Michael W. Estrin - Experienced Software Product Development
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18+ years of contributing to revenue-generating products and services with core
competencies in:
- C development on Win32, Linux, OpenBSD, AIX, HP/UX, Solaris, SunOS, True64,
Sequent, OS/2, VMS
- 24/7/365 mission-critical ASP and SaaS systems
- Threads - Win32, POSIX
- Network programming
- SOA / ESB
- Internet protocols - SMTP/email, HTTP, OpenSSL, MIME, DNS, Telnet
- MySQL
- XML
- Unicode
- XHTML / CSS / JavaScript
- Wireless - SMS, SMPP, SNPP, WCTP, GPRS/1xRTT, MPAK, SCR, TNPP, TAP, VIVO
RelaySMS, mBlox, Mobile 365
- Virtual/offshore teaming
- Version control
- Computer telephony
- State machines
- Test-driven development
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12/95 - 05/08
Software Architect (Contractor)
12/03 - 12/07 Antenna Software, Inc. (Jersey City, NJ)
12/95 - 12/03 RPA Wireless, Inc. (Jersey City, NJ)
04/97 - 01/98 Geoworks Corporation (Alameda, CA)
- Authored server software to transfer 10M+ messages per month (for $7M+
revenue per year) between back-end systems and mobile users via TCP/IP, email,
modem, DTMF, text-to-speech, fax, and prerecorded voice.
- Created award-winning SmartCopy feature - delivery of mobile device populated
forms by fax or emailed PDF.
- Produced server software and new handshaking protocol to support 3,500+
mobile GPRS/1xRTT devices.
- Supported 5,000+ BlackBerry devices by creating hybrid PAP push/HTTP pull
architecture and server software.
- Expanded wireless carrier coverage by writing interfaces to network
aggregators mBlox and Mobile 365.
- Developed proofs-of-concept for mobile map routing (MapPoint), package
tracking (UPS), and voice-to-text.
- Implemented SMPP to correlate MO replies to MT messages through use of
multiple originating short codes.
- Interfaced to existing systems at AT&T, Brinks, Diebold, Oce Printing,
Philips Medical, NCR, and Tektronix.
- Customized multiline IVR systems to enable field service job acceptance, job
closure, parts orders, etc.
- Designed failure-tolerant software used by customers to access client's
service by IP, frame relay, and modem.
- Assisted with client's customer proposal creation, technical sales
presentations, and post-sale support.
- Documented NTT DoCoMo and BellSouth integration of ASP-based Internet access
and SMS products.
05/95 - 12/95
Manager, Strategic Engineering
RadioMail Corporation (San Mateo, CA)
- Commissioned to evaluate internal technology relative to competitor's and to
emerging industry trends.
- Recommended 18-month strategic plan and follow-on product plans to senior
management.
- Produced detailed marketing requirement documents for three new wireless
email-based products.
- Managed engineering department's contribution to the successful launch of
RadioMail Hong Kong.
01/93 - 03/95
Manager, Product Development (04/94 - 03/95)
Senior Software Engineer (01/93 - 04/94)
The National Dispatch Center, Inc. (San Diego, CA)
- Coordinated creation of white-labeled wireless services for Apple, Hewlett
Packard, and Official Airline Guide.
- Created software to distribute 6.7M messages per month to 1,100+ paging
companies via modem.
- Represented the company on the wireless industry association's (PCIA)
technical committee.
10/91 - 01/93
Programmer/Analyst II
Vanier Business Forms & Services, Inc. (Santee, CA)
- Reduced turnaround by automating order transmission from remote sales offices
to manufacturing plants.
- Built form inventory management application used as basis of value-added
service sold to larger customers.
04/89 - 10/91
Software Engineer
Research Information Systems, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA)
- Developed a commercially successful accounting application to track research
grant funds.
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Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
National University (San Diego, CA)
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References available - Willing to relocate |
