MICHAEL D. BEST
907 Dimmocks Mill Road
Hillsborough, NC 27278
(919)643-3031

Objective:A position with a software development company where strong teamwork, problem solving, and self-motivation would be needed.

Summary

Software engineer with over ten years of experience in product design and development. Have worked with a variety of languages, platforms, and projects-large and small. Innovative in improving the efficiency, clarity, and robustness of everything from utility programs to real-time systems. A team player-sharing knowledge through producing clear documentation, leading and participating in design discussions, and providing technical assistance especially during crunch time. Areas of technical expertise include:

LANGUAGES: C++, C, HTML, Tcl, x86 Assembler, Javascript, BASIC
PLATFORMS: Unix (Solaris, BSDI, Linux), Windows (NT, 95, 3.1), OS/2, MS-DOS
TOOLS: Sun WorkShop, Orbix (CORBA), Roguewave, Visual C++, Borland C++

Employment History

February 1998 to Present
Reciprocal, Morrisville, NC
Software Engineer -- C++, Sun Workshop, Roguewave, Oracle, Solaris, Orbix (CORBA)
Developed and enhanced real-time transaction and permit-generation system. Produced efficient, readable, and organized core utility code with powerful configuration and detailed logging. Assisted team in designing and building project from the ground up.

February 1996 to January 1998
IBM, Research Triangle Park, NC (under contract)
Software Engineer -- C++, Zinc, OWL, OS/2, Windows 3.1, 95, NT
Assisted in development of installation and configuration software for PC servers. Developed user interface screens, optimized low-level functions and helped maintain and debug existing code.

June 1995 to December 1995
IBM, Research Triangle Park, NC (under contract)
Software Engineer -- C, C++, MFC, Windows 3.1, 95
Developed, debugged and tested Winsock TCP/IP applications for IBM Internet Connection for Windows. November 1993 to March 1995
Bhaktivendanta Book Trust International, Stockholm, SE
Software Engineer -- C, C++, DOS, Deskview. Telecommuted
Converted code from C to C++. Debugged, improved, and assisted in Internet-enabling internal real-time email/conferencing system. Designed and developed a user friendly front-end.

Additional Experience
August 1995 to Present (Hobbyist) C, C++, HTML, Tcl, Javasript, Netscape, Windows, Unix. Designed, developed and maintained a conferencing system on the Web. Created a Windows (3.1, 95, NT) program that allows offline access to the conferencing system.

July 1986 to October 1993 (Freelance Programmer, Student) C, C++, Assembler, BASIC, DOS, Windows, Unix. Designed and developed software for typesetting Sanskrit text and developed software for calculating and printing astronomical data. Created software for book indexing and cross-referencing. Converted systems and code from Unix to Windows. Created a program for calculating employee timesheets, another for formatting price lists, TSRs for printing address labels and dialing phone numbers, etc.