Resume for Jean Renard Ward

Jean Renard Ward     Phone: 781-648-8057       59 Coolidge Road     Email: jrward@alum.mit.edu Arlington MA 02474          rwservices@rcn.com               http://www.erols.com/rwservices/jrw.html

Skills Background Highlights:

Web-related:	Java/JSP, ActiveX, COM/MFC/STL/ATL, Javascript, ColdFusion, Perl, CGI, HTML, SQL, XML, Apache/Tomcat, Socket programming for proprietary web service protocols, various plug-in technologies
PKI:	CryptoAPI, PKCS11, OpenSSL, Smartcards, OCSP
Languages:	Java, C++, "C", VB/VBScript, scripting languages, several others
Embedded:	Special-purpose compilers and translators; DSP and digitizer applications; real-time process control and communications
Special experience:	Five patents, other patents pending. Expert witness in three patent cases: (one pending) Prior-art research in two other cases, related to pen-computing, digitizer design, and character recognition.
General:	Speak, read, and write fluent German:
Project direction (hands-on):	Project definition, scoping and scheduling, and tracking to demonstrable checkpoints Integration of Development/Test/Release process Staff co-ordination within project; mentoring of junior staff Co-ordination among different project groups and functions

Project history:

Rueters-Ward Services (consulting)       November 2007 to current
Currently two clients, relating to new technical development and IP review.
• Bluesocket Inc.                          October 2006 to November 2007
  Senior member of technical staff
  Development work on BSC network controllers as part of a reconstituted development team.  Development work on BSC network controllers with particular focus on data networking and security topics such as certificate chains, IpSec and SSL. Responsible for establishing and  coordinating engineering process and procedures for two releases (6.0 and 6.2) of the flagship BSC controller product, at the request of the VP/Eng. Extensive work with QA for a successful hand-off and release program. Most development in Perl and "C".
  
  
• Cylant.com                               January 2005 to October 2006
  Lead Engineer
  Group leader for development of detection and instrumentation technology for HIPS/HIDS components for Windows OS platforms. Detection of rootkits and stealth components in real-time based on a combination of inviolable OS characteristics. Additional detection of malware based on adaptive behavior models for program execution. All user-level code in C++, kernel code in "C". Much of C++ code cross-platform from Windows to Linux. Two patent filings. 
  
  
  
• WaySystems Inc.                          March 2004 to December 2004
  Group Leader, Server development
  Took over as group leader for four developers, responsible for the server portion of a mobile computing application specific to electronics payments: ISO-8583 standards, web-enabled GPRS telephones. C++ server development on Windows.
  
  
• Contracting projects                     May 2002 to March 2004 
• Digimarc ID Systems, Burlington Massachusetts
  September 2003 to March 2004: Proprietary web-based IMS (Inventory Management System) for tracking of high-security materials from manufacturing to issuance of individual fabricated documents: Java/JSP, JDBC, SunOne App server, C++/ODBC on Solaris and Windows.
  PKI application for embedding digital signatures in high-security ID documents: USB SmartCard. Patent filing on a novel use of PKI for security tracking in fabrication of identity documents: C++, MFC, CryptoAPI, PKCS-11

• Software Artisans, Brookline Massachusetts
  February 2003 to July 2003: Continuing Java development for a cross-platform business application object: Java/JSP platforms, Windows and Linux OS’s.  Also devised and implemented a general stress and load testing architecture and process for this and other Web components on multiple platforms. JDBC/Oracle/MSSQL; Tomcat, WebSphere, WebLogic; JUnit, HttpUnit, JProbe.

• Vanu.com, Cambridge Massachusetts
  • September 2002 to February 2003: Acting project lead for first formal release of RDL, a special-purpose compiler and RTE for embedded signal processing architectures, using open-source tools (Bison/Flex, Grind, Doxygen, etc.) on Linux. Designed inheritance model and mechanism in "C"; "C" error/exception handling; error recovery in parser in embedded environment; automated compiler testing.  Staff of six.
  • June 2002 to September 2002: Compliance certification planning, and validation process for a life-critical safety system involving digital signaling, including detailed definition of validation plan and procedure outlines to meet evidentiary requirements for multiple regulatory agencies. 
    Also devised and implemented test environment in C/C++ for signal-processing components, and mentored staff on Unit/Regression testing procedures.
    
    

• CertCo Inc.  Cambridge, Mass            August 1999 to May 2002
  Principal Engineer / Senior Developer
  
  Principal Engineer                    December 2000 to May 2002

Project leader for two of the company’s four development projects.

Architect/lead for CertSigner, a novel PKI application system: Staff of 8, including QA.  Multi-tier PKI web-service application in Java.  Operated as a 7x24 Web service, software also sold as a discrete application product.   Worked closely with Product Managers for two product lines. One combined patent filing covering a novel PKI architecture and authentication model, two additional IP disclosures.

Interim project leader during transition for two other project groups, including a large multi-threaded OCSP/LDAP client/server application in C++ for Windows and  Solaris. Successfully led the group to a resolution of numerous project and technical oversights that were resulting in critical failures in the field (resulting in lost sales), including substantial changes in the validation and QA activities. Led weekly technical status and activity review for department (about 20 participants from Development/QA/PM), reporting to the V.P. of Engineering.

Server technologies: All server objects in Java, with JNI/C++ interfaces to access PKI devices. JSP/Java Web platforms  (JRun, WebLogic, WebSphere, Tomcat).  Remote administration via Web interface. Portals to other Web services. MSSQL with port to Oracle: stored procedures, data schemas. JDBC.  Also ported all JavaBean  components to ASP/.NET using ActiveX wrappers on Java objects, and VBS/ASP.

Client: C++ security modules run in MSIE and NS browsers interchangeably via Javascript, without the use of Java. Supported authentications include PKCS-11 SmartCards, Microsoft CryptoAPI, and other means.

Senior Developer, CG and RMX projects       August 1999 to December 2000

Three-tier multi-platform applications for risk management in electronic transactions among major institutional customers. Designed and implemented end-to-end functionality in several areas, including a novel work-flow implementation and GUI for deferred approval of administrative updates. Devised portals to various third-party Web services using a variety of protocols (SOAP, Sockets, SQL updates, FTP, screen-scraping). 
CG: All coding (both server and several clients) in C++, using proprietary Web server and CGI.
RMX: Rapid proof-of-concept in ColdFusion (to demonstrate why work should be moved from the company’s proprietary Web platform), then all product development in Java for JSP Web platforms.

Server: PKI: openSSL, Java PKI, cryptoAPI. C++ and SQL extensions to a proprietary web server (cross-platform, Unix and WinNT). SQL UDDTs, database schemas and normalization, stored procedures.  
Three separate IP disclosures to company patent counsel.

Client: Test clients done in Java, and in C++ (ATL/COM objects). Product clients in HTML, Javascript,  used JNI/C++ for PKCS11 smartcards, CryptoAPI, NS plug-ins. Devised a novel method of cryptographically E-signing in HTML applications using Javascript on Netscape and MSIE.

• Siemens-Nixdorf USA, LCP Business Unit         March 1998 to July 1999
  (long-term contract)

Cryptographic technology for Digital Rights Management (DRM) and content delivery. Most development in C++, with ASP/VBS pages for demonstration web sites.  PKI/DRM plug-ins for Netscape, MSIE, Adobe PDF readers and authoring tools, integration with security modules and PKI digital certificates for various vendors.

• electronic parcel service                 September 1996 to February 1998
  (start-up funded by Mitsubishi Electronics)   Lead Developer / Principal engineer
  
  Project lead for a client/server project for secure file-transfer and content delivery product for Microsoft platforms: Staff of 5. Development primarily in MFC/C++.  Two client applications also ported to Java, talking to C++ server app. Various Internet technologies: TCP/IP, SNMP, Socket programming (in Java and C++), CGI applications, plug-ins and ActiveX controls, NT Services, Internationalization for Asian languages, MS CryptoAPI. Worked closely with QA manager on all development and release procedures.

Interim engineering manager to hire and manage department staff of 10, establish engineering procedures and development practices, released first software product to QA and to the field, documentation, and deployment while company recruited permanent Engineering V.P.

• FAX International             April 1996 to Sep 1996 (contract)

Internet service using an X.400 corporate messaging network to support X.400/Exchange/SMTP client/server.  Mailbox agents with GUI for 3rd-party clients. Gateways to private FAX network.  Windows/NT, C++.

• Sybase, AIPD Division       October 1995 to April 1996 (contract)

Short-term contract development to move a very large C++ object-based database system from Unix to WindowsNT for a specialized customer. Ported Unix-specific proprietary objects for threads, mutexes, semaphores, condition variables, to Windows/NT (to the extent possible).  Automated build and test procedures on WindowsNT to match ClearCase procedures on Unix.

• Digital Equipment           Aug 1994 to Sep 1995 (long-term contract)

VXT Division, Multia Project – a client/server suite for automatic management of Windows/NT/Alpha workstations.  All development in C++.  Designed and implemented components for Windows/NT registry and status for DECNet, SNMP, LAT protocols and "X" applications, on remotely-managed NT workstations. GUI for remote management and status display of multiple workstations.   Parser for decoding access information, parser for user-defined tables of default configuration settings.  GUI Internationalization to major European languages.

• Phoenix Technologies         June 1994 to Aug 1994 (short-term contract)

Short-term embedded project in "C" for a previous development group: Code partitioning and vectoring for plug-in options for a high-performance multi-standard PostScript printer product.

• DMR Group, Eastern USA Division   January, 1994 to June, 1994 (contract)

Compiler and run-time system for a database/financial language for a mission-critical SQL application in the insurance industry. "C", YACC, Lex on Windows.   Compiler integrated into a GUI-based "Interactive Workbench", an IDE for non-programmer business analysts.

• Phoenix Technologies   June 1993 to Dec 1993 (contract)

Real-time, high-speed embedded controller for a multiple-language, multiple-resolution network printer for a major vendor. "C" on Unix/Solaris. PostScript, PCL, PJL, FAX. Development on Sun3/Sun4 UNIX.  Control language extensions for automatic paper handling, communications protocol switching, memory management, YACC extensions to table language, extended various development tools.

• Termiflex Corporation  Feb 1993 to June 1993(short-term contract)

Compiler, linker, and interpreter for special-purpose language for embedded programming and control in industrial automation ("smart" hand-held terminals). Language ("HART/DLL") was modeled on "C", with some object extensions modeled on C++.   Memory management (multiple heaps in simulated memory-mapped files) to run in small embedded environments. Development on Windows  in "C", Lex, YACC: RTE on a hand-held unit.

• Society for Information Display              1992, 1993

  Session chair and instructor.
  Topic: Digitizer technologies for integrating with displays.

• Slate Corporation      August 1991 to February 1993   (staff)

Pen-computing: C/C++.  Electronic-ink based calendaring and personal information management products for Microsoft Windows for Pen Computing, GO PenPoint, and other OS/GUI systems.
Company representative for a standardization effort for electronic ink data and compression.

• Wang Laboratories    April 1989 to August, 1991    (staff)

"Freestyle" project (pen-computing):  Architect and project lead for an application- and operating-system- independent GUI for pen computing compatible with DOS and Microsoft Windows.. Technical liaison with Microsoft on early development of Pen Windows.

Three patent filings.  Two internal publications on digitizer technologies.

Also, technical liaison and co-ordinating engineer for a joint project on digitizer technology for a high-resolution integrated touchscreen/display for a portable handwriting product.

• Teledyne/TAC          August, 1987 to April, 1989 Mass

Software engineering manager.  Robotic equipment for assembly and test in the I.C. and hybrid-circuit manufacturing industries. Primary project was the PR-8100, a fully-automated computer-controlled (Intel DOS/Windows platform) I.C. wafer probing and testing system, with GUI for operator control.

• 1977 to 1987: Pencept and its predecessor companies:
  
  
• Pencept, Inc.                     June 1982 to August, 1987 

Returned to Pencept as Director of Software after the company was re-organized with new management.
Pencept was an early Pen/Tablet computing company, VC-funded.  Hands-on development for the architecture and implementation of three generations of pen-computing products.

• Multiprocessor real-time architecture for embedded products.
• Ports across four platforms (embedded kernels / RSX-11M / Unix, on various processors)  in the lifetime of the technology.
• Interactive Pen-computing GUI, including pen-gestures and handwritten input to forms.
• Design and implementation of proprietary applicative language, compiler and real-time interpreter for character recognition.
• Presentations to PHIGS and CGI standards committees on gesture and handwriting input.
• Support for extended ANSI 3.64 communications protocols (asynchronous
• Firmware development and debugging tools to avoid use of cross-compilation.
• Simulation of protocols and behavior of mouse-, keyboard- and tablet-based devices.
   
• Teledyne Systems Corp       June 1981 to May 1982
   CAD/CAM start-up.
• Real-time GUI for lightpen/graphics on dual-display workstation.
• Dynamic component placement display and component annotation.
   
• Penverter Partners / Pencept      April 1979 to June 1981 
  
  (Penverter was the predecessor company to Pencept).
  Responsible for the design, development and implementation of a proprietary character-recognition system for hand-printed text: development of the recognition technology, image-processing, real-time application interfaces, hardware and software design and integration.
  
  
• Dynatron Corporation            August 1977 to April 1979    

(Initial work on Pencept technology). Early implementation work on a project for an external customer on character recognition, which was continued with Penverter Partners/Pencept.  Also implemented specialized compilers, macro-assemblers, development tools, and automated test systems for custom architectures for DSP/Real-time digital audio systems. Di specifications and documentation in both English and German, for co-operative projects with a European audio engineering firm.

• Data General Corporation               January 1974 to August 1977
  
  Compiler development.
• Software virtual memory for Advanced BASIC interpreter.
• Language accelerator firmware for FORTRAN, PL/N and ALGOL on Eclipse.
• Source-level Eclipse instruction emulation on NOVA minis.
• PL/I: data-base subsystem, automated PL/N --> PL/I translator.
• Interactive full-screen syntax-checking RPG editor.

EDUCATION:
S.B.E.E. Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, M.I.T..
     Thesis on automated analysis of German grammar in on-line instruction.
Philipps-Universität, Marburg, Germany: (Two semesters as regularly-immatriculated student)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
(Mostly relating to software development, and to Pen computing.
Details at jrw_publications.html )

PATENTS, I.P. FILINGS:
(Five U.S patents, plus related European patents. Other applications in progress
Details at jrw_patents.html )

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Last update: 10-Jan-2008