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| Name |
| Trevor Alan Robinson |
| Internet Addresses |
E-mail: trevor <at> scurrilous <dot> com
Web: http://www.scurrilous.com |
| Summary |
| Software architect with 20 years of commercial experience and a consistent track record of innovation, quality and mentoring. Responsible for projects in numerous areas (compilers, databases, web services, ASIC verification) and of vast complexity. Specialize in Java, C#/.Net, C++, XML, and LL/LR parsing technologies, but have in-depth experience with many others, such as Delphi, Perl, JavaScript, COM, and SQL. |
| Technical Skills |
| Languages |
Java, C#, C/C++, Delphi,
Assembly, Perl, PHP,
JavaScript,
Visual Basic, SQL |
| Operating Systems |
WinNT,
Win9X,
Linux, Solaris,
Netware,
Win16, DOS |
| IDEs/Debuggers |
Eclipse,
Visual Studio,
Delphi, GDB,
DBX,
SoftICE,
Windows Kernel Debugger |
| Web |
HTML, CSS,
XML, XSL,
DOM, CGI,
Servlets/JSP,
EJB |
| Database |
Oracle, Access,
MySQL, Pervasive.SQL,
Btrieve,
MS SQL Server |
| Windows |
COM/ActiveX,
DirectX,
MFC,
DAO/Jet, ODBC,
Winsock |
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| Work Experience |
| CALXEDA, Austin, TX |
Mar 2011 - Present |
| Lead Applications Architect |
- Assist customers in designing and/or migrating Internet-scale software solutions to run on Calxeda's low-power, high-performance ARM-based servers.
- Further the ARM software ecosystem by porting and tuning open-source software and assisting closed-source/open-core ISVs in their ARM ports.
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| DRILLING INFO, Austin, TX (via acquisition of HPDI in 2009) |
Mar 2009 - Mar 2011 |
| Senior Software Architect |
- Senior member of architecture team, responsible for integrating and refactoring legacy systems as well as providing architectural guidance and requirements for new projects.
- Designed and implemented a SQL-compatible database engine optimized for interactive ad hoc querying and aggregation of time series data (consisting of billions of samples).
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| GOOGLE, Austin, TX (office closed) |
Sep 2008 - Mar 2009 |
| Software Engineer |
- Part of the Google Sites team, focusing on new structured data and page template features.
- Created Google Visualization API data source component for structured search data.
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| MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Redmond, WA |
Dec 2005 - Sep 2008 |
| Senior Software Development Engineer, Live Platform Services |
- Responsible for the design and implementation of the secure peer-to-peer communications stack in the Live Mesh rich client.
- Contributed to the design of the Live Mesh communications cloud services.
- Produced the Live Mesh team C# coding guidelines document and advocated C# best practices.
- Owned the development of the ASP.Net (C#) web service for Windows Live Drive, which provided remote PC file search, browse, and download over the Internet.
- Created or contributed to internal dev tools, such as a virtual address space visualization tool.
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| CESURA, INC., Austin, TX (now defunct) |
Jul 2005 - Nov 2005 |
| Server Software Engineer |
- Part of the Java server team, implementing usage pattern analysis,
problem detection, and probable cause analysis for the Cesura application
service level management appliance.
|
| NEWISYS, INC. /
SANMINA-SCI, Austin, TX |
Jul 2001 - Jul 2005 |
| Hardware Engineer, Level 4 |
- Solely responsible for design simulation and
verification infrastructure for 5+ million gate coherent HyperTransport
(HT) router ASIC, used to build 32-way AMD
Opteron
systems.
- Architected and implemented a significant portion of the
250,000-line Vera
code base, including bus functional model of K8 CPU,
protocol stacks for HT and Infiniband-based serial links,
and global protocol checker for extended HT protocol.
- Developed Java/Swing
HT packet visualization tool, used daily by design and
verification teams.
- Developed XML-driven regression testing tool used for
pre-commit and nightly regression tests.
- Implemented regression job submission, tracking, and
reporting front-end to Grid Engine simulation farm using
Perl and MySQL.
- Led team to develop proof-of-concept for using Java as
an ASIC verification language.
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| PERVASIVE SOFTWARE, Austin, TX |
Jan 2000 - Jun 2001 |
| Software Engineer |
- Developed extensive cross-platform, COM-based C++ class
framework similar to Java
API, which provided polymorphic, binary-reusable
strings, streams, collections, etc.
- Developed complete C/C++ portability library for Win9X,
WinNT, Linux, Solaris, and Netware, which included
abstractions for threads, synchronization, files, IPC,
COM, etc.
- Spearheaded a build system reengineering initiative by
developing a cross-platform component make
system, simplifying the build process and reducing
development time.
- Jumpstarted Internet development support for
Pervasive.SQL 2000i by designing and implementing a highly
concurrent, pure Java JDBC
2.0 driver.
- Implemented a complete XPath
query engine in Java as a basis for XML query research.
- Wrote extensive internal documentation for libraries,
systems, and processes.
- Mentored co-workers on advanced object-oriented design
in C++ and Java (WWTD).
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| HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION DATA (HPDI), LLC, Austin, TX |
Jun 1996 - Dec 1999 |
Lead Software Developer,
Database Administrator, Webmaster
Designed and implemented software solutions for end-user
applications and internal data processing systems, while also
maintaining database servers and company web site. |
- Designed and implemented extensive Delphi
component framework used to build custom front-end
applications for all HPDI database products, which
consistently elicit customer praise as the most
user-friendly and feature-rich software in the industry.
- Automated the tracking of maintenance and distribution
of all company products by developing an internal
client/server application in Delphi, greatly increasing
production capacity and eliminating late shipments.
- Developed database-driven Web applications using Java
(servlets
and JDBC),
PHP3, Linux, Apache,
and MySQL.
- Co-designed extensive common data model encompassing all
petroleum production, transportation, and marketing
information gathered by HPDI.
- Configured Oracle
database server on Windows NT and wrote extensive PL/SQL
scripts for processing of raw data into common data model.
- Supervised and trained both full-time employees and
part-time students in software development, maintenance,
and distribution.
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| MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Redmond, WA |
Jun - Aug 1999 |
| Software Developer - Summer
Intern, Internet Explorer Team |
- Responsible for refactoring core Win2K shell COM
components into static libraries to allow MSN
Explorer to run on pre-Win2K operating systems.
- Coordinated with JavaScript/DHTML
team to develop C++ COM components used by the MSN
Explorer GUI.
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| ACCELERIX, INC., Austin, TX (now defunct) |
Jan - May 1999 |
| Software Developer - Spring
Intern |
- Designed and implemented DirectX
6 hardware test tool and GDI
driver debugging tool for 2D/3D graphics accelerator chip
using VC++
and MFC.
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| S3, INC.,
Austin, TX |
Jun - Aug 1998 |
| Software Developer - Summer
Intern |
- Co-developed DirectX
6 support for Savage3D Win9X driver.
- Modified driver code and project files to support
building with Intel Vtune
C/C++ compiler for performance comparisons.
- Worked with SQA to identify and fix bugs found in DX5
& DX6 driver.
- Gained experience with Direct3D and DirectDraw SDK/DDK,
3D transformation & lighting, triangle rasterization,
and hardware rasterizer optimization techniques.
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| UNIVERSITY OF
TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN (CEED),
Midland, TX |
Jun 1994 - Jun 1996 |
| System Administrator, Software
Developer |
- Developed and maintained on-line bulletin board system
for several industry organizations.
- Updated and maintained a multi-gigabyte on-line database
containing oil and gas production and well information.
- Developed several custom add-on modules for on-line
system utilizing C and Btrieve.
- Wrote many DOS/Windows utility programs such as software
installers, script compilers, and graphics
viewers/converters.
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| ARCANE TECHNOLOGIES, Midland, TX |
Jan 1991 - May 1994 |
| Co-founder, DOS
shareware/freeware development |
- Developed shareware SoundBlaster
programming library, including DMA-driven DAC/ADC, FM and
software wave-table synthesis, text-to-speech, and MIDI.
- Developed complete modem communications package,
consisting of 25,000 lines of Pascal.
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| Education |
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BSEE -
Computer Engineering, University
of Texas, Austin, TX
Magna Cum Laude (3.9 GPA)
Senior Project: Network Intrusion Detection System (Perl on Linux)
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