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Cade Roux

cade@acm.org

10391 River Road

Ama, LA 70031

(504) 431-0399


Education

Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge
 
  • 1996 Master of Arts
  • 1993 Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics: Essay - Strange Nonchaotic Attractors
  • 1992 Bachelor of Arts (Honours): Mathematics

Employment History

MIS Department, December 1996-: Orthodontic Centers of America, Metairie, Louisiana.
  Information Systems Administration:
   
  • Visual Basic 4.0/5.0, MS-Access, C++, HTML, SQL
  • Wildcat! BBS, IIS 3.0
  • Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, HP-UX 10.0
  • TCP/IP, LAN, WAN, Telecommunications
  Project Walrus: Programming Lead, June 1997-
   
  • This system is designed to replace an existing application managing patient accounts in over 300 orthodontic practices.
  • The project team consists of five members: A product manager/design lead, the programming lead (myself), a (recently added) contract programmer, the head of the patient accounting department and a tester with experience in field operations.
  • The system will have a huge impact on the company's practices for the future.
  • Development Tools: Visual Basic 5.0, Crystal Reports 6.0, SQL
  Project Payroll '97: Programming Lead, January 1997-May 1997:
   
  • This program is designed to allow remote entry of payroll information by 100 payroll centers for delivery and importing into ADP PC/Payroll.
  • This program has had a huge impact on the processing of payroll information by the human resources department.
  • Development Tools: Visual Basic 4.0, Borland C++ 5.0, QModemPro, SQL
Programming Lead, December 1993-December 1996: CompuVend USA, Avondale, Louisiana.
Software for Psion HC handheld computers to augment a LAN-based vending management system: RouteMaster - a vending route service tool. WarehouseMaster - a warehouse supervisor tool. OCSMaster - an office coffee and general distribution and mobile invoicing system.
 
  • Development Environment: TopSpeed C
  • C programming - graphics, dynamic libraries, object-oriented techniques, and ISAM database files.
  • Communications: RS-232, DEX/UCS and DDCMP, IR protocols, data transfer, barcoding
  • Turnaround of the RouteMaster 2.0 project to shippable product in January 1994. WarehouseMaster 2.0 delivered under-budget and on time in July 1994. Maintenance and enhancement to both systems. Spearheaded the design of the OCSMaster system and lead development team.
  • Testing, technical and end-user support.
 
Research Assistant/Programmer, Summer 1992: Quorum Capital Management Ltd., London.
Developed and documented several C/C++ programs for financial data manipulation and analysis:
 
  • Development Environment: Borland C++ 3.1
  • Modified a Windows time series/signal-processing program for use by investment managers in strategy analysis and simulation for global tactical asset allocation.
  • Windows shell and core routines for manipulation of large stock universe data (6-30+MB) for use by research department in models/strategy analysis.
  • Utility software for format conversion in back office record-keeping.
 

Other Projects

PalmPage Project Consultant, November 1997-: Scanco, Uniontown, Ohio.
Applications for Psion Series 3 palmtop computers.
 
  • Development Environment: TopSpeed C
  • Serial communications with OrbComm Satellite Subscriber Communicators
  • Investigating modifying PalmPage to use the Panasonic KX-G7001 Subscriber communicator.
 
Series 5 MLS Reader Project Consultant, September 1997-: VISION Biz, Edmonton, Alberta.
Application for Psion Series 5 palmtop computers to complement a PC-based database system for real estate agents.
 
  • Development Environment: Visual C++ 5.0/GNU C++
  • Data compression used to reduce data storage requirements
 
RouteMaster Project Consultant, December 1996-July 1997: CompuVend USA, Avondale, Louisiana.
DEX/UCS implementation for Psion HC handheld computers.
 
  • Development Environment: TopSpeed C
  • DEX/UCS protocol
  • Serial communications and application design
 
PalmPage Project Consultant, December 1996-April 1997: Scanco, Uniontown, Ohio.
Applications for Psion Series 3 palmtop computers.
 
  • Development Environment: TopSpeed C
  • SkyTel 2-Way interface to Psion Series 3a/c computers
  • Wireless communications, serial communications - Motorola CLP protocol
  • Client/Server Architecture and Inter-process communication
 
Series 3a MLS Reader Project Consultant, July 1995-October 1995: VISION Biz, Edmonton, Alberta.
Application for Psion Series 3a palmtop computers to complement a PC-based database system for real estate agents.
 
  • Development Environment: TopSpeed C
  • Data compression used to reduce data storage requirements, ported Psion's own proprietary ISAM library code to a generic C++ class.
 

Programming Skills

C/C++
Environments: TopSpeed C, Borland C++, C++Builder, Visual C++

Platforms: DOS, Windows, Win32, Psion HC, Siena, Series 3/3a/3c, Series 5. Psion OOP extension.

Visual Basic
Environments: VB4, VB5, VB6, DAO, ADO

Platforms: Win32, MS-Access/Jet, SQL Server

Comms
RS-232, DEX/UCS, DDCMP, Greenleaf Commlib 5.0, X/Y-MODEM, Motorola CLP
Other
HTML, REXX, ORexx, TEX, OPL, Java, Visual J++, Pascal, Delphi
A selection of current memberships and subscriptions:
IEEE Computer Society, Association for Computing Machinery, Microsoft Developer Network, Psion Developer Partnership, EPOCWorld, Dr. Dobb's Journal, Windows Developer's Journal, C/C++ Users Journal, C++ Report, Java Report, Handheld Systems Journal, C++Builder Developer's Journal
A selection of latest professional reading:
The Mythical Man-Month - Brooks, Rise and Resurrection of the American Programmer - Yourdon, Aramis, or the Love of Technology - Latour, The C++ Programming Language (3rd ed.) Stroustrup, About Face - Cooper, More Effective C++ - Meyers, The Design and Evolution of C++ - Stroustrup

Articles, etc.

Mar/Apr 1998
EPOC 32 Data-Centric Classes, Handheld Systems Journal 6.2
Jan/Feb 1998
EPOC 32 C++ Templates, Porting and Data Compression, Handheld Systems Journal 6.1
Nov/Dec 1997
EPOC 32 C++ TIFF Thumbnail Viewer, Handheld Systems Journal 5.6
Sept/Oct 1997
EPOC 32 C++ Development Overview, Handheld Systems Journal 5.5
July 1995
Resourceful, Objective Programming for the Psion Series 3a, PDA Developers Volume 3.4
June, Sept 1991
Cover images, The Bottom Line, Information Technology Supplement of Capital Account, the Official Journal of the London Society of Chartered Accountants.
April, June 1991
Article in Fractal Report 15 - Möbius Mandelbrot Contortions, and images in Fractal Report 14.
20 Oct, 1990
Article in New Computer Express 102 - Ultimate Amigas - Hardware review and assessment of hardware configurations.

Activities and Interests

Recreational Programming
Many games and utilities for the Psion Series 3 palmtop computer range. Released as freeware. All software utilizes resource files for complete language/locale independence. Currently managing US distribution of 6 shareware programs for Windows 3.1/95
Mathematical Visualization
Computer simulation and modelling of dynamical systems, fractals and biological forms using mathematical and graphical techniques.
Art and Design
Production of slides and prints from computer images. Design, using hypertext and multimedia, and publishing of a disk-based computer newsletter (Amiga Fractal Exchange) from 1990 to 1992. Animation of computer-generated forms for video work.
Outdoors
Horseback-riding and off-road cycling.
Travel
Continental Europe, United States and Britain.

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