Brian M. Nelson

612 Malden Ave E Apt. #2
Seattle, WA 98112
(206) 890-4765
nelson@bignachos.com

Experience

• Catch Media, Inc., June 2003 - Present

  Lead Software Developer:

  • Designed and maintain the "Killer Media Application" (KMA) embedded Linux-based GUI software written in C++ using Qt.
  • Developed the build system used for KMA and maintain a custom package archive and system installer. Act as release manager for coordinating stable and development releases.
  • Assisted in development of the recording backend, particularly with developing algorithms for screen change detection.
  • Modified Qt/Embedded to display KMA on a custom video chip designed by Vweb using that chip's On-Screen Display functionality.

• Debian GNU/Linux, July 2002 - Present

  Package Developer: Contribute and maintain several software packages and documentation to the Debian GNU/Linux distribution on a volunteer basis. Also act as an Application Manager and a Front Desk member for the Debian New Maintainer program.

• Fern Engineering Inc., Pocasset, Massachusetts, August 2002 - Present

  Programming Consultant: Provide remote support and maintenance of my authored software via telecommunication.

• Fern Engineering Inc., Pocasset, MA, June 1997 - August 2002

  Software Engineer:

  • Developed a cross-platform graphical user interface in C++ with Qt for Fern's PEGASYS performance monitoring software suite.
  • Developed software in C++ with MFC that provided a graphical user interface and collected real-time data from a database, performed performance optimization calculations, and returned the output to an Excel spreadsheet.
  • Developed Ladder Logic code for Allen-Bradley PLC's for controlling a gas turbine inlet fogging skid. Traveled onsite to several locations to assist and debug in field installation tests.
  • Developed software to predict and compare the effects of various methods of water injection in General Electric LM2500 marine gas turbines for the U.S. Navy, and produced extensive technical documentation to vindicate my results.
  • Implemented steam turbine and centrifugal pump performance monitoring in Fern's PEGASYS performance monitoring software suite.

Skills

Programming Languages: C++, C, Python, Perl, Bash shell, SQL, Java, Visual Basic, BASIC, FORTRAN, Ladder Logic, and Pascal
Programming Toolkits: Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), Trolltech's Qt, ADAPTIVE Communication Environment (ACE)
Administration: Apache, Bind, Exim, Postfix, Courier IMAP, CVS, MySQL, OpenSSH, Subversion
Text formatting: XML, HTML, SGML, TeX, LaTeX, DocBook

Education

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, concentration in Aerospace Engineering, May 2000