Eddie Sullivan
25 Bromfield Rd #1
Somerville, MA 02144

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Skills
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* Programming Languages: C C/C++, C#/.NET, Python, JavaScript, Java,
  Scheme, Tcl/Expect, Perl, Visual Basic, assembly.

* Development Tools and Environments: Windows, UNIX/Linux, Django,
  VxWorks, Nucleus Plus, Tornado II, Flash/ActionScript, OpenGL.

* Other Technologies: CSS, AJAX, (X)HTML, SQL.


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Experience
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September 2006 to Present
Chicken Wing Software

Founder, Software Engineer

* Designed and developed desktop software in C# and .NET. Recent
  clients have included the National Institute of Standards and
  Technology (NIST), and Usability Works.

* Developed several web-based interactive applications using Python,
  Django and SQL on the back end, DHTML, JavaScript, and AJAX on the
  front end.

* Online examples:
  - UX Ideas: www.uxideas.com - An innovative new interactive
    presentation platform combining video and slides.
  - Scopa: apps.facebook.com/playscopa - A real-time multiplayer card
    game for the Facebook Platform.
  - Best Texas Hold'em: www.bettorbest.com - A full-featured online
    poker site.
  - The Chorderator: www.chorderator.com - An easy-to-use suite of
    web-apps for guitar players.
  - The Guitarator: store.guitarator.com - A desktop version of the
    Chorderator suite, written in C# and .NET. (I also developed the
    online store.)

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June 2004 to September 2006
TV Guide Onscreen, Bedford, MA, USA

Senior Firmware Engineer

* Designed and developed embedded software in C and desktop software
  in Microsoft C# .NET.

* Worked as part of a team developing a leading-edge Electronic
  Program Guide, for integration into televisions, DVD-recorders,
  PVRs, etc.

* 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 conference calls.


September 2001 to January 2004
Juniper Networks (formerly Unisphere), Westford, MA, USA

Senior Software Engineer

* Developed embedded software in C and C++, using Clearcase and
  VxWorks as part of a large team, for the ERX series of edge routers.

* Worked on control processor software for the following protocols:
  Sonet, Ds3, Ds1, HDLC, and Ethernet.

* Designed and implemented low-level device drivers and worked to
  bring up and debug new hardware, including PCI controllers,
  networking MAC and PHY device, and proprietary FPGAs and ASICs.

* Worked on system-level software for redundancy, hardware monitoring,
  CLI interaction, and software download.

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January 2001 to June 2001
Starent Networks, Tewksbury, MA, USA

Software Engineer

* 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.

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June 1999 to December 2000
Arris Interactive (formerly part of Nortel Networks), Andover, MA, USA

Software Engineer

* 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.

* Helped develop a suite of automated test scripts written in Tcl on a
  Linux server, utilizing Netcom Smartbits network testing devices.

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September 1998 to February 1999
Harvard University Extension School, Cambridge, MA, USA

Teaching Assistant

* Second-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.

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June 1998 to June 1999
MERL - A Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratory,   Cambridge, MA, USA

Intern

* Assisted in research and development of electronic devices:
  "Self-describing Building Blocks."

* Project was presented at Siggraph 2000.

* Developed embedded software in PIC Assembly Language, and a
  graphical front-end in Visual C++ and OpenGL.

* Named as co-inventor for two patents.


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Education
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May 1999
Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA

* BS, Computer Engineering.

* GPA 3.59 out of 4.0.

* Pertinent course work: Communications Systems, Advanced
  Microprocessor Architecture, Data Structures in C++, GUI design,
  CMOS VLSI Design, Digital Logic Systems.