Resume of Pedro J Margate

Pedro J Margate

Seattle, WA, USA
jobs@pedromargate.com

Summary

A dedicated, talented software engineer with over 15 years of professional experience, a broad skill set, and a proven record of achieving results

Technical Expertise

Game development - engines, sprite animation, particle systems, AI programming
Mobile development - iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, webOS, Windows Mobile, J2ME, BREW
Server development - Sockets, multithreaded servers, streaming media, SQL, IPC, daemons, network protocols
Web development - LAMP, AJAX, HTML / CSS, SOAP, Dojo toolkit, memcached, Cold Fusion, Java Servlets, CGI
Languages - C / C++ / Objective-C, C#, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Perl, Python, Unix shell scripting
APIs - SDL, DirectX, .NET Framework / Mono, MFC, OpenGL, OpenSSL, Apache Module API, ffmpeg
Development tools - gcc toolchain, Subversion, Perforce, GNU make, ant, AntHill, CruiseControl, BVTs, Unit tests, GIMP, Blender
Engineering methodologies - Agile
System administration - Linux, FreeBSD, MS Windows, Mac OS X, Apache, BIND, DHCPD, SSH, SSL, Sendmail, Postfix, MySQL, PostgreSQL, ProFTPD

Work Experience

Software Engineer
Accretive Technology Group, Seattle, WA
Jan 2012 - present

Software Engineer
Cequint Inc., Seattle, WA
Aug 2009 - Dec 2011

Implementation of "T-Mobile Name ID" Android application
Implementation of "CityID" application for Android, BlackBerry, webOS, and Windows Mobile platforms
Implementation of handset tools to aid in development and testing
Porting and integration work to resolve device-specific and OEM-reported issues

Software Engineer
Margate Software LLC
May 2001 - present

Contract work for a wide variety of clients in software development and system administration roles
Design, programming, testing, distribution, and marketing of action game "The Last Sorceror"
Programming, sound, and art of educational puzzle game "Equals"
Android application work focusing on audio streaming functionality
iPhone application work focusing on video streaming and location-based functionality
Development and porting work on mobile game "Mystery Case Files: Agent X"
Porting of mobile game "Deal or No Deal" to J2ME handsets, as well as a Spanish language version
Development and maintenance of websites using HTML/JavaScript, PHP, ColdFusion, Tomcat, and CGI
Design and implementation of server application "Interfun Chat Server"
Tools and SDET work in Perl, C, and Java
Maintenance of web, DNS, mail, database and other services as needed on Unix and Windows machines

Software Engineer
Grid Networks, Seattle, WA
Aug 2006 - Aug 2009

Unix server and cross-platform application development in C/C++, Perl, PHP, and AJAX
Design and implementation of software to stream various video formats over the internet via a wide range of protocols
Design and implementation of software to advertise video resources via UPnP, enabling them to be played on devices such as the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3
Design and implementation of software to enable clients behind NAT gateways to initiate connections to one another via a brokered UDP exchange
Design and implementation of software to enable clustered servers to share data more efficiently
Design and implementation of an AJAX application to monitor video playback and download activity
Creation and maintenance of an automated build system to perform Build Verification Tests
Creation of software packages to automatically configure newly installed servers

Software Engineer
Mobliss Corporation, Seattle, WA
Feb 2005 - Jan 2006

Implementation of games on J2ME and BREW platforms, released on many handsets with a wide variety of capabilities and requirements across multiple carriers
Design, programming, sound, and art support of cell phone fighting game "Brady Bunch Kung Fu"
Porting and maintenance for mobile games "Family Feud" and "The Price Is Right: Cliffhangers"
Implementation of tools to aid development and administration

Adjunct Lecturer
New York University, New York, NY
May 2001 - Aug 2001

Preparation and delivery of 10 3-hour lectures for the course "Advanced Java Programming"
Creation and evaluation of student assignments
One-on-one meetings for students in need of assistance

Director of Systems Operations
Linkshare Corporation, New York, NY
Dec 2000 - May 2001

Maintenance of load-balanced web service on several large clusters of Linux machines
Maintenance of web, DNS, mail and other services on the corporate internal network
Guarantee of site security through timely software updates and use of security best practice
Helpdesk support for corporate employees
Management of a staff of technicians

Unix System Administrator
Mamamedia.com, New York, NY
Apr 2000 - Dec 2000

Teaching Assistant
Rutgers University Department of Computer Science, New Brunswick, NJ
Sep 1998 - May 1999

Preparation of weekly lectures for two sections of course "Introduction to Computer Science"
Administration of quizzes and evaluation of student assignments
Donation of personal time for extra tutoring sessions and large review sessions

Education

B.S. Computer Science
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
May 1999

References & code samples

Available upon request