
Software Developer, Entrepreneur, LION
London, United Kingdom

Software Developer, Entrepreneur, LION
London, United Kingdom
● Over 10+ years of experience as IT Specialist / Software Developer, with an automotive edge.
● Hands-on experience with OBD II and CAN-bus systems, SRS systems, ECM/BCM diagnostics / programming (ASE Certified).
● Develop multi-threaded applications (OO), blocking or non-blocking sockets (TCP, UDP), ISAPI and Apache modules, Joomla Components, SaaS / Web Applications
● Experience with design and set-up of small- to medium scale networks, including WAP, VPN access, NAS / RAID arrays
● Bilingual Dutch / English - Tweetalig Engels / Nederlands.
Software Development (Delphi, Lazarus), Web Development (PHP, Ruby), Network Infrastructure, Sockets, TCP/IP, UDP, Multi-threading, SaaS, Cloud Computing, CRM, EDI
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2008 — Present (7 months)
London - United Kindom
● Re-developing a Gnutella P2P software core for native cross-platform (Windows / Linux [x64 / x32 / ARM]) functionality;
● Investigating development options of distributed computing in conjunction with Gnutella, and developing a new ipTV protocol.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
2008 — July 2008 (less than a year)
London - United Kingdom / Amsterdam - The Netherlands
● Recruiting IT staff of varying calibre for businesses in the Benelux and Germany
(Automotive industry)
2004 — 2007 (3 years)
Philadelphia - United States
● Planned, established and maintained a computer network for an automotive repair facility, which provided network (LAN/WAN) and remote (VPN) access to a customized CRM system, POS system and technical data.
● After developing an interest, became a certified automotive technician and proved to be quite an asset, allowing me to lead / teach one apprentice technician.
● Gained experience with OBD2, CAN bus system diagnostics, ECM/BCM programming and received ASE certification
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1997 — 2004 (7 years)
Philadelphia - United States
● Established a company to develop software products and internet solutions for SMBs;
● Responsible for all aspects of company functions, including customer relations, sales & marketing;
● Developed several products, including a fully integrated CRM / Order Management system based on the SaaS method, DNS/IP forwarding service, Sambar Server (Web Server) add-on products;
● Active member of the Gnutella Developers Forum, contributing to the Gnutella protocol specifications. Recent citation:
○ Azzedine Boukerche, Anis Zarrad, Regina Borges Araujo, "A Novel Optimized Caching Technique for Mobile Gnutella Based Network to Support Large-Scale Collaborative Virtual Environment," anss-41, pp. 289-297, 41st Annual Simulation Symposium (anss-41 2008), 2008 (IEEE)
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; JTX; Financial Services industry)
1997 — 2000 (3 years)
Philadelphia - United States
● Seasonal function to provide on-site and remote IT support to 3 branch locations in the regional area;
● Running / maintaining servers and daily batch preparation of tax returns, with values in excess of US$10,000 daily.
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Consumer Goods industry)
1996 — 1997 (1 year)
Philadelphia - United States
● Ensure and improve expedited order picking and low error-margins in warehouse stock locations.
● Developed software to enable the tracking of order-picker performance based on hand-held scanner data collected at wireless access points.
● In 1998 provided freelance translation services to translate Dutch and German business documents and letters into English.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1994 — 1996 (2 years)
Enschede - The Netherlands / Nederland
● Part-time function, providing general IT assistance, including the preparation and set-up of networks and POS systems in retail stores.
● Software Manual writing / editing.
Gnutella Developers Forum (The GDF), Internet Society (ISOC)