ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Helen S. Loeb</title> <style type="text/css"> .style1 { width: 318px; } .style2 { width: 395px; } </style> </head> <body > <table width=612> <tr> <td width=612 colspan=2> <center> <h1>HELEN S. LOEB</h1> 276 Barwynne Rd </center> <center> Wynnewood, PA 19096 </center> <center> (610) 642-5562 </center> <center> <a href="mailto:helensloeb@gmail.com">helensloeb@gmail.com</a> </center> <div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid gray .75pt'> <p>OBJECTIVE</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 72px"> </td> <td width=540> I am looking for new challenges in an R&D project. My experience in software development covers all phases of the cycle: functional design, coding, testing, documentation and maintenance. I enjoy object-oriented design and well-written code. I enjoy mentoring junior engineers. </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=612 colspan=2> <div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid gray .75pt'> <p> &nbsp;</p> <p> SUMMARY</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 72px"> </td> <td width=540> My solid research background has enabled me to build commercial software from scratch, whether in the aeronautics, imaging or robotics industry. I have extensive experience with C++, C#, VB.net. I anticipate bottlenecks and excel at setting goals and meeting deadlines. Two US patents. </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=612 colspan=2> <div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid gray .75pt'> <p> &nbsp;</p> <p> EXPERIENCE</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 72px"> </td> <td width=540> <table><tr> <td> <a href="http://www.tycoelectronics.com/">Tyco Electronics</a>, Berwyn, PA </td> <td align="right" style="width: 335px">2008 to 2009</td> </tr></table> <p> <b>Senior Software Engineer</b> </p> <ul> <li> Developed software of Automatic servo presses designed to press components into circuit boards. </li> <li> Developed localization kit for translation into any language. </li> </ul> <p> </p> <table><tr> <td style="width: 223px"> <a href="http://www.helenloeb.com/">Loeb Software</a>, Wynnewood, PA </td> <td align="right" style="width: 335px">2007 to 2008</td> </tr></table> <p> <b>Owner</b> </p> <list> <li> Project manager for Hallmedia: Design of a GUI for Liposcience Numera Analyzer (robotic system for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance tests). Used Adobe Flash to interface C# simulator. </li> <li> Consultant for Peripheral Dynamics Inc. : Embedded software in new scanner prototype. </li> </list> <p> </p> <table><tr> <td class="style1"> <a href="http://www.pdiscan.com/">Peripheral Dynamics Inc.</a>, Plymouth Meeting, PA </td> <td style="width: 234px" align="right"> 1998 to 2007 </td></tr></table> <p> <b>Senior Software Engineer</b> </p> <p>Developed first scanner prototype in 3 months time frame (US patent 20020181805)</p> <list> <li> Wrote specifications and software documentation. </li> <li> Designed original image processing algorithms. </li> <li> Developed image processing libraries, API, test applications. </li> <li> Integrated third party OCR and barcode libraries. </li> <li> Supervised work of contractors, outsourced tasks. </li> <li> Teamed with hardware, electrical, firmware engineers. </li> <li> Assisted customers with C++, VB, JAVA, Delphi integration. </li> </list> electrical, mechanical, <p> </p> <table><tr> <td> <a href="http://www.philau.edu/">Philadelphia University</a>, Philadelphia, PA </td> <td align="right" style="width: 275px">1997</td> </tr></table> <p> <b>Adjunct Faculty</b> </p> <list> <li> Taught 3D computer graphics to continuing students </li> <li> Taught C++ programming to juniors </li> </list> <p> </p> <table><tr> <td class="style2"> <a href="http://www.adera.fr/">ADERA, University of Bordeaux I</a>, Bordeaux, France </td> <td align="right" style="width: 238px">1994-1997</td> </tr></table> <p> <b>Project manager</b> </p> Designed and built ship prototype in 3 years time frame.<br /> <list> <li> Solicited and obtained $625,000 in government grant for Port of Bordeaux Hydrographic Department. Managed total project budget: $1,250,000. </li> <li> Selected materials and services needed, negotiated with suppliers. </li> <li> Designed hardware and embedded software configuration. </li> <li> Designed original navigational software using GPS receiver. <li> Managed a team of electrical, mechanical engineers, and sailors. </li> <li>Reported to local and national print media and television, published academic papers. </li> </list> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=612 colspan=2> <div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid gray .75pt'> <p> &nbsp;</p> <p> EDUCATION </p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 72px"> </td> <td width=540> <p> <a href="http://server2.laps.u-bordeaux1.fr">Universite de Bordeaux I</a>, Bordeaux, France </p> <p> <b>Ph.D. in Control Systems</b> </p> <ul> <li>Designed a high-precision track keeping autopilot using Differential GPS for navigation. </li> <li> Used LQG and H-infinity design techniques, Kalman filtering. </li> <li>Iimplementated autopilot. Conducted in situ trials of vehicule while working for ADERA.. </li> <li> Published papers in proceedings of HYDRO'94, OCEANS'94, CAMS'95 and ICASAV'95. </li> </ul> <p> </p> <a href="http://www.supaero.fr">Ecole Nationale Superieure de l'Aeronautique et de l'Espace</a>, Toulouse, France <p> <b>MS in Avionics</b> </p> <p class=Achievement> <ul> <li> Trained in aeronautics and space technologies </li> <li> Specialized in robotics and navigation systems. </li> <li>Thesis research in neural networks at MIT and Boston University, Rotary Club Scholarship. </li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=612 colspan=2> <div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid gray .75pt'> <p> &nbsp;</p> <p> PATENTS AND PUBLICATIONS </p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 72px"> </td> <td width=540> <list> <li> <i>Engin Nautique de Surface Robotisýÿ: Synthýÿse de lois de commande et GPS differentiel</i>, Ph.D. thesis #1510, Universitýÿ Bordeaux I (1996). </li> <li> High Precision Autopilot Design for Small Ships. Pierre Bidan and Serge Boverie, editors, <i>IFAC Workshop on Intelligent Components for Autonomous and Semi Autonomous Vehicles</i>, pages 123--127. LAAS/CNRS, Toulouse, France, October 25--26, 1995. </li> <li> New Hydrographic Automated Vehicle : <i>Proceedings of the 9th biennial international symposium HYDRO'94</i>, pages 10.1--10.9, Aberdeen, Scotland, September 13--15, 1994. </li> <li> New Hydrographic automated vehicle: design of a high precision track controller. Thor I. Fossen, editor, <i>Proceedings of the 3rd IFAC Workshop on Control Applications in Marine Systems CAMSýÿ95</i>, pages 49--53, Trondheim, Norway, May 10--12, 1995. </li> <li> Conception d'un Engin Nautique de Surface Robotisýÿ (E.N.S.R.). <i>Proceedings OCEANS '94</i>, volume I, pages 120--129, Brest, France, September 13--16, 1994 </li> <li>US Patent 5869475 with Port of Bordeaux <a href="http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5689475.html">http://www.freepatentsonline/5689475.html</a> </li> <li> US Patent 20020181805 with Peripheral Dynamics Inc. <a href="http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20020181805.html">http://www.freepatentsonline/20020181805.html</a> </li> </list> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=612 colspan=2> <div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid gray .75pt'> <p> &nbsp;</p> <p> COMPUTER SKILLS </p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 72px"> </td> <td width=540> <list> <li> Win32, Visual C++, MFC, C#, VB6, VB.net. </li> <li> XML, HTML, ASP.net, Adobe Flash Actionscript CS3 </li> <li> Installshield, SVN, Sourcesafe </li> <li> Matlab, Simulink, Microsoft Project, Visio </li> <li>Visual Studio 6.0, Visual Studio 2005, Visual Web Developer 2005 </li> <li>Access database, Sharepoint, Basecamp </li> <li>Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Unix, Linux, QNX</li> </list> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=612 colspan=2> <div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid gray .75pt'> <p> &nbsp;</p> <p> ADDITIONAL INTERESTS </p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 72px"> </td> <td width=540> <list> <li> Avid Photographer, Photomosaics, Slideshows, DVD authoring. </li> <li> Home theater design. </li> <li>Webmaster of online publication <a href="http://www.pjvoice.com/">www.pjvoice.com</a> </li> <li>Treasurer of local chapter of Hadassah non profit organization.</li> </list> authoring, design&nbsp;Photography, </td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>