Software Engineer II at Universal Mind
Birmingham, Alabama Area
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- Software Engineering Consultant at Adobe Systems
- Software Engineer II at Universal Mind
- Consultant/Contract Engineer at Cornerstone Research
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- RIA Application Architect at Mantissa Corporation
- Audiovisual Designer, Compressionist and DVD Authorer at Memorable Moments Studios
- Software Engineer at Mantissa Corporation
- Technology Committee Chairperson at Saint Mark United Methodist Church
- Software Engineer at Arbitron, Incorporated
- Owner, Software Engineer at Animotion Development Corporation
- Owner, Technical Director at Animotion Graphics Corporation
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Tommy Baggett’s Summary
I am an Adobe Flex Software Engineering Consultant employed by Universal Mind. I have focused on Adobe Flex/ActionScript3 development since early 2006. Prior to 2006, I designed and implemented the user interface for a family of Windows applications using MS Visual C++/MFC for a previous employer since 1998.
I have developed numerous Windows applications using Visual C++/MFC since 1994 and the C programming language and Windows SDK since 1991 in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish languages. Software applications that I’ve participated in the development of have received three “product of the year” awards from national publications.
In addition to my software engineering expertise, I also offer expertise in audio and video production, compression formats and media authoring. I have a working understanding of the MP3 audio compression and MPEG2/4/h.264 video compression formats as well as the CD-Audio, CD-ROM and DVD media formats and the NTSC, PAL, and ATSC HDTV broadcast standards.
I have also produced corporate training/marketing videos, historical documentaries, commercial HTML/CSS and Flash driven websites, commercially replicated DVD titles and streaming media content for numerous freelance clients since 2001. I have several years of experience using the Adobe Creative Suite family of products including the After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere Pro and Encore DVD applications as well as a variety of audio editing and media compression tools.
All told, I have been designing and producing software as well as audio and video content using electronic technologies since the early 1980s.
Tommy Baggett’s Experience
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Software Engineering Consultant
Adobe Systems
(Computer Software industry)
February 2008 — Present (8 months)
Providing Flex development expertise as Univeral Mind consultant.
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Software Engineer II
Universal Mind
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2008 — Present (9 months)
Provide Adobe Flex software engineering consulting services to company clients. Clients I have worked for on behalf of Universal Mind include SAP, InterContinental Hotels Group, Adobe Systems and Verizon Wireless in both onsite and telecommuting capacities.
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Consultant/Contract Engineer
Cornerstone Research
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 2004 — Present (4 years 1 month)
Designed and implemented a C++ MP3 utility library as a COM object to be interfaced with a Visual Basic.NET-authored app. The library reads MP3 audio files, parses their tag information, merges multiple files and generates/updates all needed MPEG headers.
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RIA Application Architect
Mantissa Corporation
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 2006 — January 2008 (2 years 1 month)
Responsible for the design and implementation of RIA client application framework using Adobe Flex technology. Extended Adobe Cairngorm microarchitecture to facilitate on-demand module loading support, multilingual support and dynamic application layouts.
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Audiovisual Designer, Compressionist and DVD Authorer
Memorable Moments Studios
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Media Production industry)
September 2001 — August 2007 (6 years)
Established and operated one-man video production services company. Used Apple and Adobe products (DVD Studio Pro, Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop and Encore DVD) and other third-party audio and video products to provide the complete range of services needed to produce corporate training videos, historical documentaries and event recordings in VHS, DVD and streaming video formats as well as VHS and DVD packaging. Authored, mastered and supervised commercial replication of dual-layer DVD-9 projects. Clients included Samford University, Synovis MCA, Warren-Averett, the Alabama Pharmaceutical Association, the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry and approximately 20 other theatrical, charitable and religious organizations.
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Software Engineer
Mantissa Corporation
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
August 1998 — January 2006 (7 years 6 months)
Shared product development responsibilities for RMS/DeskTop, a Windows-based report management, viewing and data extraction application used in conjunction with the company’s mainframe-based application offerings. Responsible for the UI design and implementation across all PC-based components. Implemented extensive XML data import/export facilities, annotation capabilities, forms overlay using a variety of popular raster image formats, and PDF generation via integration of a third-party library.
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Technology Committee Chairperson
Saint Mark United Methodist Church
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Religious Institutions industry)
January 2002 — September 2005 (3 years 9 months)
Primary responsible party for the evaluation, acquisition, deployment and ongoing maintenance of computer hardware/software, video projection equipment and church website for a 1,500 member church. Coordinated five-member committee meetings and team projects. Provided video production and DVD authoring services for a variety of church events.
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Software Engineer
Arbitron, Incorporated
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)
April 1995 — August 1998 (3 years 5 months)
Lead software engineer, designer and project manager of three member development team to create the AirPLAY Radio Scheduling System 32-bit Windows application using C++/MFC and other third-party tools in the Visual C++ environment.
• Created comprehensive fully-illustrated 215 page specification document
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Owner, Software Engineer
Animotion Development Corporation
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 1991 — April 1995 (3 years 8 months)
Designed, developed and published six complementary multimedia audio utilities. Developed GIF and PCX graphics format decoders. Using C/SDK and other tools, designed and developed Windows-based 16-bit applications. Managed a staff of fifteen full-time employees, including five developers.
Developed multiple language versions of products in English, Spanish, German, Italian, French, Dutch and Japanese. Assembled, handled fulfillment and distributed products using both OEM and retail channels. OEM clients included IBM, Logitech, Toshiba, Philips/Magnavox, Diamond Multimedia and others. Retailers included CompUSA, Egghead Software, Electronics Boutique (now EBGames), and Babbage’s/Software Etc. (now merged and renamed to GameStop).
Created voice mail/fax-back/messaging system in C++/MFC with Dialogic hardware and Visual Voice software tools for company use. -
Owner, Technical Director
Animotion Graphics Corporation
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Animation industry)
December 1987 — August 1991 (3 years 9 months)
Started an electronic advertising agency specializing in PC-based advertising and marketing. Designed and developed DOS-based PC presentations and coordinated with clients’ print media campaigns. Directed one full-time programmer, three full-time graphic artists and animators to develop full-motion videos stored on CD-ROMs. Clients included Compaq Computer Corporation, Digital Equipment Corporation, Lotus Development, Magnavox Consumer Electronics, Samsung Electronics and Sony Consumer Electronics.
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Tommy Baggett’s Honors:
1993 Winner, PC World Reader's Choice Awards - Sound Editing Software category
1993 Finalist, PC World Reader's Choice Awards - Best Multimedia Creative Tool category
1994 Finalist, PC World Reader's Choice Awards - Best Sound Editing category
