R Keith Beal
r@cmss.com
20 A Dexter Street
Derry, NH 03038
(603)
216-2821
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Project
management and team leadership
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Object-Oriented
Analysis & Design and Mentoring
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Development
in C#, C/C++ MFC, VisualBASIC, Intel and Motorola Assembler
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Database
Design and Programming with SQL Server, Oracle, MS Access, MySQL and ODBC
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Porting
between DOS, Windows, MacIntosh and UNIX and embedded platforms
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Real-time
Embedded Platforms
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Built in
test
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Real-time
Control
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Robotics
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Data
Acquisition
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Digital Signal
Processing (DSP)
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Image
Processing
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Serial and
Network Protocols
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Device
Drivers and Firmware
Founded CMSS as a Software Engineering consultancy and VAR. In 1994 CMSS added ISP and hosting services. CMSS focused on the biotech, network, database and embedded projects working on fixed-bid and time-and-materials basis.
Served as a key contributor, team leader and project manager and technical communicator. Project experience is varied and has ranged from real-time multi-threaded and embedded software to sophisticated user interfaces including Web, GUI and command line interfaces. Helped teams to a shared vision of the project goals kept the team on the assigned track. Served as a customer and inter-departmental liaison. Wrote proposals, functional specifications, developed project plans and design documentation. Worked with technical writers to produce documentation that is clear and focused. Worked as a key contributor in architecture, design and development. Worked on all phases of software product lifecycles.
CMSS clients and projects include:
OUTERLINK CORPORATION: PocketPC .NET application
development.
POLYMORF CORPORATION: .NET Dry-cleaning application
development.
OUTERLINK CORPORATION: Windows CE-based Satellite
Transceiver development and team lead.
GENERAL EASTERN: Windows CE-based Precision
Hygrometer development.
PITNEY-BOWES: Windows CE-based Postage Meter development and project lead.
INTERNET CLASS: Wireless Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and test tools development.
SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL: Hierarchical storage area network for streaming video.
CADEC: Windows CE Wireless fleet management system.
EMPIRIX: Multi-mode switch and router load testing software.
WIRED EMPIRE: Internet bulk mail delivery tools and team lead.
BIOTAGE: Robotic parallel HPLC development.
EZENIA': Videoconferencing MCU/Gateway development and UI enhancement.
CEREP: Extraction from instrument data files, data normalization and Chemical Information Systems.
NEUROGEN: Artificially intelligent pharmaceutical discovery system; Synthesis, Purification and HTS in an FDA environment.
WILDFIRE COMMUNICATIONS: Porting Speech-based PBX from UNIX to Windows NT.
PICTURETEL: Videoconferencing software design and development.
CRAFTSMAN DATA SYSTEMS: Reliable serial file transfer software.
XEROX IMAGING SYSTEMS: InstallShield programming for OCR application software.
BBN: Macintosh to Windows porting of Gateway and server management software.
NESTOR: Document imaging and OCR indexing application software.
DATA GENERAL CORPORATION: Client/Server imaging application development and project management.
NEW ENGLAND BUSINESS SYSTEMS: Accounting data file conversion.
BLACK DIAMOND CONSULTING: High-performance image warping and morphing library.
LANCORP: UNIX Motor Vehicle Registration distributed application development and team lead.
APPLICATION SYSTEMS CORPORATION: Windows graphics server.
SSERACOR: HPLC for Gelatin Chromatography process optimization and scale-up.
OPERA SYSTEMS: OS/2 hierarchical storage management.
DYNAMICS RESEARCH CORPORATION: Logistics Expert System design and development.
BIOTAGE: Control, calibration and DSP code for multi-stream UV photo spectrometer.
SYMBIO SYSTEMS: Laboratory instrument data file format reverse engineering.
TASC: Real-estate Multiple Listing Service (MLS) reporting and CMA package.
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION: Performance modeling and system sizing application.
WEATHER SYSTEMS INCORPORATED: Broadcast weather imagery animation.
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY: Lotus Notes document imaging and hierarchical storage management.
LOTUS DEVELOPMENT: Object-oriented API automated test tool development and team lead.
WANG FEDERAL SYSTEMS: Secure imaging and network storage application.
LOTUS DEVELOPMENT: GUI spreadsheet development.
Co-founded X Technology Corporation (XTC.) Served as VP of Engineering and a key contributor to the development of X Windows servers for high-end graphics co-processors. XTC produced servers for SCO, BSD and XENIX.
Worked as a consultant and contract programmer for The Systems Group, New Boston Systems and The Registry contract agencies.
Developed software for real-time handprint recognition. Worked on a team that coined the phrase "Pen Computing" and after a series of acquisitions became the core of the Wang Freestyle group.
Engineered hardware and software for portable thermal printing terminals and portable PCs. Projects included real-time control and ROM BIOS development.
Designed hardware and software products for expanding the KIM-1 single-board computers. Duties also served a technical editor for Micro Magazine. Micro was an early hobbyist magazine dedicated to 6502-based personal computers.
Designed hardware and software for clinical chemistry instruments.
Undergraduate and Graduate coursework EE/CS.
Undergraduate coursework EE/CS.
College preparation with advanced independent study in Computer Science/Math
Available upon request.