TIM PERKIS     tel +1.510.528.7241   cell +1.510.717.3450            email: tim@perkis.com


 

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TECHNICAL RESUME


Selected Projects, Clients and Employers:

2006:  PINC Solutions, Berkeley. Web development for RFID tag logistics system (Ruby On Rails, Javascript, AJAX, interactive SVG graphics.)

2006:  Sennheiser. Sensor interface development for sennheiser research lab, Palo Alto. (SHARC DSP, Delphi, USB)

2005-2006:  Dabble.com . Software development for emerging video remix community website.(php, drupal, javascript.)

2003-2006:  Noisy People. Producer/director/editor of feature-length documentary about sound artists and musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area, to be released in 2007. (Final Cut Pro, Protools, misc. video production skills.)

2004-2005:  MuscleFish/Audio Magic. Development of tools for management of CD production processes for Fortune 100 corporate client. (Perl, C++, Solaris, Linux)

2003-2005:  Micro System Development. Development of concepts and firmware for electronic toys (clients including Mattel, Fisher-Price, Leapfrog), as well as asset-management systems for content development. (Windows, C++, TCL, ASM)

2002-2003:  Vulcan, Inc. . Design and development of shrink-wrap music software Drumcore, a proprietary media asset-management system and audio database for sound design and music production. (Windows, Mac OS X, C++, tcl, MIDI, sqlite, audio databases.)

2000-2001:  VerticalNet Solutions . Senior Researcher. Managed a research team creating and prototyping web-based enterprise software applications, including online auctions, supply chain management and spend analysis. Rapid prototype development using a variety of technologies, including Linux, Apache, PHP, Perl, My SQL, XML, Erlang(a distributed functional programming language) and JESS (a Java-based expert system language).

2000:  Subbub.com. Founder, startup project, an online video program subscription management service. Server development(Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP), client development(Windows Visual C++ environment).

2000:  BlueSpike. Developed reference implementation of BlueSpike's proprietary audio watermarking algorithm for handheld devices (ARM 32 bit and TI 16 bit processors.)

1996-2000:  Interval Research. Technical management and design and prototype creation for a variety of sound, music and broadband related products and research efforts. (Java, Lingo, MAX, Perl, C programmng).  PIC and 80186 embedded controller development;  consumer product design.

Summary of earlier work (90's & 80's):

  • I consulted, mostly in the development of media production software tools, for a variety of clients including Macromedia, Sonic Solutions, Digital F/X and Latitude Communications.
  • I was artist-in-residence at Mills College, Cal State University Hayward and at Xerox PARC.
  • I provided technical consulting services to the San Francisco Art Commission about placement of media art projects in the newly expanded San Francisco International Airport.
  • I was a staff electronics engineer at UC Berkeley supporting research in the Psychology Dept. and School of Optometry, building and experimental apparati and other equipment.

Education:  BA University of Michigan, Video and Computer Arts. Graduate study at California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, video and film. 

A Perkis Buzzword Miscellany: HTTP,FTP, UDP, TCP/IP. DSP, UI. RubyOnRails, AJAX, MySQL, Linux, Apache, XML, C, C++, Java, PHP, Perl. Team Leadership. Excellent design, policy development and writing skills. Skilled in video and audio production (ProTools, Final Cut Pro)

Personal/Other interests:  Married, with two daughters. I have composed electronic music for many years, performing and recording regularly throughout the U.S., Europe and Japan. Much of my musical work has involved networks of small computers interacting in patterns of mutual response.  Recordings of my music are available on several European and American recording labels. See also http://www.perkis.com