MATTHEW A. DAVIS
azami@speakeasy.net
http://www.speakeasy.org/~azami/index.html

OBJECTIVE
A position where I can use and expand my skills in object-oriented software design and development.

EDUCATION
(1992) BS Computer Science (Physics minor) Trinity University, San Antonio, TX

COMPUTER SKILLS
* Languages - C++, Java, C, JavaScript, BASIC, LISP (Scheme), assembler, FORTRAN, Pascal, Prolog, dBase, ML
* Operating Systems - Windows NT, Windows 95/98, Windows 3.x, MS-DOS, Macintosh, Unix, X-Windows, VMS
* Internet Technologies - TCP/IP, Sockets, SNMP, SMTP, POP, HTTP, Java, JavaScript, ActiveX, HTML, web page design
* Design Skills - Object-oriented, GUI (Windows), multi-threaded, XP, UML, client/server, full project life-cycle development
* Other - Visual C++/MFC, JFC/Swing, Visual Basic, Visual Cafe, Borland C++, SQL, PVCS, CVS, Visual SourceSafe, MAPI, VIM, CMC, CORBA, ACE, JNDI, JMS, JMF, COM


EXPERIENCE
Docucorp International, Inc., Silver Spring, MD
(10/00 – present) Software Engineer
* Design, code, and maintain software for release, including Documanage document archival, retrieval, and viewing software.
* Win32 platforms in C++ and VisualBasic, using MFC, ActiveX, ODBC, and SQL
* Full life-cycle development, including requirements assessment, writing functional and design specifications, writing and testing code, assisting with product release, and maintaining the product after release
* Integration of several database, networking, and imaging technologies

Solers, Inc., Arlington, VA
(8/99 - 10/00) Software Engineer
* Design, code, and maintain software for government projects, including Information Dissemination Management (IDM), IDM-Tactical, and Radiant Emerald Audio Dissemination System (READS).
* Win32 and Unix platforms in Java, using Swing, JNDI, CORBA, JMS and JMF
* Networking infrastructure for Win32 and Unix platforms in C++ using ACE
* Full life-cycle development, including requirements assessment, writing functional and design specifications, writing and testing code, assisting with product release, and maintaining the product after release
* Integration of many networking, UI, and internet technologies
* Project size and requirements vary greatly; work alone and with teams of many sizes


Tally Systems Corporation (formerly, Baranof Software, Inc.), Albuquerque, NM
(10/94 - 7/99) Software Engineer
* Design, code, and maintain software for release, including MailCheck, ModemCheck, IP.Check, and Incentra products
* Windows and Win32 platforms in C++ and Java, using Visual C++, MFC, Visual Cafe, Borland C++
* Full life-cycle development, including requirements assessment, writing functional and design specifications, writing and testing code, assisting with product release, and maintaining the product after release
* Integration of many messaging and internet technologies
* Project size and requirements varied greatly; worked alone and with teams of many sizes


Metalman Corporation, Albuquerque, NM
(11/93 - 10/94) Software Engineer
* Worked with a small team to design and code the MetalMan sheet-metal part CAD program
* Corresponded in Japanese with Japanese business contacts
* Win32 platform development in C using Visual C++


CAE-Link Corporation, Albuquerque, NM
(6/90 - 10/93) Senior Programmer/Analyst
* Designed and coded software for release, including A2T, T2A, and TurboDuct HVAC CAD programs to interface with AutoCAD
* Worked with Borland C++ and Visual BASIC on 16-bit Windows and DOS platforms


Trinity University Computing Center, San Antonio, TX
(1/92 - 12/92) Help Desk ACC
* Assisted computer lab users with advanced equipment and complex tasks

(10/89 - 1/92) Student Administrative Programmer
* Wrote and customized software for administrative staff
* Developed using dBase and BASIC, primarily on DOS systems

(8/88 - 10/89) Academic Computing Consultant
* Helped users in Macintosh and PC computer labs


Trinity University Physics Department, San Antonio, TX
(5/92 - 12/92) System Administrator
* Administrated Sun and Macintosh network of approximately 30 machines

(1/92 - 5/92) Lab Assistant
* Assisted teachers with "Computers in Physics" class

(1/90 - 5/92) Research Participation (Radio Astronomy)
* Studied with Dr. David Hough, Trinity University
* Used Sun computers to image quasars and research reliability of imaging algorithms
Co-authored articles published in Bulletin of the American Physical Society and The Astrophysical Journal


AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Dean's List, Trinity University, 3 years
Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Honor Society in the Computing Sciences
National Collegiate Computer Science Award, 2 years
Japan Foundation 1992 Study Tour Award for Outstanding Foreign Students of the Japanese Language


OTHER SKILLS AND INTERESTS

Japanese Language - 3 years college, traveled in Japan 3/93
French Language - 3 years high school, 1 year college,  traveled in France 9/86 and 1/00
Founding vice president of Trinity University Fencing Club
Other interests include fencing, dancing, auto racing, and windsurfing


REFERENCES
Available on request