Mark Beaulieu
(858) 232 4526 markbeau@me.com 903 Ranrido Dr, Escondido CA November
2009
Software application director who collaborates with and leads wireless innovation and practical solutions through successful combination of technical knowledge, artistic skill, motivating and focusing teams, following through detail to complete shipping products. Solve complex problems in wireless web and services applications, producing expected revenue, while looking ahead to build lasting engineering and organizational changes to sustain further growth. Proven development skills in software projects based on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, .NET, BREW, J2ME, iPhone, 802.11 WiFi, UNIX, CDMA, GSM, WiMax, LTE wireless systems. Excellent experience in technical management, architecture, code development, professional services, and technical marketing.
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Experience Wireless
Internet & Web Mobile
Telecommunications Software
Applications Database
Development User
Interaction & Testing |
Responsibilities Chief
Wireless Architect Director
Engineering Technology Lead Software
Developer Business
Development Project
Management |
Creative and resourceful solutions to complex interdepartmental challenges; track-record of successful systems; direct end-customer & partner relationships; leadership skills, develop close-knit production team; rapid prototyping; and deliver products to new markets especially combining application software with 2G, 3G, and 4G telecommunications. Research knowledge encompasses wireless, multimedia, software development, and database technologies, financial and marketing planning. Well versed in industry trends, commercial forces, and end-user targets with extremely strong writing, communication, mentoring, interpersonal, and teaching skills.
Development
environments: C, C++, C#, .NET, XCODE, Perl, Java, Windows – XP, Vista,
Windows 7, ASP, UNIX, Linux, Mac OS X, iPhone SDK, BREW, J2ME, Magic Cap, NT,
Objective C, Object-oriented C, Visual Studio 2005, Eclipse, Visual Basic, MS
Access, SQL Server, HTML, XML, WML, i-mode, Telescript. Applications Developed: Wireless device management,
tracking servers, wireless mobile applications, Internet client & web
servers, multiplatform device gateway and database, Avaya and Rockwell voice
switching, near realtime application servers, LBS mapping, user interface,
spreadsheets, contractor dispatch, typesetting, parsing tools, web maintenance
tools, graphic and font editors, database publishing. Industries:
business, sports, gaming, publishing, police operations, civic inspection,
stock market trading, travel guides, weather, airline reservations. Media
Tools: Visio & OmniGraffle, Final Cut Pro, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, FrameMaker,
Photoshop, Illustrator, FrontPage, Flash, Dreamweaver, Dashcode, SuperCard,
Revolution, Soundedit.
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Director SW Engineering January 30, 2006 -
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Transformed development team from 12 to 34 software engineers improving process, quality, technology, productivity, morale to make practical, factory, and innovative software for an innovative wireless data modem company and a demanding industry. www.novatelwireless.com · Crossed company teams to produce solutions by envisioning the next generation connection management system, GPS/LBS, device tracking, MiFi system architecture, and application portfolio. · Building and managing highly effective engineering teams while hiring key talent while improving less effective engineers. · Analyzed and fixed core problems in client and driver architecture. · Corrected problem tools architecture and development process while improving and saving costs in Asian factory provisioning. · Led key team leads with plan to make first GPS products giving company 1 year industry lead. Led all vendor and Sprint/Verizon & GSM operators. Represented company at Apple WWDC, O’Reilley Where 2.0 / Google conferences. · Initiated server product, hired and directed server and database system design as applications for wireless modems. · Expert in GPS and LBS technology and solutions contributing to GSM standards groups. · Researched next generation wireless application opportunities. · Influenced customers and vendors ranging from Dell to Qualcomm. · Operator technical planning with Sprint, Verizon, and Vodafone. · Traveled to Europe to improve EMEA products and contribute to wireless notebook and modem standards for GSMA. · Proposed AoP SW plan saving the company millions of dollars in infrastructure while creating a revenue source with business model. · Contributed to three patents around personal wireless architecture. ·
Provided technical vision/strategy influential
to company direction. |
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Senior Software Manager June
9, 2005 – January 15, 2006
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Managed development of J2ME and BREW handset applications worldwide. Directed 9 engineers and QA in US, and 22 in Bangalore, India. Mentored, trained employees on key server and wireless Internet. Customer facing, resolving numerous operational issues day to day. Worked closely with founders. http://www.embience.com/ § Analyzed, wrote specification for both Content Automation Tool, handset DB and directed team to refactor wireless platform to reach over 100 handsets. § Demonstrated
technology to clients and obtained contracts. § Wrote
clear specifications, project management plans to coordinate US, Bangalore
and moving customer requirements. § Contributed to user interface, marketing, & business development. |
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Senior Software Engineer |
Developed IP-networked, real-time wireless software on BREW & J2ME platforms in C++ and C. Specified and wrote code for sports, gambling and entertainment applications and server infrastructure with close-knit creative, development and testing team. www.digitalorchid.com § Architected, prototyped in C# .NET automated content SOA replacement for content generation application server designed to reach over 60 different handsets from one server. § Wrote encrypted transaction system for Caliente Spanish gambling; realtime NHL sports server for 15 simultaneous games. § Wrote realtime stream processor and replayer for NASCAR permitting 43 cars to display GPS & telemetry on wireless phones. § Mentored employees on server, wireless Internet, & NSTL testing. § Designed
wireless database language, wireless markup language. Restructured handset,
carrier and product databases and tools. |
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Director Enterprise
Projects
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Developed enterprise software projects and created training program for Qualcomm’s Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW). Division closed down in 6 months. http://brew.qualcomm.com § Initiated
key meetings with key enterprise customers. With IBM, researched client,
server, and tools resulting in strategic partnership providing a standard
platform and industry recognition. § Made
strategic changes to server architecture. (patent pending) § Developed
BREW training program, served as lead instructor, attracted enterprise
customers. § Hired
team and created process to engage multiple enterprises. § Analyzed
competitive and partner technology architectures. § Introduced
key server for wireless Internet mechanics. |
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Chief Wireless Architect
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Developed J2EE wireless application server technology for Lutris based on the open source Enhydra Application Server. Enhydra uses XMLC as a wireless publishing model for Java three tier architectures. Worked across all lines of the company in consulting services and in pre-sales engineering, produced vertical market plans, wrote white papers. Presented at conferences and trade shows. § Developed wireless targeted services program that supported sales. § Wrote Java server code and directed wireless demos. Extended server platform architecture to include GPS and i-mode. § Educated company on wireless technology and business. |
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Senior Software Engineer
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Designed and programmed over a dozen wireless handheld Internet SQL applications working directly with customers, development, and VARs. Provided innovative wireless user interfaces and data access software for the DataRover handheld communicator using 802.11b wireless Ethernet. § Developed
in C MagicCap Remote Access Kit to rapidly develop handheld applications that
communicate with corporate databases. § Designed SQL databases for MS SQL Server, MSAccess, Oracle. § Rapidly
built and documented numerous business applications for field use -
ticketing, inspection, dispatch, monitoring, health care. |
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Director of Product
Development
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Directed the Java-based design for a family of Internet, Intranet, and Extranet travel guides, enabling licensed affiliate web sites to deliver unique editorial and advertising destination content in 25 languages. § Wrote key planning documents, RFP, proof of concept. § Produced product release and winning affiliate business plan. § Balanced
business objectives with current technology in making build and buy
decisions. Defined and acquired tools. |
Senior Software Engineer
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Designed, programmed, prototyped new PDA products Magic Cap and Telescript systems using the Macintosh MPW. § Produced Official Airlines Guide (OAG) FlightLine, NTN game service, PCFN MagicBroker stock and option trading, and Farcast personal news service. Work included concept, interface, coding, and focus group testing. § Contracted outside user interface companies, wrote specifications for client legacy servers, and managed ISV software suppliers. |
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Founder/Technology
Director |
Founded, researched, programmed, marketed The Digital
Cities Restaurant Guide, an in-depth geocoded personal digital assistant
application based in HyperCard and SuperCard. Its innovative map-based
interface was featured in Wired Magazine July 1993. Developed web tools
including a unique template based parser, .ASP server and Access/SQL database
to operate a 1,000,000 hit a month web site. Expanded business to three counties.
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Senior Software Engineer/
metaphor |
Made visual software applications which communicate and controlled by a Capsule™. Used object-based C in a UNIX development environment. § Designed, coded, and presented spreadsheet to customers. Innovations in user interface and with time calculation functions. § Managed multilingual spelling checker implementation. § Investigated multimedia plans for Patriot Partners - Apple & IBM. § Planned 3rd party development program, coordinated IBM localization development, including UNICODE planning. § Created
multi-platform multimedia center. Created early QuickTime movie "The
Revolution will not be Televised.” |
EDUCATION
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Post Graduate |
Ph.D. (begun) in Computer Science at University of
California, Irvine. (TA) |
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Graduate |
M.F.A. with honors from University of California at Davis.
(TA) |
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Undergraduate |
B.A. with honors from Trinity University, San Antonio,
Texas |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Author 2002 |
Researched and wrote Wireless
Internet Applications and Architecture (Addison Wesley, December 2001)
with teacher support guide for colleges. Comprehensive 632 page three part
book explains software and telecommunications development process. Part I,
the Introduction to the Wireless Internet covers principles and wireless
opportunities featuring an in-depth analysis of i-mode. Part II, Wireless
Internet Applications describes process, personas and examples for every
wireless device family. Part III, Wireless Internet Architecture,
shows server and development solutions using XML and application servers. |
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Co-Author 1993 |
Co-authored and researched Multimedia,
Demystified a comprehensive, highly popular 288-page book revealing the
roles and processes involved in creating the full range of industry
multimedia projects. Produced for Apple Computer’s Multimedia Development
Program. Widely used as a teaching reference. (Apple Press, 1993; Random
House 2nd edition, 1994). |
1978-1986
Aldus (now Adobe), Forethought (now Microsoft), Island Graphics, Via
Video, ViewTech, Metatext, Media Plan, and Canon.
Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineering Manager, Project Lead, Programmer, Analyst
- Wrote commercial
and prototype software in C, Pascal and object-oriented C for typographic,
publishing, graphics, user interface, and dispatch systems.
- Analyzed wide
range of technologies and strategic directions, proposed detailed studies
that led to successful new generations of products. Wrote white papers,
produced competitive analysis video reports for both engineering and
marketing organizations.
- Co-founded
Metatext, a prepress time-sharing computer typesetting and services
company. Produced the highest quality of computer typesetting composition
software for its time. Created database publishing software and engineered
a Spanish version for a distributor in Mexico.
Conferences CTIA, CES, TED, Apple WWDC, Where 2.0, SIGGRAPH,
Digital World, TAPE1, Seybold Publishing,
Contributor GSMA 3G in Notebooks standards in GPS and concurrency issues
Artist 16mm film, photography, digital printing, digital video, computer graphics, large scale super-realistic painting in collections.
Educator Developed Wireless Internet
syllabus, Taught first BREW courses at Qualcomm 2001. Developed and taught
"Understanding Media: The Individual and Society with Marshall McLuhan” at
SFSU Multimedia Studies Program 1Q,3Q 1996.
Resume of Mark Beaulieu can
be found at http://www.digitallantern.net/wiaa/mb.htm