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Resume: Louis Martin |
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Writer, editor, and web designer for limpair.net, a literary website featuring poetry and short stories. In addition to poetry and short stories, my contributions include translations from Chinese, French, German, and Spanish. Writer, editor, web designer for CoastNews.com, a features news site covering San Francisco, the Bay Area, and the North Coast of California. Recent additions: Streaming video, Flash video, and web services, including Yahoo! maps for the San Francisco Restaurant & Dining Guide, which is part of CoastNews.com. (April 2000 to present) News Correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper (1992-1993). Columnist & features writer for Mendocino Arts & Entertainment Magazine (1989-1991)—Features included native arts & coverage of local events. Columnist with Mendocino Beacon newspaper (1992). Freelance news & features writer for Mendocino Beacon & Fort Bragg Advocate-News newspapers (1991-1994). Other freelance writing includes articles for the San Francisco Bay Guardian, Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Great Expeditions of Canada, and the Mendocino Outlook. Technical: Technology News Reporter for WindowsForDevices.com (April 2007 through May 2007)—Wrote news stories for the online publication on a variety of devices running Windows CE, Windows XP Embedded, and Windows Mobile. Also wrote about related technologies. See Quick-input soft keyboard goes QWERTY, Mobile devices gain Silverlight codec support, or Utility adds file management functions to Pocket PCs. (April 2007 through May 2007) Contributing Editor for EDN News Edition (1989-1993). Contributing Editor for Computer Design magazine and companion newspaper, Computer Design News (1985-1989). Senior Western Editor for Electronic Products magazine (1985)—Specialized in semiconductors but wrote on other topics, such as digital sound synthesis. For above trade journals covered networking and telecommunications (10 Base-T Ethernet, Fiber Channel, ISDN...), media standards (MPEG, JPEG...), bus architecture (EISA, Micro Channel, Futurebus...), Fax/Modem technology, speech recognition, microprocessor (RISC, CISC, Superscalers...), microcontrollers, supercomputers, and software (OS/2, Lisp...). |
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Exalead (Paris, France)—Writing SOAP and XML Search API guide for the Exalead Enterprise search-engine product. This is a programming guide for developers describing the object model, programming, and environmental setup with Java and C# code samples. (March 2008 to present) Activision (Foster City, CA)—Writing Visual Effects (VFX) tools documentation for game developers. This includes Beams, Sprites, Emitters, Particles, Projectors … The documentation describes in detail how to use these tools to create VFX in games. (January 2007 to March 2007) BEA Systems, Inc. (San Francisco, CA)—Wrote Kodo 4.0 Documentation related to Enterprise JavaBeans Persistence 3.0 (JPA) and Java Data Objects (JDO). Working with xml documents and xsl style sheets using DocBook with raw text editing and XMetaL in pilot project for company. Also wrote the Upgrade Guide for AquaLogic Service bus and Accessing Data Services Through AquaLogic Service Bus guide. Currently working on an AquaLogic Service Bus programming guide that will soon be published. (April 2006 to November 2006) Terracotta Technology (San Francisco, CA)—Just completing release of developer guide with new XML schema for clustered Java applications. This involves distributed shared objects across multiple JVMs and Oracle database connectivity via the Terracotta Server. Produced session replication guides for WebLogic and Tomcat application servers as well. (October 2005 to February 2006) Sun Microsystems (Santa Clara, CA)—For Java Software Division of Sun Microsystems, wrote Java Business Integration (JBI) documentation related to web services integration architecture. I was the lead writer on the project. Used both Dreamweaver and Arbortext Epic Editor with SolBook. I was previously responsible for the Java Plug-in Developers Guide , the Java Web Start Developer Guide, the Java Sound Programmer Guide, the Networking IPv6 User Guide, the Java Upgrade Guide, Java Deployment Guide, the AxtiveX Bridge Developer Guide, and Installation Instructions for all platforms. Before that I handled all documentation for the Browser Technology Group, whose mission was the integration of Java with Mozilla, the Netscape open source. I wrote the Webclient Developer Guide, the Pluglet Developer Guide and OJI (Open Java Integration) documentation. Projects have involved Java, JNI (Java Native Interfaces), Java Media Framework, C++, XPCOM, ActiveX, DOM and other technologies. I also wrote the HotJava Browser Developers' Guide, including all code examples. (1998 to 2005) CoastNews.com and San Francisco Restaurant & Dining Guide—Designed and developed web sites with Dreamweaver, Flash, Flash video, streaming video ... Hired all writers, made assignments, edited copy, and wrote feature stories. Recently added web services. (April 2000 to present) Exodus Communications (Santa Clara, CA)—Wrote HeadsUp User Guide, an online help document for Exodus' Java-based site monitoring software. (1999) Fire Engine Red (San Francisco, CA)—Wrote online System Administrator and Producers Guide for the Sony Station Wheel of Fortune game, a Java-based application running under Art Technology Group's Dynamo Application Server. (1999) Sun Microsystems (Mountain View, CA)—Wrote the JavaScope user guide, an online guide to JavaScope, software that allows you to determine how well you have tested a Java applet or application. I wrote the advanced example Java program for the tutorial. I also worked on the user guide for JavaLoom, which is a thread-analysis tool. Stanford Telecom (Sunnyvale, CA)—Wrote engineering guide for Internet-related cable modem IC: QPSK/16 QAM transmitter and 16/64/256 QAM receiver. (1997) Adaptec (Milpitas, CA)—Using FrontPage, developed an information web for Corporate Engineering Services, providing information on how to use Metaphase PDM software and write ECNs. (1997) SphereLink Communications (San Jose, CA)—Wrote user guide for SphereLink's voice, fax, and email messaging system, which allows users to remotely access messages. StreamLogic Corporation (Menlo Park, CA)—Wrote System Administration and Users Guide for PageStore Web Server. (1996) Industrial Design Corporation (Portland, Oregon)—Wrote online user guide for FactoryPlanner software (Oracle RDBMS based). KLA Instruments (San Jose, CA)—Wrote UNIX Framemaker user's guide for Quest semiconductor defect analysis software (Oracle RDBMS based). (1994) Integrated Information Technology (Santa Clara, CA)—Ghost-wrote IEEE Micro article on company's video processing chips. Samsung Semiconductor (San Jose, CA)—Wrote applications book on Samsung DRAM memory controller IC. Inova Microelectronics (Santa Clara, CA)—Consulted on technical article on Inova's wafer-scale memory device. Scientific Microsystems (Santa Clara, CA)—Wrote design engineering manual on controller chip set for mass storage systems. Monolithic Memories Inc. (Santa Clara, CA)—Ghost-wrote articles on MMI's PLD products for EDN, Computer Design, and IEEE Micro magazines. Digital Research Institute (Monterey, CA)—Wrote Personal CP/M manual for portable and laptop market. TeleVideo Systems (Santa Clara, CA)—Wrote software manual (CP/M-based) for TeleVideo computers. Gavilan Computer Corp. (Campbell, CA)—Working from schematic diagrams, wrote entire engineering manual for the Gavilan "Mobile" computer and peripherals. Dynabyte (Milpitas, CA)—Wrote software (CP/M) manual for Dynabyte's multi-user microcomputer systems. Senior Western Editor for Electronic Products magazine (1985)—Specialized in semiconductors but wrote on other topics, such as digital sound synthesis. Senior Technical Writer at Intel Corp. in Sunnyvale, CA (1980-1981)—Working from schematic diagrams, wrote engineering manuals for memory system products including bubble memory boards. Senior Technical Writer at Dysan Corp. in Santa Clara, CA—Wrote complete documentation for Dysan's disc-manufacturing process. Associate Technical Writer/Senior Technical Writer at GRT Corp. in Sunnyvale, CA—Wrote methods & procedures manuals for the data processing department. Magazines & Newspapers (Technical Trade Journals): Contributing Editor for EDN News Edition (1989-1993). Contributing Editor for Computer Design magazine and companion newspaper, Computer Design News (1985-1989). Senior Western Editor for Electronic Products magazine (1985)—Specialized in semiconductors but wrote on other topics, such as digital sound synthesis. For above trade journals covered networking and
telecommunications (10 Base-T Ethernet, Fiber Channel, ISDN...), media
standards (MPEG, JPEG...), bus architecture (EISA, Micro Channel, Futurebus...),
Fax/Modem technology, speech recognition, microprocessor (RISC, CISC,
Superscalers...), microcontrollers, supercomputers, and software (OS/2,
Lisp...). |
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BA in mathematics from UCLA, along with
classes in German & English literature. |
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English Teacher at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. Full-time position teaching six classes per day using Oxford English and Look Ahead texts along with supplementary materials. English Teacher at Fushan Primary School, Shanghai, China, Summer session. Also taught afternoon music session. Manager of the Greenwood Computer lab, teaching PC skills and Internet to children and adults. Teaching Assistant at Stanford University, assisting at the Artificial Intelligence Project with classes on computer-generated sound. Associate Scientist Engineer at McDonnell Douglas Corp.—Wrote Fortran programs and did mathematical analysis for the Advanced Development Group. Research Assistant for the UCLA Psychology Dept.
for project involving mathematical analysis and programming of complex
system behavior. |
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Web Services: XML, XSL, XSLT, Schema, WSDL, SOAP, UDDI, Java Business Integration ... Source Control Systems: Perforce, cvs, and TeamWare/SCCS. Web Publishing & Tools: Detail knowledge of HTML, Document Object Model (DOM), XML, DocBook, SolBook; Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Adobe Premiere, XMetal, Epic Editor, FrontPage ... Print Publishing & Tools: Microsoft Office 2003/360, Sun Microsystems' StarOffice, Adobe Framemaker, Acrobat, Photoshop. Operating Systems: Windows 7/XP/2000/10 and Unix. |