Edward
N. Chapman
Residence 585-247-4114
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Team-oriented
software engineer and technical team leader with experience in all phases of a
project’s life-cycle. Innovative worker in research and development resulting
in 14 patents/patents pending. Dependable, experienced developer in product
design and implementation resulting in shipping of multiple high quality
products. Dedicated professional able to adapt to new tools and technologies to
become a vital team member.
SKILLS
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Highly skilled at analysis, design, development, and integration of RIP
(raster image processor) printer software components, fonts, and PDL’s (Page
Description Languages).
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Experience in developing relationships with partners such as Adobe,
Pipeline, and EFI to provide solutions in a co-development environment such as
CPSI (Configurable PostScript Interpreter) and Camelot.
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Strong C skills, experience in C++, other languages, scripts, and web
development.
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Skilled in analyzing PDF (Portable Document Format) using Acrobat and
plug-ins such as the Enfocus Browser.
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Skilled in analyzing PostScript, PCL (Printer Control Language), and
VDX/VIPP (variable data).
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Experience in image processing, real time, embedded, and threads.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Xerox
Webster NY
Software, PDL and Imaging engineer – Xerox
Research Labs 2007-present
Ø Developed new True Type
Specialty image fonts and improved existing ones
Ø Provide PDL expertise for
fonts, PDF, PostScript, PCL, halftones, and patterns.
Ø Developed fast 3D
perspective transform that runs in real time
Ø Generated six quality ID’s
(Invention Disclosures)
Eastman
Kodak Company
Software
developer - Kodak NexPress 2100 printer digital front end 2005-2007
Ø Responsible for Resource Check Processor, a major front end
Windows based server component.
Ø Developed new features and fixed existing problems with
object-oriented C++.
Ø Interacted with customers and field engineers for analyzing
critical PDF problems.
Ø Significantly reduced complexity, customer complaints,
internal problem reports, and dependence upon binary only libraries by changing
the original design.
Software developer
and team leader - Kodak Digimaster 9110/9125/9138/9150 printers 1997-2005
Ø Technical team leader and product developer.
Ø Responsible for all PDLs (page description languages) used
in the RIP component.
Ø Interacted with third party PDL solutions such as Adobe in
selection and support of PDL solutions.
Ø Created first prototype PDF, PostScript, PCL, and
proprietary PDL components.
Ø Trained team members to continue development.
Ø Developed in a multi-threaded Solaris/C environment.
Ø Defined overall system architecture as a division wide
architecture team member.
Ø Integrated Kodak and
Ø Extremely proud of the design of a common library which made
implementing new PDL solutions simple and fast, and presented the identical
interface to other RIP components.
Edward
N. Chapman
585-247-4114
Software developer -
Kodak ImageSource
72 copier/printer 1995-1996
Ø Responsible for architecture, design, and implementation
of PDLs, common libraries, and
integration with other system components.
Ø Excelled in writing simulation tools to represent unfinished
or new components which enabled earlier development and testing.
Software developer -
Kodak ImageSource
92/92sp printer
1994, 1998
Ø Responsible for architecture, design, and implementation of
RIP components.
Ø Developed in a UNIX/C environment.
Ø Received recognition as a part of a very small team that
brought a product from concept to shipping approval in only 6 months.
Software developer -
Kodak XLS
8650/8650ps thermal printer 1993-1994
Ø Responsible for architecture, design, and implementation of
the internationalized UI (user interface), marking engine component, and
porting the OS (operating system).
Ø Significantly reduced the UI’s development time from 18
months to 2 months as compared to a similar module on another project with a
new design.
Ø Developed on a custom hardware embedded real time
MIPS/CEXEC-based platform.
Ø Developed stand-alone image processing application used on
multiple projects.
Ø Created common application to use and control many printer
prototypes.
Ø Developed laser writer controller on a embedded 68030/PSOS+
based photo quality.
Ø Designed image processing hardware and software to control
it.
Ø Implemented parallel processing software on a
transputer-based platform.
Ø Managed annual department day-long outing with over 40
people for 10 years.
Bachelors
of Science
Electrical
Engineering
Rochester
Institute of Technology
Graduated
with honors
Honorable
discharge