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| Ken Scott - Software Architect |
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Silicon Valley, USA |
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650 269 4733 (USA) |
| email: |
ken.scott-at-ideawerks.com |
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Currently accepting contract or permanent employment offers |
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Over 20 years of experience in software
engineering |
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Leadership experience on projects of all
sizes |
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Object- and pattern-oriented development
since 1987 |
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Java developer since 1996 - currently-shipping
products use J2EE, J2SE, and J2ME |
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Fully-custom micro-servers, web applications
& services, and server components |
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Custom applications and GUI components (J2EE,
J2SE & J2ME) |
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InfoSpace Mobile Tournament Platform:
a large-scale mobile entertainment server |
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Fortress:
a large-scale interactive entertainment server (now owned by InfoSpace, Inc.) |
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GeneXpert:
an automated genetic testing and biothreat detection system |
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SmartCycler:
a DNA analysis application |
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POP.X: a large-scale game/community server |
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Synchronize: a net-based calendaring client |
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AutoRad: a radiology viewing station |
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MovieWorks:
a QuickTime presentation/animation application |
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MovieMovie: a QuickTime-compatible video
capture card and software |
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Various display cards at Sigma Designs and
E-Machines |
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QuickView Studio: a pre-QuickTime video digitizer
card and software |
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DiscPassage: a multimedia CD-ROM navigator |
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ColorFreeze: a still-image video capture
application |
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ColorSep: a prepress color correction application |
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| Over 20 years of experience in hands-on software
engineering and engineering leadership |
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2003-2006, InfoSpace Games (North American Games Studio - San Mateo, CA) |
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Chief Architect |
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Formerly Atlas Mobile, Inc. - acquired by InfoSpace, Inc. in 2004 |
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Co-inventor of the InfoSpace Mobile Tournament Platform, a
large-scale mobile entertainment server for tournament-oriented
cellphone games. Play Games, Win Prizes! |
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Designed and implemented client architectures for BREW (C++) and J2ME (Java),
J2EE server architectures, client-server transactions, database access, tournament
operation and matching, prize awards, customer relationship management |
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2002-2003, Valdero Inc.
(Palo Alto, CA) |
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Independent Consultant |
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Human interface design and implementation for a web-based supply-chain-management system |
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2000-2003, XadrA LLC (Silicon Valley, USA) (now a
division of Infospace Games) |
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Cofounder - CTO |
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All assets of XadrA LLC were acquired by InfoSpace, Inc. in 2004 |
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Co-designer and implementer of Fortress™,
a large-scale server for internet-based multiplayer games and online communities |
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Designed and implemented subsystems for multiplayer
virtual rooms, instant messaging, auto-matching, user personalization,
and persistent shared objects |
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Implemented client-side libraries for Flash, Java
2 Standard Edition (J2SE) and Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) |
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1999-2002, Cepheid,
Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) |
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Consultant |
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Architect for GUI applications: SmartCycler™
and GeneXpert™ |
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Adapted GeneXpert™ for automated bio-threat detection in
all U.S. Post Offices |
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2000, E*Trade
(San Francisco, CA) |
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Consultant |
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Designed and developed GUI application for power day-traders |
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1998-2000, Force5
Software, Inc. (Cupertino, CA) |
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Consultant |
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Designed and developed GUI components for JCloak
(a 100% Pure Java bytecode obfuscator) |
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1999, Nickelodeon
Online (Foster City, CA) |
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Consultant |
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Developed multi-player games and online community
infrastructure |
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1998-2000, HearMe.com
(Mountain View, CA) |
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Consultant |
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Member of the team that developed the POP.X framework
for online games and communities |
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Developed POP.X Groups and POP.X Places frameworks |
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1998, Vasona Systems, Inc. (Los
Gatos, CA) |
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Consultant |
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Principal user interface architect |
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Developed Java client application framework based
upon JFC for an e-commerce system (medical authorization) |
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Developed user interface and middleware for client-server
database interface (application, servlets, & JNI) |
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1997-1998, Advancel
Logic Corp. (San Jose, CA) |
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Director of Software Development |
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Developed I/O device drivers for JavaOS |
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Developed power-on self-test code for microJava-501
(the first Java Chip from Sun) |
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Software architect for TinyJ Java Chip |
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1997, Telepost, Inc. (Santa Cruz,
CA) |
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Consultant |
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Developed Java application for online teleconference
management system |
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Developed Java version of SCAMP interface
(a low-level transport protocol) |
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1995-1997, Crosswind
Technologies, Inc. (Santa Cruz, CA) |
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Consultant |
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Ported Windows-based calendaring client to MacOS
(C++) |
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Developed prototype Java calendaring/groupware client |
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1994-1995,
Cemax-Icon,
Inc. (Fremont, CA) |
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Senior Software Engineer |
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Lead designer/developer of AutoRad, a revolutionary radiology viewing station.
AutoRad was a giant leap forward for this market - a full generation ahead of all
competitors. |
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Primary designer of AutoRad's user interface, as well as the platform-independent
object framework in C++ for user interface, remote file access,
transport-independent networking, and legacy system interoperability. |
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Original company (Icon Medical Systems) was acquired by Cemax,
then 3M, then Kodak, primarily to acquire AutoRad workstation technology.
Sales went from $6M/year before AutoRad to $40M/year in the first
year after AutoRad's release, then jumped to $200M in the second
year. (later results not known) |
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1994, Expansion Systems
(Fremont, CA) |
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Consultant |
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Developed a prototype video editing application
(VideoFlyer) for SGI Indy (OSF/Motif) |
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1993, Interactive
Solutions, Inc. (Pleasanton, CA) |
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Director of Research and
Development |
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Directed design and development of MovieWorks,
a QuickTime presentation/animation application (C++) |
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1992-1993, Sigma Designs, Inc. (Fremont, CA) |
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Engineering Manager |
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Directed development of a range of graphic display
and video capture cards |
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Directed development of multimedia architectures
for Macintosh and PC |
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1990-1992, E-Machines,
Inc. (Beaverton, OR) |
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Senior Engineer |
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Directed development of hardware and drivers for
several video display, video capture, and networking cards |
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1990, CMC Research, Inc.
(Tigard, OR) |
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Consultant |
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Ported DiscPassage (a multimedia CD-ROM navigation
application) from DOS to MacOS |
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1989-1990, PIXL, Inc. (Seattle, WA) |
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Senior Software Engineer |
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Leader of software development team |
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Designed and developed software for an embedded
"Media Computer" to support non-linear video editing on Macintosh |
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1987-1989, Computer Friends,
Inc. (Beaverton, OR) |
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Senior Software Engineer |
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Lead engineer on a team that developed a wide range
of applications and drivers for MacOS |
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1981-1987, Floating Point
Systems, Inc. (Beaverton, OR) |
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Various Positions |
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Collaborated on system architecture specifications for minisupercomputers
and massively-parallel supercomputers with exotic interconnect architectures (hypercube, mesh, grid, etc.) |
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1981: Bachelor of Science, Electronics Engineering Technology |
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DeVry Institute of Technology, Phoenix, AZ |
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