Robert Heller

 51 Locke Hill Road
 Wendell, MA 01379
 978-544-6933
 heller@deepsoft.com
 http://www.deepsoft.com/~heller/

 Computer Programmer / Linux System Administrator

 Highly accomplished technology professional with broad experience in technical sup-
 port, system administration, and process optimization in educational environment.
 Proven track record of effective systems operations and support demonstrated through
 hands-on development, and maintenance of network and software connectivity appli-
 cations. Able to apply innovative ideas, to solve complex problems and satisfy project
 needs. Skilled technology expert; able to direct multiple tasks and quickly master new
 technologies.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
 * Systems Implementation & Design
 * Performance Optimization
 * Troubleshooting & Problem Resolution
 * Technical Mentoring
 * Hardware/Software Purchase Evaluation

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES 
* Platforms: VAX/VMS, SunOS, Ultrix, Irix, Linux (Slackware 3.0, RedHat 4.0 though 9,
WBL 3.0 (GPL Clone of RHEL 3.0)), True64.
 * Software: ENVI, AutoCAD, KBVision, Khoros, various open source/FSF programs
 (compilers mostly).
 * Languages: C, C++, Tcl/Tk, LISP, FORTRAN, BASIC, COBOL, Pascal, Java.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 Owner / Programmer 12/1993--present Deepwoods Software Wendell, MA

 Wrote several C/C++ and Tcl/Tk cross-platform applications for both my own use and
 as open source projects. Completed customized projects for customers.
 * Created the Home Librarian system, first as a C++ coded command-line and ter-
 minal screen based system (Version 1) and later as a C++ and Tcl/Tk GUI based
 system for managing a home library of books and other materials. Version 3 is in
 the works, a nearly pure Tcl/Tk version using a SQL back end database system.
 (See http://www.deepsoft.com/HomeLibrarian.)
 * Implemented the Role Playing Database system, a C++ and Tcl/Tk program de-
 signed to help "table-top" Role Playing gamers manage their not so trivial game
 information. (See http://www.deepsoft.com/RolePlayingDB.)
 * Developed substantial parts of the Model Railroad System (still under active de-
 velopment), a collection of programs and libraries in a mixture of C/C++ and Tcl/Tk
 to aid model railroaders in various aspects of running their model railroads. (See
 http://www.deepsoft.com/MRRSystem.)
 * Programmed Mylex-UI, a pair pure Tcl/Tk applications (one terminal based, the
 other graphically based) that interface with the DAC960 RAID Driver under Linux.
 (see http://freshmeat.net/projects/mylexui/.)
 * Coded TkNewsII, a QWK/NNTP news and E-Mail client, written in Tcl/Tk with
 some C-coded support programs. (See http://freshmeat.net/projects/tknewsii/.)
 * Created a Shopping Cart CGI script in Tcl connecting to PayPal for Celestine
 Press.

 System Programmer 9/1978--11/2005, Computer Vision Research Lab, Computer
 Science Department, University Of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

 Assisted professors and graduate/undergraduate students with computer programs
 and software questions. Collaborated on implementation of old LISPF3 based Vision
 System on VAX-11/780 contributed to getting GRASPER compiled and running under
 CLisp. Worked on implementation of LLVS (Low Level Vision System). Responsible for
 system administration in UNIX and Linux environments and computer programming in
 C, C++, Tcl/Tk, Lisp and original Lisp Compiler for CLisp.
 Key Achievements:
 * Conducted major design and implementation of ISR3.1 and ISR3.2 (Intermedi-
 ate Symbolic Representation, V3.1 and V3.2) in C++, with particular work on the
 graphics and file I/O support.
 * Translated Dr. Howard Schultz's Terrest System from FORTRAN to C, utilizing
 Posix threading to make effective use of SMP processing.
 * Created a cross-platform GUI front end for the Camera Calibration system in
 Tcl/Tk.
 * Created a GUI front-end for the Terrest System in Tcl/Tk.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING 

 * Undergraduate Coursework in Computer Science 
 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 
 . Programming and System Modules
 . Data Structures
 . Computer Systems (O/S design)
 . Translator Design (Compilers)

 * Professional Development
 . Show-Plane and Friends User's Manual
 . Using LLVS under VMS
 . Universal LLVS Plane File Format
 . ISR2 User's Guide
 . Home Librarian Reference Manual
 . Role Playing Database Reference Manual V1.1
 . Role Playing Database Reference Manual V2.0
 . Role Playing Database Reference Manual V2.1
 . Space Explorers