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2 Brian Neal, Software Engineer
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3 =============================
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5 :Address: 2750 27th Avenue, Marion, Iowa 52303
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6 :Email: bgneal@gmail.com
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7 :Mobile: 319.210.9399
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9 Professional Experience
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10 -----------------------
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11
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12 Rockwell Collins, Inc.
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13 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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14 **Cedar Rapids, Iowa - July 1999 to Present**
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16 TTNT Program
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17 Implemented a DSDV-based network routing protocol for an airborne, ad-hoc
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18 network. Designed and implemented network ingress protocol. Wrote code to
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19 load cryptographic keys into hardware crypto unit. Participated in flight
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20 testing at China Lake Naval Base.
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22 Ported to a new hardware platform, maturing the prototype code in the
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23 process. Participated in requirements analysis, design, and coding efforts. I
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24 was the primary author of the software requirements document. Created OS
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25 abstraction layer and SCA framework libraries. Mentored programmers in C++.
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27 TTNT was Rockwell Collins Chairman's Team Award winner in 2005.
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28
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29 SCAMP SEP Program
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30 I was a lead project-engineer on a team of 6-8 programmers on an embedded
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31 SATCOM terminal. Led requirements analysis, software design, and software
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32 coding efforts. Participated in issue resolution with other software,
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33 hardware, and systems teams. Chief software architect on the largest software
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34 component of the system. Performed cost-accounting and scheduling duties.
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35 Mentored junior engineers and led code and design reviews. Led several
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36 software-hardware integration efforts.
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37
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38 JTRS Step 2B Program
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39 Security software engineer on a team of engineers that ported a legacy
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40 military radio waveform to a new platform. Utilized C++ and CORBA to
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41 implement security software. Wrote device driver in C to interface with
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42 cryptographic hardware. Created XML files to describe and launch the waveform
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43 on the target platform. This team was recognized by upper management meeting
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44 important company goals.
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46 Surgical Strike
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47 Developed a simple ad-hoc routing protocol for an airborne network. Created a
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48 PC-based simulation environment to test the protocol. Assisted with the
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49 design and implementation of an Operating System abstraction library written
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50 in C++ to provide software portability.
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52 UMS Program
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53 Software engineer on a team responsible for design, coding, and requirements
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54 tracing for a SATCOM terminal. I was responsible for the network controller
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55 software and the LAN interface.
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57 General
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58 I am considered a department expert on C++ and have been the advisor for
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59 internal C++ training. I frequently give informal department presentations on
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60 Python. I have been assigned to mentor new employees. I have represented
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61 Rockwell Collins at industry meetings and working groups.
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63 Commonwealth Edison
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65 **Braidwood, Illinois - June, 1992 to July, 1999**
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66
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67 * Maintained and created simulation models of nuclear power plant systems for
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68 six full-scale operator training simulators in FORTRAN, C, and C++.
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69
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70 * Interfaced power plant equipment to training simulators using various
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71 real-time embedded systems; utilized serial, shared-memory, and TCP/IP
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72 communications.
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73
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74 * Designed and implemented a three-tier client/server database system to
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75 manage maintenance requests for the simulators.
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76
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77 * Received Individual Excellence Award in 1996 for creating a simulator
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78 computer to plant process computer interface under a very compressed
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79 schedule.
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80
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81 * Developed various tools for instructors to test simulator operations.
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82
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83 * Developed embedded software in C on a custom VME board to control
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84 thousands of I/O points in a power plant simulator.
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87 Non-Professional Experience
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88 ---------------------------
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89
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90 I am fascinated and passionate about web development. I have created and
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91 deployed a small community website based on Python and Django. I am constantly
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92 reading, experimenting, and implementing small projects in Python. I have made
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93 small contributions to Django and other open source projects. I hope to do more
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94 of this as my experience grows.
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95
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96 TODO: Edit the above; add links to code, etc.
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99 Technical Skills
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100 ----------------
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101 :Programming Languages:
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102 Expert in C++, proficient in Python, C, & Javascript.
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103 Familiar with PHP, Ada, Perl, Fortran, various assembly languages,
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104 shell scripting, & SQL.
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105
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106 :Operating Systems:
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107 GNU/Linux, INTEGRITY, VxWorks, Windows, LynxOS, pSOS+, OS/9
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108
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109 :Technology Areas:
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110 Real-time and embedded systems, web development, networking, device drivers,
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111 CORBA, object-oriented design
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112
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113 :Tools:
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114 Subversion, Mercurial, Apache, MySQL, Rational Rose, DOORS, many GNU/Linux
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115 tools, Clear Case, MS-Office
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118 Education
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119 ---------
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120 :1990 - 1991: University of Iowa, M.S. Computer Science
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121 :1985 - 1989: University of Northern Iowa, B.A. Computer Science, Physics Minor
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124 Hobbies
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126 Web development, Python, open source software, instrumental surf music, PC gaming
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