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- 1. CHARLES R. HALE Stamford, CT 06902 203-913-5096 (cell) charles.hale@earthlink.net http://www.linkedin.com/pub/charles-hale/21/781/a97 PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Experienced IT professional with 25+ years of hands-on programming experience, 14+ Patents, and background in training. Proficient in C++, STL, ATL/ActiveX/COM, WIN32/64 SDK, OOA, OOD, OOP and Multi-threading. Very strong in C, C#, .Net. Experienced in XML/XSLT/XPATH, HTML, JavaScript, JSON, WPF, and WCF. Experienced in Agile/Scrum. Experienced with PIC32 programming. Systems and Technologies WINDOWS NT/2000/XP/WIN7 Workstation and WINDOWS NT/2000/2003 Server, C++(Advanced), VC++ 1.52/4/5/6/2003/2005/2008 thru 2015, COM, ATL, MFC, Win32/64 SDK, .Net, C#, WCF, WPF, WINFORMS, DDK, HTTP, XML, XSLT, ASP, ASP.NET, JAVA (Tomcat), JavaScript, SERVLETS, JSP, STRUTS, LEX, YACC, MS SQL Server 6.5/7.0/2000, MySQL 5.0, PIC32 Processor. General Knowledge Structured & OOP Software design, WINDOWS Multimedia Program Development, Multi-task solutions, Multithreaded Solutions, APCs, Communications Servers, Keyword compilers, Windows Shell Ext, System programming, Multi-Processor Programming, Database Design, Device Driver Development, Operating Systems, and Ontology Design as well as a COM expert, expert in design and development of COM/DCOM based client/server systems, • New Product Development • Proof of Concept Applications • Optimized software architecture • Threading Architecture • Technology support • Consulting, Design and Development • Custom controls • Customized Training • WIN32 Device Drivers • Object Oriented Architecture • Embedded PIC32 programming WORK EXPERIENCE and REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS Branson Ultrasonic, Danbury CT 1/2016 – 9/2016 Software Consultant - Project Lead/Architect/Core Designer/Developer – Fixed Price Off-Site Tools and Technologies Used: C++ 11.0/Managed C++, C#, WPF, VS2015, XML, XAML, Access DB, MySql 5.7, JSON, TCP/IP WIN32/64 SDK, MFC, Multi-Threading, IOCP Server. STL Development Accomplishments and Tasks • Tasked with Bringing the existing DCXManager Tool inline with original performance requirements. • Also tasked with moving the Tool from an Access DB to a SQL DB. • Original Tool is written in C# with a WPF MVVM user interface, this was completely abandoned. • New Tool was written in C++ with a simplified MFC user interface and uses a MySql Community DB. • Using a Completion Port TCP/IP server and a sophisticated multi-threading architecture with heavy use of STL, the new tool can monitor 10+ devices simultaneously at a 1 ms sample rate and 15,000 SQL records per second. Perkin Elmer, Branford & Shelton CT 2010 - 2015 Principle Software Developer - Architect/Designer/Developer Tools and Technologies Used: C++/Managed C++, C#, WCF, VS2008 – VS2013, XML, XSLT, XPATH, XSD, ActiveX, ATL/COM, WIN32/64 SDK, PIC32 Processor Development Accomplishments and Tasks • Recently moved to the ICP-MS product line. Re-architected and reprogrammed several key areas of the existing codebase in preparation for version 2.0 product release. • Developed the USB device interface for the Tell product line which included communications protocols and integration of known devices dynamically into the Tell command language. Assisted with PIC32 embedded programming. • Provided the initial Tell embedded DAC and Quadrupole programming for the Q0, Q1 (filtering), Q2 and Q3 quads. • Provided the initial stitching algorithms and programming for Tell.
- 2. CHARLES R. HALE Page 2 • Architecting/developed a TCP/IP sockets based communications framework used by all TOF Mass Spectrometer products. Framework uses a multithreaded asynchronous model based on IO completion ports for server components. • In parallel, architecting/developing the same communications framework project in managed C++ and WCF. Systems will be compared against each other for throughput and development effort to help establish a roadmap for the future. • Also responsible for the move to Windows 7, 32 and 64 bit. This involved custom device drivers, .Net issues, 3rd party components, and native code. • Miscellaneous PC32 embedded programming across several product lines. Fuji Medical Systems USA, Inc., Stamford, CT 2006-2010 Supervisor/Project Lead/Architect/Core Designer/Developer Tools and Technologies Used: C++, C#, VS 2003, 2005 & 2008, WINFORMS, WCF, WPF, XML, XSLT, XPATH, XSD, ActiveX, ATL/COM, WIN32 SDK, JAVA JSP, JAVA JNI, Voice Recognition, Natural Language Processing, Protégé & OWL, RDF, JENA, LEX & YACC New Product Development • Led 6 person team in development of highly proprietary multi-threaded Results Management product for mammography that integrated various state-of-the-art technologies into system that extracted and displayed/used meaningful data from Radiological text in real time using a WSDL/WCF based SOA, C#, WinForms(MVC)/WPF(MVP, MVVM), COM/ATL and managed C++. Demonstrated prototype at RSNA show in 2009. • Filed for 14 patents in 2009 on proven concepts and designs to be used in product. First inventor on 13 of 14 patents. Estimate additional 14 patents in 2010/2011. Proof of Concept Application and Executive Demo • Acted as lead architect/designer/developer for proof of concept multi-threaded application that integrated various technologies into coherent functional and meaningful system for extracting and using meaningful data from Radiological text that was used as executive demo for product planning and obtaining additional funding. Systems Assistance Inc., Trumbull, CT 1988-2008 Software Consultant - Project Lead/Architect/Core Designer/Developer Owner/architect/designer/developer, Software consulting, architecture, design, and development Software consulting business specializing in the design and development of Windows PC applications. Clients and projects are listed below. All of these projects were fixed price off site work. Client: Pitney Bowes, Inc., Shelton, CT 1993-2006 Software Consultant - Project Lead/Architect/Core Designer/Developer Tools and Technologies Used: C++, C#, ActiveX, ATL/COM, MFC, WIN32 SDK, VB, VB.Net, JAVA, JSP, STRUTS, JSF, Jasper Reports 1.2, XML, MySQL 5.0, SQL Server 2000, LEXX & YACC, DDK, DRIVERSTUDIO, SOFTICE, ACCESS, Install Shield, Crystal Reports 8, Flash Professional, Director MX 10.1 “What’s In the Mail for You” exhibit upgrade for Smithsonian National Postal Museum 2005-2006 • Led 15-person multi-disciplinary team. Re-architected software to eliminate custom software and use Flash and Director as multimedia presentation layer, used multi-threaded Tomcat/JSP/XML as core underlying inter-station communication (16 stations), and ActiveX and ATL/COM with C# to interface with all external devices in real time with WinForms diagnostic layer. Responsible for all aspects, including installation at museum. Extended FLASH using Java, & JavaScript. Template Based PSD Communications Tool – XML Template Addition 2004-2005 • Added hierarchical XML template capability to PSD Test Tool, significantly enhancing handling capacity of TCP/IP, USB, and RS232 selectable at runtime, with several additions to PSD Script Engine to support XML. IBM Postal Meter Kiosk 2003-2004 • Developed PSD communications and message-handling component of three-component system, which was immediately released for use in national deployment of IBM Postal Kiosks. Business Manager – Enhancements 2003-2004 • Developed several prominent custom controls and used SQL Server stored procedures and user-defined functions to display, select and handle more than one million items in VB 6.0. Template Based PSD Communications Tool – Meter Security and Inquiry Reporting Branch 2002 • Branched and added enhancements to PSD Test Tool Project making it super-secure and data-aware, with restricted functionality user mode. • Modified USB driver to provide PSD event notification. Crystal Reports was integrated into tool. Template Based PSD Communications Tool 2000-2004 • Innovated multi-phase full life cycle project, Concept, Phase I, Phase II and Enhancements/Support for PSD Communications Tool, using COM/DCOM for all server functionality. • PSD Test Tool System consists of PSD Template Manager (C++), PSD Communications Tool (C++), COM based device communications server (C++), COM based database access server (C++), DCOM based PSD Scripting Engine (C++), Script Manager (VB) and multiple USB drivers (C++). Custom scripting capability included standard variables, if-then-else statement, call statement, functions, XML send/receive, XML variables and several custom variable types, which is distributed company and world-wide and licensed to outside vendors, with estimated user base at 500. COM/DCOM Test System Phase II 1999 2
- 3. CHARLES R. HALE Page 3 • Added support for any COM/DCOM component to be tested. Added significant use of type libraries, late binding techniques and changed script language to be more traditionally COM like. Key Transaction Processor and COM/DCOM Test System Phase I 1998-1999 • Provided consulting and initial design and development of several components of KTP MTS server. Provided design and development of test engine and analysis software, enabling accurate testing of KTP system. Used COM server test engine that employed custom scripting language specific to testing COM components. Smithsonian Advanced Metering Kiosk 1993-1995 • Lead member of three man team of software contractors that developed software for Smithsonian Advanced Metering KIOSK placed in Smithsonian National Postal Museum, using full, C, multimedia system designed to directly interface with all types of people. • Developed system design, main video segments, laser-disc control, camera control, service system and video board management software and consulted with other team members on module development. Client: ArthurMurraySP.Com, Southport, CT 2004-2005 Software Consultant, Project Lead/Architect/Core Designer/Developer Tools and Technologies Used: ASP.NET, C#, JavaScript, SQL Server 2000 Back End Database Design, ASP Data Layer Design/Prototype, Web Site Prototype • Worked with client to develop use cases and business rules for calendar based information site. Designed data to provide for clear abstraction between ASP.NET code and database allowing database to change with very little impact on ASP.NET code. Client: TD Waterhouse, Jersey City, NJ 2004 Software Consultant - Project Lead/Architect/Core Designer/Developer Tools and Technologies Used: VC++ 6.0, DTN Advanced Receiver, UML Streaming Quote Server Threading Re-architecture • Developed threading architecture to accommodate DTN receiver load, which was not being handled by existing system without significant data loss. • Designed and developed C++ class hierarchy to support new architecture and implemented base classes, eliminating data loss. Client: MyIdentitySafeguards.Com, Monroe, CT 2003-2004 Software Consultant, Project Lead/Architect/Core Designer/Developer Tools and Technologies Used: ASP.NET, C#, JavaScript, SQL Server 2000 Back End Database Design and ASP Data Layer Design/Prototype • Worked with the client to develop use cases and business rules for subscription based site. Designed data to provide for clear abstraction between ASP.NET code and database allowing database to change with very little impact on ASP.NET code. Client: Energenic, LLC, Shelton, CT 1999-2000 Software Consultant, Project Lead/Core Designer/Developer Tools and Technologies Used: VC++ 6, VB 6, ATL/COM/DCOM, WIN32 SDK, XML, XMLDOC, MFC, WebBrowser Object, ASP, SQL Server 6 & 7, DBLIB, Install shield Value Flash Web Server DCOM Based Message List Server Design/Development • Developed out-of-process DCOM server that provided object based access to per-provider cache of messages retrieved from messages database. Value Flash Client “Burner” Design/Development • Provided means to use single executable for all branded vFlash Messengers in service without use of external files, using VC++ 6.0/MFC based application. Value Flash Branded Client Design/Development, Tray Components • Designed and developed tray components for vFlash e-messenger web client. Client: General Electric Industrial Systems, Plainville, CT 1999 Software Consultant, Instructor/Course Developer Tools and Technologies Used: VC++ 6, ATL/COM/DCOM, WIN32 SDK, OPC COM/DCOM/OPC Training • Developed and taught specialized training session that provided thorough understanding of COM/DCOM and OPC (Ole for Process Control), six day session, covering Basic Client/Server Systems and Client/Server System Design, C++ classes, inheritance, virtual functions and templates, MIDL, marshalling, ATL, in-process and out-of-process servers, OPC models and interfaces. 3
- 4. CHARLES R. HALE Page 4 EDUCATION B.S./Mechanical Engineering (minor in C.S.), New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark College of Engineering), Newark, N.J. 4