Personal/Resume

Roger Clark (PDF: http://drano.org/resume.pdf)

C/C++ Windows Developer

Email: rogerclark at gmail.com

Location: Columbus, OH

Phone: 1 606 922 7207

Programming Skills

General

C language and the Standard Library
C++ and the STL, Boost libraries
Strong familiarity with abstract data structures
Operating system internals and development
Compiler/interpreter construction with lex/yacc (and flex/bison)
Some experience with game development with OpenGL

Windows

C/C++ with Visual Studio 6, Visual Studio.NET, and Visual Studio 2005/2008
Cygwin and mingw32 toolset
Windows API and COM, MFC, ATL, WTL
Windows 64-bit portability
PocketPC/Windows Mobile 5 and 6
Network programming (Winsock, WinInet, etc.)
DirectInput, some Direct3D experience
.NET 1.1, 2.0, 3.0 (C#, VB.NET, C++/CLI, IL)

Mac OS X

Cocoa (Objective-C)
Carbon (C/C++)
AppleScript

UNIX/Linux

X11 and related libraries
GNOME 2 and the Gtk+ 2 platform
Mono development platform (.NET)
KDE 3, KDE 4 and Qt
Network development (BSD sockets, etc.)
Various open source application packages and libraries

Web Development

PHP4, PHP5, related technologies
Numerous PHP applications, including phpBB, MediaWiki, Drupal, and others
HTML 4, XHTML, CSS, JScript/JavaScript, ActionScript
XML/XSLT
Dynamic web technologies; AJAX, JSON

Network Protocols

Internet staples including HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, IRC
AOL Instant Messenger (TOC, OSCAR)
Jabber/XMPP
SIP/SIMPLE

Databases

MySQL 3.x, 4.x, 5.x (C/C++ API)
SQLite (C/C++)

Professional Experience

Long-Term Employment

LiveResponse / SupportSuite - CRM and Helpdesk Software - Kayako Infotech Ltd., Aniki Exports (2006-present)

Integrated sipXtapi VoIP library into a live customer support application, written in C++ with the Windows API, MFC, and the C++ standard library. Performing integration of other technologies (such as open source libraries like GNU Aspell for spellchecking, libcurl for network communication) as well as continued application design and maintenance. Developed several web applications. Currently managing the development of our next-generation desktop support application.

Independent Consulting

MyPassword/EmpowerID - The Dot Net Factory (October 2006)

Performed maintenance (bug fixes and feature additions) to a Windows GINA extension used by an Active Directory password and identity management suite

Screenie - Windows Shareware Utility - Carl Corcoran (2005)

Developed a Windows shareware application for manipulating screenshot images, written in C++ with the Windows API, WTL, and the C++ standard library. Features inline cropping, resizing, renaming, and automatic FTP upload.

The project has since become freeware, and maintenance continues. Used internally by Kayako and other companies.

PHP Photo Gallery - PHP 4/MySQL 4 - Nancy Price Photography (2005)

Developed an image gallery for display of photos and purchase of prints, designed for use by the customers of a professional photographer. Featured a multi-user administration system, customer records with temporary viewing accounts, image resizing, watermarking, and packaging in .ZIP files.

Other Experience

Caste - Secure Filesharing System (2004-2006)

Worked with a small team of developers toward building a protocol and client/server node-based system for a secure filesharing network. The software was intended for use by small groups of trusted users. Written in C++ with the STL for Windows and Unix.

Lavos - Operating System Project (2005)

Worked on a for-fun project to create a prototype operating system (with primitive threading, virtual memory and scheduling) in Intel x86 assembly, C, and C++. Used gcc and the GNU toolset, NASM, Visual Studio 2005, QEMU and VMWare.

Imbryo - Instant Messaging Client (2004-2005)

Developed a framework for a multi-protocol instant messaging client, which initially supported the AOL IM "TOC" protocol, and later the AOL IM "OSCAR" protocol. Written in C++ with Boost and the STL.

References (both professional and non-professional) are available upon request.

Personal Activities and Interests

An ongoing personal education and hobby in computer science and systems programming, specifically compilers and operating systems
EFNet #WinProg (Windows programming IRC channel) – operator/contributor since 1999
Electronic music (arrangement and DSP/synthesis)
Video games, game system emulation and game development
Physics, mathematics, linguistics, psychology and sociology
Active in the nationwide Dance Dance Revolution community and competitive dance game scene. Hosted, participated in – and won – numerous tournaments around the country
Administrator of the Ohio Dance Dance Revolution forum at http://www.oddr.net/
Personal homepage based on Wiki software