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It looks like the war against the ants has ended in an uneasy cease-fire, as most conflicts do in the middle-east. Plugging the electrical conduits does seem to have stopped their easy access, and we actually saw no ants over the holiday.  However, this morning I noticed some ants around the dishwasher, and I assume they are coming in from the electrical outlet the dishwasher is plugged into. <grrr>!  What I need is an "Antenator", made by the people who make the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z96JvhPdE6o&feature=related Rodenator]!
 
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The holiday itself was very relaxing.  I think this was the most relaxing ''pesach'' on record (for us, anyway).  But the last day of ''chol-hamo`ed'' (the day before the last actual ''yom-tov'', there was a ''{{wiki|sharav}}'' -- and so we read with relief the forecast of cooler weather following.   We sat down for the last holiday meal with some friends, and towards the end of the meal the wind picked up -- and the temperature dropped precipitously.  Our guests walked home in 50kph winds, and the next day was nice and cool.  Rain even fell... weird weather.
 
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During ''chol-hamoed'', we went to the ''{{wiki2|Western_Wall|kotel}}'' to see ''[http://ronware.org/Pictures/Birkat%20Kohanim%205769/index.html birkat hakohanim]'' (the Kohanic blessing).  The Jerusalem Post had almost no coverage of that event, but the [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1239488117886&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Easter celebrations] were front page press. <sarcasm> It makes sense. After all, the two events are not comparable in religious importance.  On the one hand you have the idolaters celebrating their "god's" death and resurrection, and on the other hand you have the descendants of Aaron the High Priest continuing to perform a Biblical command to bless His people Israel. Obviously, we should give priority in our press to the idolatrous practices of the surrounding nations.</sarcasm>
 
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Dear American Jews: [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1238562943885&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull don't cry for us].  The rabid left-wing keeps asserting that "without US aid and support, Israel would be finished".  Let's examine that claim, shall we?
 
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US aid to Israel in 2007 was $2.5 billion, of which 160 million was actual 'financial aid'.  The other $2.34 billion was "military aid".  Most of that aid consists of guarantees, such that Israel has to purchase US military goods with that money.  That is to say, the money is "given" to Israel which must then turn around and support the US military industry.
 
  
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The Israeli GDP for 2008 was almost $189 billion (at the official rate of exchange).  Given that only 160 million of US aid was intended to help the economy of Israel, the loss of it would entail a mere 0.08% of Israel's GDP.  I highly doubt that would affect Israeli's standard of living in any meaningful way.  Even were the entire 2.5 billion all financial aid, it would still only constitute 1.3% of Israel's GDP.  Yes, I realize I took aid numbers from 2007 and GDP from 2008, but that's what I had available.  In fact, 2008 aid numbers are lower than 2007 numbers, so the percentages would be even smaller.
 
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However, to the real point: US aid to Israel has nothing whatsoever to do with supporting Israel per se.  The US started supporting Israel in a meaningful way only ''after'' the Yom Kippur War, when the Soviet empire's influence in the Arab world was growing very strong. America wanted a strong ally (e.g. pawn) to offset the Soviets and to project US power in the region. 
 
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And as a result of this relationship, while it gives Israel access to American military technology (at the whim of US leaders, of course), it also prevents Israel from developing its own industries and making such deals as are appropriate for its own sovereign interests.  The US, for instance, vetoed a multi-billion dollar deal Israel had made with China for Israeli military technology, and Israel had to meekly cancel the deal (and anger the Chinese, who will not soon forget that slight).
 
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The best thing that could happen to Israel would be to cut off all aid from the US immediately, so it could pursue such alliances as best benefit Israeli interests (with Turkey and India, trade deals with China and African countries).  Of course, it is [http://muqata.blogspot.com/2009/04/why-hamas-couldnt-shoot-stinger.html good to have US technologies]...
 
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And just to set the record straight,  Israel has a powerful economy (thanks to high-tech, biotech, alternative energy research, agricultural industry, medical research etc...):
 
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| USA || 14,330 || 47,000 || 78.1
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==Life as a contractor==
 
==Life as a contractor==

Revision as of 12:14, 17 April 2009

Introduction

It has become impossible to put all my experience on a single or even double-sheet resumé. I have therefore split it into two parts: first, a PDF-format overview, presenting why you might be interested in me, and giving a synopsis of my skills. The second part is this page, which contains the details about work experience and history which you would normally expect of a resumé.

Please don't hesitate to provide me feedback.

Skills

Programming:

  • Applications and systems programming in C, C++, Java, assembly language, Forth
  • Client/server product development
  • Database programming in SQL, Java, Perl and others
  • Extensive "open-source" knowledge
  • Good knowledge of Linux and Symbian (native and MIDP)
  • Many years of Microsoft Windows experience (from drivers up through UI work)
  • Secure coding techniques
  • Unix/Linux programming and tools (vim, perl, TeX, bash and many others)

Managerial:

  • Led small programming groups
  • Led international teams of developers
  • Coordinated international customer requirements with development teams

Languages:

  • native level English
  • almost native level Hebrew
  • good conversational Spanish

Experience

Most recent

10/2007 - 3/2009 ClassifEye, Ltd. (Jerusalem, Israel)
Manager, Customer Integration
Drive multi-platform client-server product development from R&D through customer integration and deployment. Work with overseas customers to determine their needs, produce specifications and deliver them. Hire, train and mentor technical staff. Left when company went bankrupt.

Java, J2ME. Symbian C++, Nokia Series 60 platforms. SQL. JSON. XML. XML-RPC.

4/2006 - 7/2007 Motorola Corporation, (formerly Good Technologies) (Bellevue WA)
Principal Staff Software Engineer
Working with the same development group as at Good and Sproqit, on similar projects (Good was purchased by Motorola in Jan 2007). Windows Mobile 5, Linux, PalmOS. Install/uninstall, cross-platform development issues. Design for mobile device applications. Left to move to Israel.
1/2005 - 3/2006 Sproqit Technologies (Bellevue WA)
Sr. Software Developer
Client code developer for devices running WinCE, Palm and Linux operating systems. Reorganized the code base and build system so an SDK could be released to OEMs without exposing proprietary information. Wrote port of low-level code to a Linux-based device, including design and coding of a small database for the embedded device. Cross-platform build tools using ssh and make. Left because the company went bankrupt.

Mostly C and C++ (gcc, VC, MetroWerks)

4/2002 - 12/2004 Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA)
Lead Software Development Engineer in Test
Led the team responsible for testing PTS (Page and Table Services) and LS (Line Services), which are core text layout components used by RichEdit, the Office suite of products as well as Vista. Coordinated testing effort for both products. Created new testing platforms and tools, upgraded and updated existing tools. Worked extensively with the developers, uncovering and remediation of both severe and non-critical defects as well as security issues in the products.

C++ and C, SQL, VBA, Python, perl etc.

7/2001 - 1/2002 GoAhead Software (Bellevue, WA)
Software Developer III
High availability software design and implementation in C++ and C. Used for monitoring telco equipment and ensuring the health of the system. Helped implement Linux and Windows framework for easy integration of the software by GoAhead’s clients.

gcc, VC++.

Life as a contractor

From 9/1993 - 7/2001, was one of three founding partners of "Moss Bay Engineering", a software services contracting firm. The majority of our work was done for Microsoft Corporation.

Projects on which I worked included:

  • Linux and Windows modules for high-availability software system. Design and implementation of perl-based accessors for OEM APIs. gcc, VC++.
  • Secure instant communication program. Design and implementation of new UI. Added features to client and server portions. Researched Linux components. Delphi, gcc.
  • MS NetDocs. Implementation of POP and SMTP protocols; SQL to MAPI translation layer. Lightweight system DLLs. VC++, MFC, COM, etc.
  • MS Outlook, multiple versions over three years. I18N, mainly for FE locales. BiDi and multibyte programming. Date and time parsing and formatting. VC++, MFC, COM, etc.
  • MS Direct-X SDK, initial version. Device drivers for high-speed video access, multi-player networked sample games. MASM, VC++.
  • MS Windows NT internals, fixed and enhanced USER and GDI modules. C, MASM.
  • Design and implementation of a compressing MSDOS disk-driver for a hand-held device. Use PCMCIA RAM card as compressed hard disk. TASM, Borland C.
  • Slide-show style screen-saver for Win16 using custom image compressor and user supplied photographs. Borland C++.

Other experience

12/2004 - present Reva - a small, cross-platform Forth
Principal developer and project lead
A personal project which grew out of my search for small and fast development environments. Programmers and enthusiasts from around the world contribute to this rapidly developing product.

FASM, Forth

9/1997 - present VIM Development team (Internet)
Contributing programmer
Ongoing contributor to the "vim" project - a "charity-ware", multi-platform programmer's editor. Work with developers across the globe on various parts of it: Windows port, GUI portions, I18N and UTF-8 work, many bug fixes and enhancements.

Visual C, Borland C, gcc.

9/2000 - 12/2006 Congregation Beis Menachem (Bellevue, WA)
Past president, Principal developer
Developed and supported custom-designed membership database for non-profit organization.

C++, Win32Forth, SQLite.

Prior experience

9/1989 - 9/1993 Traveling Software (Bothell, WA)
Principal Engineer
Principal Engineer on Newton Connection for Windows product. Lead Engineer on Blackbird for Windows and Laplink for Slate. Responsible for Battery Watch Pro projects from proof-of-concept through design and implementation.

C, C++, MASM, TASM

10/1988 - 9/1989 Softsel Computer Products (Inglewood, CA)
Sr. Programmer/Analyst
Project lead, internal systems. Host-PC connectivity. Database and customer fulfillment applications programming.

C, Pascal, Btrieve, MASM.

5/1985 - 10/1988 Mission Insurance Company (Los Angeles, CA)
Sr. Technician, Specialty Areas
Worked for the Actuarial department; wrote data mining, consolidation and reconciliation programs.

Turbo Pascal

early 1980s Israeli Defense Forces (Israel)
Liason officer
Liason between army and reserve soldiers. Responsible for organizing training and related matters.

Other

  • Education: Technion, Israel - mathematics/physics
  • Writing: Technical editor, "Vi IMproved - Vim" (New Riders). Also wrote various articles for "PC Techniques"
  • References available upon request
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