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2 Brian G. Neal
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3 =============
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4 -----------------
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5 Software Engineer
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6 -----------------
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7
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8 :Email: bgneal@gmail.com
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9 :Address: *Available on request*
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10 :Mobile: *Available on request*
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11
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12
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13 Professional Experience
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14 -----------------------
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15
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16 Rockwell Collins, Inc.
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17 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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18 **Cedar Rapids, Iowa - July 1999 to Present**
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19
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20 At Rockwell Collins I am a Principal Software Engineer, primarily working on
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21 communication products in a real-time, embedded systems environment.
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22 Here are some highlights of my work experience:
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23
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24 * Implemented a DSDV-based network routing protocol for an airborne, ad-hoc
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25 network.
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26 * Primary architect of a SATCOM protocol message processor. The design was reused
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27 on several subsequent programs within the department.
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28 * Championed the use of open source software within the department. Created an
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29 open source model for code sharing across teams within the department.
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30 * Participated in flight testing at China Lake Naval Base.
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31 * Experience with porting prototype code to a new hardware platform,
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32 maturing the code in the process.
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33 * Extensive debugging, software-hardware integration, and performance optimization
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34 experience.
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35 * Designed and implemented a network ingress protocol for an airborne, ad-hoc
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36 network.
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37 * Lead engineer for a team of 9 programmers. Led the team through requirements
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38 analysis, design, coding, and integration efforts.
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39 * Primary author of a software requirements document for a large
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40 software radio waveform.
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41 * Created operating system and architecture abstraction libraries used on
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42 multiple programs within the department.
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43 * Considered to be one of the department's C++ experts.
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44 * Mentored programmers in C++. Acted as an advisor to trainers developing in-house
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45 C++ training.
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46 * Our team won the Rockwell Collins Chairman's Team Award in 2005.
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47 * Regularly participated in issue resolution with other software, hardware, and
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48 systems teams.
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49 * Performed cost-accounting and scheduling duties for a small software team.
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50 * Led several software-hardware integration efforts.
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51 * Written device drivers to interface with cryptographic hardware, serial ports, GPS
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52 units, compass & inclinometers, and motorized gimbals.
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53 * Wrote code to load cryptographic keys into hardware crypto-unit.
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54 * Created PC-based simulations of routing protocols.
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55 * Created PC and Python based tools to aid in integration, testing, and debugging.
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56 * Leader of the in-house Python users' group.
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57 * I have represented Rockwell Collins at industry meetings and working groups.
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60 Commonwealth Edison
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62 **Braidwood, Illinois - June, 1992 to July, 1999**
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63
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64 * Maintained and created simulation models of nuclear power plant systems for
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65 six full-scale operator training simulators in FORTRAN, C, and C++.
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66
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67 * Interfaced power plant equipment to training simulators using various
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68 real-time embedded systems; utilized serial, shared-memory, and TCP/IP
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69 communications.
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70
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71 * Designed and implemented a three-tier client/server database system to
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72 manage maintenance requests for the simulators.
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73
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74 * Received Individual Excellence Award in 1996 for creating a simulator
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75 computer to plant process computer interface under a very compressed
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76 schedule.
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77
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78 * Developed various tools for instructors to test simulator operations.
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79
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80 * Developed embedded software in C on a custom VME board to control
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81 thousands of I/O points in a power plant simulator.
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84 Non-Professional Work
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85 ---------------------
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86
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87 I have recently become fascinated with all things involving Python and web development.
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88 In my spare time, I have created and deployed a small community website based
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89 on Python and Django. I am constantly reading about, experimenting, and implementing
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90 projects in Python. I have made several small contributions to Django and other
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91 open source projects and hope to do more as my experience in this area grows.
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92
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93
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94 Technical Skills
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95 ----------------
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96 :Programming Languages:
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97 Near expert in C++, proficient in Python, C, & Javascript.
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98 Familiar with PHP, Ada, Perl, Fortran, various assembly languages,
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99 shell scripting, & SQL.
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100
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101 :Operating Systems:
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102 GNU/Linux, INTEGRITY, VxWorks, Windows, LynxOS, pSOS+, OS/9
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103
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104 :Technology Areas:
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105 Real-time and embedded systems, web development, networking, device drivers,
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106 object-oriented design, CORBA
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107
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108 :Web Development:
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109 Python, Django, Javascript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, MySQL, Redis, Memcached, PHP, SQL
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110
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111 :Tools:
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112 Subversion, Mercurial, Git, Apache, Rational Rose, DOORS, many GNU/Linux
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113 tools, Vim, Rational Clear Case, MS-Office
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116 Online Presence
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117 ---------------
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118
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119 * `My technical blog`_ (http://deathofagremmie.com)
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120 * BitBucket_ (https://bitbucket.org/bgneal)
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121 * GitHub_ (https://github.com/gremmie)
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122 * `Careers 2.0 Profile`_ (http://careers.stackoverflow.com/bgneal)
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125 Education
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126 ---------
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127 :1990 - 1991: University of Iowa, M.S. Computer Science
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128 :1985 - 1989: University of Northern Iowa, B.A. Computer Science, Physics Minor
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131 Hobbies
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133 Web development, Python, open source software, instrumental surf music, live music,
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134 PC gaming
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136
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137 .. _My technical blog: http://deathofagremmie.com
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138 .. _BitBucket: https://bitbucket.org/bgneal
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139 .. _GitHub: https://github.com/gremmie
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140 .. _Careers 2.0 Profile: http://careers.stackoverflow.com/bgneal
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