Don R. Bunt II

Rockford, Illinois 61114

(815) 885-4950

BuntD@BuntSoft.com

OBJECTIVE

I am seeking a position as a System Architect, Software Designer, or Software Developer. (B2B, W-2, 1099, Hourly/Project)

EMPLOYMENT

Panasonic Communications and Systems Company, Elgin, Illinois

C/O Bunt Software Incorporated, Rockford, Illinois

Principal Software Engineer and President, 1999 to Present

Point of Sale Systems

Responsible for the architecture, design and development of the “Corporate System Manager Pro” product. This is a complete POS system including workstations, kitchen video back office and corporate office elements. The software also includes inventory and time & attendance options.

Developed remote integrated POS and security camera software application

Developed POS wireless alerting software application

Performed CMM self audit and provided recommendations on process improvement path

Technologies include:  Web Services, N-Tier, SQL Server, ActiveX, COM+, ASP.Net, VB.NET, C#, Visual Basic, Visual C++, Booch OOD/OOA, SEI CMM

JS7800 Quick Service and JS7750 Table Service POS Workstations

Responsible for developing embedded software for these Power PC based systems

Technologies include:  Diab (Wind River) C++, PEG (Portable Embedded GUI), Tron Task RTOS.

Online, Inc., DispenseWorks, Inc., KwikMark, Inc., McHenry, Illinois

C/O Bunt Software Incorporated, Rockford, Illinois

Principal Software Engineer and President, 1999 to Present

Machine Control Systems

Develop and maintain vision enabled 4-axis machine control systems that support laser cutting, routing, dispensing, etching, and mechanical engraving

These G-Code based machine control systems utilize embedded computers supporting all machine functions and a Windows GUI that supports configuration, data conversion and machine path display

Technologies include: Visual Basic, Visual C++, C#, .Net framework

Bunt Software Incorporated, Rockford, Illinois

Principal Software Engineer and President, 1997 to Present

Consulting and Product Development

Responsible for developing custom applications and drivers

Developed and maintained “The Corporate Reporter”, a financial reporting package and “The Corporate Price Manager”, a pricing management package

Developed custom software for pen based computers to support field sales

Technologies include: Visual Basic, Visual C++, MS Access, WIN32, Active X, COM

Real Time Financial System

Developed client/sever application to support the processing of a real time market data feed.

Technologies include: Visual C++, Active X, Hyperfeed data feed

Motorola Cellular Infrastructure Group. Arlington Heights, Illinois

Principal Staff Engineer, 1999

C/O Cara Corporation, Oakbrook, Illinois

Senior Consultant, 1996 to 1999

AeroLon/Aspira Architecture

Technical contributor to the AeroLon exploratory architecture

Contributed to requirements and design of all hardware, middleware, protocol stacks, clustering, high availability, and distributed/parallel processing software elements

AeroLon/Aspira Research

Technical lead for a team researching call quality vs. call load of Voice over IP architectures

Researched Voice over IP, Voice over ATM, and Voice over Frame Relay technologies

Team member in implementing a rapid prototype Voice over IP proxy gateway for Windows NT

Developed an EVRC codec and test program for Windows 98/NT

Developed a Windows NT NDIS intermediate network driver and test program

Technologies include: Visual C++, WIN32, Windows NT DDK

Network Management

Team member designing and developing the Switch I/O subsystem using multiple, redundant Ethernet, RS-232, X.25, and RS449 links to the switching platform

Was instrumental in the design and implementation supporting the following patent disclosure: "Automated determination of destination reach ability in a IP based network."

Technologies include: C/C++, RogueWave, Solaris, Booch, SEI CMM

Alarm and Status Subsystem

Responsible for all project management and development tasks on this project

Created a rapid prototype of the system

Responsible for operating system and development tool selection for the final product

Defined the architecture, modeled the features and executed a full cycle development

Technologies include: Java, Visual J++, AWT, Visual Basic, SEI CMM, Booch, UML, Client/Server, Sockets

Cellular Switching System

Modified the EMX-2500 switch to combine multiple protocol stacks into a single protocol stack on one link and created new messages for the alarm and status subsystem

Technologies include: Z8000 assembly language, SEI CMM

Trans Union Corporation, Chicago, Illinois

Senior Programmer Analyst, 1996 to 1996

Credit Reporting System

Designed and implemented the high availability subsystem and software distribution elements of the new client/server system

Technologies include: IBM SP/2 parallel computer, AIX, IBM DB/2 PE RDBMS, C++ for AIX, Windows 3.1, Visual Basic, Visual C++

Panasonic Communications and Systems Company, Elgin, Illinois

Supervisor of Software Development, 1994 to 1996

Senior Software Engineer, 1993 to 1994

C/O Analysts International Corporation, Schaumburg, Illinois

Senior Consultant, 1990 to 1993

Point of Sale Systems - Supervisor/Technical Lead

Responsible for supervising six software engineers in the development of fast food and table service point of sale systems

Maintained project schedules, reported progress to management, provide system architectures, high level designs, and performed product platform selection

Point of Sale Systems 

Responsible for all phases of development including specification, design, code, integration, test

Designed and authored the following products: Color Video System for McDonalds (DOS/Embedded), PANPOLL remote polling software (DOS)

Developed proprietary protocol stacks to support communications with POS systems

Developed Windows 95 and NT kernel mode device drivers for POS workstations

Developed Windows standard OLE POS drivers for POS workstations

Technologies include: Visual C++ and Visual Basic

Hand Held Computers

Team member developing a PC based data collection software for Hand Held Computers

Technologies include: C and Assembly languages, Xmodem, Ymodem, and Zmodem protocols

NEC Technologies, Wood Dale, Illinois

Senior Software Support Engineer, 1988 to 1990

Network Software Diagnostics and Drivers

Project lead and developer responsible for user/servicer diagnostics and driver development including Novell SPX/IPX, 3COM, TCP/IP, Banyan Vines, 3270, and HDLC drivers for Ethernet, TokenRing, Arcnet, 3270 adapters

Composed articles on LAN technology

Developed technical documentation and technical training programs

Technologies include: Microsoft C and Assembly languages

CD-ROM drive Software Diagnostics

Developed diagnostics for the NEC CDR-35, CDR-77, CDR-80, CDR-72, and CDR-82 optical disk drives using the NEC T100 SCSI adapter

Technologies include:  Microsoft C and Assembly languages

Laptop Computer Development

Responsible for the following functions: participated in pre-product development cycle, developed product concepts, performed product research, performed prototype testing, developed product support strategy, developed product knowledgebase, and participated in post-product support including providing engineering support of technical issues.

Developed software diagnostics to test functionality and performance, develop operating system patches, BIOS patches, utility software, and device drivers for each laptop model

Developed automated “bed of nails” hardware testing using the FLUKE 9100

Technologies include:  C, Pascal, TL/1 and Assembly languages

NEC Local and Wide area data networks

Technical lead responsible for restructuring all in-house networks to replace mainframe information systems with personal computer based information systems

Responsible for the design of local and wide area networks using Novell, Banyan, and TCP/IP protocols, using Unix/XENIX and DOS operating systems, over 20 Oracle SQL based RDBMS database servers, 120 computing nodes utilized for database entry/query, E-mail services and resource sharing. Used Oracle distributed databases for parts, inventory, purchasing, order entry, and warranty claims processing.

U.S. Naval Reserve Center, Forest Park, Illinois

Fire Control Technician, Petty Officer, 1984-1992

Electronics and Hardware

Responsible for managing maintenance and troubleshooting of weapons control systems

Responsible for instructing on Analog/Digital Electronics, troubleshooting techniques, test equipment, and circuit theory

CAD Technologies, Skokie, Illinois

Hardware/Software Engineer, 1986-1988

Computer Aided Design Systems

Responsible for software development, new product evaluations, Hardware/Software integration, customer training, and technical support

Developed a custom interface to AutoCAD software using AutoLisp

Installed and trained clients on AutoCAD, VersaCad, and Sigma Designs.

CompuMat Micro Center, Chicago, Illinois

Microcomputer Hardware/Software Support, 1985-1986

Network Design and Hardware

Designed, installed, and maintained networks

Installed and maintained bridges, gateways, and routers

Installed and repaired IBM, Apple, and compatible computers and peripherals

Technologies include: Novell NetWare, Banyon Vines, IBM PC Net, 3COM, and TCP/IP networks, Network General "Sniffer", X.25, 3270/3278, Ethernet, Arcnet, TokenRing, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, NETBIOS, XNS, SPX/IPX, TCP/IP, VINES, HDLC

EDUCATION

Windows NT Performance Optimization and Troubleshooting, Microsoft, 1998

Integrating Windows NT Server into NetWare Environments, Microsoft, 1998

Voice over ATM, IP, Frame Relay, Motorola, 1998

EMX-2500 Functional Area Overview, Motorola, 1996

SEI CMM (Capability Maturity Model), Motorola, 1996

Fagan Inspections, Motorola, 1996

Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD), 1996

Microsoft Certified, Windows Operating Systems and Architectures, 1996

Microsoft Certified, Visual Basic Application Development, 1996

Microsoft Certified, SQL Server, Implementing SQL Databases, 1996

Windows Operating Systems and Architectures, Microsoft ATEC, 1995

Visual Basic Application Development, Microsoft ATEC, 1995

SQL Server, Implementing SQL Databases, Microsoft ATEC, 1995

College of Dupage, Dupage County, Illinois, 1994, Computer Science

Local and Wide Area Networking, IEEE networking, OSI networking, 1990

Troubleshooting LAN's Seminar, Data network planning and design, 1990

U.S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, 1984-1985

Basic Electronics, Class B School

Fire Control Technician, Advanced Electronics, Class A School

Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, 1983-1984, 1985 , Computer Science

Internship Program, Kinetic Systems Corp., Lockport, Illinois, 1982-1983

PUBLICATIONS, PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS, AND AWARDS

Rockford .Net User Group, 2006-Present

            Presentation, “Web Services 101”, October, 2006

            Presentation, “Web Services 102”, September, 2007

WHO’S WHO in the Computer Industry: Data Communications, 1990

Presidents Club Awards, Quality Improvement Program, five awards, 1989-90, NEC Technologies

“The next generation in computing: Local Area Networks”, Published 1989, NEC Technologies

References are available upon request.