Perry Friedman

EDUCATION
4/89-3/91: Master of Science, Computer Science; Stanford University, Stanford, California

9/86-12/90: Bachelor of Science, Mathematical and Computational Science; Stanford University, Stanford, California

Aided in the design and implementation of client and server software for an online poker site.

Redesigned the host name rule matching for internal database creation tools.
Designed and implemented a suite of tools for evaluating the quality and integrity of the Netacuity databases and interfaces.
Created an artificial intelligence algorithm for generating new host name rules.

3/99 - 7/99: Head Game Developer, Internet Sports Network,; Palo Alto, California

7/96 - 3/99: Chief Technology Officer, Pickem Sports, Inc.,; Palo Alto, California

Designed and implemented the entire game architecture for Pickem's web-based contests.
Hired and trained new developers.

2/96-7/96: Software Engineer, Harman Interactive,; San Jose, California.

Redesigned the data download portion of Harman Smart TV and Harman Interactive TV Guide.
Fixed various bugs in the existing Visual Basic code base of Harman Smart TV and Harman Interactive TV Guide.
Helped implement video capture driver support.
Aided in design of next generation release.

2/94-2/96: Technical Staff, Oracle Corporation,; Redwood Shores, California.

Redesigned the memory management system of SQL*Net Version 2 for Windows.
Helped design and test the "interruptible" feature of SQL*Net V2 for Windows
Designed and implemented the new thread safety feature in SQL*Net V2.
Conducted testing of the non-blocking feature of SQL*Net V2 for Windows.
Fixed bugs and implemented new features in SQL*Net V2 on Solaris and other platforms.

6/95-7/95: Chief Programmer, Internet Media Services,; Palo Alto, California.

Evaluated, redesigned, and debugged the Wander(TM) tracking system, which dynamically generates web pages based on visitor preferences and/or profiles.
Interviewed and hired programming staff.
Set up the source control system.
Implemented processes for code maintainance.

10/93-2/94: Contractor, Oracle Corporation,; Redwood Shores, California.

Conducted certification testing for SQL*Net Version 2 with OS/2 LAN Server. Conducted testing of SQL*Net Version 2 APPC from OS/2 to various platforms (VM, MVS, AIX, AS/400, HP).
Fixed bugs in SQL*Net Version 1 on OS/2 and implemented two adapter support for Netbios.

4/91-9/93: Associate Programmer, International Business Machines,; Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

Developed new C code and fixed defects in old code for AIX SNA Services/6000.
Won, with two fellow project members, my department's first "Excellence in Customer Service" award for an extensive code fix which we jointly developed.
Implemented Extended Attribute support for the 3270 emulator in Programmable Network Access (PNA), an OS/2-based communications program. Received a peer award recognizing the quality of my work on this project.
Prepared and executed test cases for product and system verification test of PNA.
Independently recognized the need for automating part of the tracking processes for the various test groups in the RTP site, and initiated a solution by developing and making generally available, several REXX utility programs.
Spent several months supporting customers with problems and questions pertaining to OS/2 Communications Manager.

6/88-3/91: Programmer, Academic Information Resources,; Stanford University, Stanford, California.

Extended, revised and debugged the Dec-20 Assembly programs which administered all accounts on AIR's TOPS-20 machines.
Similarly modified the corresponding C programs on AIR's Unix machines.
Redesigned the database system and converted the data from Ingres to Oracle.
Wrote access routines to manipulate the relational databases in Oracle Pro*C and SQL.
Developed system and user utilities in C on AIR's Unix systems.

11/87-6/88: Consultant Specialist, Academic Information Resources,; Stanford University, Stanford, California.

Provided training for consultants. Oversaw the revision of the on-line help documents on AIR's TOPS-20 machines.

7/87-9/87: Research Assistant, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,; Livermore, California.

Analyzed rapid transient phenomena. Developed modeling programs in Fortran utilizing various mathematical libraries on Cray supercomputers.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Working knowledge of C, C++, Perl, TCL, Pascal, Visual Basic, Assembly (Dec-20 and 680x0), Ada, REXX, Fortran, Lisp, Basic, Ingres, Oracle Pro*C, SQL, HTML, and CGI programming.; Designed, coded, and maintain the WWW Roshambot, an interactive web game which utilizes an Artificial Intelligence algorithm to play the game of roshambo (rock, paper, scissors). It allows user authentication, maintainance of permanent records, and the viewing of history and rankings.; Won the James W. Lyons Award for Service, Stanford University, Autumn 1990.