Résumé for David Cole

Highly competent and diverse, well regarded software professional with extensive low level and high level experience.

Academic History:

Bachelor of Computer Science, Monash University, Victoria, Australia 1983

• Major Project: Reliable Modem Link

Personal Projects:

• EDIPOST WYSIWYG Form Design Tool
• Windows Internet Usenet Reader
• TCP/IP Client-Server Implementation Framework
• ISP Cash Flow Simulator and Management Software
• Windows 3.1 Telnet Client
• Experimental Space Combat Game Strategic AI Engine

Outline of employment history with major achievements:

May 1999 - May 2000. ITG Australia - Senior Software Engineer

• Python Sybase Extension Module
• Various Python Modules
• Added Virtual Trades to Signal Server
• CGI Data Entry classes
• Contract Note Faker
• Post Trade Share Allocator
• Trade History Database
• Web Based Post Trade Confirmation
• Shares Database Exporting Framework
• Python Documentation Extractor

• Worked on Small Hybrid Mail System

• Developed EDIPOST Prototype Hybrid Mail System
• Implemented C-like Interpreted Macro Code
• Developed Experimental Tcl/Tk GUI for EDIPOST
• Was seconded for seven months to Int. Data Post, Denmark, where I
  • Formulated Requirements for Second Generation Hybrid Mail System
  • Specified Changes to Make EDIPOST Internationally Capable
  • Enhanced Linux Kernel Packet Filtering
• Devised EDIPOST to ePOST/Open Migration Plan
• Designed and Developed Facsimile Backend for EDIPOST
• Integrated Third Party Print / Merge Software
• Developed Network Printer Access Program
• Installed and Configured Linux Internet Gateway / Firewall

• Rejuvenated and Enhanced Faxstream Billing System
• Reduced Weekly Processing Run to 1.5 Hours from 6 Hours
• Wrote Customer Query Program and Curses User Interface
• Developed FTP Protocol for Delivery of Charge Record Data
• Reverse Engineered OSI Network Printer Protocol

• Developed Realtime Top N Trading Instruments Application and Realtime All Ordinaries Plot
• Developed Stock Price History Analysis Program
• Developed Windows DDE Program to Interface to Unix Live Stock Trades Server

• Enhanced Embedded Cheque Processing Application
• Started own Business
• Developed and Presented Dentics Programming Course
• Developed Corrupt Database Repair Tool
• Customised and Enhanced Remittance Processing System
• Maintained Counter Terminal Transaction Server
• Co-wrote Multithreaded Event Manager Program
• Implemented Central Message Logging Facility
• Developed a Multifile Token Editor
• Rewrote BCD Arithmetic Code

• Implemented Multiple Reader / Single Writer Locking
• Developed Data Entry Form Editor and Database Editor
• Redesign and Reimplement Accounting Module
• Ported Dentics to SunOS Hosted Cross-Development Environment

• Enhanced Barcode Reader Driver
• Designed and Developed Small Retail System
• Ported Small Retail System to IBM PC-XT