DANIEL SABSAY
70 Yosemite Avenue #309, Oakland, CA 94611
phone: (510) 654-6667, email: danielsabsay, portfolio: home.pacbell.net/sabsay/home
citizenship: USA

RESUMÉ
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
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Broad experience in software development, programming and hardware component troubleshooting.
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Expertise in real-time software architecture and Internet application development
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Proficiency with requirements analysis, design specifications and software configuration management
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Excellent written and verbal skills, and mastery of countless desktop applications
SUMMARY OF PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE
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Compilers: Java, C, Pascal, AppleScript, FORTRAN, HyperCard, PL/1, Prograph, Algol, RATFOR
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Assemblers: Motorola 68K, IBM 370, 7090, 1401/1410, 1620; DG Eclipse, RCA 1802, CDC 6600
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Interpreters: DHTML, XML/DOM/XSLT, PHP, JavaScript, Lasso, Unix shell, SNOBOL, DG CLI, AppleScript, etc.
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Platforms: MacOS X, Unix, Windows NT, JCL and MVS internals (IBM), CLI (Data General), MSDOS, Macintosh Toolbox (MPW, Codewarrior & Xcode)
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Databases: Oracle, MySQL, Ingres, FileMaker, Hypercard
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Macintosh Consultant Freelance, Oakland, CA (Aug 2007 - Present)
Programmer/Analyst II Disabled Student's Program UC Berkeley (March 2005 - July 2007)
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Developed and maintained comprehensive online website (dsp.berkeley.edu) with secure session management using Apache webserver & PHP middleware with FileMaker Pro relational databases (CWP) backend
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Developed secure system-to-system interfaces to campus services such as BearFacts [via HTTPS], CalNet [AWS], OSR [via HTTPS], CalDir [via LDAP] & BFS [via FTPS]
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Installed, configured and supported 30 workstations, 3 servers, LANs, databases, routers and component-level maintenance
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Tutored, trained and supported users in desktop applications and MacOS functions.
Macintosh Consultant Freelance, Oakland, CA (July 2001 - March 2005)
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Developed cross-platform WebDAV server (in PHP) to provide access to a Perforce CMS archive
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Installed, configured and supported workstations, LANs, databases, routers and servers
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Developed, customized and supported applications using FileMaker Pro relational databases
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Tutored, trained and supported users in desktop applications and MacOS functions
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Developed web applications with server-side PHP/MySQL/XML coding and browser HTML/javascript
Database Programmer LKE Productions, San Francisco, CA (February 2001 - July 2001)
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Used Lasso, Javascript, Dreamweaver, HTML, and FileMaker Pro to develop and support web-based event registration pages with online credit card payment via the AuthorizeNet payment gateway.
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Designed and implemented an online (browser-based) control and payment settlement application for online e-commerce system. On demand, it summarized a batch of sales and payments for import into QuickBooks. Developed on Macintosh and deployed on Windows NT
Senior Software Developer Nextron, San Jose, CA (September 2000 - December 2000)
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Designed and developed a prototype Java servlet for general database access using XML templates tailored by a DOM walk and followed by an XSLT production to generate HTML browser pages or WML screens on a Bluestone J2EE application server (Windows NT and Unix platforms). The disposition of returned data was controlled by transaction tree fragments retained in the session context with arbitrary intermediary processing by Javabeans, including multiple language localization and arbitrary successor pages.
E-Commerce Developer Internet Business Cards, Fairfax, CA (1998 - 2000)
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Designed and implemented a complete e-commerce website (www.securitycards.com) selling user-designed photographically printed business cards, including an affiliate program with automatic registration and revenue sharing. The system is distributed between four different nodes connected by email and FTP messages. It automatically generates PDF invoices and custom JPEG images which it sends to the printer and the customer. It runs on a Macintosh platform using a WebStar webserver, see IBC_overview for a detailed design overview.
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Implemented dynamic HTML pages with SSI and middleware to access FileMaker Pro database.
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Designed and coded Java applet using Codewarrior and MRJ (Macintosh Java runtime)
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Programmed custom middleware CGIs in AppleScript, Hypercard and Codewarrior C.
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Developed and coded secure payment gateway interface via AuthorizeNet.
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Managed 4 contract programmers.
Macintosh Consultant Freelance, Oakland, CA (1994 - 1998)
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Installed, configured and supported workstations, internal components, LANs, databases, routers and servers.
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Developed, customized and supported applications using FileMaker Pro relational databases.
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Tutored, trained and supported users in desktop applications and MacOS functions.
Software Engineer PIM Inc, Berkeley, CA (1993)
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Developed contact manager in Hypercard with extensive scripting and multiple stacks.
Chief Technical Officer MacPrompter Associates, Berkeley, CA (1986 - 1988)
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Developed teleprompter application with speed journaling/replay for the Macintosh in 68K assembler and Pascal using MPW.
Software Architect, Gantry Crane Controller TAK Automation, Inc, Burlingame, CA (1983 - 1984)
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Designed specifications and tasking architecture for Gantry Crane Controller.
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Developed complete design for fully automatic movement of containers.
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Used Unix (Vax) development environment with Ingres/SQL for document control.
Information Systems Manager Durham Transportation, Rosemead, CA (1981 - 1982)
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Installed and supported accounting system in CLI and COBOL on DG Eclipse.
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Managed 2 people.
Extension Coordinator, Computer Science Department Boston University, Boston, MA (1979 - 1980)
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Coordinated and oriented department extension instructors.
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Taught IBM 370 assembler language extension class.
Project Manager Data General, Inc, Westboro, MA (1976 - 1977)
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Managed the PL/1 compiler project. Supervised 3 people.
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Developed comprehensive configuration management model as a basis for automated software tool.
Software Engineer CTC Computer Corporation, Century City, CA (1971 - 1972)
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Completely re-engineered BTAM (IBM/MVT) transaction handler for dial-up banking terminals.
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Designed and implemented a syntax-directed parser for an automated flowcharter for Atlas-X language.
Supervisor of Systems Architecture Group Aerojet General, Inc, Azusa, CA (1969 - 1970)
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Developed system services macros for real-time satellite ground station using 370 assembler language
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Designed and coded IPC mechanism and other related SVCs (IBM/MVT).
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Directed the software configuration management effort according to mil specs.
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Managed 10 software engineers.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Inventor, Security System (1974)
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Invented and patented a security system of self-rekeying locks, US patent #3,821,704.
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Negotiated license and collected royalties for international manufacture (1984 - 1994)
Webmaster, www.softwareforum.org Software Forum (formerly Software Entrepreneurs Forum) (1994 - 1995)
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Created and maintained the first website for this Silicon Valley organization of software professionals.
Founder and Director East Bay Skeptics Society (1987 - 2000)
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Established a non-profit membership organization dedicated to educating the community about the scientific method and critical thinking. Built organization from scratch to over 100 paid members.
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Produced monthly public lectures by distinguished experts, and edited the bimonthly newsletter.
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Created the website www.eb-skeptics.org.
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Instructor Internet Literacy Arrowsmith Academy, Berkeley CA, a Berkeley middle school (1994 - 1995)
EDUCATION
Undergraduate
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UCLA, Math and Physics
Recent Professional
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SOAP/WSDL interface tester application (personal project)
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J2EE, JSP and XML (at Bluestone, Inc.), 30 hours
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Mastering WebSTAR seminar (at 4D, Inc.), 20 hours
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Seminars on SET payment and X.509v3 certificate protocols (at CommerceNet), 20 hours
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