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JAMES BILITSKI, PH.D. Professional Resume
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Engineering • Research and Development • Technical Leadership
Accomplished, technologically savvy, Information Technology / Computer Science leader with a strong record of
success leading Top Secret technology projects for the Air Force and additional projects for industry, and mentoring,
guiding and teaching Computer Science students as an Associate Professor. Build upon expertise gained while
earning a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science and Master of Software Engineering (MSE).
Demonstrate strength owning and driving multimillion dollar technical projects for diverse areas, including
intelligence operations, professional organizations, engineering applications, mobile applications, multimedia
applications, legacy hardware and software upgrades, connectivity and security improvements.
Lauded for successful project management, ensuring success for large projects from concept to delivery. Published in
peer-reviewed journals for research for automated controls for playing musical instruments using artificial intelligence.
Increase staff and student skills with strong mentoring skills and through effective instruction on a wide variety of
computer science subjects, covering Application Development, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Architecture,
Robotics, Programming (Web, Systems, Network, Various Languages), Database Systems, Gaming and Graphics.
Enhance educational opportunities by managing a Computer Science laboratory. Expertise includes:
Research and Development
Mobile Devices and Embedded Systems
Technical Leadership
Machine Learning
Instruction and Mentoring
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CLAIR GLOBAL, Litiz, PA
11/2011 - Present
Software Engineer Consultant (11/2011 – Present)
Develop realtime low latency audio applications for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch and Android in the concert touring
industry. Primarily involved in iOS development using core audio, signal processing, and network programming
developing cross-platform software utilizing c. Also involved in all aspects of system engineering including software
architecture, wireless networks, network protocols and client/server communication. Develop realtime low latency
streaming audio application for iOS and Android devices over wifi utilizing signal processing and technologies in
Xcode, objective-c,c, iPhone, iPad, Smaart, Core Audio, and Android NDK. Responsible for designing and writing
highly optimized realtime threaded multi platform software for mobile systems using native c and objective-c.
Address issues in audio latency, sample rate conversion, loss concealment, forward error correction, delay algorithms,
audio formats, codecs, recording quality, threading, concurrency, distribution of application data, and software
performance. Also developed software tools for Mac OS using Cocoa utilizing reporting and graphing features.
MOTOROLA MOBILITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY & PROJECTS (ATAP)
10/2012 – 2/2013
Software Engineer Consultant (10/2012 – 2/2013)
Perform research & development in real-time streaming media applications using Android Technology. (Confidential
project under NDA.)
CYBERPACK VENTURES, Columbia, MD
04/2012 -12/2012
Software Engineer Consultant (04/2012 – 11-2012)
Develop software for NSA software assurance initiatives. Primarily involved in software assurance through tagging
system. Proposed and developed a client/server model similar to DNS for software assurance validation. Involved in
investigation of commercial and open source static analyzer tools. Appended to existing systems to support the
analysis of JSP files by writing tools to generate test code. Involved in investigating software assurance on mobile
devices utilizing software tagging.
CONCURRENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, Johnstown, PA
10/2000 – 11/2011
Fellow (10/2011)
Principal Software Engineer (07/2005 – 11/2011)
Senior Software Engineer (10/2000 - 07/2005)
Develop software for the Air Force intelligence community by leading, mentoring and guiding a team using web
and database technologies to develop Top Secret applications. Lead Advanced Distributed Learning team software
process improvement. Manage Research and Development (R&D) projects with effective project planning, scheduling,
budgeting and tracking. Drive software development through requirements analysis, code reviews and configuration
management activities.
UNION SWITCH AND SIGNAL [Now owned by ANSALDO STS]
(5/1999 - 9/1999):
Software Engineering Contractor (5/1999 - 9/1999):
Created embedded software for a system to control trains by using C, Motorola HC16, VMEBus Hardware and CVS
Version Control System technologies. Enabled system testing by increasing consistency with a baseline software build
which eliminated differences among programmers to allow identification of software and hardware bug sources
RESPIRONICS, INC. [Now owned by PHILIPS]
(10/1998 - 5/1999):
Software Engineering Contractor (10/1998 - 5/1999):
Developed embedded systems using C and assembly language for sleep apnea devices which conformed to strict
design and code standards.
MOTOROLA LAND MOBILE PRODUCTS SECTOR (LMPS)
(12/1997-10/1998):
Software Engineering Contractor (12/1997-10/1998)
Wrote embedded systems for digital two-way radios with cellular service and led a Software Engineering Process
Group (SEPG) team to enable web accessibility to documents in a CMM Level 3 certified environment while using
Motorola’s proprietary iDen system.
DAPIX, INC.
(4/1997 - 12/1997):
Summer Job
Improved tracking software bugs and new requirements for the company’s software to manage law firm billing
operations by conducting a research project which created an electronic tracking system and measured effectiveness.
Published paper on findings.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Created Air Force Intelligence community software for Concurrent Technologies Corporation’s Commonwealth
Research subsidiary by leading, mentoring and guiding junior developers, providing technical expertise and managing
projects worth $1 million.
• Lauded by the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Agency for excellence writing R&D
proposals, gathering requirements, developing scope of work, identifying risks, budgeting, scheduling, planning, writing
technical documentation, conducting installation planning and communicating with the client.
• Drove project forecasted to save billions of dollars, save lives, eliminate logistical challenges and reduce litter by
researching and developing technology to replace plastic water bottles transported into Afghanistan with locallyavailable underground water through monitoring contaminants using microelectronic mechanical systems (MEMS)
sensors, low power microcontrollers, data acquisition and monitoring.
• Noted for excellence in responding to scope and budget changes by refocusing project execution to meet user budget
and timeline needs.
• Developed a software process for web development based on CMM and ISO standards. Ensured staff followed
process as a Process Quality lead engineer.
EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
• UNITED STATES AIR FORCE: Created iOS mobile device applications for an iPhone/iPad for managing portfolio
and strategies for energy and environment investments.
• UNITED STATES NAVY: Created iOS mobile device application for an iPhone/iPad for tracking sleep schedules
and warnings for pilots.
• EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR PROGRAMS: Implemented a HIPPA compliant, patient and doctor accessible website for
medical records and educational materials by defining requirements with doctors and implementing a ColdFusion
solution to track patient and physician data and accounts with capabilities to import data with custom HL7 messaging
scripts. Included credit card processing and custom reporting.
• NANTY GLO POLISH CLUB: Provided electronic, paperless submission for a nightly chance drawing by developing a
$5000 system based on barcode technology and training users on reporting and year-end maintenance requirements.
• Project Manager / Owner, JAMES BILITSKI, INC. (Continued)
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor of Computer Science,
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT JOHNSTOWN (UPJ),
Johnstown, PA
9/1999 - Present
• Develop curriculum for and teach computer science courses and advise students. Conduct and author reports on
research for Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence published in peer-reviewed technical journals. Ensure
efficient operations by managing the Computer Science Department laboratory and equipment purchase, along with
the Faculty Senate SharePoint Portal.
• Achieved unanimous approval from the Faculty Senate for an objective, clear, defensible and unbiased school
selection methodology for faculty salary benchmarking by pioneering the method development and data analysis for
selecting schools for salary study metrics.
• Facilitated UPJ Faculty Senate efficiency increase and resolved problems with missing/lost documents, inconsistent
versions, lack of a centralized archive and inability to search documents by advocating for and achieving consensus to
add a new officer called the “historian,” drafting bylaw changes, taking over position, gathering hundreds of documents
and placing documents on a Taxonomy SharePoint website.
• Improved student skills by teaching a full curriculum in computer sciences, including Mobile Application Development
(IOS/iPhone), Artificial Intelligence, Computer Architecture, Computer Organization and Robotics, Perspectives in
Computer Science (introductory course for Computer Science Majors), Advanced Programming Concepts (Object
Oriented [OO] and C++), Introduction to Programming (Ada), Database Systems, Computer Literacy, Web
Programming, Systems and Network Programming, Computer Graphics and Game Programming, Programming Lab
courses and Visual Basic.
• Implemented new course on Mobile Application Development, offering a cutting edge course in iOS development by
creating course utilizing technologies in Objective-c, XCode, and the iOS operating system. Topics covered were
Objective C, object ownership, message based method calls, delegates, protocols, NS Objects, view controllers, UI
controls, web services, and gestures.
• Implemented new topics on Ethics in Computing, resolving a gap during a curriculum review by developing a course
for computer and non-computer science majors covering software licensing, online safety, Internet etiquette,
information privacy, privacy policies, viruses phishing, spyware, computer reliability, software “no warranty”
agreements and software liability.
• Introduced Computer and Architecture course students to practical applications by integrating processor boards and
compilers with course content, acquiring donations from IAR Systems, Inc., porting IRM debugger software to a
Motorola/Axiom HC1 board, supervising student’s final project to build a small car controlled by a stepper motor and
updating course to use the Freescale HCS12 processor and Code Warrior.
• Supported faculty teaching students computer science by managing, growing and maintaining a versatile Computer
Science Laboratory which now includes 2 Linux and 4 Microsoft Windows servers (domain controller, Web,
SharePoint/Database), 30 workstations and a firewall.
• Maintained and upgraded software by obtaining Microsoft Office and VMWare software through academic licensing
agreements.
• Enhanced ability to provide instruction in web and multimedia programming by applying for and receiving $8000 grant
from the RK Mellon Foundation to purchase equipment for the Computer Science Laboratory.
• Taught numerous computer science courses including Computer Architecture, Embedded Systems, Artificial
Intelligence, Web Programming, Graphics and Gaming, c and c++ programming, Computer Networking and Unix
System Programming.
Physics Laboratory Instructor (Graduate Assistant)
EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY, Daytona Beach, FL
8/1996 - 12/1997
• Enhanced hundreds of undergraduate students’ skills by providing instruction and evaluating students taking
Engineering Physics II through covering key topics, including Linear Expansion, Latent Heat of Fusion, Optics,
Adiabatic Law of Gases, Circuit Analysis, Specific Heat, Newton’s Law of Cooling and Charge to Mass Ratio.
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science, NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 2/2006
Dissertation: Evolutionary Algorithm for Generation of Air Pressure and Lip Pressure Parameters for Automated
Performance of Brass Instruments
Master of Software Engineering (MSE), EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY, Daytona Beach, FL,
12/1997
Thesis: Measuring the Effectiveness of an Automated Issue Tracking System in a Small Software Development
Company
Excelled in studies focused on SEI CMM and PSP. Gained expertise in TSP during studies with Watt Humphrey
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical Engineering Technology, CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA,
California, PA, 12/1995
TRAINING COURSES ATTENDED
IOS/iPhone Development, Project Management Series, OpenGL ES
AFFILIATIONS
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE):
Audio Engineering Society (AES)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Kappa Kappa Psi (KKY): National Honorary Band Fraternity
Founding Member, Vice President (3/2008-12/2009), The Young Professionals of the Alleghenies
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
• Unique / Specialty Skills: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Adaptive Computing, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Genetic
Algorithms, Real Time Systems and Software
Process Definition.
• Languages: C, C++, C#, VB.Net, ASP.Net, Objective C, Java, HTML, Assembly Language, ColdFusion, SQL
• Architectures / Libraries: Object Oriented Design (OOD), iOS, LINQ, Entity Framework, MVC, ASP.Net MVC, DirectX,
XNA, Unity, Web Services
• Products / Tools: Visual Studio, Oracle, MS SQL Server, XCode, Eclipse, ClearCase, SVN, Plesk, gcc, gdb, vi, make
• Protocols: TCP/IP, UDP/IP, DNS, HTTP, FTP, ISO/OSI Model, RTP.
• Hardware / Tools: Microcontrollers (HC05, HC11, HC12, HC16, HCS12, PIC, ARM) Routers, Switches,
Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analyzers, Protocol Analyzers, Function Generators.
• Operating Systems: Windows (XP, Vista, 7, Server 2003, Server 2008), Linux, UNIX (Solaris, Irix, SCO, HPUX, AIX),
MAC OS X, VMWare ESX
PUBLICATIONS
Bilitski, J. (2006). Calibration of an Artificial Mouth for Automatic Performance of a Trumpet Using a Genetic Algorithm,
International Journal of Computational Intelligence and Applications (IJCIA).
Bilitski, J. (2005). Machine Learning Approach for Automatic Performance of a Trumpet, International Conference of
Computational Intelligence in Multimedia Application (ICCIMA 2005).
Bilitski, J., Braught, G., and Johnson, T. (2002). An Architecture for CMAC Neural Network Adaptation of a Genetic
Algorithm in a Load Balancing Application, 6th World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (SCI
2002), Orlando, USA, July 14-18, 2002.
Bilitski, J., Scialli J., and Flaherty T. (1998). Measuring the Effectiveness of an Automated Issue Tracking System in a
Small Software Development Company, IEMS.
PATENTS
Author/Co-Author of three patents in the areas of
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Real-Time forward error correction in mobile applications
Digitization of data
Medical education
PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS
Bilitski, J. (2006). IEEE SoutheastCon 2006 Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, March 30-April 2, 2006.
Bilitski, J. (2005). IEEE SoutheastCon 2005 Conference, Ft. Lauderdale Florida, April 8-10, 2005.
TEXT BOOKS
• John Wiley & Sons. (2012). iOS 5 App Dev Cookbook. Wiley. Technical Editor.
MUSIC AND ART
• Flood City Brass – 9 Piece Rock n Roll Horn Band. Founder of band – responsible for writing musical arrangements,
marketing, band management, and playing guitar, saxophone, and trombone.
• Musician – Musician for hire to play in various bands and orchestra pits including: Jesus Christ Superstar, The
Wedding Singer, Chicago, All
Shook Up, Godspell, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Wizard of Oz, Chess, and Bye Bye Birdie.
• Musical Arranger – Arranged over 100 musical pieces for various groups.
• Digital Audio and Video Applications – Experience with multitrack digital recording and editing.
• Digital Audio Programming – Experience with programming realtime low-latency audio applications. Experience with
RTP Protocol, sample rate conversation, clock ratio compensation, basic signal processing, and analog to digital
conversion.