Edward
N. Chapman
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 8 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.
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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 (variable
data).
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Experience
in image processing, real time, embedded, and threads.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Eastman
Kodak Company Rochester, NY
Senior
Software Engineer
Software
developer - Kodak NexPress 2100 printer digital front end 2005-present
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Responsible for
Resource Check Processor, a major front end Windows based server component.
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Developed new
features and fixed existing problems with object-oriented C++.
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Interacted with
customers and field engineers for analyzing critical PDF problems.
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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
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Technical team leader
and product developer.
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Responsible for all
PDLs (page description languages) used in the RIP component.
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Interacted with third
party PDL solutions such as Adobe in selection and support of PDL solutions.
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Created first
prototype PDF, PostScript, PCL, and proprietary PDL components.
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Trained team members
to continue development.
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Developed in a
multi-threaded Solaris/C environment.
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Defined overall
system architecture as a division wide architecture team member.
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Integrated Kodak and
Heidelberg’s development efforts as part of an international planning team.
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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
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Responsible for
architecture, design, and implementation of
PDLs, common libraries, and integration with other system components.
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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
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Responsible for
architecture, design, and implementation of RIP components.
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Developed in a UNIX/C
environment.
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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
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Responsible for
architecture, design, and implementation of the internationalized UI (user
interface), marking engine component, and porting the OS (operating system).
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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.
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Developed on a custom
hardware embedded real time MIPS/CEXEC-based platform.
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Developed stand-alone
image processing application used on multiple projects.
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Created common
application to use and control many printer prototypes.
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Developed laser
writer controller on a embedded 68030/PSOS+ based photo quality.
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Designed image
processing hardware and software to control it.
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Implemented parallel
processing software on a transputer-based platform.
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Managed annual
department day-long outing with over 40 people for 10 years.
Bachelors
of Science
Electrical
Engineering
Rochester
Institute of Technology
Rochester,
NY
Graduated
with honors
United
States Navy
Honorable
discharge