Blogged Et Animam Levavi

+1 (415) 830-3310 | george@sudarkov.com | http://www.linkedin.com/in/sudarkov

SUMMARY

I am a seasoned software engineer with over a decade of experience designing and developing cross-platform enterprise-grade software systems using C++ and Python in a wide range of industries from financial services and semiconductors to networking and virtualization. My passion is to build simple to use and more intuitive software. I am platform-agnostic, I pay great attention to detail and I strive to write elegant code in any programming language I use. I am a self-starter and always take initiative. Available for projects in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Software and technologies:

• Languages: C++, Python, Objective-C, JavaScript, SQL, etc.
  
• Technologies and libraries: STL, Boost, Loki, TNT, Jama, Xerces, MFC, PatMax, Fiber Channel, Cognex Machine Vision, OpenGL, DirectX, COM, CORBA, jQuery, Django, Google AppEngine, Amazon EC2, XML, etc.
  
• Databases: Oracle, MySQL, MS SQL Server, Interbase
  
• Operating systems: Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, VxWorks

EXPERIENCE

Independent Software Developer

Member of Technical Staff

VMware, Palo Alto, CA // March 2007–October 2008

• As a member of the Enterprise Readiness Team, proposed and implemented numerous improvements to the VMware’s host management layer, software process and development tools. The main focus areas for the team were: testability, debuggability, efficiency and security of the VMware’s products.
• Designed and implemented in C++ parts of the update management system.
• Contributed to implementing address space layout randomization (ASLR) for kernel and many other C and C++ components.
• Implemented integration testing framework in Python.
• Assisted the build team in switching to SCons.

Sr. System Software Engineer

Ixia Communications, Calabasas, CA // January 2006–February 2007

• Designed and implemented a highly efficient version-tolerant serialization library in C++.
• Wrote a Python script to automatically parse and re-generate over 700 existing serialization methods.
• Re-factored numerous aspects of the legacy C++ code.

Sr. Software Engineer

Applied Materials, Santa Clara, CA // August 2000–October 2005

Coordinated efforts in re-factoring/re-designing legacy applications and libraries. Supported Oracle database schema and database abstraction layer library. Using the object-oriented approach, designed and implemented:

• complex error handling library and a set of guidelines for the existing multi-threaded n-tier software system;
• subsystem to facilitate receiving and displaying live video from an optical microscope and from an electron-beam microscope;
• Fiber Channel libraries for VxWorks and Windows NT 4;
• high-performance OpenGL library for displaying 2D graphics;
• image processing library for the post-processing of the defect images;
• proprietary image processing algorithm for the offline tuning of inspection parameters;
• high-performance and high-precision wafer alignment algorithm;
• SEMI standards–based import/export format for inspection recipes and imaging parameters.

Software Architect

Postal Service of Russia, Barnaul, Russia // February 1996–August 2000

Managed a team of developers. Directed development of a full automation system of daily postal service operations, including mail delivery, money transfers, accounting, human resources, statistics, etc. Performed database analysis and design. Implemented and supported database schema and database abstraction layer library. Implemented numerous parts of the system.

(earlier positions omitted)

PERSONAL PROJECTS

fb2pdf — http://fb2pdf.com (Source code: http://code.google.com/p/fb2pdf/)

An open-source web service that allows users to convert books from xml-based format FB2 to a PDF file suitable for reading on various e-book readers. The project is built with Amazon’s EC2, S3 and SQS technologies.

EDUCATION

Master’s degree in Systems Engineering–Altai State Tech University, Barnaul, Russia