Nicholas Hennenfent
Software Engineer and Consultant in Dallas, Texas
Nicholas Hennenfent
Software Developer
Dallas, Texas
I have over 30 years of experience in software development in numerous technologies. I am available for software developent as follows:
• Either contract or permanent, no relocation, some travel is acceptable, available immediately, I am a U.S. citizen, and I reside in north Dallas, TX.
My ideal position is one where I could:
• Learn new technologies and concepts, work with knowledgeable and skilled professionals, implement a successful and technically advanced product, at a high technology company.
I have experience in many different technologies including:
• Big Data, Apache Hadoop, Embedded systems, chip level programming, Linux kernel, Linux device drivers, Linux applications, SQL and Mongo databases, TCP/IP network protocols and applications, RS232, SDLC, ISDN, MPEG transport streams, video encoders, video decoders, GIT, and the languages C, C++, Perl, Python, PHP, Bash, Assembly, Javascript, and Forth, some Java, plus numerous development tools.
My strengths as an employee:
• I am a self- starter, a solid team contributor, I learn quickly, I can work independently, I am calm under pressure, I am easy to work with, I typically work long hours, and I am mature, responsible, and dependable.
Some of my important accomplishments:
• Raising two wonderful children, a doctor and a lawyer, becoming a commercial pilot, teaching at the college level, passing five actuarial exams, creating a new networking product that is now installed in every Walmart store in the world, building one of the first color graphics X11 terminals for Unix, and successfully investing in residential real estate.
Areas of expertise and experience from most to least:
* Programming Languages
C, C++, Python, PHP, Bash, Perl, Javascript, Forth, Assembler, C#, Powershell.
* Technologies
Networking protocols, TCP/IP, Ethernet, Linux Kernel, Linux, Device Drivers, Embedded Systems, Digital Video, MPEG transport streams, Set-top boxes, video encoders/decoders, Firmware, Chip level programming, GNU development tools, Git, GitHub, SQL databases, Non-relational databases, MongoDB, OpenStack, Big Data, Hadoop, Apache, HortonWorks, NiFi
* Cloud Services
Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Pivotal, Linode
Nicholas (Nick) Hennenfent
Voicemail: 469.444.1263