Candidates About

Alida Segal

EDUCATION

            Teaching Assistant/ Ph.D. student in Computer Science, McGill  University, 9/97-1998.                          Ph.D.   candidate  in  Computer Science,   NYU Polytechnic,  GPA : 3.18/4,  9/1992 -1995.
          B.S. (88), M.S.(92)  Computer Science, CCNY-CUNY, Cum Laude, Citation,  GPA: 3.5/4.

                        Microsoft Project 2007 PMI Course number 2556-100035 3 PDU done completed 12/09

                        IBM SPSS Modeler Clementine workshop for Data Mining & Predictive Analytics, 2010

                        Microstrategy Workshop to  build Mobile Application ,  Reports for iPad ,  iPhone, 2013.

                        IBI  hands-on Workshop :WebFOCUS 8  for Business Intelligence, Queries, Apps, 2014.

                        Citrix Cloud Platform hands-on Workshop to build a  Cloud  Infrastructure, 2014.

                        Salesforce 1 Platform workshop to build Mobile Apps, and Reports  in the Cloud 2014

                        Deploying Hadoop with EMC Isilon and VMWARE,@EMC ForumWorkshop, 2014

COMPUTER SKILLS

                         Software:  C/C++, VC++, UNIX, MFC,  SQL,  TCP, Rational  ClearCase/RequisitePro/Rose,

 ITS-AIR,  JavaScript, Java,  SYBASE,  Informix,  HTML, Lotus Notes,  IBM ITIRC/Stairs,
        Sockets Programming, SAM, NVTS. Adobe Dreamweaver, Python, MS Access 2010, Excel.

             Operating Systems: AIX,  SunOS, RedHat Linux, Fedora, HP-UX,  Windowxs XP/7/8,  VM

EMPLOYMENT

            Independent C/C++/Java/Python Developer, Astoria, New-York.(2007-present)

            -coded C/C++ applications related to employees records information in the HR department;

            -implemented polymorphic hierarchies, abstract interfaces, graphics modeling/ rendering.

                      Adjunct  Lecturer,  CUNY, Touro College NY.(2010–present)

                          -Adjunct Lecturer  teaching  Computer  Security,  Python,  Adobe  Dreamweaver,  MS Access;

            -teaching  computer courses: MS Office Skills 2010, Window 7 Operating Systems, Win XP OS;

            -C++/Linux/Java  Programming Implementations, Discrete Structures for  Computer  Science;

            Substitute Teacher, Tutor, NYC Department of Education, AAA. NY.(2007–2009)

                          -worked as per diem  Teacher in  Mathematics, Technology,  English, and  Science disciplines;

            -tutored  students   in   Mathematics,  Science,  English, and Computer  Technology  subjects;

                          IT Consultant/Author, CCT  Solutions, self-employed, NY. (2001 – 2006)

                         -optimized  C/C++/Linux source  code, eliminated  redundant code,  and removed buffer overflow;                                                      -built,  coded, and  tested  customer  websites in  HTML, HTML4, JavaScript  and Java for profit;                       

                         -tested, and validated the  expected behavior of  Prism,  and provided  clinical  software  training;

                         -troubleshoot XP Windows  security  vulnerabilities,   applied MBSA, and  installed  SP2 patches;

                  -wrote/published 4 books at Lulu(Cryptology Trends,Pattern Recognition Apps, Memoire, Poetry).               

                  Sr. Programmer/Project Lead, DDS, New York, N.Y. (2000)

                         -coded  interface to access the registry and  LDAP directory, single sign-on, MFC, VC++;

                         -coded/tested LDAP services for binding, searching, adding, deleting, & modifying data.

           Software Engineer,  SDS Int'l,  ATD, R&D for US Military,  Newington, CT. (2000) 
                  -UNIX  sockets  programming, remote command execution, VC++, MFC,  OpenGL,  Linux;
                  -NVTS (Night Vision Training System)  design, simulation of NVG (Night Vision Goggles);

                         -ITS-AIR (Intelligent Tutoring System for Aircraft Training) coding  and  implementation;
                         -color  blending  innovation  combining  overlapped  boundaries  of  projected  images.

                          Lecturer, University of Maryland UC,  NATO/US Military bases, (1998)
                         -taught University-level  graduate  computer  studies  course in  data structures about the

                   imperative,functional, logic-oriented, object-oriented,& distributed programming models;
                         -programming languages discussed were: C, C++, SQL, Java, Prolog, Pascal, ML, FP,  ADA.
                       

                  Sybase Developer/Tester Consultant,  AT&T Worldnet , Middletown, NJ.(1998)

                         -defined, designed,  implemented, test  requirements for the AT&T Worldnet  Price Plans;

                         -created  test plan, performed functional testing using SYBASE/HP-UX/C/C++/SQL scripts;

                         -performed  black-box  testing using customized off-the-shelf  (COTS) software  Arbor/BP.

                        Teaching Assistant/ Ph.D. student, McGill University, Montreal, Canada (1997).
                        -graded  UNIX/C/C++  projects  for   "Files & Databases"  about  sequential,  direct-access,

                        and tree-structured  files for computer applications at different volatility, symmetry levels;

                        -graded UNIX/C/C++ projects   for  "Introduction to Computer Science"  about algorithms,

                         recursion,  interfaces,  types, variables,   sorting/linked lists,  stacks,  queues,  binary trees.

                        -hybrid  research between fast points-to analysis and  context sensitive points-to  analysis.
                                   

          Sr. Software Engineer, Billsite Parking Project, Lockheed Martin IMS , NY.(1997)
                        -designed, coded, and tested Billsite Travel Expenses Spreadsheet in JavaScript for Netscape;
                        -researched the  Internet Security  issues with  firewalls,  keys, certificates, and  smart cards;
                        -coded a  shopping cart application in Java using  sockets, and persistent  data/information;
           
                        HP-UX/C Consultant, Lucent LMOS(Loop Maintenance Operations System), BFR(1996-97)
                        -ported   LMOS-ANSto  HP-UX/C,  recompiled,  and  removed  UNIX/C  redundant code;
                        -converted TUXEDO  database to relational design, redesigned Schema as FD compliant;
                        -automated  the creation of  INFORMIX  tables  with dbaccess, and populated with data.

                         AIX/C/VM-CMS Consultant,CTG- IBM  ITIRC/Stairs(Search Engine/e-Library] 1996
                        -AIX/C Sockets programming  for  ITIRC/Stairs,  on  the IBM   RISC/6000  AIX/C  platform;
                        -AIX/C  Server  integration   with   the  VM-CMS/Rexx  Client,  and  TCP/IP configuration;
                        -AIX Administration using Smit, Lotus Notes design, and file import/export  with VM-CMS.

                        UNIX/C/SYBASE Consultant, BRASS(Brokerage Real Time Automated System),(1992-93)
                        -coded, documented, tested,  & executed UNIX/C Client-Server  modules for  OTC orders;
                        -worked on  BRASS  projects,  and  produced  ACES,  Wagner Sttot,  ADVEST applications;
                        -coded   DBLib/C routines,   embedded  SQL,  recovery  modules,  with  Transact-SYBASE;
           
                        Supplemental Programmer, ProductManager (Object Oriented Database) IBM, (1990)
                        -wrote test cases/data  to validate ProductManager logical paths  with  IBM  BookMaster;
                        -created a  Twist  Educationpackage; executed test scenarios  with  Twist (System Tester);
                        -trained  employees  on how to use Twist, based on the small education package written;
           
                        Information  Management  Associate Member, AT&T , NJ.(1989-1990)
                        -designed  solutions  to specifications with structured charts,  tree diagrams,  pseudocode;
                        -coded,  documented,  tested UNIX/C/scripts  ;  created test  cases,  and expected results.

                        Systems Engineer, AT&T Execu-Bill Project, EDS, NJ.(1989)
                        -coded  JCL  programs  on  MVS  ISPF(TSO) platform;  validated  the   batch cycle output;
                        -tested,  documented, validated  AT&T   Execu-Bill  functionality; trained  new employees;
                        -created  GUI  Help  panels  with Realia Cobol to be activated by user interaction for help;
           

GRADUATE  RESEARCH  IN  COMPUTER  SCIENCE

                         CDMA2000 : ”3G  Trends  for  Mobile Wireless  Systems”, 5/02, NJ  Institute of Technology, ECE Dept.

                         Cryptography :” New Trends in Cryptology”,   Master  Thesis,  12/91, The City College of  N.Y. CUNY.

                         Image Processing:  image reconstruction, blur, sharpen, dither, rotate, refract, halftone, FFT.(UNIX/C)

                         Computer Vision :  edge  contour detection,  blob coloring,  4  and  8 chain-codes  slope  density.(C)

                         Computer Networks : COMNET III, OPNET  use  for  data modeling and network simulation. (UNIX/C)           

            Computer Networks :  ATM-Bank client-server application using  TCP sockets/ RPC models .(UNIX/C)

                         Operating Systems  :  phone  data  switch  simulation of   TCP/IP  caller and  callee  entities. (UNIX/C)

                         Genetic Algorithms:  templates genetic evolution  to  match  face  features  for  recognition.(UNIX/C)

                          Multimedia:   audio, video, data  transfer with bandwidth reservation for client-server apps. (UNIX/C)

                          C Compiler :  lexical analyzer,   LR   parser,  semantic  analyzer, quadruples,  and  code generator.(C)

McCAT Compiler:  hybrid design  between fast  points-to analysis  and  context sensitive  points-to analysis.                                    Natural  Language  Processing :  interactive dialog in  Turbo  Prolog  shown  as a counseling session.