Vince Parsons' Resume

RESUME

Vince Parsons
20435 Via Paviso #F23
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 517-1070
vparsons@ddg.com
http://www.ddg.com/vparsons/

Objective:

To design and implement high quality software. To do it right the first time.

Skills:

Programming in C, C++, and Java. Specializing in Mac OS application development using PowerPlant with CodeWarrior.

Experience:

Over 10 years experience designing and implementing software, both commercial shrinkwrap and internal tools.

03/99-present

Adobe Systems, San Jose, CA
Software Engineer on the Adobe Acrobat team. Specializing in Macintosh and Internet components for Acrobat.

01/98-08/98

Adobe Systems, Austin, TX
Updated the Paper Capture Plugins (Scan, Import, and Capture) for Adobe Acrobat 4.0 (both Mac and Windows). Added support for Photoshop-style File Format and Acquire (Scanner) plug-ins. The Mac OS plugins were built using PowerPlant and C++. The Windows plugins were built using MSVC++.

02/97-10/97

The Psychological Corporation, San Antonio, TX
Designed and implemented cross-platform dlls and the Mac OS user interface of the Scoring Assistant for the Wechsler Scales - Adult Version (SAWS-A). The dlls were written in C++ for MSVC++ and CodeWarrior. The Mac OS interface was built using PowerPlant and C++.

01/96-09/96

GlobeSet, Inc. (formerly Interval Systems, Inc.), Austin, TX
Designed and implemented the Macintosh version of the Primus Portfolio wallet application. The Macintosh version was built using PowerPlant and C++.

08/95-12/95

Trilogy Development Group, Austin, TX
Designed and implemented a Macintosh version of SalesBuilder, a sales and configuration tool. The Macintosh version was built using MacApp and C++.

08/94-07/95

The Psychological Corporation, San Antonio, TX
Designed and implemented a Macintosh versions of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Third Edition (WISC-III) Writer and Scoring Assistant for the Wechsler Scales (SAWS). The Macintosh versions were built using Paige, MacApp, and C++.

05/94-08/94

Motorola, Austin, TX
Converted Unix C and C++ testing suites to MPW for Motorola's C, C++, and Fortan PowerPC compilers.

01/94-04/94

The Psychological Corporation, San Antonio, TX
Designed and implemented a Macintosh version of the California Verbal Language Test - Children's Version (CVLT-C) Scoring Assistant. The Macintosh version was built using MacApp and C++.

1992-1993

Motorola, Austin, TX
Designed and created a suite of development tools for an as yet unannounced chip being designed by Motorola. These tools, which include simulators and debuggers, were implemented using Galaxy, a cross-platform toolkit. All the tools function identically on Macintosh, Windows, and Motif and share 100% source code.

05/92-08/92

Fusion Data Systems, Austin, TX
Designed and created self running and interactive demo applications for the TokaMac 68040 accelerator for the Macintosh.

05/91-08/91

Motorola, Austin, TX
Designed and created a neural network evaluation and exploration program. Based on the Quantum Neural Network algorithm by Odin Corporation, the program was implemented using MacApp and C++.

05/90-08/90

Donoho Design Group, Austin, TX
Designed and implemented network protocols including TCP/IP and ADSP for UPool, a set of object-oriented tools for parallel processing.

10/89-08/90

Austin Macintosh Developers Association, Austin, TX
Designed and created Hydra. Hydra, written in C++ and MacApp, is a demonstration/benchmark program for 32-bit color video boards for the Macintosh. It was released as a public service.

05/89-08/89

Tandem Computers, Inc. through Donoho Design Group, Austin, TX
Designed and created the S2 HyperConsole. The S2 HyperConsole, written with SuperCard, is a monitor, diagnostic, and demonstration program for Tandem's newly released S2 computer.

02/89-03/89

Ray Tracing Corporation through Donoho Design Group, Austin, TX
Designed and created user-interface elements in MacTracer, a ray-tracing program for the Macintosh.

11/88-02/89

Donoho Design Group, Austin, TX
Designed and created example programs for UPool, a set of object-oriented tools for parallel processing.

References:

Available upon request.

Objective:	To design and implement high quality software. To do it right the first time.


Skills:	Programming in C, C++, and Java. Specializing in Mac OS application development using PowerPlant with CodeWarrior.


Experience:	Over 10 years experience designing and implementing software, both commercial shrinkwrap and internal tools.

03/99-present	Adobe Systems, San Jose, CA Software Engineer on the Adobe Acrobat team. Specializing in Macintosh and Internet components for Acrobat.

01/98-08/98	Adobe Systems, Austin, TX Updated the Paper Capture Plugins (Scan, Import, and Capture) for Adobe Acrobat 4.0 (both Mac and Windows). Added support for Photoshop-style File Format and Acquire (Scanner) plug-ins. The Mac OS plugins were built using PowerPlant and C++. The Windows plugins were built using MSVC++.

02/97-10/97	The Psychological Corporation, San Antonio, TX Designed and implemented cross-platform dlls and the Mac OS user interface of the Scoring Assistant for the Wechsler Scales - Adult Version (SAWS-A). The dlls were written in C++ for MSVC++ and CodeWarrior. The Mac OS interface was built using PowerPlant and C++.

01/96-09/96	GlobeSet, Inc. (formerly Interval Systems, Inc.), Austin, TX Designed and implemented the Macintosh version of the Primus Portfolio wallet application. The Macintosh version was built using PowerPlant and C++.

08/95-12/95	Trilogy Development Group, Austin, TX Designed and implemented a Macintosh version of SalesBuilder, a sales and configuration tool. The Macintosh version was built using MacApp and C++.

08/94-07/95	The Psychological Corporation, San Antonio, TX Designed and implemented a Macintosh versions of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Third Edition (WISC-III) Writer and Scoring Assistant for the Wechsler Scales (SAWS). The Macintosh versions were built using Paige, MacApp, and C++.

05/94-08/94	Motorola, Austin, TX Converted Unix C and C++ testing suites to MPW for Motorola's C, C++, and Fortan PowerPC compilers.

01/94-04/94	The Psychological Corporation, San Antonio, TX Designed and implemented a Macintosh version of the California Verbal Language Test - Children's Version (CVLT-C) Scoring Assistant. The Macintosh version was built using MacApp and C++.

1992-1993	Motorola, Austin, TX Designed and created a suite of development tools for an as yet unannounced chip being designed by Motorola. These tools, which include simulators and debuggers, were implemented using Galaxy, a cross-platform toolkit. All the tools function identically on Macintosh, Windows, and Motif and share 100% source code.

05/92-08/92	Fusion Data Systems, Austin, TX Designed and created self running and interactive demo applications for the TokaMac 68040 accelerator for the Macintosh.

05/91-08/91	Motorola, Austin, TX Designed and created a neural network evaluation and exploration program. Based on the Quantum Neural Network algorithm by Odin Corporation, the program was implemented using MacApp and C++.

05/90-08/90	Donoho Design Group, Austin, TX Designed and implemented network protocols including TCP/IP and ADSP for UPool, a set of object-oriented tools for parallel processing.

10/89-08/90	Austin Macintosh Developers Association, Austin, TX Designed and created Hydra. Hydra, written in C++ and MacApp, is a demonstration/benchmark program for 32-bit color video boards for the Macintosh. It was released as a public service.

05/89-08/89	Tandem Computers, Inc. through Donoho Design Group, Austin, TX Designed and created the S2 HyperConsole. The S2 HyperConsole, written with SuperCard, is a monitor, diagnostic, and demonstration program for Tandem's newly released S2 computer.

02/89-03/89	Ray Tracing Corporation through Donoho Design Group, Austin, TX Designed and created user-interface elements in MacTracer, a ray-tracing program for the Macintosh.

11/88-02/89	Donoho Design Group, Austin, TX Designed and created example programs for UPool, a set of object-oriented tools for parallel processing.


References:	Available upon request.