Eric Gundrum

my happy place is in the code

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Technical Summary

developing commercial software and firmware using C, C++, Objective-C, and Swift
extensive debugging on macOS, iOS, FreeRTOS and ARM microcontroller bare-metal platforms (NXP-LPC845, Nordic nRF51, Marvell MW300)
extending and optimizing implementations for flash-based file systems, IoT bootloaders and cryptographically signed, over-the-air firmware updates
accelerating embedded firmware development with mocks, software simulators and test driven development (TDD)
designing, deploying and tuning small-team devops (CI) for mixed platform development using git, docker, kubernetes, Jenkins, Jira, GitLab and GitHub
designing, implementing and maintaining networking software using ethernet, Bluetooth, WiFi, PPPoE, L2TP, TCP/IP, HTTP, TLS
designing product user experience to minimize support costs
additional technologies: node.js, JavaScript, React, PouchDB, express, webpack, babel, bower, D3.js, OAuth2, streams, WebSockets, linux, OpenWRT, RaspberryPi, PocketCHIP, Puck.js

Leadership Summary

mentoring colleagues for better software design, development and testing
assembling and leading teams of remote contract developers working on various platforms including Linux, Android, AWS, iOS, macOS, and Windows
designing and implementing rigorous coding practices to support creating FDA-regulated software
managing client relationships
managing coding projects schedule, scope and quality
managing business contracts, financials and relationships

Experience Details

2019 - 2020 -- IoT Platform Development Automation, View, Inc.

guide others to correctly implement novel IoT communications platform
mentor others to find and fix defects in firmware and connected systems
increase team velocity by automating build verification and test using docker, kubernetes and GitLabCI
enable custom hardware test automation by migrating CI runners from cloud to internal infrastructure
migrate the single-coder build and test system from a prototyper environment to supporting developers on macOS, Linux and Windows
accelerate coder on-boarding process by standardizing embedded build and test environment using docker
improve collaboration by teaching colleagues how to effectively use git, make, docker, pytest and Jira
technologies: C, bash, git, GNU make, GitLab, Linux, docker, kubernetes, gcc, gdb, golang, python, pytest, Jira, ARM, mqtt, TCP/IP, dhcp, dns

2017 - 2019 -- Secure IoT Platform Development, Soraa, Inc.

full stack development for a novel secure IoT platform
extensive debugging on macOS, iOS, FreeRTOS and bare-metal platforms
extending and optimizing implementations for flash-based file systems, IoT bootloaders and cryptographically signed over-the-air firmware updates
accelerating embedded firmware development with mocks, software simulators and test driven development (TDD)
guiding several remote teams building IoT cloud infrastructure, IoT crypto infrastructure, iOS and Android customer apps
mentoring team members on better practices for software design, development and testing
designing, deploying and tuning small-team devops infrastructure for mixed platform development
technologies: C, C++, Objective-C, Swift, python, bash, AWS, Jira, GitHub, Jenkins, Atmel secure storage (ATECC508A), ARM microcontrollers (NXP-LPC845, Nordic nRF51, Marvell MW300)

2006 - 2016 -- Founder, Bench Arts, Inc.

assembling and leading teams of remote contract developers working on Flow Cytometer software for macOS and Windows using C++, Objective-C, C# and .Net
defining and implementing rigorous coding practices to support creating FDA-regulated software
managing client relationships
managing coding projects schedule, scope and quality
managing business contracts, financials and relationships

2000 - 2005 -- Software Development Manager
Siemens Subscriber Networks

guiding the Macintosh development team in the design, implementation, and polish of several versions of Tango connectivity software used by commercial Internet Service Providers.
maintaining TunnelBuilder for Macintosh VPN client software
maintaining EnterNet for Macintosh PPPoE client software

1995 - 2000 -- Software Development Consultant

Various software projects for Macintosh personal computers. Noteworthy technologies: application pluggins, system extensions, compilers, crytpography, networking, C++.

1996 - 1998 -- Editor-in-Chief, MacTech Magazine

Managing content acquisition, selection and editing for each monthly issue.

1990 - 1994 -- Technical Services
Software Ventures Corporation, Berkeley, California

Supporting the development and publication of commercial terminal emulation software for personal computers by a small startup.

1987 - 1989 -- Nuclear Test Engineer
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California

Various duties developing procedures for and managing the testing of nuclear systems of submarines undergoing retrofit.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Nuclear Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York