Engineer Software

Tim Valentine

Sr. Mobile Software Engineer – TS/SCI (expires 04/2016)

**** ******* ****, ******** **, 20111

571-***-**** (Mobile), 703-***-**** (Home)

Email: ***********@*******.***

Twenty years experience in the computer industry, chiefly as a software development engineer and business analyst within commercial, government, non-profit and defense communities.

LANGUAGES : Google Android, Java Micro Edition (J2ME), J2EE; C, SQL, XML, JSON

SOFTWARE : Git, Subversion, Eclipse, Android ADK, various mobile software tools

DISCIPLINES : Bluetooth, GPS, Arduino Platform, Wearable Technology, Remote Sensing

MANAGEMENT : SEI CMM, Agile, Commercial and Platform product development, SDLC, software metrics, corporate operations and organization.

Tracen, Inc.

August 2013 to July 2015, Mobile/Wireless Google Android mobile client software engineer.

Advise, architect, design, prototype, and develop commercial Google Android hybrid mobile client applications for Government and commercial use. iOS and Android cross platform development with Xamarin tools, shared code and resources and HTML based hybrid user interfaces.

Thermopylae Science Technologies, Inc.

April 2011 to April 2013, Mobile/Wireless Google Android mobile client software engineer.

Advise, architect, design, prototype, and develop Google Android mobile client applications to include Government and commercial software products. Primary activities involved user interface design, services and data acquisition, geospatial communication and rendering, inter-device communication, and security activities to include voice and facial recognition. Interfaces to Google Enterprise Maps and Facebook were employed as well as sharing to email, Twitter, and Facebook.

Centuria, Corp.

August 2008 to March 2011, Mobile/Wireless Enterprise Product Development Consultant and Team Leader.

Advise, architect, design, prototype, and develop an enterprise mobile solution for the US Forest Service. More specifically, create a mobile enterprise framework to deploy information gathering systems in the field. The framework design incorporates a plug-in architecture allowing it to be easily scaled for functionality and size. The primary technology is Java Personal Profile and CDC environments. Assumed acting role of team lead for the mobile technology effort. Coordinated and interacted with government business representatives to define software capabilities. Performed research and application prototyping in the Google Android development platform. Architected, designed, and developed four mobile field applications comprising 30,000 lines of mobile Java coding.

Defywire, Inc.

May 2003 to April 2008, Senior Mobile/Wireless Enterprise Product Development Engineer and Team Leader.

Designed, prototyped, and developed commercial software products for wireless communication. More specifically, created, extended, and refined client and server software agents for a front to back enterprise wireless solution. Utilized J2EE, Palm OS, RIM OS, Symbian, Bluetooth, XML, Base64, complex protocol parsing, thread management, session management, complex algorithm derivation, data mining/discovery and other disciplines. Was solely responsible for managing J2ME clients, Personal Java clients, and Personal Profile clients. Performed enhancements and trouble shooting for server software concerning sockets, SSL, and encryption components. Authored middleware business logic using SQL and Java accessing MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL server, and other data systems. Evaluated alternative technologies including: Google Android SDK, Microsoft .NET, and others. Mentored, tutored, and managed new developer staff members joining our development team.

Common Logic, Inc.

September 2001 to May 2003, Mobile/Wireless Product Development Engineer.

Designed, prototyped, and developed commercial mobile software products for the PalmOS utilizing both Java (J2ME) and C languages. Designed, prototyped, and developed commercial home automation client utilizing serial communications and designed, prototyped, and developed commercial diagnostic mobile medical systems. Conducted complex algorithm derivation and data mining/discovery.

iBrite, Inc.

January 2001 to September 2001, Mobile/Wireless Product Development Engineer

Developed mobile software products for the Palm OS. Chief contributor and developer to a suite of three applications which gave mobile access to a highly structured and sophisticated native data format for the Palm OS comprised of complex algorithm derivation for graphics and data mining/discovery. Participated in development of a C++ server side software solution to dynamically deliver a software and data package to Palm users. Major clients of software included America On Line.

Common Logic, Inc.

July 2000 to January 2001, Mobile Product Technology Consultant

Research of mobile applications product development environment to include IDE products, communications products, database connectivity products, and protocols. More specifically, evaluated Java KVM/CLDC (J2ME), Metrowerks CodeWarrior C, Aether ScoutBuilder and IBM Visual Age ME development environments for handheld computing devices, specifically the Palm OS platform. Researched specific and vertical product application targets for commercial software product ventures.

RCM Technologies/Amtrak

September 1998 to June 2000, Consultant/contractor of Common Logic, Inc.

Performed contract work in business analysis and program development utilizing Internet technologies such as Java/AWT/Swing, FTP, TCP/IP, in addition to C, UNIX, SQL, ODBC and DB2. The project consisted of centralizing and standardizing many legacy business systems including DBMS and automated phone systems, into one coherent Enterprise level management system to include work effort reporting, productivity and payroll. Specifically involved in detailed complex Java graphics front ends to render employee compliance to work schedules. Also utilized 3rd party Java classes to chart and graph statistics. Performed complex algorithm resolution utilizing C, Unix, FTP, Java clients and SQL to import raw data from legacy systems to process and deliver legacy data. Analyzed xBase systems and ported the same to Windows and internet-based environments utilizing Java and Internet technologies.

AllTech International Inc./Census Bureau - March 1998 to September 1998, Consultant, Common Logic, Inc.

DynCorp/DOE - July 1997 to February 1998, Consultant, Common Logic, Inc.

Minibar North America, Inc. - 1994 to 2000, Consultant, Common Logic, Inc.

Seta Corp./FDIC - January 1997 to June 1997, Consultant, Common Logic, Inc.

INS Inc. - June 1996 to December 1996, Consultant, Common Logic, Inc.

Sentry Systems, Inc. - Oct. 1995 to May 1996, Employee, Sr. Metrics Analyst

Bell Atlantic - Feb. 1995 to Oct. 1995, Employee, Sr. Metrics Analyst

Freddie Mac - May 1993 to Feb. 1995, Employee, Sr. Technical Analyst

US Army – Geodetic Survey Instructor, Defense Mapping School, US Army

Education:

BS, Computer Information Systems, Strayer College, VA

AA, Graphic Design, Ferris State University, MI

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