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William Silverstein

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS SUMMARY

• Languages: C/C++, 80X86 assembler, HTML, Java, BASIC, 6502 assembler.
• Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, MS-DOS, OS/2, Unix, Apple DOS, Multics, CP/M, VMS, VM/370.
• Hardware: IBM compatible, Apple ][ series, VAX 11/780, PDP 11/40, IBM 370.
• Foreign Language: Working knowledge of Spanish.
  

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Internationalized hardware configuration software for cinema audio processors.
• Debugged, maintained, and enhanced hardware configuration software for cinema audio processors.
• Enhanced software for use in mastering digital cinema.
• Developed, as part of a team, a high definition, networked cinema pre-show system for a major theater chain in Europe.
• Used C++/C, Java, and 80x86 under Linux and Windows.

• Designed the audio subsystem for a digital cinema player.
• Worked with vendor to design and implement changes changes required in hardware, drivers, and API that we needed.
• Developed software for use in mastering digital cinema.
• Developed various other components for digital player software.
• Developed components for cinematic post production software.
• This software was used to produce and play one of the biggest movie releases in 2002.
• Used C++/C under Windows.

• Designed Infrastructure for Language Translation Engine
• Involved with building development team.
• Some involvement with investors to raise money and form strategic alliances.
• Involved with building development team.
• Principle contributor on patent for the product.
• Used C under Windows.

Clients include IBM, Tyco, Computer Sciences Corporation, Datavision, and Prairielaw.com.
• Debugged, maintained, and enhanced touch drivers for Windows95, WindowsNT, and DOS.
• Enhanced and debugged WDM audio drivers.
• Debugged and maintained, and enhanced internet banking software under AIX and OS/2.
• Debugged, maintained, and enhanced OS/2 printer drivers
• Debugged problems in SmartSuite 97 and OS/2.
• Provided engineering support on Touch screen drivers
• Worked with customers to solve their problems and aide in their design of new applications and drivers.
• Used C, 80x86, OS/2 Kernel Debugger, xldb, and Notes, OS/2, WindowsNT, Windows95, Unix.

Groupware Scheduling Software
• Solely responsible for the design and coding of improvements and the maintenance of Windows and DOS based LAN/WAN/Internet scheduling applications. The Windows version of the product consists of over 250,000 lines of code while the DOS product consists of over 130,000 lines of code.
• Aided other engineers in porting to Macintosh and Server versions of products.
• Aided other engineers in the development of internet based applications.
• Worked with an outside translation firm in producing international versions of CaLANdar.
• Worked with customers and support engineers to solve client problems.

Integrated Navigation Systems
• Used "C" and 80X86 assembler language in a PC DOS environment
• Debugged, maintained, and enhanced CD-ROM based real-time navigation systems
• Performed version and release control
• Rewrote program and driver code to support new CD-ROM drives and graphics cards.
• Communicated with beta sites regarding problems and enhancements of navigations systems and software.

Producers of SytosPlus, a leading tape backup package
• Used "C" and 80X86 assembler language under DOS and OS/2.
• Developed SytosPlus (both DOS and OS/2), as part of a small team.
• Researched and developed possible new products
• Provided a technical knowledge base for other engineers.
• Wrote multi-tasking TSRs while providing identical APIs under OS/2.
• Implemented a DLL mechanism under DOS while providing an identical API under OS/2.

Portable sales productivity software
• Developed, enhanced, and debugged portable sales application software.
• Used "C" and 80X86 assembler language under DOS.

Custom applications and systems software
• Used "C", BASIC, 80X86 assembler, 6502 assembler.
• Programmed using PC-DOS, OS/2, and Apple DOS.
• Developed portions of a mass mail marketing software.
• Developed, as part of a team, an automated real-time multi-tasking commercial insertion system for cable television.
• Created and wrote ARVIS base station, a which included account receivables,
• billing, communications and a relational database.
• Added communications to remote data acquisition software.
• Developed a multi-platform language system.
• Built a virtual memory database core for an engineering workstation.

Project Administrator -- Lowell Institute School
• Acted as liaison for the students, university, and system administration.
• Rewrote the Multics Basic Subsystem for use by the students.
• Aided instructors and students with use of the Multics System.

Teaching Assistant -- Lowell Institute School.
• Assisted with the instruction of the students in BASIC Programming, Word Processing, and PL/1 Programming.
• Aided instructors and students with use of the Multics System.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

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