Kenneth Kahn

Poughkeepsie, NY *****. 845-***-**** . aceo72@r.postjobfree.com

C / C++ Support Application Engineering

SENIOR-LEVEL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Focused, industrious, creative contributor who consistently delivers strong

outcomes and maintains a superior level of customer / user satisfaction.

Effective in gaining the trust of individuals, achieving consensus, and

maintaining long-term, mutually-beneficial relationships. Excel in

implementing efficiencies that improve organizational goals and monetize

results. Fully committed to continuous improvement within teams and

organizations.

Core Competencies

C . C++ . STL . Algorithms

Testing . Implementation . Cross Platform Development . Inter-process

Communication . Multi-Threading

Unix Shell Scripting . Host-Based / Embedded Linux . TCP/IP . Socket

Programming . REXX

Korn Shell . Bash . Clearcase . Totalview . GDB . VIM . OS/2 . Linux . AIX

. Solaris Sparc . Solaris x86

Familiar WITH

Python . HTML . Windows XP . Windows 8 . Windows Office Suite

EMPLOYMENT history

System Programmer 2002-December,2013

Cadence Design Systems Kingston, NY

Closely collaborated with programmers, engineers, and management, and

worked autonomously to design, develop, and test software utilized in

support of Chip Verification and Acceleration (CVA) hardware platform.

Consistently met and exceeded organizational expectations, deadlines, and

fully achieved budget requirements. Provided training to junior team

members. Led special projects.

Noteworthy Achievements:

Gained greater proficiency in the following skills used in all projects:

C

C++

STL

Algorithms

Multi-threading

IPC

TCP/IP sockets

Shell Scripting: ksh Python REXX

All development work was accomplished on UNIX systems: AIX, Solaris, Linux

For Linux development both host based and embedded systems were used.

Developed a resource manager to track CVA hardware resources and to

facilitate fair and efficient allocation to user jobs

Designed a diagnostic program for troubleshooting each component.

Implemented a virtual resource manager to allow testing of hardware

configurations without the need to access them.

Formed telnet and tftp servers utilized as interfaces to other components.

Using ksh and Python, created various tools and utilities for use during

the development process.

Headed a project to port legacy software from big endian (AIX Solaris) to

little endian (Linux) platforms.

Was in charge of a project to change existing software from 32-bit to 64-

bit.

Ensured that all software ran on multiple platforms; i.e. cross platform

support

Programmer 1982-2002

IBM Poughkeepsie, NY

Established and maintained a track record of success for challenging

projects critical to corporate profitability and market share growth.

Utilized leadership and technical expertise to plan and manage / co-manage

projects that consistently achieved deadline adherence and met quality

objectives. Strong focus on the design of software in support of the P/390

hardware platform.

Contributions:

Obtained proficiency in the following skills used in all projects:

C

C++

STL

Algorithms

Multi-threading

IPC

TCP/IP sockets

Shell Scripting: ksh REXX

All development work was accomplished on UNIX systems: AIX, Solaris, Linux

Designed a dynamic program emulating a 3274 control unit, the interface

between a hardware mainframe and a 3270 terminal, including device driver

that could handle keystrokes.

Developed a simple HTML server to dynamically create webpages indicating

the current state of various hardware resources.

Established the first, and at-the-time only, 3270 terminal emulator for IBM

OS/2 OS enabling users to connect to a mainframe system from a PC running

OS/2.

Previous IBM positions include: Programmer - IBM Systems Division

EDUCATION & ENRICHMENTS

Master of Science - Computer Science

1980 - 1986

University of Delaware, Newark, DE

Bachelor of Science - Pharmacy

1975 - 1978

Degree Granted - 1978

University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK

PATENTS

"Subsystems input service for dynamically scheduling work for a computer

system" - US Patent #4,918,595

References provided upon request

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