Senior Software Engineer

Rick Davidson **** Penfield Ave.

Home 818-***-****, Cell 818-***-**** Northridge, CA 91324

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SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Energetic and highly respected professional with more than 13 years of experience and expertise in Software Engineering in large corporations responsible for cutting edge technology, design, and manufacturing industries. Includes right-sizing departments, documenting policies, documenting procedures, and helping teams with the implementation. Includes working with vendors and inside customers to increase efficiency and meet company financial goals. Mentor along the way. One solo project even saved $250,000.

Key competencies include: Software Requirement Specifications - Software Design Documents - System implementation – Aiding vendors and internal/external customers – Quality control – Unit and system testing – Warranty returns and forensics – Preparing customer packages

The nuts and bolts: MSCS – MBA - MCSD (Microsoft Certified Software Developer) - previous CQE - VB.Net - Strong “C” of various platforms - Great T-SQL (Microsoft, Stored Procedures, database design, normalizing, and tuning) - Visual BASIC (VB 6.0 guru, VB Scrip) - Assembler on various processors) – BASIC - some CLIPPER/dBASE/PLM/FORTRAN/ Oracle (SQLPlus)/API calls/Exchange 2000/ some ASP.NET/ device drivers/C#. Statistics – SPC – DOE - Electronics - Unit testing - project management from start to finish – Supervision - Multi-lingual training - Man-Machine-Software programming - Strong Math/Chemistry/Physics/Digital Design/Problem Solving.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Participated in the design and implementation of a world-class CNC machine tool controller (Vertical machining Center) Results: one of the most accurate and easy to use controls for beginning and advanced machinists.

Designed and implemented data gathering systems, some requiring human interfaces and some were automatic. Results: Reduced the size of the department to one-half and saved over $250,000 in upgrades.

Forged design and development specifications with vendors and management. Results: data gathering and machining systems that matched expectations and company procedures.

Helped with ISO9000 qualification. Results: procedural specifications in two languages that were measurable, accurate, and repeatable.

Developed fast prototypes so developers can proceed with their development. Results Parser, Interpreter, low-level communications, real-time O/S, File management, diagnostics, machine setup, Unit testing thus helping and educating the team along the way. Electrical technical support added. Interface with many departments.

Developed items that made systems more sellable. Results 2d/3d graphic programming, graphical data gathering, diagnostic routines, MRB, scrap, and vendor return analysis packages..

Mentored other software engineers in their respective languages and tasks. Results: a faster team and fewer software reworks.

Assist management to interpret scrap reports, warranty returns, and specifications. Results: easier for VP’s, managers, etc., to make informed decisions.

Troubleshoot entire systems and sub systems (databases, HMI, libraries) Results: no need to have so many experts looking for root-cause problems and variation.

Volunteered extra engineering time Results: automated Fast Fourier Transforms FFT (automatic tuning), free management from doing 100% of the specifications, and provided a more pleasant user interfaces, gathered “lost” data. Allowed one company to run without hardware engineers for a few months during relocation.

Enjoy teaching the basic math, science, and computer programming classes: Results: easier to mentor and much easier to explain complicated concepts in easy to understand terms. Keeps the basics sharp and clear in my mind.

Volunteered to design a system that was promised to customers that grossly exceeded the current system’s (and technology’s) ability to deliver: Results: A system that exceeded the promises at the cost of two weeks of 20 hour days).

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

Senior Software Engineer 9/2002 - Present

Fadal machining Centers and Infimatic (Part of MAG IAS) , Chatsworth, CA

Adjunct Instructor

Westwood Technical College, Los Angeles, CA 8/2002 – Present

Learning Tree University, Chatsworth, CA 1997 - 2002

Web designer and database designer.

BDigitalNow.com, Chatsworth, CA Summer 2002

iHomeowner.com, Canoga Park, CA 06/2000 – 10/2001

Supervisor and Software Engineer

Superior Industries Inc., Van Nuys, CA 1993 – 06/2000

Software Engineer and Hardware troubleshooter

General Meters Corporation Calabasas, CA 1990 - 1993

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EDUCATION

MBA in finance, National University

BS in Computer Science (BSCS), National University (Magna Cum Laude)

Some EE classes

CERTIFICATIONS

Microsoft Certified Solution Developer in programming (MCSD)

Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)

PATENTS AND PUBLICATIONS

Several patents with Sentex Corporation and General Meters Corporation have patents on some of my work. Won software award years ago. Contributed to Ashton-Tate as an outside contributor to their dBASE III books.

EXTRA LANGUAGES

Spanish as a second language

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