Sean M. Kelly
P.O. Box 18202 San Jose, Ca 95158-8202
(408) 578-8888 sean@inreview.com
Objective
I am seeking a challenging environment to take advantage of my many talents and assets for firmware, bios, software, Internet development work, and project/team management roles. I enjoy researching new areas of development. I am a:
Team leader and systems architect
Solid team player or independent developer
Strong communicator, quick learner, abstract thinker
Creative, detail-oriented, analytical problem solver
Technical writer
Disciplined software engineer
Linux & Windows server Administrator
Web Design & Production
Hand-coded D/HTML, JavaScript, CGI (Perl 4/5 / C); Graphics (JPG/GIF/PNG), icons & fonts; I use PHP, ASP, JSP, Servlets, XML, XSL/T, SQL and some Cold Fusion and VB Script.
Worked on: argoentrgoup.com, onemetroplace.com, siliconvalley.com, probeparts.com, inreview.com, dvdchannelnews.com, psyphire.com, promise.com, citadel.com
Software Engineering
ASM, C, shell scripts, Perl, Java, Pascal on DOS/`95, M68332, MIPS, 80x86 platforms, Visual C++ win32, MFC (Doc/view, Dialog, Wizard, Console); Applications include I/O (PIO/DMA), block (disk) device drivers, Stepper Motor speed control, monochromatic bitmap area-sample reduction scaling & rotation, hardware detection, serial communication protocols, client-server applications, web services, P2P, data encryption and compression.
Software Tools
Win 3.x, `9x, NT, Linux & Unix, Office, Photoshop, Visio, FTP, SSH, telnet, Sybase Power Designer, IBM Eclipse IDE, Source Safe, Visual Studio, MSDN Tools, SQL Server & MySQL databases.
Audio & Video Systems
I have in-depth knowledge of HD and SD digital and analog video and audio signal source, routing, conversion and display solutions. I have worked with everything from $2,000 plasma screens to $100,000 digital projectors, $1000 home audio to $25,000 professional digital audio systems. I can handle edit suites, broadcast centers, D-Cinema theaters, individual attraction screens and other specialty audible/visuals. HD/SD SDI, CAV/YBR, RGB, VGA, AES, AC3, DTS, balances & unbalanced stereo, home & professional, monitors, speaker selections.
Professional Experience
Systems Architect & Engineering Manager
Argo Entertainment Group, Inc. - Campbell, Ca; 4/03 – Present
http://www.argoentgroup.com/ & http://www.onemetroplace.com/
Provided complete development cycle, support and implementation for the concept, research, planning, budgeting and integration of all technical resources and IT strategy for this company. This was a huge job to tackle that can almost only be fully appreciated in person. Some accomplishments include:
Created website deployment strategy for corporate and consumer support sites
Researched and identified display, technology and software solutions for Metropolis Shopping & Entertainment theater now open in Westfield Oakridge Mall (Blossom hill Rd, San Jose, Ca.)
Recruited, hired and managed engineering team members and software contractors
Supervised complete development and rollout cycle to ensure adherence to project plan and schedule
Specified and implemented complete system integration including digital HD video and audio systems, TCP/IP network backbone, wireless site to site communications, 3rd party equipment interconnection, low level driver support, web server administration, database architecture and maintenance, site operational procedures
Managed vendor relationships and expedited delivery, responsible for a $350,000 IT budget, from concept to deployable solutions in less than 3 months of research and preliminary development work, all technical documentation and project specifications delivered to contractors.
Software technologies incorporated include custom kernel build for embedded Linux, custom Linux USB device drivers, database driven Java content server, synchronization middleware between media servers, client terminals and website, XML/XSL/SQL architecture website, DHTML for rich UI experiences, custom full screen Internet Explorer derived application and more.
Hardware technologies include HD and SD projection and plasma display systems (from 42” plasma to 22’ HD main screen) including custom mounting and optical solutions for never-before-seen visual effects at the shopping mall, mechanical interfacing with custom hardware solutions, bracket & mounting solutions for various components, touch screen tablet PC devices with magnetic swipe card readers, all cabling and termination including Cat-5, coaxial HDSDI and AES, balanced audio with XLR and BNC connections, 12VDC distributed power system with software interfaced activation, RGB LED lighting effects, full feature auditorium audio system
IT Systems Architect
Enterprise Broadcasting Corporation - Scotts Valley, Ca; 7/01 – 10/01
http://www.ebc.cc/ (Defunct)
Hired as a database and web technology expert, my function with this company was to analyze the web deployment strategy, research and propose solutions and document the process. I spent the majority of my time writing the technical implementation specification document for a web-client application that would wrap a skin around normal HTML-based content in an effort to strictly control the user's browsing experience on a closed network HTTP server.
Web Engineer
KnightRidder Digital - San Jose, Ca; 7/00 – 7/01
http://www.siliconvalley.com/
Development of all Perl, JavaScript, HTML and graphical materials for normal site maintenance as well as new, interactive features for the site
Worked closely with a variety of Application Service Providers to integrate a number of high profile services into the site (stock ticker & quotes, email, print and data storage and forums)
Prototyped dozens of designs then produced all HTML & graphics to bring the site up to speed in terms of appearance and organization
Deployed several web-based tools for site administrators and editors to manage content effectively
Experiences include: RDBMS (Oracle, SQL, Sequel Server 7, Access), Cold Fusion, PHP, Linux & administration, Apache & Netscape web servers, Tomcat & Java development, ListServ and email distribution systems, 3rd party Application Service Provider integration, search engine ranking, and RSS (XML) content sharing
Co-founder / VP & CTO
Psyphire Productions - Sunnyvale, Ca; 3/99 - Present
http://www.psyphire.com/
Joint venture seeking to diversify interests in media and Internet technology
Strategic planning, technical advisement, chief development, prototyping, production and maintenance of sites, servers and custom application projects
Opened web hosting server to public running 3 systems including Linux web and name servers, currently hosting a dozen clients’ websites
Site: www.dvdchannelnews.com work includes graphic & layout design, plus Perl CGI backbone: search engine, document server (with web-based content management), file database, interactive discussion forums, advertiser management & statistical tracking system, cookie-based user account login for preferences and member-only features
Firmware/Software Engineer
Powis Parker, Inc. - Berkeley, Ca; 6/99 – 7/00
http://www.powis.com/
Took over as primary project engineer for existing printer product F/W for a Motorola 68332 microprocessor (some 200K + lines of code) on custom board with QSPI & digital/analog conversion devices attached
Used SDS CrossCode C compiler & Linker (v5.5-7.0), since acquired by Wind River; updated code for new compiler/linker compliance
Researched interface properties for Motorola QSPI, RS-232 serial, and LCD components
Created and implemented EVT/DVT test suites, as well as wrote initial project documentation & specification from source code notes
Added features to the product’s UI interface and back end support for monochromatic bitmap data transport, compression and storage into EEPROM data space with a simple but nifty memory management scheme.
Software Engineer
Promise Technology, Inc. - San Jose, Ca; 9/96 – 6/99
http://www.promise.com/
Designed Int 13h bios for PnPISA ATA ASIC and Legacy I/O ATAPI support
Developed in-house and end-user configuration, installation, and maintenance utilities
Retail product projects included Promise Floppy MAX, and Promise EIDEMAXII
Communicated with outside engineers to coordinate contract project development
Created and implemented EVT/DVT test suites for current projects
Technical Support
Promise Technology, Inc. - San Jose, Ca; 12/95 – 9/96
http://www.promise.com/
Was a member of the primary telephone technical support response group
Assisted customers in troubleshooting system problems focusing on OS driver installation, hardware configuration and BIOS options
Responded to customers' fax and email inquiries.
From 1994 to 1995 I held two technical/computer-related jobs as well as two unrelated jobs.
Personal
A native Californian, I take a personal interest in the environment and its protection. Yet I am interested in a variety of subject matters such as aerospace, bioscience and electro-mechanical innovations. I keep up an active lifestyle and enjoy music, dancing, art, film and photography and am constantly seeking new ways to challenge myself. I love to share new experiences with my wife and daughter.