Jeffrey M.R. Wolff

2100 Paul Edwin Ter, #101

Falls Church, VA 22043

Tel: +1 (612) 819-3536 <map>

e-mail: jeffrey.wolff@gmail.com

www.multimediatek.com/resume/resume.html (with html links)

www.linkedin.com/in/jeffwolff

 

OBJECTIVE

To Expand and Apply Systems and Software Engineering Skills to Solve Challenging Problems.

 

CITIZENSHIP

U.S.A. and Austria

 

EDUCATION

University of Minnesota (UMN), Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN,

Currently pursuing a PhD Degree in Computer Science.

 

University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management
MBA classes for M.S. C.S. degree program credit.

 

University of Minnesota (UMN), Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN,

Master of Science (MSc) Degree in Computer Science.

Thesis: Real-time Visualization - Bio/Chemical Plume Propagation and Evacuation Modeling Approach

 

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), Daytona Beach, FL

Bachelor of Science (BSc) Degree in Aviation Computer Science.

Minor Degree in Mathematics.

Minor Degree in Air Traffic Control.

 

Lyce Franais de Vienne, Vienna, Austria

French Baccalaurat in Economics and Mathematics, with Computer Science elective.

Austrian Matura in Literature and Geography.

 

LANGUAGES

Fluently speak and write: English, German and French; Arabic beginner.

 

PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE

 

Director Systems Engineering

Kapsch TrafficCom U. S. Corp, Sterling, VA

(2008 – Present)

 

       Bid and Project Management for several Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) projects.

       Support new business development activities (RFPs, presentations, demos).

       Support new and existing projects

       Served as technical liaison between the US subsidiary and the European headquarters

       Train and support new hires

       Recommend new hires for technical staff

       Manage technical team

       Manage technical budgets and schedules

       Support trade shows

       Provide modeling and simulation capabilities

       Enhance capability and reputation of company through publishing of technical papers, attending trade-shows, membership on committees and application for patents

       Establish and support academic partnerships to advance technologies in company

       Establish company policies and procedures to comply with SAS-70 auditing standard

 

 

Senior Modeling and Simulation Engineer

BAE Systems, Land & Armaments - United Defense L.P., Minneapolis, MN

(February 2001 – 2008)

 

       Verification, Validation and Accreditation (VV&A) lead for Enhanced Flight Simulation 6-DOF hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) modeling and simulation.

       Selected for the 2008 Partnering for Success Mentorship Program

       Verification, Validation and Accreditation (VV&A) for MK57 Vertical Launching System modeling and simulation.

       Lead VV&A POC to implement company wide VV&A plan and process.

       Lead System Architect: Generic Visualization System – Development of a patented 3D physics-based viewer for multiple simulations utilizing interchangeable real-time COTS rendering engine and advanced shading techniques. Built interface and mapping tools for 3rd party simulations, such as OneSAF simulation, GoogleEarth and 6DOF Long-Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) hardware-in-the-loop (HIL).

       Project Management: Virtual Reality Center - New Image Generator Lead.

       Chief Software Architect: Naval Virtual Target Range (NVTR): OpenGL, C++, Win32 MFC, UNIX application. Development of new real-time pattern classification and image processing algorithms.

       Built simulations using Presagis (MultiGen Paradigm) Vega Prime, OGRE 3D and Delta 3D.

       Physics based modeling and simulation of Synthetic Theater of War Engagements

       Semi-Automated Forces modeling (JSAF, OneSAF)

       Hardware-in-the-loop simulation, emulation, stimulation [SES] applications.

       Designed and built components for the tactical prototype Mission Planner for the Naval Advanced Gun System (AGS): Java, C++, legacy code integration.

       New Business Development through virtual rapid prototyping, proof-of-concept development.

       HLA and Presagis (MultiGen Paradigm) Vega Prime software development

       Technical translations: French/English, German/English

 

 

Systems Engineer – New Business Development

Lockheed Martin - Tactical Defense Systems, Eagan, MN

(August 1998 – February 2001)

 

       Development of MPI Algorithms and Integration of Scali parallel Supercomputer. http://www.scali.com

       Engineering, Trade-off Analysis and Demonstration of Extended Air Defense Simulations (EADSIM, OPNET, Bones Designer)- Virtual Warfare Simulations - for US-Navy, Marines, Air Force and NATO member countries.

       Interface design between simulation modules and NATO Air Sovreignity Operations Centers (ASOC).

       Modeling and Simulation trade-off analysis for the HW architecture on the Joint Strike Fighter F-35 (JSF).

       Navy shipboard-network modeling for AN/UYQ-70.

 

 

Consultant

Kapsch TrafficCom, Airline Transport Professionals, InFinancing.com, PowerNotify.com and IPONotify.com

(1997 – present)

 

       Systems Engineering

       Wireless Notification, E-Commerce and Online Financial Services.

       Plan, design, implement and maintain the e-commerce solution.

       New business development

       Set up network, servers and security: MySQL, Perl, C, HTML, CGI scripting, Javascript, DNS, sendmail, UNIX (Irix, Linux) System administration

 

 

Associate

Multitude Corp., MN. http://www.multitude.net

(August 1999 – 2005)

 

Development of Definitive Axiomatic Notation for Concurrent Execution Programs for State of the Art Supercomputer Manufacturer.

       Wrote business plan to attract venture capital funding

       Organized partnerships, financiers, syndicates and government liaisons for European Union subsidies and establish a corporate representation in Europe

       Semi-finalist in the Minnesota Cup 2005 (see competitions section)

       Developed code for base library for high-performance computing linear algebra and data mining algorithm.

 

 

Software Development

Frequentis, Ges.m.b.H http://www.frequentis.com, Vienna, Austria

(Internship: May – June 1998)

       Developed and coded an Air Traffic Control Voice Communication System (VCS) Test Interface Module.

       Design and implementation of a library written in C.

 

 


Project-Management Assistant and Software Development

Frequentis, Ges.m.b.H., Vienna, Austria, http://www.frequentis.com

(Internship: May – June 1995, 1996, 1997)

 

       Product Databank, System Test Procedures for Factory Acceptance Tests, Expanding and Debugging of the new VCS Power Panel Displays.

       Developed and coded a Module for the new Air Traffic Control Centers in France. Streamlined currently used ATC Software to work more efficiently.

       Developed a Database for technical Abbreviations and Translations.

       Integrated Logistic Studies.

       Developed Software Specification and Project Handbook

 

 

Software Development

Communication Engineering Technology Inc.

(July 1996 - January 1997)

 

Edgewater, FL. Database Management System Programming

       Wrote Database Management System for FAA and FCC broadcast towers in the US and Canada

       Sybase database data migration

 

 

Consulting and Software Development

Blue Expression

(February - June 1994)

 

Vienna, Austria, Designed and Developed a Book-Keeping and Accounting

Program for a Graphic Design Business.

       Design and implementation of a FileMaker Pro database

       Tax and accounting summarization functionality

 

 

Computer Technician and Customer Service

Schindler Ges.m.b.H. Apple Computer Service Center, Vienna, Austria

(September - December 1993)

 

       Serviced repairs for CPUs, printers, monitors and scanners.

 

 

Network Data Management Assistant

Apple Computer Inc.

(1991 - 1993)

 

http://www.apple.com Vienna, Austria.

Apple Macintosh User Group and Developer Association.

       Moderator for several technical discussion groups

       Network administrator

 

MILITARY

Austrian Military Service, Vienna, Austria (January - August 1994).
Completed basic Military Training

Top Score in Military Placement Test (1 out of 15000).

 

BOARD POSITIONS / OFFICER ROLES / COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Past Vice President of Technology and Board Member, Global Management Group (2003 – 2004).

Past Vice President of Public Relations, Toastmasters International, District 6, Northern Orators (2006-2007).
Vice President of Membership
, Toastmasters International, District 6, Northern Orators (2007-present).

 

Professional Skills

 

Hardware/Platforms:               

Primary: Linux, Silicon Graphics Irix, Apple MacOS X, Microsoft Windows

Secondary: Lynx, Sun Microsystems Solaris, IBM AIX, HP-UX

 

High-Performance Computing [HPC] – Massive Parallel Processing [MPP]

Cray X1E - Army High Performance Computing Center [AHPCRC] Unified Parallel C [UPC]

Cray T3E - Army High Performance Computing Center [AHPCRC] Unified Parallel C [UPC]

 

High-Performance Computing [HPC] – Cluster Computing

Scali, scalable coherent interface [SCI] message-passing interface [MPI] cluster - Lockheed Martin Tactical Defense Systems.

 

Programming Languages/Tools:           

Primary: C++, Java, C, Ada , Perl, DANCE, Javascript, CGI, HTML, XML, ModSim III, UNIX-System Programming, MPI Programming, Open GL.

Secondary: BASIC, PASCAL, LOGO, ProC, VRML, LISP, CLIPS, Lingo, Visual Basic Script, Apple Script and. 8086 Intel Assembly Programming. Real-Time System Programming.

 

Modeling and Simulation:     

Presagis (MultiGen-Paradigm) Vega and Vega Prime Suite of Tools, Model for Anti-Air Warfare and Theater Ballistic Missile Defense Engagements [MATE], OneSAF, Joint Semi-Automated Forces [JSAF], Ship Air Defense Model [SADM], HLA and DIS Interfaces, Extended Air Defense Simulation [EADSIM], BONeS Designer simulation, ModSim III, GIS feature extraction tools, GlobalMapper, Mil3 OPNET Modeler, Presto Modeler for Computational Fluid Dynamics modeling [CFD].

 

Real-Time Rendering

Presagis (MultiGen-Paradigm) Vega and Vega Prime, Ogre 3D and Delta 3D.

 

3D Modeling and Animation

Alias Wavefront Maya Unlimited, Presagis (MultiGen-Paradigm) [MPI] Creator and Creator Terrain Studio [CTS], and Adobe Premier. BOXX Technologies, ART VPS RenderDrive RD6400.

 

Configuration Management:

TortoiseCVS

 

Firewalls, Routers: 

X-Sense MiH-120, CISCO 675

 

Databases:               

Oracle SQL, MySQL and FileMaker Pro [FMP].

 

Web/Mail/List Servers:

Apache Web Server, Netscape Fasttrack Web Server, WebStar Nine, Majordomo, Sendmail, DNS Server.

 

Software Tools:      

Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel, Macromedia Freehand, Flash and Director, Quark X-Press, Adobe PhotoShop, Brief editor and Vi.

 

Wireless Protocols:                 

WAP

 

Network Protocols and Interfaces:        

TCP/IP, MPI, HTTP, HLA, DIS, ALSP, KML

 

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROCESSES AND STANDARDS

SPAT (Software Process for Academic Teams),
PSP (Personal Software Process),
CMMI SEI Level 5 Processes (BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin and Frequentis Training),
ISO 9001/14001 Training 2002-2007

 

MEDIA, MEDIA APPEARANCES AND INVITED SPEECHES

BAE Systems, Minneapolis, 2008.

Practical Applications of Augmented Reality.

BAE Systems, Minneapolis, 2007.

Verification, Validation and Accreditation of M&S Models.

University of Minnesota Foundation, Minneapolis, 2007.

BAE Systems SOCET GXP Users Conference, San Diego, 2007.

Fox9 KSMP: 5 PM News - Cool Technology – Cyber Exodus (2006/05/08).

National Conference on Disaster Planning for the Carless Society, New Orleans, LA, 2007.

Virtual Concept 2006, Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, 2006.

 

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

Software Tools to Compare Transportation Modes for Car-less Evacuation.

National Conference on Disaster Planning for the Carless Society, New Orleans, LA, 2007.

 

Real-time Visualization: Bio/Chemical Plume Propagation and Evacuation Modeling Approach.

Virtual Concept 2006, Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, 2006.

 

Generic Visualization System: The Link Between Digital Simulations and a Virtual Environment

Virtual Concept 2005, Biarritz, France, 2005.

 

System Design and Validation Through Modeling and Simulation

INCOSE 2000 – International Council on Systems Engineering.

 

NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

Capacity Constrained Route Planner (CCRP) with Node Edge Parameter Time Series (NEPTS)

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2007.

 

A Secure Infrastructure for DoD High Level Architecture Distributed Simulations

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2004.

 

DANCE Implementation of K-Means Clustering

Multitude Corp, Minneapolis, MN, 2000.

Grease Pen – Conversion of Radar Plots to Simulation Tracks

Lockheed Martin Tactical Defense Systems, Minneapolis, MN,1999.

 

PATENTS

Generic Visualization System
[Patent Pending April 7, 2006 – USPTO 60/790,262, Application# 20070236502]

 

RESEARCH

Real-Time Visualization: Bio/Chemical Plume Propagation and Evacuation Modeling Approach (University of Minnesota, 2006).

 

Minesweeper: Analysis of the Effects of Variable Changes on the Performance of a

"Smart" Agent (University of Minnesota, 2000).

 

PROFESSIONAL

AFFILIATIONS AND TRAINING

Tae Kwon Do (1. Dan, Black Belt)

ISO 9001/14001 Training (2007)

Government Accounting: The FAR Side (2007)

The ABCs of Accounting (2007)

Fundamentals of Earned Value Management (EVM) training course (June 2007)

Microsoft Project 2003 training course (July 2006)

Supervision: 10 week leadership training course (June 2006)

DISTI, HLA training class (2003)

Silicon Graphics, Inc. OpenGL training course (2001)

OPNET modeler training course (April 2000)

Alta Vista, BONeS simulation training course (December 1998)

 

Member, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

Member, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE): designing and building of a Composite Aircraft (1997 – 1998)

Member, Mathematical Association of America (MAA)

Member, SIGGRAPH, Association of Computer Machinery (ACM)

Member, Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA)

Member, International Council on System Engineering (INCOSE)

 

AWARDS

Chairmans Innovation Award – BAE Systems (2006)

Outstanding Service Award - BAE Systems (2006)

Outstanding Service Award - United Defense (2005)

 

COMPETITIONS

Semi-finalist in the First Annual Governor Sponsored Minnesota Cup Competition (2005)

 

RECOMMENDATIONS

Frequentis Ges.m.b.H. English Version (1998).

Frequentis Ges.m.b.H. German Version (1998).

Frequentis Ges.m.b.H. English Version (1997).

Frequentis Ges.m.b.H. German Version (1997).

Dr. Carol Jacobs (1997).

Mr. Steve Lehr (1997).

Dipl. Ing. Alexander Sauter (1996).

Dipl. Ing. Alexander Sauter (1995).

Dr. Peter Schindler (1993).

 

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