George R.

Gonzalez
3109 Rankin Road
St. Anthony, MN 55418
(612) 750-6191 (cell)
(612) 788-0251 (home)
Professional goal: Seeking a challenging software development or technical engin
eering position that utilizes my extensive experience with Delphi and other comp
uter languages.
Highlights: Wide experience base, with over ten years of experience with program
ming in Delphi with emphasis on very large applications. Ten years with building
GUI applications on Mac and PC using Delphi and OO frameworks. Over 15 years of
experience writing real-time device drivers. Designed GUI building blocks. Wide
experience with hardware interfaces, software and hardware from the chip level
on up. Significant experience designing real-time and embedded systems.
Professional Experience
Peoplenet Inc., 2009 - 2010
Senior Software Professional
* Served as a senior Software Engineer on real-time enterprise-critical projects
.
* Designed and implemented a L2 to L7 network sniffer tool in C and Delphi.
* Implemented CGI GUI web server.
* Programmed satellite data collection servers in Delphi.
* Fixed 20 software bugs in 4 months that had eluded 4 programmers for 4 years.
* Optimized existing applications to run up to 40 times faster.
* 100% Windows.
Contractor at Mackin Library Media.
2009 July-Sept
* Responsible for updating old Delphi application to Delphi 7.
Consultant 2000-2009
??????Developed large SQL database using Delphi 7.
*????Developed 3D data visualization application in Delphi 7.
WindLogics Inc., 2006 - 2008
Senior Software Professional
* Served as a senior Software Engineer on enterprise-critical projects.
* Programmed data collection and analysis applications in Delphi, FORTRAN, C, C
++, Java, Python, Perl.
* Debugged complex FORTRAN software whose problems had eluded many users for ye
ars.
* Optimized existing applications to run up to 2000 times faster.
* Designed and developed advanced data compression techniques that could save t
he company millions of dollars.
* Designed the architecture for enterprise-wide future systems.
* Developed and presented detailed systems analyses to senior management.
* 70% Windows, 30% Linux.
University of Minnesota 1984-2006
Senior Software Engineer
Hearing Research Lab - Senior Software Systems Professional 2002 - 2006
* Served as software and hardware designer and programmer.
Designed and implemented complex GUI-based software tracing and profiling tools.
Programmed embedded processors (MOT56000).
Designed and programmed data collection and analysis applications in C, C++, FOR
TRAN and Perl.
* Wrote debuggers for complex real-time software issues.
Optimized and converted existing software to newer compiler versions.
Introduced virtualization as a means of running old programs on newer OS.
Designed custom interface hardware for user interaction.
Designed custom device drivers for user input.
40% Windows, 40% DOS, 20% Linux
Senior Software Systems Professional 1984 - 2002
U of M - Academic and Distributed Computing Department
* Designed and co-implemented from scratch very large Delphi web server for clas
s registration Point of Sale interface. Took in over $400 million in revenue.
* Worked in a variety of design and programming roles.
* Lead programmer in early Macintosh GUI programming.
* Designed and implemented terminal communication applications.
* Designed and implemented Adobe Reader-like application.
* Designed and programmed UMSLIP, a dial-up modem driver for TCP/IP.
* Designed and implemented "MINUET", multi-tasking client applications in C, C++
, Pascal and Delphi, including TCP/IP drivers, E-mail clients, News readers, and
FTP clients, Web clients and servers.
* Programmed several advanced network testing and measuring tools.
* Designed and programmed all of "MEWS", an early OO GUI application framework.
* Designed and programmed remote desktop applications.
* Designed and programmed advanced software installation frameworks.
* Designed and programmed an advanced firewall configuration application.
* Enhanced the UCSD P-system, an early Java-like environment.
* Designed and implemented networking hardware and software.
* All the above done under DOS, Windows, and Linux in Pascal, Delphi, and C, C++
, and x86 assembler using DOS, Windows, and Solaris.
Specific qualifications and skills
Fluent in many languages and operating systems: Windows, Linux, Apple, DOS, Delp
hi, C, C++, Java, Python, SQL, TCP/IP, FORTRAN, BASIC, Perl, Pascal, assembler
Proficient in internet/WWW networking, local area networks, system maintenance,
security (encryption and firewalls), cross-platform interfaces and hardware main
tenance.
Rated in top 0.2% of programming experts by peers (www.experts-exchange.com).
Described by former manager as the "best programmer I have ever known." Featured
in the University of MN-Institute of Technology's college magazine article as o
utstanding alumnus.
Avid avocational electronic technician and engineer, in both analog and digital
apparatus. Maintain my own home hardware workshop and lab, with complete testing
capabilities, oscilloscopes, probes and other diagnostic tools
Education
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Computer Science 1992
References
Bill Lubanovick, Colleague at Windlogics
Heather Kreft, Supervisor at Hearing Research Lab
Partrick Jarvis, Colleague at U of M,