Download Sony Biotechnology 2015-2016 – Defect analysis in algorithms and

Resume of David Rivkin
Contact:
Email: [email protected]
US Phone: +1.208.246.5494
UK Phone: +44. (0)56-0002.6050
Skype, Google Hangouts: DavidARivkin
Summary and Key Skills:





















Bachelor’s Degree and Post-Graduate Computer Sciences Studies
25 years working experience using C++, 10 with Java and 7 years with Python
Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android, iOS, Blackberry and web UI development.
10 years of Image Processing (OpenCV) specifically for life sciences/microbiology metrology.
20 years of High Performance Computing (HPC), Cloud Computing and algorithms development for life
sciences applications.
15 years developing microbiology and biomedical imaging systems and support software.
10 years working experience with RDMS generating SQL queries, updates, stored procedures and
schemas (SQL Server, MySQL) as well as NoSQL databases (MongoDB, MarkLogic).
Interacts professionally with other members of the team (sales, marketing, program management etc),
communicating technical subject matter effectively to non-technical employees and management.
Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) expertise including Cloud based account management.
User interface (UI/UX) design and development with internationalization and human factors analysis.
Integration with payment (credit card) gateways and 3rd party processing platforms.
Detailed understanding of the full SDLC and release management for high quality/high reliability (e.g.
health/medical, law enforcement, aerospace, automotive, manufacturing and financial industries).
Outstanding communication skills with the ability to talk directly to clients and prospects regarding their
technical requirements in a way where all parties understand the deliverable, including with vendors
remotely or on-site.
Extremely high standard of quality in both my team and my own written code, as well as the ability to
hold team to a high standard to ensure best quality is delivered.
Experience developing complex SQL stored procedures, functions, views, and triggers.
Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Excellent time-management skills and experience with project planning and management automation,
providing efficient, accurate estimates for new projects.
Expeditiously troubleshoot, resolve and deploy fixes for any existing products already in-use.
Setup and management of Quality Assurance programs for software.
International (globally distributed) team management including employees, vendors, contractors etc.
Mentoring junior programmers and designers.
Experience:
Recent Consulting Assignments:
ANT Global 2016 - Aerospace (Drone) web-based IP security interrogation and repair software development
(Java client) and Azure based API for flight planning design and development (Java/JSON server) with account
and billing management (credit card payment submission).
Omega Solutions 2016 – Law enforcement client (C++) and AWS Lamda (Java) biometric security/ID datamining
system with FBI fingerprint search/matching.
Target Discovery/Veritomyx 2015-2016 – Implementation of C++ and Java based interfaces to PHP/Java based
AWS server for life sciences (mass spectroscopy) analysis with 21CFR11/HIPAA security compliance.
Sony Biotechnology 2015-2016 – Defect analysis in algorithms and software design, recommendations to senior
management on appropriate algorithm implementations. Python based.
Employment History:
LabSite
Lead Software Engineer
2015-Present
Spectrophotometry systems and software design based on BIoT principles (BLE, Wifi basd modules &
mobile+cloud computing systems) with 21CFR11/HIPPA compliance. Multispectral image processing and
spectral analysis software with new algorithms development using OpenCV. Multiplatform based software
development using JSON, MySQL, DDS, & much more. Qt for all mobile and desktop platforms. Cloud based
HPC chemical fingerprint matching and OCR capabilities.
ChemPo Ltd/Laxco Inc. (OEM supplier for Thermo-Fisher/Life Technologies) Director of R&D
2011-2015
Lead team of software and hardware engineers in development of life sciences instrumentation with cloud
based information management system compliant with 21CFR11/HIPAA security requirements. Designed and
coded embedded and desktop instrument control software in C++/Qt, and SQLServer based health/laboratory
informatics server with integration with Siemens HIT, for Android, iOS, Windows, Linux and MacOS. Additional
products developed using C# for Windows Desktop.
GCPI
Technical Director
2008-2011
Lead team of software engineers in contracted R&D for numerous life sciences firms, particularly in cloud
computing, IIS setup and management, database configuration and management, and multi-OS software.
SciEssence LLC.
Lead Engineer/Engineering Manager
1998-2008
Lead team of software and hardware engineers in development of life sciences and manufacturing test and
measurement systems (semiconductor metrology, automotive battery test systems, and medical imaging).
RST Inc.
Technical Director
1993--1998
Lead team of software and hardware engineers in contracted R&D for firms such as KLA-Tencor, FEI Company,
Strausbaugh, HP/Agilent Technologies, Hill-Rom, BioRad Labs, Beckman Coulter, GM/Delphi Electronics,
SonoTest, and Oryx Instruments and Materials. Hands-on software and systems engineering, SQL database
management, SOP development and much more. C++, Java, and Python development.
University of California, San Francisco Chief Software Engineer
1992-1993
LEaP & xLEaP – Molecular Modeling Front End to AMBER package for the Department of Pharmaceutical
Chemistry, Computer Graphics Laboratory in C++.
Autodesk, Inc.
Software Quality Assurance Analyst
1990-1992
HyperChem - Bench-top Molecular Modeling Software for SGI and MS Windows, Computational Chemistry
Validation Leader.
Education:
Post-graduate Computer Science courses UCSF
BS Chemistry and Nuclear Engineering (with Computer Science courses) UC Berkeley
1992-1993
1990