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Boris Varshavsky		(603)743-3292 (h)
		Dover, New Hampshire

Summary:        Recently retired Software/Firmware Engineer with experience in design
                and development of Networking, System, and Application software, with expertise  
                in embedded data-communications software. Excellent interpersonal skills.

Systems:        Unix in various flavors, Embedded Linux, Eclipse, VxWorks, Simics, 
                MS Visual Studio, GNU Emacs, SVN, git, ClearCase, CVS, JIRA

Languages:      C/C++(proficient);  experience with: Postgres SQL, Unix shells, Perl, PHP, 
                Java, C#, Assemblers x86..i960 (MRI Toolkit) 

Networking:     IEEE 802 LANs, TCP/IP, SNMP, RADIUS, ATM
        

Hardware:       Unix/Windows/MacOS workstations, embedded PowerPC, Intel x86 & 960, 
                AMC XICE and Metrowerk' PowerTAP in-circuit emulators, various network 
                lab equipment (Ixia, SmartBits, RADCOM, Net2Net), Inmos Transputer T800.

Work Experience

 Raytheon Company, Tewksbury, MA
   Sr. Software Engineer                                       Mar 2019 - Feb 2021

        Developing firmware for real-time embedded systems under VxWorks/Workbench.
        Occasional shell programming under Linux.


 Great Bay Software, Inc., Portsmouth, NH
   Sr. Software Engineer                                       2016 - 2018

        As a member of Core Engineering Team worked on company's flagship product for IoT market: 
        Great Bay Network Intelligence Platform™ (fmr. Beacon Endpoint Profiler). 
        Implemented various backend features in the mix of C/PostgresSQL/Perl/PHP/bash/XML,
        using FreeBSD/Eclipse/SVN development and production environments.
        Personal projects, examples:
         • Duplicate MAC and MAC Spoofing detection
         • Adding curl-based email feature for event reporting
         • Developed and implemented digitally signed product license key mechanism 
              (generation/embedding/verification)
         • Factory profile back-end collection improvements


 Software Forge, Inc., Portsmouth, NH
   Software Engineer                                           2014 - 2016

        • Development of wide spectrum of Windows and Linux applications for SFI's clients.
        • Design and development of specialized low-level software tools for Intel CPUs,  
          including Linux kernel module (Fedora19). Cross-platform development in Eclipse and 
          C# applications in MS VS. 
        • Doing several projects simultaneously I did manage to keep deadlines firm
          and customers happy.


 Elbrys Networks, Inc. / Meetinghouse Data Communications, Portsmouth, NH
   Firmware Engineer                                           2005 - 2014

        • Developed and maintained firmware for various subsystems in HP Networking 
          switching and wireless product lines, with special emphasis on CLI/Config/SNMP. 
        • Provided full life cycle software development, covering three different roles  
          at times: new code development, software maintenance and SQA.  
        • Worked in embedded Linux (ubuntu), Integrity and VxWorks environments
          as a member of Agile/Scrum team.


 Enterasys Networks, Inc. / Cabletron Systems, Inc., Rochester, NH
   Firmware Engineer III                                       1993 - 2005

        • From 1999 actively participated in the firmware development for company's 
          newest enterprise-class switches (Matrix N-series, SmartSwitch 2200 & 6000): 
          embedded CLI, MIBs,  SNMP agents, various platform components.
        • Designed, developed and maintained several components for Cabletron's 
          ATM devices (both modular and standalone). Participated in industry-wide ATM 
          Interoperability Tests: UNH (Durham) and Interphase (Dallas); 
          Successfully resolved design and multi-vendor issues on customer sites.


  Education:      
                    Wind River, Inc.
                              VxWorks/Tornado Toolset Training Workshop  
                    Technology Exchange Co.
                              Course in Advanced C++ Programming  
                    St.Petersburg State University,   Russia
                              Advanced course work in Network Design
                    University of Telecommunications, St.Petersburg, Russia
                              M.S. in Electronic Engineering / Computer Science

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For potential recruiters: the area of interest is Seacoast NH, adjacent areas of ME and MA ONLY.
No relocation at this time. 
   



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