Michael Jeffrey Yanowitz
5630 Pershing Ave, #31
St. Louis, MO 63112

yanowitzmjy@yahoo.com
Objective:
To obtain a position as a Scientific Programmer or  Software Engineer in a challenging software development project involving UNIX or NT, GUI, numerical analysis, graphics, GUI, or imaging which would accentuate, expand, and utilize my years of experience, professionalism, and obvious fine-tuned skills.
Education:
Northeastern University MS Northeastern University BS
Boston, Massachusetts June 1992 Boston, Massachusetts June 1986
Computer Science major
Concentration in
Artificial Intelligence
Grade Point Average of 3.63 out of 4.00
Computer Science major
Minors in
Mathematics and Music
Grade Point Average of 3.65 out of 4.00
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Dean's List every term
Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
5th in class of 95 students
Current Employment:
Stereotaxis, Inc. Senior Software Engineer
November 1994 - Present
St. Louis, Missouri
This entity is working on cutting edge, minimally invasive, magnetically guided surgery systems. I'm responsible for design, implementation, testing & documentation of the following:
CP_lib: UNIX & NT, socket interface communicating the GUI with our Control Program.(The Control Program is embedded system code that communicates directly with the hardware).
Xhelmet: the Engineering Display GUI for setting, logging, & viewing Magnet Coil & X-ray displays & views on an X-Windows/Motif & UNIX platform.
Nthelmet: xhelmet port to Windows NT.
Surgeon's Display: Code written on top of SNT's Stealth Station to include Magnetic Navigation Interface & X-ray controls & display.
DICOM_lib: Library to convert images from our binary (raw X-ray) format to DICOM format.
Case Management Tool of the XSS (X-ray Subsystem).
Other miscellaneous tasks as needed, i.e. System Administration for UNIX & NT platforms.
Code reviews & inspections, requirements, system & unit tests and design documents.
Languages: C++, C.
Operating Systems: Linux, IRIX, Solaris, SunOS; Windows NT, Windows-2000, Windows-98, Windows-95; & DOS.
Utilities: X-Windows, Motif, awk, Visual Source Safe, Visual Studio
Computers: SGI, PC (many varieties), Sun Sparc Station.
Previous Work Experience:
Siemens Medical Labs
Software Engineer
Concord, California July 1992 - October 1994
This medically related branch of Siemens was working on a radiation treatment planning system called AXIOM. I was responsible for:
Debugging, testing, & documentation of a major portion of the AXIOM 3-D Radiation Treatment Planning System.
Design of AXIOM's user interface
Managed the display of the External Beam Module's beams, blocks, apertures, silhouettes, wedges & dvhs & their interface with the database.
Languages: C & C++
Operating Systems: UNIX & Ultrix
Utilities: X, XToolkit, XWindows, Motif, & UIL
Computers: Various DECStations and VAXStations
New England Deaconess Hospital Software Engineer
August 1988 - June 1992
Boston, Massachusetts
At a large teaching hospital affiliated with Harvard University, was responsible for:
Developing a 3-D radiation treatment planning system.
Coded database, object display & user interface.
Designed the display for 2-D & 3 -D views.
Languages: C, FORTRAN
Operating Systems: VAX/VMS & DEC Ultrix
Utilities: DecWindows & X-Windows
Computers: DECStations & VAXStations
Northeast Research Associates, Inc. Scientific Programmer
July 1986 - July 1988
Woburn, Massachusetts
This company researched the feasibility & effects of Star Wars type laser warfare.
Designed programs to solve differential & algebraic equations numerically.
Developed code that simulates laser propagation through the atmosphere.
Designed, tested, & executed code that plotted & analyzed these results.
Wrote graphics routines.
Sped up execution with the use of an array processor.
Languages: FORTRAN, Pascal, C, LISP, Macsyma & PostScript
Operating Systems: VAX/VMS & UNIX
Utilities: DISPLA
Computers: MicroVAX & Alliant FX/4
General Electric Corp. Co-op Software Engineer
Lynn, Massachusetts January 1985 - March 1986
Working in Aircraft Engine Group, worked on accuracy & quality of aircraft engine parts.
My job responsibilities included:
Writing & porting of code.
Developing code to test the precision of aircraft engine parts.
Using statistical analysis & INGRES Database.
Designing & implementing a program to automate measuring of engine parts.
Ported code from FORTRAN to C.
Languages: C, BASIC, & FORTRAN
Utilities: INGRES, Automation Tools
Operating Systems: UNIX & Ultrix
Computers: HP, PDP-11, VAX, MicroVAX, & IBM PC
US. Dept of Transportation Co-op Software Engineer
January 1983 - July 1984
Cambridge, Massachusetts
At this location, this entity managed transportation services & expenses.  Developed programs to keep track of inventory.Sorted & plotted the results.

Languages:
C, PASCAL, & FORTRAN
Utilities: MicroRIM, ISAM, & ADS Databases
Computers: VAX & Prime 750
Computer Operator
Perkin Elmer, Co.
Summer 1982
Danbury, Connecticut
Operated on an IBM Mainframe.
Learned BASIC & FORTRAN on my own.

References available upon request