MANOEL AMADO

12214 Bolter Lane ∙ Bristow, Virginia 20136

manoelamado@gmail.com ∙ (703) 371­7843

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

SENIOR ARCHITECT

CLOUD ENGINEER

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MATHEMATICIAN

Highly successful senior architect with extensive experience in developing software solutions that utilize

the Internet to derive significant and sustainable value propositions for customers, partners, and investors.

Creative and solutions­oriented senior developer with a proven track record of product development,

deployment, and support with an emphasis on strategic technology development to drive company

revenues and profits. Strong knowledge of a wide range of technologies with a current focus on cloud

architecture and application development. Consistent history of developing challenging and innovative

technical solutions to meet significant business opportunities.

CORE COMPETENCIES

● C++, C#, Java, Python

● HTML5, JS, REST

● .NET, MSSQL, XML

● VMware vCloud

● Azure, AWS, OpenStack

● Windows, Linux, MacOS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ADDLOGX, LLC. – Bethesda, MD

Principal Software Architect

August 2014 – Present

Designed and built a sandbox laboratory at ByteGrid Tier 3&4 data center. Designed VMware lab to

support cloud­based product demos, professional services and software development opportunities for

partner products such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Brocade SDN/NFV products and

Riverbed Application and Network Performance products. This allowed for exploring integrated

multi­vendor solutions such as VMware and Openstack and Hybrid Cloud such as OpenStack and Azure.

Key Technologies:

  ➢ Cloud: VMware vCloud, OpenStack, Azure, AWS

  ➢ Virtualization: VMware vCenter, ESXi 5.5/6

  ➢ Server OS: Windows Server2008/2012, AD, DNS, RDP, Ubuntu, CentOS, Guacamole

  ➢ Desktop OS: Windows 10/8/7/XP, MacOS, Ubuntu, CentOS

  ➢ Languages: C++, C#, Javascript, Java, HTML 5, REST

  ➢ Tools: MS Visual Studio, Eclipse, MS SQL, HP LoadRunner, Splunk SDK, Riverbed Steelscript

  ➢ Brocade Products: SDN Controller, Vyatta Router, WAF

  ➢ Riverbed Products: NetShark, NetProfiler, NetSensor, NetExpress, FlowGateway, AppResponse,

SteelHead VCX, SteelHead SaaS

  ➢ Datacenter Hardware: Dell PowerEdge Servers, Dell & Cisco Switches, Vyatta Router, Dell

PowerVault, Palo Alto PA­200

● Cisco Routers & Switches

● HP/Dell Servers

● Math & Algorithms

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PHOCHRON, INC. – Bristow, VA

President & CEO

July 2001 – Present

Founded PhoChron, Inc. with a focus on utilizing the Internet to organize, collaborate, and publish

photo­based publications. Led the successful design, development and support of the patented YBpublish

yearbook creation application deployed to US, Canada, UK and Australia. Designed, developed and

supported the company website (phochron.com) used to market the company products and services and

the online store (yb4sale.com) used by customers to purchase yearbooks and accessories. Built and

maintained in­house data center to support remote software development team, IT infrastructure and high

performance operational servers and network.

Key Technologies:

  ➢ Virtualization: VMware vCenter, ESXI 5.5

  ➢ Server OS: Windows Server 2003/2008/2012, AD, DNS, RDP, hMailServer

  ➢ Desktop OS: Windows 10/8/7/XP, MacOS, Ubuntu, CentOS

  ➢ Languages: C#, ASP, HTML, Javascript, Java

  ➢ Tools: MS Visual Studio, .NET, WPF, SVG, MS SQL, MS Web Services, DNN, VisualSVN,

VisualPatch, TrueUpdate, GhostInstaller, Wireshark, PDFLib

  ➢ SDK: Atalasoft DotImage, Infragistics

  ➢ Security: SonicWall, Windows Firewall, Norton 360

  ➢ Datacenter Hardware: HP Proliant Servers, Dell & Cisco Switches, Cisco Router, ReadyNAS,

APC SmartUPS 3000XL

PICTUREVISION, INC. – Herndon, VA

November 1996 – July 2001

Vice President, Engineering

Pioneered development of market­leading digital photofinishing systems to enable the preeminent global

online photo finishing marketplace. Responsible for developing, deploying, and supporting photo lab

products in North America, Europe, and Japan. Responsible for product development with major key

technology partners such as SONY, Eastman Kodak, AOL, Canon, Fujitsu, Konica, and Noritsu.

Developed digital photo finishing products that enabled wholesale labs and mini­labs to offer pictures

online, on CD, and on floppies and index prints at over 40,000 locations, which accounted for more than

50% of film rolls processed in the U.S. in 2000. Developed wholesale/mail­order photofinishing systems

featuring the industry’s first production­ready high resolution film scanner with the lowest production

cost. Developed scanners with SONY, Canon & Fujitsu for the first retail photofinishing systems.

Key Technologies:

  ➢ Server OS: Windows, Linux

  ➢ Desktop OS: Windows, MacOS

  ➢ Languages: C++, ASP, HTML, Perl

  ➢ Tools: MS VisualStudio, MSSQL, SourceSafe

  ➢ SDK: Pegasus Imaging

  ➢ Digital Cameras: Sony, Canon, Kodak, Fuji

  ➢ Film Scanners: Sony, Canon, Bremson

  ➢ Photo Scanner: Sony, Canon

  ➢ Printers: Sony, Noritsu, Kodak, Fuji

  ➢ Rimage CD Duplication

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LOCKHEED MARTIN – Rancho Bernardo, CA

September 1990 – November 1996

Manager, Software Engineering

Managed software engineering team supporting a wide range of commercial and military applications.

Utilized pattern recognition, image processing, neural networks, genetic algorithms, and real­time digital

signal processing to develop next generation advanced prototypes including: (a) radar array & underwater

sonar id and tracking, (b) radar­based commercial aviation landing, (d) unmanned autonomous vehicle

(drone), (e) ultrasonic medical imaging, (f) postal barcode sorting, (g) FBI fingerprint recognition.

Key Technologies:

  ➢ Server OS: Unix & Windows

  ➢ Desktop OS: Windows, MacOS, Unix

  ➢ Languages: C, C++, Ada, Assembly

LOGICON – San Pedro, CA

Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead

Developed mathematical simulations and demonstrations of non­linear programming solutions on

potential space­borne parallel processing architectures. Consultant to IBM team porting subsystems for

ground­commanded satellite system from IBM3033 assembly language to Ada. Served as resident expert

on OOD methodology and Ada programming language.

Key Technologies:

  ➢ OS: Unix & Windows

  ➢ Languages: C, C++, Ada, Assembly

GENERAL DYNAMICS – Pomona, CA

Senior Software Engineer

  ➢ Computers: SunMicrosystems, IBMPC, IBM

3033 Mainframe, Rational, Sequent Balance

January 1985 – October 1987

Integrated three missile simulations (6DOF, ICS & AERO) to support upgrade of Standard Missile to

intercept low­flying, slow­moving targets. Led software development for rapid prototype of a new

forward air defense lightweight acoustic sensor system.

Key Technologies:

  ➢ Computers: Cray, CDC, VAX, Sun, IBM PC

  ➢ Desktop OS: Unix, DOS

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO – Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics

  ➢ Languages: C, Fortran, Assembly

  ➢ Realtime Systems: VxWorks, VME, m68k

1980– 1984

PATENTS, PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

US Patent 6,898,601, “System andMethod for Digital Content Processing and Distribution,” May 24,

2005.

Canadian Patent Pending CA 2526165, “System and Method for Digital Content Processing and

Distribution,” Filed on May 23, 2003.

  ➢ Computers: SGI, Sun, Apple, HP, IBM

  ➢ Realtime Systems: VxWorks, VME, m68k,

DataCube

October 1987 – September 1990