Raymond R. Laferriere
Address: 82 Sawmill Drive, Dracut, MA 01826-1632	
Telephone: 978-446-1446 
Email: raylaf@comcast.net	

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Summary:
 Highly motivated, results oriented, software engineering professional, experienced in the full software development life cycle, seeks position where the following skills will add value to an organization. Multi-platform software, development,  Research engineering, Group leadership,    Project management, Quality assurance, Technical specifications writing, Employee evaluations, Customer relations.	

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Technical Experience:
 Software Languages:  
    C, C++, Visual C++   
    HTML 
    JAVA script   
    Ada    
    assembler   
    c-shell        	
Environments:   
    Windows (95, 98, 2000, NT, XP)
    Unix   
    Wang OS
    Psos
    MS-DOS           
Components: 
    COM, DCOM
    MFC
    ActiveX 
    RPC
    InstallShield
    FrontPage web development
       
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Professional Experience:

Software, Video and Web Services Engineer – 
Self Employed – Dracut, MA - 10/2001 - Present 
Contracted software development services to Image Software, Peterborough, NH.
Web development and administration for St. Francis Parish, Dracut, MA – www.saintfrancis.net.  Managed website, email accounts and PC administration.
Video services including production and editing of all video media (weddings, plays, etc.).
Office administration and management – A-Dracut Self Storage, Dracut, MA.  Installed and managed all office and storage software, as well as managing office and employees.

 Senior Software Engineer  1996-2001 Image Software  Peterborough, NH
  Designed and developed custom digital imaging applications for major camera companies for use on Microsoft Windows environments. Managed several software development projects from customer requirements through full product release. Led research efforts for new development and technical evaluations of new technologies. Created and supported all company-wide product installations using InstallShield 6.33.  These include self-extracting installations, CD distributable installations and web-based installs requiring JAVA script development. Provided reliable and productive service while telecommunicating full time from home office.  Developed several applications for major companies, such as Olympus, Casio, Kodak, Mitsubishi, Sony and SoftKey.   Major products include Olympus’ Camedia Master, Softkey’s PhotoFinish and Agfa’s PhotoWise	

 Principal Software Engineer          1988-1996      Wang Laboratories  Lowell, MA
  Project leader for the Wang Integrated Imaging System (WIIS) image tools and utilities group leading groups of 2 to 8 people. Ported Wang proprietary C/C++ code to the Microsoft MSVC environment.  Microsoft Windows development and enhancement of Procedure Builder application for Wang’s OPEN/workflow version 2.0 using C++ (MSVC 1.5 and MFC 2.0).   Developed custom document batch indexing application to incorporate image documents into workflow cases via OPEN/workflow API and OPEN/image DDE interface.  Principal Software Engineer (continued)         1988-1996      Wang Laboratories    Team leader, responsible for writing requirements, creating design, coding, integrating and testing software, as well as taking part in hiring and evaluation of employees.  Strongly involved in software development methodologies and review cycles. C, C++, assembler development of system utilities to store and access information on large scale optical and magnetic disks. Developed/co-developed backup, image import, volume information utilities and backup, copy, pre-stage, volume/library/file information APIs for optical disks. 	

 Senior Software Engineer 1982-1988 Raytheon Bedford, MA  
  Project leader responsible for writing requirement and design specifications, test plans, as well as developing, integrating and testing code in several environments. Created a user interface, data collection, analysis and display, RS232 communication to microprocessor.  UNIX development of a microprocessor debugging system on a Motorola 1131.   C, Ada, assembler development of digital signal processing of missile seeker image data for smart munitions. Implemented system software for monitoring and maintenance of HAWK missile system. Promoted five times, up seven levels, while achieving a Master's degree, attending school, evenings.	

 Crises Care Counselor 		1979–1982	St. Anne’s Home	Methuen, MA
  Counseling, limit setting, crisis intervention, creation and implementation of behavioral programs, writing and presenting case conferences in a residential setting for adolescents.  Changed career to improve quality of life for my family

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Education:
 University of Mass. At Lowell Lowell, MA 
   M.S., Mathematics and Computer Science. 
   B.S., Administration of Law and Justice. Bachelor 
	
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Interests:
 Professional Videographer and web designer.  Strong community involvement, coaching local children and managing youth website for neighborhood church <http://www.saintfrancis.net/youth/>. Golf league administrator responsible for all league statistics as well as web-page creation and maintenance (www.dracutgolf.com <http://www.dracutgolf.com>).   Exercise regularly as well as participate in recreational sports, golf, basketball and tennis.