Boris Varshavsky                                     	    borisvar@gmail.com - preferred
							    Dover, New Hampshire 
                                                            (603)743-3292 (h)
                                                            

Summary:   Recently retiree 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, Integrity/GHS, VxWorks, 
                 Simics, Microsoft 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, Intel 960, 
                   AMC XICE and Metrowerk' PowerTAP in-circuit emulators,  various 
                   network lab equipment (Ixia, SmartBits, RADCOM, Net2Net, NetworkGeneral), 
                   Inmos Transputer T800.


Work Experience:

Raytheon Company, Tewksbury MA                                     Mar 2019 - Feb 2021
   Sr. Software Engineer
Developing firmware for real-time embedded systems under VxWorks/Workbench.
Occasional shell programming under Linux.


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

As a member of core Engineering Team worked on company's flagship product for IoT market: 
GreatBay 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.
Examples of personal released features/projects:
 * 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				  2014 - 2016
   Software Engineer

* Development of wide spectrum of Windows and Linux applications for SFI's clients.
* Design 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  
       				                                  2005 - 2014
Firmware Engineer

* Developed and maintained firmware for various subsystems in HP Networks 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					                  
		                                                1993 - 2005
 Firmware Engineer III

* 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.



Columbia University, New York, NY                               1991 - 1993
  Center for Telecommunications Research
 Research Associate / Software Engineer
	
* Led  the software development for one of the first high-speed ATM testbeds 
in USA. 
* Designed and implemented SunOS's driver to carry multimedia traffic 
over the experimental network, acceptance program set for 1 Gbit ATM switch. 
* Coordinated design of network control software by several industrial participants.



Education:	

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


Relocation note:	At this time I don’t consider relocation.
			The search area: Seacoast NH and adjacent areas of MA/ME.