Jeffrey A. Cochand
 Eagle Rock Systems, Inc.   15 Vine Street   Manchester, MA 01944
978-526-1599   jeff@cochand.com    

Online Resume:    http://cochand.com/jeff/      shorterResume.htm
MS Word Doc download:    cochandResume.doc      cochandShorterResume.doc

Objective
 A contract position as a Senior Engineer, Lead Engineer, and/or System Architect in the design, development, and integration of computer systems.

Particular Areas of Interest and Qualification
  • Microsoft Windows design & development, using SQL Server, .NET, C#, IIS, ASP.NET, etc.
  • Database Design & Dev, including expertise in SQL Server, Access, and Thunderstone Texis
  • Java, Eclipse, Swing, SWT, and C++ programming on both Unix and Windows platforms
  • Design, Development, and Analysis of web-based applications
  • Image Processing, 3D Computer Graphics, and Robotics applications


    • Highlights of Qualifications
  • Proven technical innovation and leadership
  • Effective contributor and motivator in a team environment
  • 20 years experience as a highly skilled software developer
  • Ability to apply technical knowledge and skills to a wide variety of applications
  • Extensive startup experience; equally comfortable in the Board Room & the Coding Cubicle
  • Incorporated consultant with Technical Depth & Business Breadth


    • Computer Proficiencies
    Programming Languages
    C#, C++, C, SQL stored procedures, Vortex
    Java, SWT, Swing, JavaScript, HTML, Perl
    VB, VB.NET, ASP.NET, Fortran, Pascal
    Lisp *Lisp, Prolog, RPG, Assembler     		Operating Systems
    Windows 2003 Server, XP, 2000, NT
    Sun Solaris
    SGI Irix
    HP-UX, & others
    Microsoft Technologies
    Visual Studio .NET
    SQL Server, Commerce Server, IIS
    ASP.NET, VB.NET, C#, ActiveX, ATL
    COM, DCOM, MTS (Transaction Server)     		Databases
    SQL Server, MS Access
    Oracle, Sybase
    Thunderstone Texis, Vortex Web Scripting, Webinator
    Hardware
    Personal Computers
    Sun, SGI, IBM RS/6000, HP/Apollo, Stardent
    Connection Machine, IBM PVS, Alliant FX8
    Pixar, E&S PS300, VAX 11/780, Symbolics     		Software Development Tools
    Microsoft Development Environment, ObjectCenter
    Eclipse 3.1, WindowBuilder Pro, SWT Designer, Swing Designer
    ClearCase, SourceSafe, SCCS
    3D Graphics Tools
    AVS, AVS/Express, IRIS & IBM Explorer, IBM's Data Explorer
    SGI's Graphics Language (GL), Renderman
    		 Miscellaneous
    Siebel 2000, WhatsUp Gold
    Motif, Xt, X11 Window System
    Netscape Commerce Server

    Professional Experience
    Recent Accomplishments
    2003 - 2006 System Consultant / Software Contractor  
    In the past three years, I've implemented:
  • A C# Windows Forms .NET application that reads from SQL Server and XML files and generates Crystal Reports.
  • SQL Server query optimizations.
  • An Educational Assessment application implemented in VB.NET and SQL Server.
  • Java Eclipse 3.1 SWT and Swing User Interfaces.
  • A website that automatically updates itself to maintain first page ranking in Google searches.
  • C# code that encapsulates a C++ dll.
  • ASP.NET, SQL Server 2000, and XML Web Services applications for a web micropayment.
  • An ASP, Access, C#, and SQL Server application to organize the accounts of a financial management firm.
  • Vortex scripts that enhance Webinator using custom Texis SQL database tables and XML output.
  • Real-time Thunderstone meta search capabilities for electronic components and the surrounding ASP.NET website.
  • A web-crawling system that retrieves and classifies worldwide corporate financial information.


    • Software Consultant
    1994 - 2006 System Consultant / Software Contractor  
    For the previous 12 years, I’ve been a Software and System Consultant for approximately 25 different companies. Projects range from 10 days straight grunt programming to yearlong engagements including system design and project and people management responsibilities. Most of my work involves in-depth design and programming of customized hardware and software solutions for a wide range of industries. Details are at http://cochand.com/jeff/.

    Software Developer / System Engineer on numerous image processing and computer graphics projects
    1988 - 1994 Imaging and Graphics Software Engineer
    TASC Reading, MA
    Most often my responsibilities revolved around system and software development. I often worked on projects from concept through delivery, and was typically involved in proposal writing, system design, project management, software implementation, hardware integration, and customer briefing and support. Most projects were UNIX based, often on Sun and SGI hardware, although I gained significant experience working on super computers, PC’s, and Macs. CASE tools were often employed during project work, and I frequently took the lead role in searching for ways to improve our system development efforts. Most of the software development work was done in C and C++. I am intimately familiar with the X Window System, Motif, Visual Programming Environments, and several 3D graphics programming languages. I developed and used image processing software and 3D modeling and rendering software. I attended numerous training courses and conferences, and authored several technical papers.

    Education
    M.S. Electrical Engineering, 5/88
    Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN
    GPA: 5.5 / 6.0
    Computer graphics, AI, robotics     		B.S. Computer & Electrical Engineering, 5/87
    Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN
    GPA: 5.6 / 6.0
    Broad curriculum in computer hardware and software