About Scott's Work...
 

I am ACTIVELY seeking consulting work at this time.
Willing to work anywhere under the most unusual circumstances, if need be.

Located in Tampa/St. Pete, Florida
Valid U.S. Passport
Please -mail for contact information.

I develop high-performance data processing applications, working in C, C++, C#, F#, Fortran, and other languages. The software I create emphasizes portability, efficiency, and designing-before-coding. I'll work on open source or proprietary software per the needs of a project; my goal is to create reliable solutions that fit the needs of my customers.

What sort of work do I do?

• Software invention
  Building high performance software in C, C++, Fortran 95, Python, and Java, for Linux, Windows, and Unix. My expertise is in high-performance numerical applications, information analysis, and database engines.
• Optimization
  Tuning and refining code for top performance in different environments, ranging from workstations to parallel systems.
• Parallelization
  Exploiting the potential of today's multiprocessor workstations and servers. I can bring the power of multicore processors, NUMA architecture, and clusters to your server applications.
• 64-bit Testing & Conversions
  Conversion and reliability checking, ensuring that your code is portable to 64-bit architectures.
• Legacy System Modernization or Replacement
  Updating existing programs and systems for today's high-performance environments and operating systems. A specialty is wrapping legacy code in Java or C++ user interfaces to put a new face on an old workhorse.

Specific areas of development include:

• High-performance business computing
• Scientific and engineering software
• Small database engines for concise applications
• Training in C++, software design, and multiprocessing architectures

Software Engines

I specialize in creating engines: the software that performs the "heavy lifting" behind the scenes. My focus ison custom software development for Linux, Windows, and general Unix. In-house platforms include workstations, web servers, and multiprocessor systems, running the latest Linux and recent Windows software.

The primary tools of choice include:

• C++, C, C#, F#, OCaml, Python, Java, modern Fortran
• Linux (since before it was trendy), Windows 2000/XP/Vista
• TWAIN, gtk, PNG, TIFF, and other graphic formats
• Beowulf, Linux SMP, OpenMP, MPI, POSIX/Linux, Win32 threads & processes
• autoconf/automake, MS Visual Studio(.Net), gcc, Intel C++ & Fortran, Eclipse, Cygwin
• SMTP, RS-232 serial, Sockets, HTTP, FTP, HTML, Javascript, Java applets