Todd Taylor

Experience

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  Castle Software

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1998

  Technician

  Worked with business clients. Assisted them with software, and networking needs.Assisted in building and repairing hundreds of PCs.

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  A-Bit Computers, Inc.

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  CTO, Senior Technician

  Built several web servers for VillageAuction.com in State College, PA. Also assisted in setting up the client’s network and domain.Contracted by the Meteorology Department at PSU to build several workstation and server PC based systems running Windows and Linux. I built a 12 node Linux Beowulf cluster used for weather data processing.Contracted by Telebeam to deploy their first generation of cable modems on their network.Built and repaired hundreds of PCs.

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  Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science & Technology

  Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

  Lecturer

  Taught a course on introductory web design. Students received a certification of completion at the end of the course.Built and upgraded a couple of their computer classrooms.

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  AccuWeather

  Apr 2000 - Feb 2012

  TV Systems Programmer

  Developed a radar image processing system using C++, C#, and DirectX. This replaced a software-only based rendering system. A process that previously took 2-3 minutes of processing time every 5 minutes, now only takes 20-40 seconds in that same 5 minute period. This removed a considerable processing load from our current data ingestion system, allowing for the processing of additional products.Co-Developed a data ingestion system using Java. This system currently runs on Windows and Linux. This software is now being used across several lines of business at AccuWeather.Developed a script engine written in C# using MS SQL as a data backend. This software is used as a data ingestion engine with the current high end TV graphics display system. The engine uses an extensible plugin system, allowing the development of new processing features that doesn’t require the rework or release of the entire engine. This has saved hundreds to thousands of developer hours.Co-Developed a second generation severe weather display system running on Linux. Updated various user interfaces using the QT SDK, and a few backend ingestion components. This development added valuable features/sales points to this software.Developed a GIS application used to navigate world terrain maps for broadcast display systems. This application helped ensure the display accuracy of weather data on client systems.Spent time training support staff on various software packages, and helping them hone their troubleshooting skills. Also assisted with client emergencies that required a developer to help troubleshoot. Show less

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  Avail Technologies, Inc.

  Feb 2012 - now

  Software Engineer

  Work on various projects focusing on the mass transit industry.