Software Engineer Project
Resume:
Randy Kaelber address withheld
Mesa, AZ, *****
email: **********@******.*** Phone:
Objective
A senior-level software engineering or project management position in a
collaborative environment where I can use my education and experience in
software development, relational database design and administration,
science research, and project planning and management to make a positive
difference.Technical SkillsC programming, expert, 17 years experienceRelational database logical and physical design, expert, 19 years
experiencePython programming, expert, 12 years experienceUnix software development, expert, 17 years experienceTCP/IP network protocols, advanced, 12 years experiencePerl programming, intermediate, 13 years experienceCryptographic communication, intermediate, 4 years experiencePHP programming (including writing extensions using Zend), advanced, 6 years experienceJavascript programming (including XMLHttpRequest and JSON), intermediate, 3 years experienceSoftware and database project management, intermediate, 4 years experienceUSGS ISIS, intermediate, 8 years experienceNASA/JPL CSPICE, intermediate, 7 years experienceGeospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL), learner, 1 year experienceOpen Source contributor: co-author of aescrypt, primary author of
video games The Puzzler and Cosmic Assault. I have contributed patches to
several other packages as well.Experience
2/2008-present & 1/2002-1/2006 Mars Space Flight Facility, Arizona State
University, Tempe, Arizona
(2/2008-present) Senior Mission Operations Software Engineer (2/2002-1/2006) Scientific Software Engineer
Software design, development and testing for Mars Odyssey, Mars
Exploration Rovers, and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Missions. Developed a decompiler/integrity verifier program for THEMIS instrument
command files. Interfaced ImageMagick to Davinci data analysis language package,
to export multi-dimensional data sets as images or movies. Interfaced
Davinci to ISIS 3 using the ISIS 3 API to support their file formats. Also
Interfaced GDAL to davinci to get support for all the file types GDAL
supports. Database lead for MySQL to PostgreSQL migration.
Wrote software to unpack image data downloaded from spacecraft,
convert timing information, and store it in a MySQL database for later
retrieval. Developed a database schema and wrote a data query tool to extract
spacecraft image data based on orbital, experimental, areographic, and
observational parameters. Developed code to process geometric map projection of
hyperspectral images across multiple CPUs.
Used the JPL/NAIF CSPICE software library to create database and
time conversion utilities. Wrote a specification to add distributed shared memory features
to davinci data analysis package. Developed interface programs to USGS ISIS package to streamline
and simplify image mosaicking process. Wrote a JNI-based wrapper around the JPL/NAIF SPICE library to
give Java programmers access to it. Wrote a GNOME Panel Applet to report true local solar time, solar
elevation angles, and solar longitude for the Mars Exploration Rover
missions. Developed a series of objects to create, edit, and format
Planetary Data System (PDS) labels and PDS history objects for use in a
Python framework. Led efforts to transit from MySQL to PostgreSQL/PostGIS databases.
1/2006-2/2008 McClatchy Company, Lowcountry Operations, Bluffton, South
Carolina
Lead Software Engineer
Software design development in Perl, Python, PHP, and Javascript for
internet, intranet, and newspaper production processes in support of
two daily newspapers, The Island
Packet and The Beaufort
Gazette.Designed and implemented a location based advertising/guide Drupal
module, using PHP, Javascript, Google Maps API, and AJAX methodology.
Evaluated IT helpdesk solutions and deployed best choice
application (in this case OTRS) for use by company IT staff.
Transited all development projects to use the Subversion revision control
tool.Deployed Drupal-based intranet for two newspapers.Designed and implemented a configurable workflow system to improve
efficiency.Wrote a library to get access to Active Directory entries from Perl,
PHP, and Python programs.Extended video player modules for Drupal CMS to accept newsroom and
reader contributed videos to be hosted on 3rd party vendor site but remain
integrated with our CMS. 6/2001-6/2003 Nimitz Technologies, Queen Creek, Arizona
Lead Software Engineer
Self employed, working on several embedded Linux
systems projects for Valley of the Sun clients.
Developed conversion software and GTK-based GUI front end to make
Pertec 9-track format directories readable and exportable under
Linux. Made Linux 2.0.38 for ColdFire processors work correctly with
MS-DOS partition tables and the various FAT-based filesystems. Interfaced Pertec-to-SCSI emulation board to Linux system for
remote management and file access via web browsers.
8/2000-5/2001 Enhanced Software Technologies, Phoenix, Arizona
Software Engineer
Member of the BRUPro Implementation Team, EST's follow-on product to its
successful BRU Backup product. Successfully met all project milestones and
delivered a working product to quality assurance on time and under budget
on a repeated basis. BRU-Pro was recognized by Linux Journal as the Linux
Backup product of the Year for 2001. Designed and implemented software licensing mechanisms in C and
Python using RSA and MD5 to generate license keys. Integrated Rijndael encryption algorithm into aescrypt open source
cryptography package. Designed and implemented user interface for product web interface
using HTML and Javascript on the client side and Python on the server
side. Designed and implemented the BRU-Pro job scheduling subsystem.
Implemented numerous interfaces between application server,
database server, remote clients, and user front-ends in C, shell scripts,
and Python.
11/1999-8/2000 American Express, Phoenix, Arizona
Database Administrator and Manager
Contract position for American Express' International Risk and Fraud
Management Web Services group. Managed two Sybase Adaptive Servers running on a Sun E10000
running Solaris 7. Managed Microsoft SQL Servers running on Windows NT. Developed new logical and physical models for web-based international
portfolio performance econometric reporting for risk analysis and in-depth
global fraud recovery analysis. Responsible for database performance and tuning, data
access policies, and database security. Developed automated data loading procedures, using cron,
Makefiles, and shell and Perl scripts. Supervise and mentor data analysts. Assist web developers in query optimization, data access, and
security configuration.
3/1999-11/1999 Banner (Samaritan) Health System, Phoenix,
Arizona
Programmer/Analyst II
Assisted deployment of a 12,000 user intranet to three hospitals
and numerous clinics in Arizona using Microsoft FrontPage, Visual
Interdev, and IIS as the development and deployment technologies. Responsible for NT system administration, Microsoft SQL Server
database administration, problem determination, and resource and capacity
planning.
8/1998-3/1999 Humana ChoiceCare Health Systems, Cincinnati, Ohio
Systems and Database Administrator
Contract position for Humana's Cincinnati ChoiceCare unit. Supported a data warehouse and datamart application running on
Sybase Adaptive Server on an HP/UX platform. Tuned and optimized databases, which enabled required Federal
reporting to be completed on-time, saving the company from paying
significant fines. Responsible for monthly warehouse loads and daily datamart loads,
OS and database upgrades, troubleshooting, and administration. Managed dedicated lpd print spooling system, running HP/UX. Rendered assistance to users on optimizing queries and other
technical questions. Mentored other technical personnel on Unix systems, programming
and TCP/IP networking.
4/1995-8/1998 Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Software Engineer
Technical lead in the porting of the DARS mainframe product to a
client/server architecture, using Unix as the server environment. The
Client/Server version opened up a new customer base to Miami University,
and resulted in nearly a $500,000 increase in licensing and support
revenue to the university in its first year. In addition, the
client/server version was recognized in the 1996 Infoworld Client/Server
Top 100 (53rd place) while still a beta product. In charge of design, implementation, and modifications to the DARS
application server, using C/SQL linked to legacy COBOL code. Managed, designed and maintained DARS web site, and online
documents until 1997. Project lead for web application development, deployment, and
support for the project. Technical lead during the analysis and design phases of the CAS
(Course Applicability System) project for Arizona and Ohio public
higher-education systems.
EducationMiami University, Oxford, OhioBachelor of Applied Science, May 1994
Majored in Systems Analysis with a specialization in Cognitive
Psychology and Ergonomics.Relevant Coursework: Structured Design and Implementation Analysis of Information Systems Operations Research, Linear Programming, and Advanced
Statistics Object Oriented design and programming Perception and Cognitive Psychology Human Factors and Human/Machine Interfaces Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Other
I can read and write basic German. I also have basic skills in
American Sign Language (ASL). I hold an Extra class amateur radio license
(callsign: AE7JR).
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