North Palace

David Romig, Jr.

Auburn, NY

drjrdave@gmail.com

http://www.northpalace.com/resume.php

https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidromigjr/

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  Turn 10 Studios (a division of Microsoft; full-time remote) – Redmond, Washington September, 2023 ~ December, 2024 Senior Software Engineer; Testing Infrastructure; DevOps: Forza Motorsport    • Triaged and repaired build and test pipelines whenever they failed or became stuck in C++, C#, PowerShell, Azure DevOps, and other tools. • Identified and fixed long running unknown race condition that caused testing suites to end early when delegated to multiple test devices. • Led effort to identify and deprecate old, unused, and unneeded tests that were written in C/C++ and C#. • Wrote tool to enumerate, filter, and display available VSTest.Console.exe tests in DLLs in C# including flexible accessors using reflections. • Wrote unified tool for dumping executables on remote PCs and XBOXs (Series/One X/S) and soon PS5s in C#. • Extended initialization portion of testing framework to initialize PS5s for running tests in C#. • Monitored device test pool of PCs and XBOXs fixing and returning stuck devices from various issues including a nasty DNS poisoning issue. • Added API to Forza Motorsport for testing using AI based on specs used for testing Minecraft written in C/C++, WinSockets, and ZeroMQ.

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  Activision Blizzard (full-time remote) – Irvine, California November, 2020 ~ June, 2023 Senior Sever Engineer; Live Ops/Ops Engineering: Blizzard Entertainment, Hearthstone    • Investigated player issues that CS could not fix and perform live production data healups in Oracle SQL. • Wrote automated player data migration service to migrate old player data, which worked in conjunction with login, in C++, Oracle SQL. • Optimized and maintained code profiling library that ran on live production in C++. • Integrated all feature gate variables into company’s monitoring library in C++. • Updated company’s networking routing library and migrated API to new version in C++. • Updated various internal and third party libraries in C++, Oracle SQL. • Created API to link Optimizely to game to configure computer players in C++, HTML, JSON.

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  Machine Zone, Inc. – Palo Alto, California September, 2017 ~ July, 2020 Server Engineer: Distributed Backend for 6 MMO Mobile Games (Game of War, Mobile Strike, Final Fantasy XV, ...)    • Maintained/improved codebase of distributed backend server systems in PHP, Lua, MySQL, sqlite developed in Docker containers. • Principal maintainer of server kernel including custom Object-Relational Mapping and Controllers in PHP, MySQL, sqlite. • Rewrote transaction rollback to support broader database modification that was aware of internal and external data caching in PHP & MySQL. • Added support for “soft” deletion of models/rows that deactivate instead of removing to improve overhead of volatile tables in PHP & MySQL. • Primary maintainer and deployer of device tracking system in PHP, MySQL running on OpenShift on Kubernetes and Docker. • Wrote GDPR/CCPA management and data wiping backend and handled wiping requests during development in PHP, MySQL, Python, bash.

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  Trion Worlds, Inc. – Redwood City, California June, 2014 ~ February, 2017 Platform Engineer •  Glyph: Platform Launcher for Login/Authorization and Downloading, Decompression, and Patching of Multiple Games • Updated/improved Glyph on Windows, MacOS X in C/C++, Qt, QML, JavaScript, CURL, LZMA, Zip, company STL and common libraries. • Updated company STL and common libs on Windows, MacOS X in C/C++ including STL, text manipulation, memory & process management. • Set up process to rebuild Qt and OpenSSL from source to target Windows XP on Windows using VS 2013 in Windows Batch, Makefile. • Reworked project files and install builder for more efficient build on Windows, MacOS X in MSBuild, Windows batch, AppleScript, bash. • Updated company build server client for Windows and created build of and automating of MacOS X builds in Python. • Updated and built existing mobile authorization apps on iPhone and Android in Objective C and Java.

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  LitePoint (a division of Teradyne) – Sunnyvale, California May, 2012 ~ May, 2014 Senior Software/UI/UX Engineer •  Test Plan Editor: Cellular and WiFi/BT Test Plan Creation and Editing Software Tool • Wrote from scratch based on UI layout request and existing file format in JavaScript, jQuery, jQuery UI, HTML, CSS, QtWebKit, C/C++, Qt. • Created API to access company SDK (in C/C++) through JavaScript/jQuery using QtWebKit with a HTTP request fallback. • Developed future file format and created module to convert file formats in Python. • Contributed to improvement of company SDK and plug-in modules in C/C++, Qt, JSON, and Python. • Learned about RF testing of cellular and WiFi/Bluetooth devices.

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  Contracting / Self-Employment March, 2010 ~ December, 2012 •  Bloomberg LP: Senior Software Engineer; August, 2011 ~ October, 2011 • Worked in Trade Order Management Systems fixing back-end bugs in C/C++, JavaScript, and ksh. • Wrote Bloomberg terminal command to schedule and delete trade book tickets in C/C++, JavaScript, ksh, and SQL. •  Swann Costume Shop: Lead Software Engineer; June, 2011 ~ July, 2011 • Wrote customer and inventory database to track rentals and charge late fees in TCL/Tk and SQLite. •  FlipSwitch Solutions: Lead Software Engineer; February, 2011 ~ April, 2011 • Wrote custom course management and scheduling with user registration in PHP, HTML, and CSS. •  LaFrance Corporation: Senior Software Engineer; July, 2010 ~ December, 2010 • Rewrote product upload tool adding robust error handling in Visual Basic .NET. •  Finished osCommerce-based website largely in PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript including: • FedEx/UPS shipping API with label printing in object-oriented PHP, VB .NET and XML. • Interactive product view and searching that used JavaScript and JSON AJAX library.

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  Test & Evaluation Solutions – Warrenton, Virginia July, 2009 ~ December, 2009 Senior Software Engineer •  Integrated Recovery Model: Ship Disaster Recovery Modeling and Simulation for PC, Mac, and Linux • Rewrote and updated ship deck and compartment modeling program in TCL/Tk and SQLite. • Learned and participated in discussions about improving existing SQLite schema for ship data. • Wrote data conversion scripts. • Applied for and received Secret Level U.S. Security Clearance.

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  Barking Lizards Technologies – Richardson, Texas January, 2008 ~ August, 2008 Senior Software Engineer •  Wii, Playstation 2, and PC Game: Naked Brothers Band • Wrote Playstation 2 Controller API and missing-controller display in C++. • Wrote Playstation 2 Memory Card API and display in C++. • Wrote Wii Power, Reset, and Exit handlers in C. • Wrote Wii disc error handler and display in C and C++. • Wrote Wii Home Button Menu handler in C++. • Wrote common microphone API interfacing to each platform library in C++. •  Gameboy DS Game: Bratz, Girlz Really Rock • Scripted one of the five chapters for the RPG-like story mode in LUA including API additions in C. • Wrote pause menu, options menu, and initial version of main menu in C++. • Added multiplayer features to one game in C++. • Added touch-slider and radio button classes to the game in C++. •  PC Proof-of-Concept Game: Client-Server Network Test in C++ with a data conversion tool in C

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  LaFrance Corporation (MIS Department) – Concordville, Pennsylvania August, 2006 ~ January, 2008 Senior Software Engineer • Designed and wrote many auto-generating product reports in Crystal Reports with AS400 SQL interface. • Wrote web interface to graphic department’s Windows file share to aid design search in PHP. • Designed, wrote, and maintained many inventory and billing apps in RPGIII, RPGLE, CLP on AS400. • Rewrote Benmatt website, cleaned up data, and documented it in PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. • Wrote Design-Your-Own-Product dynamic web pages in PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JS, and ImageMagick. • Designed and wrote first version of LaFrance corporate library in PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. • Setup SSL certificate for one of the websites on a Linux-based host.

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  Contracting / Self-Employment March, 2006 ~ January, 2007 •  Atomic Orange Productions: Senior Software Engineer; September, 2006 ~ January, 2007 • Worked on SPG288 based PnP game, Bratz at the Mall, in C and SPG2xx ISA Assembly. • Worked remotely with team of 2 engineers, musician, and producer. • Wrote 2 games and pause, help, level complete, and hardware diagnostics screens in C. • Designed and wrote sound driver (4-chan mapped music and 2-chan fx) in SPG2xx ISA Assembly. • Wrote simple fixed-point physics module in C. • Modified text output driver to support 2 sizes and special characters in C. • Optimized and resampled sound effects for ROM space efficiency using Audacity. • Gave advice regarding music/sound on Sunplus/GeneralPlus audio chips under ROM constraints. •  Cold Fusion Entertainment: Technical Advisor; March, 2006 ~ August, 2006 • Collected information and wrote documentation and code for SPG290 in C.

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  SDI Technologies/Kiddesigns (Tech2Go Division) – Rahway, New Jersey November, 2004 ~ March, 2006 Lead Software Engineer; Technical Direction; Systems and Network Administrator •  Plug-and-Play Game: TMNT Way of the Warrior (on embedded SPG220 system) • Worked with GDD writer and added to game design. • Wrote graphics encoding tool in C and provided supplemental artwork using GIMP. • Wrote 5 games, main menus, pause, intros, and outros in object-oriented C. • Wrote kernel (core) functions and game engine in object-oriented C, C, and SPG2xx ISA Assembly. • Wrote all drivers: sound, music, video, sprites, et cetera in C and SPG2xx ISA Assembly. •  SPG290-based Children’s Game Consoles: Wizdome Edutainment VGC & Handheld • Wrote multiple drivers including: sound, music, video, sprites, etc in C and SPG290 ISA Assembly. • Wrote some kernel (core) functions in C and SPG290 ISA Assembly. • Wrote some hardware documentation to supplement Sunplus docs. • Provided technical direction and provided hardware support to clients. • Trained new software engineer on Sunplus hardware. •  Tech2Go Internal/External Network • Set up and maintained Linux-based server, switch, router, and PCs running Windows XP. • Set up: FTP, Samba, SVN, BBS, and archiving and backup scripts in Bash Script on a Linux host. • Began designing for developer website for use by clients.

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  Drexel University & School District of Philadelphia (Partnership) – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February, 2004 ~ September, 2004 •  Teaching Assistant: Drexel University, University City High School, and Leidy Elementary • Managed a robotics/controls lab. • Proctored tests and graded homework. • Tutored students in various mathematics and engineering concepts. • Prepared 11th grade students for the state-wide PSSA exam. • Tutored summer school students in English and mathematics. •  Lab Tech Assistant: University City High School • Taught students to organize and catalog scientific equipment. • Organized, cleaned, cataloged scientific equipment. • Constructed a database of available scientific equipment. • Identified and cataloged antiquated computer hardware and devices. • Assisted students in performing laboratory experiments. •  Engineering Mentor for Robotic Club: University City High School • Taught students robotics and controls concepts. • Created robots and controller demonstrations. • Aided students with robot building and programming. •  Administrative Assistant: Broad Street Garage • Tracked down, cataloged, duplicated, labeled, and organized 100+ keys. • Made sure each bus had an active, backup, and master key ring.

• •	Contracting / Self-Employment April, 2003 ~ January, 2004 •  Fez Works: Software Engineer; April, 2003 ~ January, 2004 • Wrote 3D collision detection in C++ and performed data analysis in Excel with VBScript.

• •	Ringing Hill Orchards (Family Business) – Pottstown, Pennsylvania September, 2003 ~ November, 2003 Orchard Worker

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  Majesco Entertainment (Pipedream Interactive Division) – Edison, New Jersey September, 2000 ~ March, 2002 Software Engineer •  PS2 Games: Soldier of Fortune & Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force • Wrote PS2 port of OpenGL (graphics library) on PS2 VU1 in C, PS2 VU Assembly, and DMA. • Wrote loading screens keeping load off main processor in C, MIPS Assem., PS2 VU Assembly, and DMA. • Wrote minimal MPEG (movie) player in C and PS2 MPEG Libraries. • Optimized inter-process communications (to lower data contention). • Final code optimizations (mostly involving graphics) in C, MIPS Assembly, and PS2 VU Assembly. • Ported some bone animation math to PS2 Vector Unit 0 in C and PS2 VU Assembly. •  Dreamcast Game: Q*Bert • Wrote part of inter-executable API in C. • Designed high score font and a few minor graphics. • Wrote tool to extract and convert some game data in C. • Designed and wrote menus and menu effects in C. •  X-Box: Began learning DirectX shaders on NVIDIA GeForce 3 in C and Shader Assembly.

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  Drexel University – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January, 2000 ~ June, 2001 •  Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Senior Design Coordinator: • Coordinated faculty and undergrad seniors in the ECE department. • Scheduled student presentations, found faculty judges, prepared rooms. • Updated presentation abstracts and times on the university web site in HTML. • Tracked down past years’ presentations, sorted, and stored them. •  Teaching Assistant: • Managed a robotics/controls lab. • Proctored tests and graded homework. • Tutored students in various mathematics and engineering concepts.

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  LaFrance Corporation (MIS Department) – Concordville, Pennsylvania March, 1997 ~ September, 1997; March, 1998 ~ September 1998 •  Software Engineer: • Designed, wrote, and maintained many inv. and billing apps in RPGIII, RPGLE, CLP on AS400. • Helped perform Y2K upgrade conversion and checking in RPG, RPGIII and CLP on AS400. •  Systems & Network Administrator: • Consolidated all engineering files from many local copies to server checkout. • Set up network printers for use by PCs and AS400 (database) Server. • Set up a Windows NT 4.0 Server, including accounts and services. • Updated all client computers to Windows NT 4.0 Workstations. • Updated Windows PC Workgroups to a Windows TCP/IP Domain.

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  Allegheny University of the Health Sciences – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September, 1995 ~ March, 1996 •  Software Engineer/Web Designer: • Created interactive web pages including a medical tutorial in PERL, HTML, and CGI. • Maintained two web sites on UNIX-based hosts. •  Software Tester and Trainer: • Collected and maintained a list of specific injuries for testing. • Tutored medical students on the use of the program, TraumAID. • Assisted in the testing and improvement of the program, TraumAID.

• •	Ringing Hill Orchards (Family Business) – Pottstown, Pennsylvania September, 1992 ~ February, 1993; September, 1993 ~ February, 1994 Orchard Worker

• •	Drexel University – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September, 1999 ~ 2001 (pending thesis) Masters of Science in Computer Eng. (Computer Controls) Thesis: “Self-Erecting Pendulum: An Example In Computer Controls for Undergrads”

• •	Drexel University – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania August, 1994 ~ September, 1999 Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (Systems and Controls) Minor in Computer Science Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering GPA: 3.713, Magna Cum Laude, Distinguished Honors