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Rodger Bernstein
rodger.bernstein@cetialpha5.net
646-696-0452
Overview:
 Over20 years of C++ Developmentexperience
 Actedas lead Windowsexperttoportan existingone -half million-lineMacprogram to Windows
 Experience implementingentireWindowsGUI
 Specialtiesinclude: Desktopsoftware forWindows,C++/OOP,DesignPatters,Visual Studio,Windows
SDK,MFC/ATL/WTL, COM, C#/.NET,Remoting,Serialization,andInterOp
 Bachelor’sdegree inComputerScience
Professional Experience:
BloombergLP NewYork, NY
SeniorSoftware Engineer 2/2007 – 12/2016
 Technical skillsutilized: C++,STL, WindowsSDK,GDI, MFC, COM, XML, and Visual Studio.
 Wrote entirelynewreplacementcode,usingGDIfordouble the speedonaverage.
 Workedexclusivelyonthe client-side;The systemarchitecture isclient-server
 Took businessrequirements,refinedintoaclearspecificationwiththe business,followedby
integrationandcoordinationwithotherteams,performedinterface designandimplementation,to
visualizingonthe chart,to workingwithSWQA fortestingandrollout.
 Exceededexpectedfunctionalityandfixedfarmore bugs
 Some feature examplesinclude:handlingmillionsof datapointswithoutslowingthe chartdown;
dynamicupdatesof data or programmable visualizationwithoutslowingthe chartdown;a
programmable contextmenusystem;hittesting;customdrawntooltipsystemforeverythingonthe
chart; implemented,refactoredorreplacedmostof the drawingfunctionsincludinglines,
histograms,OHLCbar/candles,andmanymore;replacedthe entire printingsystem;asystemfor
usersto create customvisualizationonthe chart usingC#; and CSSstyle renderingof visuals,i.e.any
part of a line orhistogramcan be rendereddifferentlyfromotherparts.
 Go-topersonfor anythingcharts or C++ related.
 Providedmentorshiptojuniorandnew employees,performedjobinterviews,code anddesign
reviews.
Various Medical Device Companies Maple
Independent Contractor 10/2003 – 12/2006
 Work rangedinscope from small componentdevelopment,tostandaloneapplications,tomulti-
developerteambasedprojects.
 Primarily workedonthe developmentof wirelessBluetoothcommunicationsAPI.
 Workedon a C interface withaCOMand .NET APIwrapper
 The API waswritteninC++ and the wrapperswere writteninATL/WTLand C#.
 Developed acomponentbasedarchitecture writtenentirelyinC#/.NETfortheirentire suite of
medical devices.
 Developedarchitecture thatprovidedintegrationwithanyexistingmedical system;availablefor
boththe desktopandPocketPCusingthe .NETcompactframework.
 Developed astandalone applicationwrittenin.NET/C#foritswirelessmedical device.

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Roxio,Inc. Maple Grove
Senior Software Engineer 1/2003 – 9/2003
 Focusedon:userinterface design,applicationdesign,ATL/COMandWTL, the WindowsSDK,and
C++/STL.
 Developedseveral ActiveXcontrols,one stand-alone application,numerousCOMinterface
components,andservedasthe residentexpertforquestionsinCOM,C++, and the WindowsSDK.
QRS Diagnostics Plymouth
SeniorSoftware Engineer 8/2002 – 1/2003
 Workedon theirnextgenerationapplicationwritteninC#and the .NET framework.
 Primarily focused ontheirPocketPCapplication.IdevelopedaPocketPCdevice driverwhich
communicatedwithaPCMCIA electrocardiograph(ECG) device.
 UsingMFC I developedthe ECGGUI, signal display,anddatabase integration.
 Alsoworkedonthe PocketPCtodesktopsynchronizationapplication; usedanXML basedAPIand
data representationtosyncpatientandtestdata.
Emerson ProcessManagement Eden Prairie
Contractor 10/2001 – 5/2002
 Assistedwith bugfixesandcode maintenance
 Createdtwonewsoftware componentsforthe productsrelease.
 Utilized XML,XPath,andMicrosoft's XML DOM parser.
 The componentitself wasimplementedusingATL,C++,and the STL.
 Producedwasan NT service application; implementedusingATL,C++, andthe STL.
 Utilized bestpracticesof C++,OOP andOOP designpatterns.
 Became the go to guy forany questionsregardingWindowsSDK,C++,Visual Studio,COM,and
general programminganddebugging.
 Presented tothe developersondebuggingtechniqueswithVisualStudioandthe PlatformSDK.
LightningRod Software,Inc./Intel Minnetonka,MN
SeniorSoftware Engineer 4/2000 – 10/2001
 Hiredto serve asthe teamsC++/MFC and GUI expertandtoleadthe rewrite effort.
 Responsibilitiesincluded:workingonrewritesandnew clientapplications,ActiveXcontrols,and
COMcomponents.
 Secondaryresponsibilitiesincluded:mentoringjuniordevelopers;servingasa C++ and COM expert;
providingimportantcontributionsinsystem designandimplementationforthe complex
client/serversystem.
 Workedon a webbrowserbasedclientprogram(MFCapplicationhostingthe MSHTML control) to
be usedby call centeragents.
 Its implementationhasaCOMinterface toallow addingmenus,menu items,toolbars,statusbar
panes,andoutlookbar buttonsusingHTML and scripts.
 The entire functionalityof the applicationincludingtelephonyfunctionalityandupdatingthe GUI
done inscript.

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 Designedandimplementedthe portionsof the APIspecificallyneededbythe call centeragent
application.
Multi-AdServices Eden Prairie,MN
Senior Software Engineer 9/1997 – 4/2000
 Hiredto serve asthe developmentteam'sWindowsexpert.
 Workedon the portingof an existingone-halfmillion-line Macintosh programtoWindows.
 The entire programwas rewrittenfromscratchbecause the original Mac'sdesigndidnotfacilitate
reuse fornearly all of its code.
 Createdthe projectandimplementedthe prototypebasedonthe original Macproduct,whichwas
eventuallyusedasthe base forthe rest of the teamto workwith.
 Implemented the entire GUIandmany of the facilitiesrelatedtoWindowsincluding:device
independentbitmaps,memorymappedfiles,andmulti-threading.Asthe mostexperiencedC++
developerof the teamI handledthe aspectsof C++ exceptionhandling,multi-threading,and
templatesaswell asteachingthe otherdeveloperslanguage featuresandtechniques.
 Designedthe Windowsprojectwithasmuchof itreusable forthe eventual rewrite of the Mac
productas possible.
 Ensuredthat the projectcouldcompile onbothplatforms.
 Extensive use of the C++Standard Template Library(STL) helpedtomake portabilityeasier.
 In additionto implementingthe entireWindowsGUI,I designedandimplemented amajorityof the
code responsibleformodifyingdocumentdatawiththe n-level undo/redofeature.
 Implemented the automation/scriptingfeature of the program.
 Usedthe ActiveXTemplateLibrary(ATL) fora dual-interface implementation.
 Testedfunctionality withVisual BasicandVisual J++.
 Secondaryresponsibilitiesinclude:advisingandoverseeingthe implementationof the Mac projectas
it concernsusingthe portable base of code usedby the Windowsproject;overseeinganddelegating
workfor juniorprogrammers;maintainingandmanagingthe internal network;andseeingtothe
installationandconfigurationof the Windowsmachines,Visual C++,andothertools.
Digi International Minnetonka,MN
Lead Engineer 8/1995 – 3/1997
 Designedandimplementedinstallation,configuration,anddiagnosticapplicationsusingMFCand the
WindowsINFscriptinglanguage fornetworkingproducts.
 Developmentfocusedaroundasmall teamincludingafew developers,qualityassurance,and
documentationpeople.
Kavouras Inc. Eagan, MN
Software Engineer 6/1994 – 4/1995
 Developmentof applicationsforWindows3.1and embeddedsystems.Workwasexclusivelydone
withC++ andMFC.
 Projectsinclude newapplicationdevelopment,completerewrites,andportingof existingC/SDK
applicationstoC++/MFC.
Education:
UniversityofMinnesota Minneapolis,MN

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 Bachelorof Science incomputerscience withafocuson software engineering. 8/1994