BRUCE HODGE
P.O. Box 428
Greenfield , New York 12833
bhodge@hodgepodge.com
http://www.brucehodge.com

CAREER
OBJECTIVE:

To Design and Develop "State of the Art" Systems.

SKILLS:

20 years of programming experience in both high and low level languages (C++, C, Java, Javascript, Perl, ASP, Visual Basic, 680xx, HC6811 and 8051, 80x86 Assembly, OS's {UNIX, LINUX, DOS, WINDOWS} and Databases: Sybase, Oracle, MySQL, ACCESS). 20 years of hardware design experience (ViewLogic's Workview® , Altera's Maxplus II® , OrCad, Valid's CONCEPT® and ALLEGRO ®). Experience with network protocols and implementations. Proficient with Analyzers, Scopes, and Diagnostic equipment. Currently have patents on a programmable sprinkler (#4,984,740), a targeting system (#5,516,113), a new programming language DynaScript ® : Object Type Declaration Prefix Syntax (#7,539,973), Dynamic Object Synthesis With Automatic Late Binding ( # 6,678,745) , and Multiphase Single Pass Interpreter (# 6,715,141), and lastly Method and apparatus for determining and rerieving positional information (#7,207,566). Wrote a professional chemical compatibility analysis expert system "PERCEPT" for Sendrian Resource Corporation. Was awarded Northrop's Outstanding Department Individual Award on Jan 1988 for designing the first ever visual telemetry system, using PC's and SGI workstations, for the Tacit Rainbow project.

EDUCATION:

CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY , San Luis Obispo, Ca.
BS Degree , March 1994, Computer Engineering . Also a member of the Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity as well as Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu (National Honor Societies).
VENTURA COLLEGE , Ventura, Ca. AS degree , June 1982, Electronic Engineering Technology with GPA of 3.85 and a member of Alpha Gamma Sigma (National Honor Society).

WORK EXPERIENCE

Jan 2003 to
Present
 

Tech Valley Technologies, Inc. , Wilton , NY
Position:  President & Founder
Created a defense contracting company from a multitude of patents related to thermal and location of hit technologies. In 2008 won a $40mil five year contract to deliver Infantry Combat Identification Targets (ICID). Specializing in advance realistic thermal and innovative sensing targets.

Jul 2001 to
Jan 2003
 

DynaScript Technologies, Inc. , Greenfield , NY
Position:  President and Chief Technology Officer
Years of R&D went into designing this "State of the Art" wireless thin client & server side technology. DynaScript has 3 Patents pending. This interpreter, written in C++ , runs on cell phones and PDA's and is an ultra-thin client.
Languages/Protocols: C++, PL/SQL, XML, ODBC Dev Tools: Visual Studio .Net, BREW SDK, ARM BREW Builder

Sep 1999 to
Mar 2001

Cisco Systems, Inc., San Jose CA
Position: Senior Information Technology Engineer (Fulltime Telecommuting Contractor)
Designed from scratch the Cisco benefits call tracking system. Built in a dynamic FAQ site to assist in offloading the workload of commonly asked questions. Built in a metric tracking system with dynamic report generators.
Languages/Protocols: PL/SQL, Perl, LDAP Databases: Oracle

Position: Technical Leader (Fulltime Telecommuting)
Worked in Cisco's R&D labs designing from scratch a JAVA based multimedia server/router using RTSP, SIP and other streaming media technologies.
Languages/OS/Protocols: C++, PL/SQL, Java, Linux, Win 2000, CGI, XML, RTSP, SIP Dev Tools: Visual Studio .Net, VX Works, Code Warrior

Mar 1998 to
Aug 1999

Cisco Systems, Inc., San Jose CA
Position: Senior Information Technology Engineer (Fulltime Telecommuter)
Designing "state of the art" intranet and internet applications. Using "bleeding edge" technologies to create interactive web pages that have dynamic content. Designed from scratch the Hot Jobs site. Integrated resumix, cron jobs, triggers, stored procedures and java into a seamless application that handles hundreds of thousands of hits a month.
Languages/Protocols: PL/SQL, Perl, LDAP Databases/DB Applications: Oracle, PeopleSoft, Resumix

Sep 1996 to
Feb 1998

Synnex Information Technologies, Fremont CA
Position: Software Design Engineer (Fulltime Telecommuter)
Designed an interactive quoting system using C++, JavaScript and Java with Sybase database. This Electronic Commerce system will allow retail stores such as Comp USA , Computer City and others the ability to order computer systems over the Internet.
Languages: PL/SQL, C++ Databases: Oracle

Sept 1995 to
Aug 1996

3Com , Santa Clara , CA
Position: Software Design Engineer (Fulltime Telecommuting Consultant)
Designed a program to automate 3Com's FCC test site using National Instruments LabView® software (An Object Oriented Data Flow language). The system controlled 2 of 3Com's OAT's sites through the IEEE-488 interface.
Languages: LabView, PL/SQL Databases: Access

Feb 1995 to
Aug 1995

Divicom , Milpitas , CA
Position: Hardware Design Engineer (Fulltime Telecommuting Consultant)
Designed diagnostic xlinx and integrated MPEG2 video pre-processor board. Wrote low level test programs and hardware tools to automate the schematic capture to layout process.
Languages: C++ Dev Tools: ViewLogic's Workview® , Altera's Maxplus II ® , OrCad, Valid's CONCEPT® and ALLEGRO®

Dec 1993 to
Oct 1994

Synoptics , Westborough , MA
Position: Software/Hardware Design Engineer
Wrote ATM protocol and diagnostics microcode for a new pipelined router. Designed tools for automated packet generation and ViewLogic® VHDL simulation analysis.
Languages/Protocols: C++, ATM, TCP/IP Dev Tools: ViewLogic's VHDL Simulator

Position: Hardware/Software Research & Design Engineer (Summer Intern)
Designed a digitally controlled RF switching system used to characterize Unshielded Twisted Pair(UTP) wire. Researched the usage of NRZ data encoding for the new 155Mbit ATM standard and submitted a proposal to the standards committee. Contracted out of my residence (Telecommuted) to automate their FCC test facility by computerizing it with LabView®.
Languages/Protocols: C++, LabView, ATM Dev Tools: Multi-layer Circuit Board Trace Router

Jul 1992 to
Sep 1992

Apple Computer, Inc. Cupertino , CA
Position: Hardware Design Engineer (Summer Intern)
Using Valid's CONCEPT® and ALLEGRO® as well as Apple's ECS® schematic capture software designed a new ASIC prototype for the Newton® Senior. Also wrote software for the Newton® stylus pressure test fixture.
Languages/OS: C++, MAC Dev Tools: Valid's CONCEPT® and ALLEGRO® as well as Apple's ECS®

Jul 1991 to
Sep 1991

MIPS Computer Systems, Sunnyvale, CA
Position: Software Diagnostic Test Engineer (Summer Intern)
Wrote UNIX drivers for a VME 1GB SCSI controller on Mips Workstation allowing existing diagnostic test software to port directly over.
Languages/OS: C, Unix

Jul 1982 to
Jan 1991

Northrop Corporation, Ventura Division, Newbury Park , CA
Position: Senior Engineering Technical Specialist (Summer Intern)
Wrote 'C' VME drivers on Silicon Graphics Workstation for Flight Simulator. Designed a graphical flight analysis interface for PCM data acquisition system.
Languages/OS: C, Unix, DOS

Position: Engineering Technical Specialist (SECRET Clearance)
Designed and Integrated PCM data base systems. Designed and developed a Real Time high speed data acquisition system. Programmed the operating system in "C" and Assembly languages.
Languages/OS: C, x86 assembly, DOS, HP Basic

Position: Flight Test Engineering Technician (SECRET Clearance)
Designed, Programmed and integrated a Flight Simulator/Data Reduction system. Repaired and functionally tested flight vehicles for Tacit Rainbow project.
Languages/OS: C, basic, assembly, DOS Test Equipment: Loral PCM - DPAD, HP computer

Position: Engineering Assistant (SECRET Clearance)
Fabricated, Programmed, and Integrated the Automatic Test System. Wrote the ATE Self Test program and directed production in the building of new systems. NASA Solder Certified.
Languages/OS: basic, assembly, DOS Test Equipment: HP computer

Jul 1977 to
Dec 1982

AEGIS Weapon Systems, Port Hueneme , CA
Position: Instrumentation Technician (SECRET Clearance) OJT
Wired the megatron modulator board. Installed and operated instrumentation acquisition systems during live firing of Tomahawk missiles on the Norton Sound.
Test Equipment: PDP - 11, strip charts, wire wrap gun

MILITARY SERVICE

Jan 1974 to
Jan 1977

US ARMY, HHC 3rd BDE 82nd AIRBORNE, Fort Bragg , NC
Position: Radio Repairman Senior (Honorable Discharge) Vietnam Era Veteran
Repaired radios (AM-FM), radio remote, teletype transceivers and telephones.
Test Equipment: VOM meter, SWR meter