Robert Stack 4834 E Kachina Trail Suite 2 Phoenix, AZ 85044, USA rstack ~at~ rstack ~dot~ com Summary: Experienced software engineer with an extensive background in high profile Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) applications using a number of advanced technologies. Many roles in design, development, QA/testing, project management, mentoring, customer interaction, marketing, and documentation. Skills: * Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) analysis, design, and development * Software development in Java, C, C++, Perl, and PL/SQL on UNIX, NT, and VMS * Systems integration with Oracle, Sybase, and real-time proprietary databases * Long term ITS/Telematics industry technology and marketplace expertise * Gensym G2 object oriented real-time expert system design and development * Software project management, directing growing system functionality * Customer driven team leadership and mentoring under tight time constraints * Technical marketing and negotiation for current and new customers * Requirements, design, development, test, and deployment lifecycle experience * Excellent communication skills, written and verbal Experience: Software Consultant, 2004-Present TrafficTower, LLC, Phoenix, AZ; www.traffictower.com * For the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (www.masspike.com), serving as technical liason to direct and support software changes for the Boston Central Artery/Tunnel traffic management system * For NAVTEQ (www.navteq.com), developed a prototype real-time XML traffic flow feed in Java using Apache Axis (SOAP) interfacing to an ITS standards based web service Software Consultant, 2001-2004 Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc., Columbia, MD; www.honeywell-tsi.com Enhanced and expanded traffic management center software functionality and operator interfaces for the Boston Central Artery/Tunnel project * Upgraded and refined operational control system software in C, X/Motif, and Gensym G2 to maintain consistent reliability and performance during system expansions * Provided software troubleshooting and operations support during high intensity system transitions supporting major Central Artery/Tunnel roadway opening deadlines * Created system design, support, and operations documentation within a DOD 2167A submittal process framework * Supported technical cost estimate processes and participating in negotiations for large engineering change proposals Senior Engineer, 2000-2001 TrafficStation, Los Angeles, CA; www.trafficstation.com Created traffic data acquisition software in Java and Oracle and integrated geographic data for the launch of a real-time commercial traveler information service covering 30 metropolitan markets * Developed a real-time traffic data collection system as a Java application which retrieved data through http, socket, and other sources and normalized it into the company's Oracle database schema * Mentored two associates responsible for adding additional data sources to data collection system * Led integration of field collected roadway data into an Oracle database using PL/SQL and Java; this improved the quality of the company's geographic information * Built JavaBeans to cache geographical information used in shortest path customer route generation algorithm and JSP page displays * As part of a team, integrated the relaunch of the company website including all new JSP, Java, and Oracle software on Win2K and Sun servers; went live in 6 months Applications Engineer; Software Engineer; Senior Software Engineer; Transportation Systems Manager, 1994-2000 Transdyn Controls, Inc., Pleasanton, California; www.transdyn.com Developed traffic incident detection and management software for the Boston Central Artery/Tunnel project; led system enhancement for delivery to several additional customers * Analyzed, designed, and documented per customer requirements new traffic management software in C and X/Motif * Developed and maintained a real-time freeway traffic simulation in C to test incident detection software performance * Implemented new traffic incident response subsystems using the Gensym G2 object oriented real-time expert system * Executed comprehensive customer witnessed testing of integrated systems leading to system commissioning * Published and presented paper for IEEE transportation conference on Boston Central Artery/Tunnel project software * Recruited and mentored new transportation software team of 4 members to meet company's increasing ITS market presence * Assisted in development, pricing, presentation, and demonstration for low bid and evaluative $1M-$20M ITS proposals Research Assistant, 1992-1994 Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Irvine, California; www.its.uci.edu Developed and delivered an expert system using Gensym G2 for Caltrans to help traffic management center operators respond efficiently to traffic incidents Project Assistant, 1989-1991 Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico; www.lanl.gov Developed software for the Department of Energy Center for Computer Security in UNIX, MS-DOS, VMS, and Macintosh environments Education: * M. S., Transportation Engineering, University of California, Irvine, March 1994; www.uci.edu. Thesis: "A Real-Time Expert System for Freeway Incident Management" * B. S., Computer Science, minor Mathematics, University of New Mexico, December 1990; www.unm.edu * University of California Extension courses in C++, GIS, and Java, 1996-1999