David Heath
Dartmouth,Canada
Summary
Accomplished Senior Software Developer with over 30 years of experience leading projects by acting as architect, developer and programmer analyst. Proficient in supporting project deliverables and maintaining releases. Strong leader in guiding support teams and solving complex issues. Steadfast in planning and implementing effective development strategies based on industry best practices.
Detail-oriented, organized and meticulous employee. Works at fast pace to meet tight deadlines. Enthusiastic team player ready to contribute to company success. Personable Lead Software Developer accustomed to heading up successful development teams through agile direction and careful delegation. Willing to direct large-scale teams or work hands-on to complete extremely difficult projects. Brings both cutting-edge programming expertise and exceptional interpersonal skills to leadership roles.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Developer
Defence Research Development Atlantic
10.1989 - 10.2022
- Orchestrated efficient large-scale software deployments.
- Adjusted design parameters to boost performance and incorporate new features.
- Coordinated with other engineers to evaluate and improve software and hardware interfaces.
- Consulted with engineering team members to determine system loads and develop improvement plans.
- Discussed project progress with customers, collected feedback on different stages and directly addressed concerns.
- Trained new developers and programmers on company standards for design and review.
Naval Architect Draftsmen
Saint John Ship Yard
06.1987 - 10.1989
Field service work with hull outfitting department
Update technical drawings with modifications as a result of engineering request
Maintain modification of CAD databases of steel work and plate nesting design of Canadian Patrol Frigaates.
Education
No Degree - Computer Science
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS09.1999
Naval Architecture Diploma - Naval Architecture
Marine Institute
St. John's, NL06.1987
No Degree - Joint Computer Science And Math
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St John’s, NL06.1984
Skills
- Develop Software Components and Libraries related to modelling and simulation
- API Design and Development for high end visualization of scientific algorithms and methods
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) using C and FORTRAN
- Strong Communication and Interpersonal Skills
- Application Design and Development for realtime data acquisition and interface displays for ship/helicopter landing operations using LABVIEW
- Product Development of a reusable library HOOD TK (Hierarchal Object Orientated Developers Toolkit)
- Software Customizations
- Code Review
- Bug Fixes
- Developing Software Applications
- Design Patterns and Principles
Accomplishments
- Worked 33 years with Defense Research Development Canada Atlantic and was the first employee ever promoted to level CS3 Senior Software Developer after 4 years of employment.
- Developed an innovative, award winning, software package VAST Visualizer, that was revolutionary in the visualization of large 3D finite engineering models and their results.
- Developed HOOD TK ( Hierarchical Object Orientated Developers Toolkit), resulting in our sections ability to generate hundred of thousands in revenue and highlighted our sections requirement to hiring many other developers to support or research program.
- Co-authored many journals and papers in the field of naval structure analysis techniques
- Holds many software development patents and inventions under the crown.
Timeline
Senior Software Developer
Defence Research Development Atlantic
10.1989 - 10.2022
Naval Architect Draftsmen
Saint John Ship Yard
06.1987 - 10.1989
No Degree - Computer Science
Dalhousie University
Naval Architecture Diploma - Naval Architecture
Marine Institute
No Degree - Joint Computer Science And Math
Memorial University of Newfoundland
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