Quintessential Software, LLC

Custom & Contract C/C++ Software Development
for DOS and Windows-based Applications (W98, XP, 2K, NT)

Contact Information
Quintessential Software, LLC
11140 W. Dumbarton Way
Littleton, CO  80127
orders@QSoftLLC.com

Résumé
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William G. Cummings, Jr.


Software Engineer / Software Test Engineer


Professional Overview
 * Veteran software engineer with extensive experience in software development and project
   management in a variety of industries: aerospace, education, manufacturing, construction,
   and language research.
 * Performs equally well in both team and independent environments.
 * Loyal, reliable employee with strong technical skills and leadership ability.
 * Experienced in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), and familiar with Capability
   Maturity Models (CMM).

Areas of Expertise
 * Application Programming
 * Development Planning & Execution
 * Specification Generation
 * Technical & End-User Documentation
 * Software Quality Assurance
 * Source Code Management

Software Experience
LANGUAGES
 * MS Visual Studio C++, MS C
 * Pascal
 * Fortran
 * HTML & RTF
 * DOS Batch files and other scripts
 * Assembler

ENVIRONMENTS
 * MS Windows 98, NT, XP, 2K
 * MS DOS
 * Linux
 * Solaris

TOOLS & UTILITIES
 * StarTeam VCS
 * Polytron's PVCS, PolyLib, & PolyMake
 * InstallShield 7.0
 * MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
 * Other Utilities & Languages

IN GENERAL
 * All phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC), from requirement generation
   through design & implementation, to installation and training
 * Both Object-Oriented and Structured Design approaches
 * Software Failure Analysis
 * Solid communication skills with clients, peers, and supervisors

Key Achievements / Professional History
 Owner/Operator
 Quintessential Software, LLC; Littleton, CO  9/99 - Present
 * Co-designed and built a complex Cost Estimation application for a local highway
   construction company, including UI and report design, resulting in an easy-to-use and
   and intuitive application for DOTs, Engineers, and Contractors.
 * Developed a small RTF markup program that color-coded specified Parts of Speech for
   a client performing research on concept retention in education.

 Software Engineer / Project Lead
 Tabernus, LLC (Peripheral Test Instruments); Lakewood, CO  1/99 - 9/03
 * Developed and maintained complex SCSI (U160, U320) & Fibre Channel test software for a
   wide range of clients in the SCSI/FC manufacturing & mass storage industries, including
   Seagate, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, StorageTek, Maxtor, and many others.
 * Designed, implemented, and operated a QC and Development Test Lab, including equipment
   needs, inventory, assembly, and the design & setup of automated Systems & Unit Testing,
   saving time and effort during qualification of above SCSI/FC test software releases.

 Technical Group Leader
 NCS Pearson (McGraw-Hill School Systems); Denver, CO  3/86 - 1/99
 * Developed a comprehensive school administration software package and related tools,
   utilized by elementary and secondary schools throughout the United States.  Created
   requirement, functional, and design specifications; and secured customer approval of
   specifications as required.  Also performed and/or managed implementation (coding);
   systems testing and quality assurance, creation of test plans, production of release
   versions, user documentation, and maintenance (bug fixing).  Authored roughly half
   (500,000 lines) of the package, and maintained entire package.
 * Successfully planned and supervised several major modifications of the above school
   administration package under tight timelines, resulting in greatly enhanced functionality
   and applicability.  Coordinated development with Product Management, Software Quality
   Assurance, and Documentation departments.  Estimated levels of effort on both small
   and large projects, and devised schedules.
 * Worked closely with Departments of Education in various states to devise solutions and
   options to difficult issues.
 * Presented seminars in use of the school administration product in national user group
   conventions.
 * Developed company-wide interface guidelines, software version control methods using
   PVCS, and production procedures.
 * As Software Librarian, managed source code library and production of release versions.
 * Conducted performance and salary reviews, and prepared project budgets.

 Programmer
 Mainstay Software Corporation; Denver, CO  1/83 - 3/86
 * Developed early internal code and tools for a proprietary 4GL known as Mainstay.

 Programmer Analyst I
 Cubic Corporation; San Diego, CA  1980 - 1982
 * Translated complex mathematical formulae used in filtering noise from radar data into
   Fortran statements for the ACMR/ACMI program.
 * Developed early MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) program in Fortran for Reliability group.

Education
 * BA in Computer Science & Chemistry (double major) from Univ. Calif. @ San Diego (UCSD).
 * Coursework in Chemistry and Geology at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) in Golden, CO.