Stanley Quayle Experience Areas

System Emulation

• SPARC, running either Solaris or SunOS
• Alpha, running either OpenVMS or Tru64 UNIX.
• PA-RISC hardware, running either HP-UX or MPE
• HP 3000
• VAX, running OpenVMS
• PDP-11

System Porting/Migration

• VAX to Alpha, Itanium
• Alpha to Itanium
• OpenVMS to Windows, Linux/Unix

Programming Languages

• C
• C++
• DCL
• HTML / Web Design
• Assembler, 80x86
• Assembler, 68000
• Assembler, 68HC11
• Assembler, VAX

Operating Systems

• DOS
• Windows
• VMS
• Linux
• Unix

Networks and Communications

• TCP/IP
• UDP/IP
• Novell
• X.25
• IEEE 802.3
• UUCP

Applications

• Client-Server Systems
• Real-time Systems
• Embedded Software
• Communications

Capabilities

• Structured Design
• Training and Documentation
• Project Management

Clients

• Northrop-Grumman
• Salem Automation Inc.
• Scriptel Corporation (see an early Scriptel digitizer here)

Experience Details

Programming Languages

Assembler (68000)

Assembler (68HC11)

Assembler (80x86)

• Developed device handlers for DOS systems. Modified BIOS and DOS boot behaviors.

Assembler (VAX)

• Did system programming for VMS. Developed and modified device drivers for Q-bus devices.

C

• Ongoing development efforts, including the following:
  • Real-time control and instrumentation
  • Data analysis
  • User interface
• Application environments include OpenVMS (VAX and Alpha), Linux, HP-UX, and Tru64 UNIX, DOS, 68000, 68020.
• Over 100, 000 lines of code converted from VAX C to DEC C as part of a VAX to Alpha OpenVMS migration.

C++

• Ongoing development efforts, including the following:
  • Real-time control and instrumentation
  • Data analysis
  • User interface
• Worked on a project to convert Tru64 UNIX executable programs to run on Linux and HP-UX.
• Developed a C++ object-oriented replacement for a C-based application under HP-UX.

DCL (Digital Control Language)

• Ongoing development efforts, including the following:
  • VMS system administration on VAX, Alpha, and Itanium systems
  • Backup and recovery
  • Support of client applications
  • Software installations

HTML / Web Design

• Developed web pages and CGI scripts for Quayle Consulting and other clients.

Operating Systems

DOS

• Developed device handlers for DOS systems.

• Developed an IEEE 802.3 interface for a 68000-based control device. Added other processes and set execution priorities.

Linux

• Developed shell scripts and C programs.
• Ongoing efforts include: system management of Linux systems, including setup of SAMBA and NFS.
• Red Hat Linux Certified Engineer.

Unix

• C and C++ software development on Tru64 UNIX, HP-UX, and Linux.
• Developed C++ transaction-processing application on HP-UX.
• System management of HP-UX system: did backups, added users, installed software, developed applications, set up and maintained UUCP and TCP/IP communications.
• Established UUCP mail service on Masscomp Unix (BSD) computer system.
• HP Certified Professional Tru64 UNIX System Administrator.

VMS (OpenVMS)

• Developing applications including real-time control systems under VMS versions 3.2 to present, under both VAX and Alpha.  Itanium coming soon!
• Porting code from VAX to Alpha.
• Creating VMSINSTAL scripts to install applications.
• Using CMS and MMS; trained other users in their proper application.
• HP Certified Professional OpenVMS System Engineer.

Windows

• Ported code from DOS environment to Windows. Assisted clients with tuning their Windows systems for best performance.

Networks and Communications

TCP/IP

• Established NFS and SMTP service under both HP-UX Unix and VMS.
• Managed network address spaces.
• Trouble shot connection problems using X Windows, telnet, ftp, and NFS.

UDP/IP

• Developed a factory automation protocol using UDP/IP messaging.

Novell

• System management, including creating users, writing login scripts, repairing disk structures.
• Set up MHS gateway system for Internet email access.
• Created email connection between Novell server and Lantastic network.

IEEE 802.3

• Developed a communications protocol to support connections over IEEE datagrams.

UUCP

• Set up UUCP connections on a Masscomp Unix (BSD) machine.
• Established, managed, and fixed UUCP connections on Unix, VMS, and PC platforms.

X.25

• Managed X.25 router devices, including multiple Digital Equipment Corporation DEMSA's.
• Developed a variation of the Zmodem protocol to run over X.25 on VAX and Alpha VMS platforms.

Applications

Patents

• Inventor on 2 U.S. patents, numbers 4456787 and 4523654.

Real-time Systems

• Completely restructured data acquisition software for a multi-tasking environment, and added functionality. Written in C on 68000 hardware.
• Developed and supported real-time control system product. Written in C and VAX Assembler using VMS.

Client-Server Systems

• Developed server applications for users to access real-time control system data. Server was hosted on VMS platform. Clients were PC's, VMS systems, and HP 1000 systems.
• Developed a communications server using X.25 to communicate with PCs.

Embedded Software

Communications

• Implemented Zmodem protocol in C for use in a VMS server process.
• Suggested packet-based protocols for use in radio communications system.

Capabilities

Structured Design

• Designed software architecture using UML with Rational's RequisitePro and Rational Rose, including tracing design elements to product requirements.
• Designed software and documentation using the DECdesign product.

Training and Documentation

• Providing training in the Charon product family to customers and resellers.
• Trained engineers about real-time programming in OpenVMS.
• Conducted training in Korea for employees of POSCON.

Project Management

• Technical team leader at CheckFree Corporation. Supervised development team productivity, with schedule and budget responsibility.
• Founder of Scriptel Corporation; was vice president and member of the board of directors; set schedule and budget, hired and supervised product development team.