Professional Summary for Todd Foster
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Skills Summary
- Active in C# development with Windows Forms and OpenGL.
- Enjoy working in a team environment, especially pair programming. Preference for agile methodology and test-driven development.
- Strong interest in languages. Fluent in Spanish. Ongoing use of Koine Greek and biblical Hebrew.
- Expertise in Java/Swing development for commercial application software. Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP) for the Java 2 Platform, SE 5.0.
- Experience with Ruby, Perl, Bash, sed, JavaScript, HTML and CSS, Regular Expressions, Version Control, Unit Testing, Ant, Make, TEX. Past experience in C, C++, Assembly, Lisp, and application-specific languages. Regularly use Eclipse, Visual Studio and vim as development environments.
- OS experience chiefly with variants of Unix (Linux, OS X, Solaris). Over ten years experience with Linux (mostly Debian). Comfortable with Windows 7.
- Contributed to various open source projects by new feature development and bug reports (e.g., pcal, Markdown, album, Morse Code Trainer).
- Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) by APICS.
- Typeset and published three editions of a book of music.
- Tech+ amateur radio license with an emphasis on electronic construction.
- Enjoy music, motorcycling, mechanics, martial arts, reading.
Work Experience
Interactive Network Technologies, Houston, TX (2007 to 2010)
- Software Developer: Work in C#, Java, OpenGL development with internationally distributed teams.
- Developed GIS application for international customer. Began in middle of the project, eventually becoming lead developer. Brought project to deliverable stage and then trained overseas developers to provide ongoing support.
- Worked on all stages of project life-cycle, short- and long-term projects.
Homewood Church of Christ, Birmingham, AL (2001 to 2007)
- Christian minister in Bronx, NY
Supply Chain Consultants, Newark, DE (1994 to 1999)
- Systems Analyst: Software development, Management consulting with clients including DuPont, Exxon, Union Camp, Weyerheauser, Witco.
- Developed back-end mathematical transformations in C for demand management software.
- Assisted major clients developing software to combine history, sales intelligence and corporate priorities to plan factory production schedules.
Morgan Computing Services, Middletown, DE (Summer 1992)
- Consulting Programmer: Wrote/maintained DB software, documentation.
Education
Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, VA (1991 to 1995)
Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX (1996 to 2006)
- M.S., Biblical and Related Studies (1999)
- Master of Divinity