Thomas Pfau

Current

• Lead Analyst at Schering-Plough, Inc.

Past

• Software Engineer at emCrit Corporation
• Manager, R&D at Maher Terminals
• Programmer at Toys 'R' Us

• Software Specialist at Digital Equipment Corporation

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Education

• MTI

Connections

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Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Website

Thomas Pfau’s Summary

I have been working as a computer programmer since 1983. I have been involved in all levels of software development from requirements gathering through design and implementation to deployment and support.

I have extensive experience with OpenVMS where I have worked on everything from command procedures to device drivers. I have also programmed on Linux and Windows.

In my current position I am programming in C. I also use perl for software maintenance tasks and troubleshooting.

In previous jobs and in my spare time I have programmed in C++, Java, Pascal, Fortran and Cobol. I have database experience with Oracle and PostgreSQL. I have written GUI applications using Motif, Perl/TK, Java/Swing, and MFC.

Thomas Pfau’s Specialties:

OpenVMS, linux, C/C++, Perl, PostgreSQL.

Thomas Pfau’s Experience

• Lead Analyst

  Schering-Plough, Inc.

  (Public Company; Pharmaceuticals industry)

  May 2003 — Present (5 years 8 months)

  Software maintenance for an automated warehouse system.

• Software Engineer

  emCrit Corporation

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Telecommunications industry)

  September 2001 — December 2002 (1 year 4 months)

  Designed and developed system configuration programs using Java, C++ and CORBA.

• Manager, R&D

  Maher Terminals

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Maritime industry)

  June 1996 — September 2001 (5 years 4 months)

  Research new hardware and software for use at an intermodal shipping facility. Design and develop high technology software systems. Assist in design and development of the company's yard management and ship loading systems.

• Programmer

  Toys 'R' Us

  (Public Company; Retail industry)

  October 1993 — May 1996 (2 years 8 months)

  Designed and implemented communications software for internal use.

• Software Specialist

  Digital Equipment Corporation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Computer Software industry)

  1983 — 1993 (10 years)

  Customer support and custom software development for OpenVMS and RSX-11M/M+.

Thomas Pfau’s Education

• MTI

  Associates, Electronics Technology, 1979 — 1981

Additional Information

Thomas Pfau’s Websites:

• My Website

Thomas Pfau’s Interests:

Music including performance and recording. I play guitar and bass. I acted as recording and mixing engineer on a recently completed project with several friends. We used a 24 track 24 bit digital audio workstation from Roland. I am a firm believer in the Open Source development model. I enjoy working with Perl and developing XS interfaces. I have developed a few for Perl on OpenVMS. I maintain a network of computers in my home that includes linux and OpenVMS systems.

Thomas Pfau’s Groups:

I am a member of the Linux User Group in Princeton (LUG/IP).

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Thomas Pfau’s Contact Settings

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