Edmund M. Sullivan - Chicken Scratches

Skills

Programming Languages: Swift, Python, Objective C, JavaScript, C/C++, Java, C#/.NET, PHP, Scheme, Tcl/Expect, Visual Basic, assembly.

Platforms and Frameworks: iOS, MacOS, Django, React Native, Android, UNIX/Linux, Windows.

Other Technologies: HTML5, CSS, SQL, NoSQL.

Consulting Experience

I founded Seashore, my software consulting company, in September 2006. Below are some representative projects. Full portfolio available at http://chickenwing.software

Cutting Edge Streaming Video App: divx.com
DivX
January 2019-May 2019

Developed code in React Native, Objective C, and Swift for an iOS app.
Developed code in React Native and Java for an Android app.
Wrote iOS and Android code for advanced video recording and streaming capabilities.
Implemented support for WebRTC.

Innovative Fantasy-Football/Collectibles App: hashletes.com
Hashletes
August 2018-January 2019

Developed code in React Native, Objective C, and Swift for an iOS app.
Used GraphQL to synchronize a large, dynamically changing, database of player data and statistics.
Collaborated as part of a fully distributed team across multiple timezones.
Worked on an elegant, beautifully animated user interface using React Native.

iOS fitness app: evolvehealth.io
Evolve Health

Bootstrapped the iOS development environment using the Swift language, The Parse platform, and modern mobile technologies.
Created a natural language processing library for voice recognition.
Implemented a beautiful and dynamic user interface design.
Wrote a large percentage of the shipping code, available now on the App Store.

Custom MacOS sales app
Acadia Shutters
August 2016-present

Developed code in Objective C for an app for sales reps to use on customer premises.
Implemented complex multithreaded routines to enable background network synchronization.
Implemented custom-designed user interface components.

Social network incentive framework
Loop Lingo

Worked with multiple online merchants to allow them to incentivize and track sharing of purchases and links on social networks.
Designed and developed software in Python and Django, with Bootstrap, JavaScript, and AngularJS on the front end.
Integrated with Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus.
Set up a high-availability and scalable site using Amazon Web Services.

Desktop video conferencing software
NexTalk

Designed, developed, and maintained desktop software in C++ for the Windows platform, using COM and DirectX.
Created a reliable SIP client supporting modern audio and video codecs, including VP8 and G.711 and H.264.

Usability testing software
NIST / Usability Works

Designed and developed desktop software in C# and .NET for A/B testing of prototypes.
Provided for data collation and export to Excel.

Suite of guitar reference apps for iOS, Android, MacOS, and Windows
Guitarator Toolbox guitarator.com

Allows looking up chords and scales for guitar or any stringed instrument, in any tuning. Reverse Chorderator provides for “reverse” chord lookup.
Windows app in C# and .NET.
Android apps in Java using the Android SDK.
iOS and MacOS apps in Swift and Objective C.
Web-apps developed in Python and JavaScript
Allows looking up chord charts and scale charts for guitar or any stringed instrument, in any tuning, provides for “reverse” chord lookup.
Available for purchase and download. I also developed the online store in Python/Django with PayPal integration.

C++ Systems software
Digital Cove Interactive

Created a high-performance SMTP client and server to run in a high-load Linux environment, for an email processing system.
Implemented subscribe and unsubscribe functionality.
Implemented DKIM authentication to verify the email sender is not a spammer.

Employment Experience

Senior Firmware Engineer
Gemstar / TV Guide Onscreen
June 2004-September 2006

Designed and wrote embedded real-time software in C for an electronic program guide (EPG) for televisions, DVD-recorders, DVRs, etc.
Developed graphical debugging tools in C# .NET using advanced features such as remoting and multithreading.
Worked directly with multinational customers to integrate the TV Guide Onscreen EPG into their products. As Lead Engineer for several integration projects, participated in on-site meetings and weekly international conference calls.
Designed and developed an automated test suite in Python and C#.

Senior Software Engineer
Juniper Networks (formerly Unisphere)
September 2001-January 2004

Designed and developed embedded software in C and C++, using the VxWorks RTOS.
Worked on control processor software for the following network protocols: Sonet, Ds3, Ds1, HDLC, and Ethernet.
Designed and implemented low-level device drivers, worked to bring up and debug new hardware, including PCI controllers, network interface controllers, and custom FPGAs and ASICs.
Worked on system-level software for redundancy, hardware monitoring, CLI interaction, and software download.

Software Engineer
Starent Networks
January 2001-June 2001

Developed software in C, C++, and Perl for a Linux platform as part of a startup company creating the next generation of high-speed mobile wireless infrastructure (3G wireless).
Designed and implemented the system startup sequence and dynamic task creation sequence for a large-scale, carrier-class networking product.
Designed and implemented a software simulation environment on the Linux operating system, to simulate the entire software system on a desktop PC.

Software Engineer Level Two
Arris Interactive (formerly part of Nortel Networks)
June 1999-December 2000

Developed embedded software in C, C++, and assembly (MIPS and PowerPC) for DOCSIS 1.1 broadband cable devices (data and voice over cable television lines). Worked as part of a multi-site team developing large-scale carrier-grade equipment.
Ported a large base of software from the Nucleus Plus embedded operating system to VxWorks 5.4.
Designed and developed low-level device drivers for Broadcom and Texas Instruments controller chips.
Developed a suite of automated test scripts written in Tcl on a Linux server, utilizing Netcom Smartbits network testing devices.

Teaching Assistant
Harvard University Extension School
September 1998-February 1999

Advanced-level C++ programming class.
Taught 30 students for one hour per week, graded projects and tests, and held office hours to assist students with assignments.

Intern
MERL – A Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratory
June 1998-June 1999

Research and development of electronic devices: Self-describing Building Blocks. Project was presented at Siggraph 2000.
Created a graphical application in OpenGL and Visual C++. Developed embedded software in PIC Assembly Language.
Named as co-inventor for two patents.

Education

B.S. in Computer Engineering, May 1999. Pertinent course work: Communications Systems, Advanced Microprocessor Architecture, Data Structures in C++, GUI design, CMOS VLSI Design, Digital Logic Systems.
Tufts University
Overall GPA: 3.6 out of 4.0