Edward G. Methe acebbx@r.postjobfree.com

702-***-****

Technical Expertise

Windows, Windows CE, MINGW, UNIX, Linux, SCO UNIX, DOS, Solaris, IBM VMS /

VM/CMS / MVS/JES2, Wang VS, DG AOS/VS, Prime Computer Primos, MS Virtual

Server

C/C++, C# for various hardware platforms, MS VC/C++, MFC, Java, Java-

Script, HTML, Pascal, PERL/CGI, PL/1, VB, .Net, COBOL, FORTRAN, Assembly,

PowerShell

MS Visual Studio, MS Project, MS SQL, Oracle/SQL, PL/SQL, MySQL, BEA

Tuxedo, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, MAPI, IIS, QMAIL

Professional Experience

Fortunet, Inc., Las Vegas, NV

October 2011 -

September 2012

Software Development Engineer / Electronic Bingo Systems - C/C++, C#,

Visual Studio, Windows, MySQL

. Updated stationary and portable unit software, automatically resizing

fonts and graphics to support multiple devices.

. Added functionality to system to support various secondary betting

capabilities.

. Reworked and stabilized point tracking code allowing individual player

point tracking across months, days, sessions, and games.

EGM Consulting Services, Las Vegas, NV

March 2009 - October 2011

Software Development Engineer / Network Installer / Trainer / Owner

Serving retirement Communities and their computer connection, training, and

software needs.

. Performed installations and upgrades to wired and wireless home network

systems.

. Upgraded personal software and operating systems on customer home PCs.

. Taught MS Word, Excel, Skype, Internet Browser, and Windows at retirement

computer clubs.

. Provided customer support on site and by telephone. Maintaining the

necessary tools and supplies needed for field support.

Microsoft, Redmond, WA

February 2008 - February 2009

Contract System Management Software Engineer (Matrix Resource Partners

Contractor) - MS SQL, C/C++, C#, VB, .Net

. Oversaw and corrected software maintenance and reporting issues within

Internal Microsoft System Management Services, monitoring nearly half a

billion servers world-wide.

. Facilitated design and development process; provided program and

functional insights for specific functional areas during planning and

development stages using Visual C/C++, C#, VB, .Net, Virtual Server, IIS,

MS SQL, and XML.

. Created event-tracking data center support software and issue ticketing

system components.

. Designed wired networking software and data management and enterprise

business applications.

. Liaised between core development team and business team to design,

develop and test functional components and ensure fulfillment of business

requirements.

. Monitored and improved performance of existing SQL system; reviewed and

created enhanced schema design and optimized all levels of

implementation.

ITTIA LLC, Bellevue, WA

March 2007 - January

2008

Senior Database Engineer - C/C++, Windows, WinCE, Linux, MINGW, SQL

. Developed wireless/wired networking software, data management

applications, and personal productivity software, including benchmark,

example, and evaluation software for customers using Windows, WinCE,

Linux, MINGW, and C/C++.

. Spearheaded multiple release cycles of ITTIA DB and ITTIA DB with SQL, an

ACID-compliant, small footprint database for embedded devices.

. Analyzed functional requirements, established performance expectations

and wrote technical team documents.

. Developed downloadable example programs to demonstrate client/server

ITTIA DB access techniques.

. Designed and Implemented WinCE hand-held scanning device application for

Puget Sound Electric Meter & Transformer Yard tracking system.

. Created example code & documentation to demonstrate ease of incorporating

ITTIA DB into Panasonics Home Control products.

Barrett's Spices, San Francisco, CA

September 2005 - January

2007

Store Manager

. Tracked sales and inventory, maintaining consistent product availability,

balanced store bank.

. Controlled production of specialty spice blends, ensuring consistency and

availability

. Recorded accounting records, including employee salary and tax

information.

. Scheduled employee work schedule, maintaining minimal overtime.

. Maintained grinding equipment and store supplies.

Home Depot, Colma, CA

January 2004 - August

2005

Electrical Department Supervisor

. Tracked sales, inventory, and store transfers, ensuring product

availability.

. Scheduled department employees, maintaining consistent floor coverage.

. Scheduled team meetings and cross department training sessions to ensure

cross-department sales.

. Trained employees on yearly inventory procedures and best practices.

Gwendolyn Bookstore, San Francisco, CA

January 2001 - December 2003

Assistant Manager

. Opened/Closed store, ensuring staff availability and dependable customer

service.

. Trained employees on new inventory and seasonal specials.

. Oversaw updates to window and store displays, ensuring easy access to new

releases.

Topica, Inc., San Francisco, CA

September 1999 - October 2001

Senior Internet Messaging Engineer / Team Lead - C/C++, Oracle SQL, BEA

Tuxedo, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, MAPI, IIS, QMAIL, UNIX, Linux

. Developed data mapping functions allowing data within internal

programming structures to be accessed through externally defined macro

definitions in a Windows, Linux, Oracle, and C/C++ environment.

. Designed and enhanced email processing, ad-copy insertion, and delivery

components of a highly scalable, transaction-based newsletter and mailing

list delivery system.

. Increased email delivery beyond 3.5B personalized messages monthly and

compiled the world's largest directory of public email lists.

. Enabled tokenization and placement of personalized data within outgoing

newsletters and mailings.

IBM/Lotus Development Corp, Mountain View & Cupertino, CA

July 1991 - August 1999

Principal Software Engineer / Team Lead - C/C++, SMTP, POP3, IMAP, MAPI,

LDAP, Window, DOS, MS Visual Studio

. Developed enhanced releases and managed development efforts and

performance analysis for cc:Mail and cc:Mail LAN for Windows using DOS,

Windows, C/C++, TCP/IP, POP3/SMTP, LDAP, and MAPI.

. Led creation of Palm, Epic and Symbian hand-held device prototypes, in

JavaScript, for Lotus Notes applications using JavaScript.

. Designed Lotus Mail, a POP3/SMTP, LDAP and MAPI-based internet email

client, and a ROM/chip-based cc:Mail Mobile for pioneering HP 100LX and

200LX palmtop computers.

. Designed and added versioning and automatic upgrade features for cc:Mail

LAN to allow client software to leverage changes within message store

system.

. Modified and facilitated user experience and worked closely with UI and

Usability teams.

Wang Laboratories, Inc., Lowell, MA

August 1987 - June 1991

Principal Software Engineer - C, Windows, UNIX, DOS, MS Visual Studio

. Designed, optimized and enhanced Data Exchange and InfoSharer data

integration tools for sharing and conversion between Wang VS, IBM, MS

DOS, MS Windows, SCO Unix and UNIX systems using C.

. Conceived, designed, engineered and patented a table-driven file format

recognition and conversion method for sharing data between diverse

applications, hardware platforms and storage formats.

. Oversaw updates to window and store displays, ensuring easy access to new

releases.

Patents and Awards

Patent:

Computer Method and Apparatus for a Table-Driven File Interface (US5421001)

Awards:

Retention Incentive Program Selection, Lotus Development, 1996

cc:Mail First Class Award, Lotus Development 1995

Retention Incentive Program Selection, Wang Laboratories, 1989

Employee of the Month, Wang Laboratories, 1987

Education

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Systems, Rochester Institute of

Technology, Rochester, NY

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