James S. White

Experience

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  Intel Corporation

  Jan 1973 - Jan 1987

  Software Engineer

  Simplified the process in which semiconductor test results were uploaded to a data processing system. Designed and coded software to load the system with both unit test and wafer fabrication information from various servers on the test floor. This lead to less confusion, greater simplicity and eliminated mistakes Improved production costs by implementing a tracking system the summarized the time an operator spent testing various semiconductor products. This improved the operators productivity which directly effected their monthly bonus. This successful platform was later expanded to generate monthly and quarterly reports for the Memory Products accounting department.Supplied software application and Computer Automated Design support for a semiconductor circuit design team. Tested and verified CAD software released to the design area. Supported graphics technicians by resolving questions on circuit design rules. RELATED POSITIONS:Software EngineerSoftware TechnicianProduct Engineering TechnicianComputer Operator Show less

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  Computer Task Group

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1990

  Systems Engineer

  SHARP MICROELECTRONICS: Added functionality to an automated wafer fabrication system to schedule equipment maintenance and track inventory control for an overseas plant in Japan.KODAK: Helped save production costs by updating software for a real time shop floor control system that verified and listed materials used during the production process.LSI LOGIC: Decreased production bottlenecks by tracking wafer lots from foundry to inventory and reporting on cycle times between each stage of the manufacturing process. Show less

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  Self Employed Investor

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1993

  Commodities/Stock Trader

  Bought and sold various commodities attempting to maximize profits between the long and short sells.

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  Portland Community College

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1995

  Student

  Upgraded technical skills with studies in UNIX, C++ Visual Basic and Access.

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  FirstDataBank Division of the Hearst Corporation

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

  Software Engineer

  Developed a user interface for a medical reference network product. Designed and coded the forms and events to search a medical knowledge base for specific disease information based on a users input. Produced the proper diagnostic web page from the search results.Created a health advisory toolkit that increased the company’s family of health care solutions. Designed the database and toolkits dynamic linked library. Published the products requirement, user guild and technical reference manual. Upgraded an $18K network product for the company’s family of pharmaceutical solutions. Designed the products database browser and increased performance 25% by streamlining existing code. Shipped the product and updated it periodically with the latest available drug information. Show less

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  Northwest Analytics

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2008

  Senior Programmer

  Ensured stability of a new statistical product brought to market by testing its properties and methods for accuracy. Designed 25 application examples of different capabilities to help decrease development time for end users. Generated over 150 pages technical documentation highlighting each aspect of the product along with coding examples. Increased profitability by completing a third party product that integrated the company’s software with a human machine interface. Brought the product to market by adding new functionality requested by the manufacturing community. The product was tested, deemed a success and released for sale.Expanded presence in the Asian market and increased international sales by converting their flagship statistical product from English to Chinese. Identified and extracted all pertinent strings that were needed for translation. Worked in partnership with translators to certify all strings were converted correctly. All user forms were inspected to ensure proper format due to the wider character set. Show less

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  Portland Community College

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  Student

  Attended courses in the Computer Information System’s department that would enhance my technical skill set. Studies included .Net programming, C#, SQL, Java and PHP.

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  Self Employed Contractor

  Jan 2011 - now

  Software Programmer

  Northwest Analytics: Portland, OR.Improved the company’s product line by upgrading an ActiveX statistics product to the .Net platform. Designed and coded 20 C# and VB .Net examples that demonstrated the products capabilities. Provided technical to customers by pinpointing and solving issues as they arose.Improved international sales by converting the upgraded version of the company’s flagship statistical product from English to Chinese. Worked in partnership with translators to certify all strings were converted correctly. Reformatted UI forms as needed to ensure the new wording fit and appeared properly. Ensured product stability by validating and testing new functionality added to their Human Machine Interface analysis product. Delivered application examples of the product to the company’s customer base. Designed a custom install program for the products future revisions. Show less