Marshall Gates

CONTACT

SKILLS

PHP, Python, Java
Android Mobile, Kotlin
SQL Databases
C, C++, bash, Perl
HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Arduino, Raspberry Pi
GitHub, VS Code
Windows, Linux

EDUCATION

BS COMPUTER SCIENCE

University of North Carolina Asheville

1984

ABOUT

I am a seasoned applications/systems developer with experience in the following

N-tier database applications development
Mobile applications development
Network services provisioning
Embeded micro-controller development

WORK EXPERIENCE

LEAD SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

CorgiHat Development | 2014 - Present

A personal software project to design and develop Android Mobile applications to support the arts and non-profit community along with Arduino libraries and systems for fun.

Published applications in the Google Play Store
Created a non-blocking timer library included in the standard Arduino system libraries.

IT SR. ENGINEER - SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Segra | January 2019 - Present

Working as a lead member of the Operations Support Systems (OSS) Development team to maintain the existing systems and support additional system integrations.

Maintained and enhanced existing OSS configuration and provisioning systems
Developed interfaces for internal ticket system to external vendors
Created Python tools to support data migration from legacy systems to NetCracker Inventory System.
Developed MuleSoft Web Services to support transitioning the organization to the Service Now Platform
Developed functionality enhancements for the Service Now Platform

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Lumos Networks | December 2010 - December 2018

Lead developer on the integration of Legacy WV Fibernet systems into the Lumos systems. Transitioned to support and enhance the new systems as a member of the OSS Development team.

Maintained existing OSS provisioning system for ADSL, GPON, VoIP, IPTV, and Metro Ethernet
Developed further system enhancements integrating various external provisioning systems into the OSS user interface
Built an in-house mobile application to automate the gathering of sales leads by employees

LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER

WV Fibernet | September 2003 - December 2010

Project lead on the implementation of the web based n-tiered Operations Support System Application developed at ENA. It used ASP (VBScript and JavaScript) on IIS with an Oracle database back end.

Developed tool to migrate legacy Excel Spreadsheet records into new system
Assisted in automating an external billing records review that saved the company $250,000 in unnecessary vendor charges over a one year period.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Enterprise Network Applications | April 2000 - August 2003

Worked on the thick client user interface of a three-tiered Operations Support System (OSS) application to support small to mid-sized telephone companies with order processing, data line provisioning, inventory control and trouble ticketing using a web based business services layer working on an Oracle database back end.

Started the migration to a completely web based system.

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Johnson Controls / Encore | March 1998 - April 2000

Supported the development of Real Time Embedded controller software. Experience included working on in-house Real Time Operating System and visual embedded development environments.

Maintained embedded controller and Windows based C++ monitoring software.
Developed upgrades to various embedded refrigeration controls and safety systems.

SENIOR DEVELOPER

The Learning Company / HyperGlot | December 1994 - March 1998

Implemented several commercial foreign language teaching software products.

Lead Developer on the Spanish For Everyone (formerly Travel Talk) product, along with the German, French and Italian language versions.
Developed several in house tools to managed speech recognition grammar integration with multi-media asests.
Incorporated Lernout and Hauspie's Speech Recognition Technology into the entire line of PC based foreign language applications including the Learn To Speak series