Старший программист

IGOR V. MELICHEV, Ph.D.
Leninski Pr. 155-52, St. Petersburg, 196191, Russia.
Phone +7-921-915-0532
e-mail : igor.melichev@gmail.com
SUMMARY: 25+ years experience in software development.
OBJECTIVE: Senior Software Developer
HARDWARE: PC, Mac
SOFTWARE: Windows, Mac OS, C and C++, gcc, MFC, Assembler 80x86; InstallShield, Ghostscript, OpenAT.
Windows - 12 years
MS/DOS - 6 years
C - 14 years
C++ - 12 years
PL/I - 5 years
Managing a team of 2-5 programmers - 10 years.
EXPERIENCE:
2000 - 2008: Artifex Software Inc.
Senior Software Engineer. Designed and implemented multiple new features in Ghostscript:
• new algorithms for grid fitting and dropout prevention
• new algorithms for rasterization of gradients, including tensor shadings; rewrote function objects and spline interpolation
• improved the image scaling and pattern handling
• improved PDF import and export, added PDF encryption
• attached UFST™ font renderer to Ghostscript as well as located and fixed bugs in UFST™
Over the past 8 years committed 2000+ changes to systems-level "C" code, that close 800+ problems reported by customers and free users. Participated in Ghostscript maintenance, bug analysis and fixing related to the PS interpreter, fonts, graphics, PDF export and import.
1999: MLC Systems
Programmer/Analyst/Team Manager. Developed a new technology for 3d font representation and rendering. Designed and developed a WISMO-based alarm system, including hardware and embedded software.
1998: Inline Software Inc
Programmer/Analyst/Team Manager. A method for automatic generating Java Bean code from an abstract specification.
1997 - 1998: Amiable Inc.
Programmer/Analyst/Team Manager. Postscript import plug-in for FlexiSIGN™, a Visual debugger for Postscript, Font manager utility and GUI, Adobe plugin host for FlexiSIGN™, CJK font support, True Type outliner.
1994 - 1996: CSC
Programmer/Analyst. Designed and implemented a Tape File Manager for Windows 95 and Windows NT.
Responsible for Tape File Manager for both Windows and DOS, having "dynamical" user interface, which provides a "cinema" about the copying process. Project completed in 7 months.
1995: APRI Laboratory
Programmer/Analyst. Responsible for Windows software for a new cardiograph being connected to COM-port. Project completed in 6 months.
1990 - 1994: Eurfin Project
Programmer/Analyst. Wrote business-oriented graphics with OLE2 technology. Led the group developing Intelligent Optical Character Recognizer including the method and the user interface.
1993: Maddox Games
Engineer. Designed and implemented puzzle games for Windows.
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. in Mathematics (Computer Science), Moscow State University
Ph.D. thesis was devoted to the problem of how to make the computer able to produce a solution under conditions when a user cannot formalize a task.
M.S. in Electronics, Electrotechnical Institute, St. Petersburg
Certificate in Natural Language Processing, University of Catania, Italy.
Languages: Russian, English