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Raymond K. Baron, Jr.
7119 Walker Street
Philadelphia, PA 19135
(267) 940-7390 (main)
RaytronixSystems@hotmail.com
OBJECTIVE:
Position as a senior level Software Engineer, Test Engineer, Programmer/Analyst,
Lead Developer or Project Manager within a workplace that offers both an
intellectual challenge and career advancement. Seeking an opportunity to make a
significant technical contribution to the organization and to successfully
integrate my skill set and work experience with the mission statement of the
company.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
20+ years solid IT and software engineering experience in the scientific/ R&D
and Business environments
12 years embedded systems/firmware engineering, real-time systems programming
and device drivers
10+ years Project Management experience with small to mediumsized teams
Specialization in R&D special projects involving new technologies or complex
problem solving
UNIX, ANSI C; Borland C++ Builder 2.0, 3.0 and Enterprise edition 6.0
MS Visual Studio 6.0,MS Interdev, MS Visual Studio 2005 and MS Visual Studio
2008
Familiarity with MS Visual C# (csharp).NET 2003/2005/2008
MS Visual Basic Version 1.0 to 6.0 experience, Familiarity with
VB.NET,ASP.NET, ADO.NET,AJAX, XML,COM
Win32 API, STL, Microsoft MFC, 'C' and VB DLL's,
RDBMS, SQL and Sybase 10.0/11.1.1, DB2, MySQL, MS SQL Server 2005, Crystal
Reports
JavaScript. PERL and HTML, website design. Experience with MS Visual Web
Developer, Visual Page
Multimedia programming, PC utilities, Apple iTunes and MP3 applications.
UNIX System V, SCO XENIX 5.0, SUSE 8.x, Red Hat 6.x, and Ubuntu/Kubuntu Linux,
MSDOS v1.0 thru 6.x
UNIX, Linux and MSDOS shell scripting
UNIX SCCS version control system. MS VSS
MS Windows 3.x thru 9.x, NT 3.5 thru 5.0, Windows 2000, XP Pro, Home, MS Vista
Premium and Ultimate Ed.
Intel microprocessors, 8080 thru Pentium 4, MOS 6502, Motorola 68000, 6800,
6809 and 68HC11 microcontrollers
IBM SurePos, 386x, 468x/9x, NCR 1255, Datachecker 1200 & 1600 and
SASI/Triversity POS platforms
IBM CBASIC 3680/4680/4690 GSA, SA development experience.
Excellent troubleshooting skills relating to the resolution of complex
problems with H/W and S/W systems
Understanding and usage of the SDLC. Experience in coaching and mentoring of
peers
Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite- Office 97, 2000, 2003 and 2007,
Sun Microsystems OpenOffice
IBM SMS, BMC Remedy Service Desk and Lotus Notes.
Hypervisor Technology: VMware Workstation 6.x and Server, Parallels
Workstation for Windows, MS Virtual PC
SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Successful diagnosis and resolution of complex telecommunications problems
causing excessive data corruption and loss of sales history in the store chain.
Saved the Company millions of dollars a year (Pep Boys)
Reverse engineered the communications protocol of a competitor's product line
(NCR 1255 & Datachecker 1200 & 160x POS terminal controllers) leading to the
successful development of a system that saved clients millions of dollars in H/W
upgrade costs (AW Computer Systems)
Project Manager and Principal Architect of a successful project involving the
successful interfacing of an Electronic Shelf Tag Label system to the 4680 O/S.
The project was completed well under budget and shipped bug-free significantly in
advance of an aggressive delivery schedule (AW Computer Systems)
Chief Architect and Lead Developer of a complete hardware manufacturing and
field service diagnostics package designed to test six (6) different product
lines on diverse platforms such as MSDOS, SCO XENIX, UNIX System V and the IBM
4680/90 O/S (AW Computer Systems)
Principal Architect, Project Manager and Lead Developer of a 7-member
development team that successfully integrated an Electronics Funds Transfer (EFT)
software subsystem with multiple pin pad support into an existing Point-of-Sale
(POS) system (AW Computer Systems)
Chief Architect of the re-engineering of UNIX-based applications handling
price management and shelf label generation in a POS back office environment
(Pep Boys)
Lead Developer of a number of successful chain rollout and n-tier
client/server development efforts (Pep Boys)
Raymond K. Baron, Jr.
7119 Walker Street
Philadelphia, PA 19135
(267) 940-7390 (main)
RaytronixSystems@hotmail.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Store Support Specialist
Pep Boys, Philadelphia, PA ( 2nd quarter of 2007)
First and second -level technical support position at the companys Call
Center as a member of the Service Work order Deployment Team. Responsible for the
rollout of the companys next generation hardware and software on the IBM SurePos
Series 300 POS platform running the proprietary ShopX POS application on SUSE
Linux 8.x.
Remotely coordinated the replacement of legacy laser printer hardware with
Lexmark T640 and T630 laser printers in tandem with third-party on-site field
technicians.
Responsible for rollout administration (verification of successful
installation of the software and hardware deployment inventory) as well as
shipping and receiving of such inventory (Signature capture devices, cables and
stands) being deployed in the stores. Remote execution of various applications
and scripts supporting the new hardware.
This project heavily Involved the usage of Lotus Notes D7 and the BMC Remedy
Service Desk call tracking tool for synchronized workgroup collaboration and
project trouble ticket management.
Sr. Programmer/Analyst
Pep Boys, Philadelphia, PA , (1996 2003)
Development of in-store Applications on a hybrid configuration of SCO UNIX
5.0, SYBASE 10.0/11.1.1 and Windows 95/NT 4.0 in a POS environment.
Analysis, design and development of n-tier client/server applications
involving Windows 95/NT/XP clients, UNIX Applications and UNIX Database servers.
Programming languages primarily included "C" on UNIX, UNIX shell scripting..
ANSI-C, VB 6.0 and Borland's C++ Builder used for Windows 9x, NT 5.0, 2000, and
XP Pro application development. My expertise was in the area of R&D special
projects for the company.
Development of software allowing the successful rollout of Symantec's
pcANYWHERE 7.0, 7.5 and 8.x remote control software as well as an ODBC32
subsystem and program launch utility to approximately 3000 Windows 95 POS
terminals in over 600 stores. Developed custom installation software in UNIX
shell scripts, VB 6.0, "C", MSDOS batch, and the Wincmd scripting language for
handling the distribution, delivery and installation and verification of the
software in the hybrid UNIX/Windows environment.
Developed modules for the Perpetual Inventory Replenishment application that
monitored store inventory levels in real time and facilitated the re-ordering of
depleted stock
Successful rollout and support of Lexmark and Okidata network laser printers
to the complete store chain;
This included writing of the distribution applications and automated
verification of successful installs.
Was appointed the company's Windows "technology expert" and was the point man
for technical questions dealing with the Windows operating system platform
Member of a team evaluating emerging technologies for inclusion in the
corporate infrastructure and Y2K compliance.
Responsible for complex systems problem research, diagnosis and resolution
utilizing IBM Tivoli and custom applications.
Adhered to standard SDLC practices involving system analysis and writing of
high/low-level technical specifications for in-store applications using Visio and
the MS Office suite.
Conducted acceptance testing and certification of various hardware peripherals
such as printers, card readers, UPC scanners, check readers, pin pads and
signature capture devices for safe, seamless integration with existing POS
terminals and systems.
Quality Assurance testing and certification of applications. Wrote test
scripts and plans for testing application
Raymond K. Baron, Jr.
7119 Walker Street
Philadelphia, PA 19135
(267) 940-7390 (main)
RaytronixSystems@hotmail.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (cont)
Sr. Software Engineer
AW Computer Systems, Inc., Mt. Laurel, NJ (1985 1996)
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Development of hardware, software and support of the company's proprietary
AWARE POS product line. Software development target platforms varied according to
project and were SCO XENIX, UNIX System V, OS/2, Flex-OS, 3680/4680/90, MSDOS,
DesqView and MS Windows 3.x. Coding was performed in "C" and Intel 80186
assembler. 3680/4690 GSA/SA programming in CBASIC
Project Manager/Administrator for a number of high profile special projects
involving small to medium- sized teams
Development of PROM resident firmware and auxiliary peer applications software
running on the MS-DOS 3.x, UNIX and SCO XENIX operating systems.
Coding and debugging of RTOS software residing on proprietary 80186-based
embedded systems and PCs in conjunction with in-circuit emulators (ICE), source
code debuggers, protocol analyzers, logic analyzers and oscilloscopes.
Assisting hardware engineers in design verification and in bringing up new
designs from "paper" to the finished product
Usage of the SDLC in the specification, design, development, scheduling
documentation and post delivery support of real-time embedded systems S/W in a
proprietary multi-user/single tasking environment that interfaced with the
PC-based IBM 4680/90 and NCR UNITY POS platforms
Designing and coding of 80186 low level drivers for the Intel 82530 SCC
device to handle Async, Bi-sync and SDLC modes; Coded ISR's, DMA, timer routines,
bootstrap loaders, IPL loaders, EEPROM device drivers and IBM PS/2 Microchannel
POS register initialization and testing routines for Microchannel products.
Xilinx gate array design and S/W support
Conducting field diagnostics on-site technical training seminars for field
service personnel
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Software Engineer
MNEMOS, Ltd. West Trenton, NJ (1984 1985)
Development of real-time applications software for Motorola 68000 and 6809
Microprocessor-based products and systems. Software was written in 68000 and
6809
assembler language and compiled BASIC on a DEC VAX 11/780 running VMS and
68000/6809 cross-compilers
Development of software for a Winchester disk-based fileserver providing
users with
high-speed access to digitized information.
The design and development of a system utilizing image-enhancement and .image
processing
techniques allowing the isolation and characterization of optical disk
defects
Design support for a peripheral designed to provide the workstation user
with the capability of
random access to optical disks.
Design and coding of diagnostics for testing the functionality of final
products
EDUCATION:
Mercer County Community College Trenton, NJ/ Newark College of Engineering
(now NJIT) Newark, NJ
Raymond K. Baron, Jr.
7119 Walker Street
Philadelphia, PA 19135
(267) 940-7390 (main)
RaytronixSystems@hotmail.com
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
1.) Mr. Charles Welch
Former Co-Owner and President of AW Computer Systems, Inc. (employer from 10/85
6/96)
2218 Budd Terrace
Schenectady, NY 12309-2602
518-393-8726 (home evenings)
chuckw3@nycap.rr.com
2.) Mr. Peter Ambrus
Software Development Manager (my supervisor at AW and Pep Boys 1985-2003)
Shamong, NJ
609-268-9639 (home-evenings)
pzambrus@yahoo.com
3.) Mr. Terrel Kareem
Sr. Programmer/Analyst (co-worker at Pep Boys 1996-2003)
Eclipsys Corporation
450 Lapp Road
Malvern PA 19355
484-530-1023 (home evenings)
keymaster@keymasters.com
4.) Mr. Edward Waldman
Sr. Programmer/Analyst (coworker at Pep Boys 1996-2003)
United Healthcare Group
Philadelphia, Pa
[Send email to request phone number] 92-1118 (home-evenings)
ERW300ZX@hotmail.com
5.) Mr. Andrew Miller
Immediate Supervisor (Pep Boys 1996-1999)
The Vanguard Goup
Valley Forge, PA
a_andrew_miller@vanguard.com
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