Software Developer Quality Assurance
Resume:
David E. Busch
Pittsburgh, PA **210
*****.*****.*@*****.***
PROFILE:
Experienced software developer with an extensive hardware and software background, including experience with
factory automation, research, and digital electronics hardware design
Extensive UI design experience
Experience with mobile app development, as well as familiarity with computer modeling, AI, and machine learning
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
SCHNEIDER LAB: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (medical research)
Mobile Application Developer – Internship (May 2013 – Aug 2013), Part time (Sept. 2013 – present)
Designed and coded a C++ 3D graphics rendering API, for Android, to work with the lab’s C++ extensions
to an open source graphics library
Designed and coded a mobile medical Android app to display and work with the lab’s 3D graphical
representations of a human brain
March 1997 – May 2009
UNITED STATES STEEL: Irvin Plant, West Mifflin, PA
Software Developer - Process Control Engineering (Jan 2001 – May 2009)
(HPH, CA and OCA Annealing Facilities)
Designed and coded an integrated, automated and adaptive just-in-time scheduling system that optimizes
the use of a coil stacking model for one of the annealing facilities
Improved the performance and reliability of various other annealing automation systems, improving
efficiency, and minimizing production delays
Worked daily with plant managers, and employees, to support various automation design efforts
Instrumental in the design and integration of various large interdepartmental automation projects
At one point, the lead contact for all Level-2 supervisory automation systems, and software, for the HPH,
CA and OCA annealing facilities
Integral in departmental and occasionally plant wide management meetings
Assisted with the training of interns
Part of the US Steel Mon Valley software coding standards committee
Software Developer - Process Control Engineering (Aug. 1998 – Dec. 2000)
(Hot Strip Mill)
Worked on various departmental and cross-departmental factory automation team projects
Designed and coded a highly specialized slab management and communication system for the Hot Mill
facility, as well as an extensive Hot Mill delay tracking system for Y2K compliance
Assisted with interviewing, and integral to the hiring, training and management of help desk personnel
On call 24 hours a day as one of the lead contacts for automation-related manufacturing issues
Software Developer - Help Desk (March 1997 – July 1998)
Designed and coded software to enhance the automation of the Hot Mill
Monitored and maintained plant-wide factory automation systems
CEGELEC AUTOMATION - Metals & Marine Systems Group: Pittsburgh., PA. Parent: Alcatel Alstom
Group, France. (Formerly: AEG Westinghouse, Pittsburgh, PA. Parent: Daimler Benz, Germany)
Engineering Assistant (Apr. 1991 – Feb. 1997)
Designed and coded automation controller software for various engineering projects
Handled all network and phone system support
Managed all aspects of division wide computer maintenance and support
Performed manual low level hard drive data recovery as required
PC Technician (March 1990 – March 1991)
Responsible for all printers and office equipment, as well as managing computer and spare parts
inventories
Administered the computer network, as well as the phone system
In charge of all phases of software and computer support, as well as repair
EDSI (Electronic Design Systems, Inc): Pittsburgh PA (Formerly: Estrac Systems International, Inc.)
Electronics Research and Development – (Dec. 1988 – March 1990)
Designed and prototyped various 6805 based CPU digital controllers
Assisted with testing and final production, as well as prepared shipments to customers
Occasionally functioned as a production supervisor for electronics assembly temporary employees
SKILLS:
Hardware/Operating systems:
Android (2.2 Froyo to 4.2 Jelly Bean) and iOS (5.11 to 7.1.1)
Windows-XP/7/8, as well as most Microsoft OS’s back through MS-DOS 3.x (circa 1980’s)
Mac OS X v10.x
DEC Alpha/VAX VMS back through DEC PDP 11/x (RSTS/E - circa 1970’s)
Languages and Related:
Java, Android (API level 8 to API level 17)
C, C++, Objective-C/iOS
HTML, CSS, ASP, IIs, Python
Older/other: Visual Basic, VBA macros (Excel), Citect Scada v6.1, FORTRAN, assembly, PL/M-86, and
many others
Database Experience and/or Database Design:
Oracle, Interbase 6.0/7.0, Firebird 1.5/2.0, Empress, VAX-RDB, Microsoft Access
Experience with writing stored procedures, and coding against via ODBC
Electronics design experience:
Digital electronics design with 6502 and 6805 microprocessors
OTHER TRAINING, CERTIFICAITONS AND RELATED AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
Factory automation and systems integration experience, including working with computer models
ISO 9000, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 experience, as well as Quality Assurance training (1994)
Hot Mill Technology (1998), Electrical Safety training (1996)
Advanced VAX/VMS training (1999)
EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, Pittsburgh, PA Graduation: August 2014
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Related Area Mathematics
Cumulative GPA: 3.619
Curriculum focus: Mobile Applications, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Interface Design
Received a membership in Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the International Honor Society for the Computing and
Information Disciplines (Feb. 2014)
May 2009 – May 2011
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pittsburgh, PA
Degree Awarded: Associate of Science in Computer and Information Science (May 2011)
Cumulative GPA: 4.0000, Deans List
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