability of compression
algorithms for network data
IBM Durham, NC
May 2008 - Oct 2008 UEFI/BIOS Firmware Development
Part of a team producing code for IBM BladeCenter and
SystemX platforms. Working primarily in C, my areas
of responsibility included:
Developing code to decode and report boot errors
Implementing compression algorithms
Investigating algorithms for verifying the system
during boot up
Investigating the applicability of compression
algorithms
Jan 2006 - Nov 2007 Software Development
Part of a team producing code for Websphere
Everyplace Deployment Server. Working primarily in
Java, Ant, Shell Script, and Jacl, my areas of
responsibility included:
Development of Installation and Configuration tools
using Install Shield Multi Platform on Windows,
Linux, AIX, and Solaris platforms.
Developing a test environment to verify nightly
product builds
Direct customer interaction and support
Feb 2003 - Dec 2005 Software Development
Part of a team producing code for Websphere
Everyplace Access Client. Working primarily in C/C++
and Java, my areas of responsibility included:
Websphere SyncML Client development on PalmOS and
Windows Mobile
Websphere PalmOS Client Installer development using
Install Shield
Lead developer for Sametime Mobile Instant Messaging
Server and Palm Client
Technical Support for PalmOS Websphere Client
Working directly with Microsoft and Palm Software
regarding technical issues
Draft and release of documentation detailing design
and implementation
Publishing internal documentation detailing
algorithms
Handling communications between internal IBM teams
Investigating the applicability of compression
algorithms
June 2000 - Jan 2003 Performance Analysis / Test
Part of a team testing code for the PowerNP Network
Processor. Working primarily in C and TCL, my areas
of responsibility included:
Measuring and analyzing performance metrics
Test and debugging of the API and software, focusing
on OSI Layer 4 and Layer 2
Education Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA
Sept 1997 - May 2001 Bachelor of Science in Computer
Engineering
Nicholas Ivan Fisher 3600 Arrowwood
Drive
Raleigh, NC
27604
fisherni@gmail.
com
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