BRET MARTIN
1557 Pacific Ave, Apt A
Alameda, CA 94501
(925) 260-1567
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Aug 1987, University of Washington
3.9 GPA. Thesis: Quartz crystals for liquid property measurement.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering , May 1985, University of California at Berkeley
4.0 GPA. Graduated top of class.
SKILLS SUMMARY
Computer: Programming (Visual Basic, Visual Studio.NET, SQL, PL/SQL, C/C++/C#, HTML, XML), Database Design and Administration (Oracle, Sybase, SQL Server, Access, TOAD).
Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, good listener, experience working on team projects, with clients, enjoy training and mentoring.
Other: Chemical engineering experience in oil refineries, biotechnology, semiconductor processing.
General: Creative and productive worker with strong analytical, software, UI, and database design skills, design and write robust software quickly to meet deadlines, excellent customer relationship skills.
WORK HISTORY
Software Engineer/Manager, Apr 98 - Present, Data911, Alameda, CA
Lead architect and programmer of Police Records Management Software (RMS)
· Develop powerful, easy-to-use data entry software for police reports
· Hundreds of innovative design concepts to make the best RMS software in the industry
· Design about 200 RMS tables and 3000 RMS data fields to set standards and allow growth and flexibility
· Perform upgrades, data conversions, and maintenance on police agency databases
· Develop e-Mug booking software for digital mug shots, lineups, and fingerprints
· Develop traffic collision reporting software with accident sketches and CHP555 reports
· Integrate RMS with MS Word, Excel, Visio, rich-text formatting, magnetic-stripe reader
· Generate dynamic and customized agency reports for cases, citations, field interviews…
· Develop complex reporting tools, including Uniform Crime Reports for DOJ
· Design TOAD-like reporting tool for queries, reports, statistics and graphs
· Design tools for user permissions, dictionary maintenance, report routing, team maintenance, form templates, dynamic forms, software customization
· World records 1999 - build powerful RMS software using VB - 9 months, booking module (e-Mug) - 3 months, monthly crime report summaries (UCR and ACR) - 2 months
Pharmaceutical Research Scientist March 97 - Mar 98 Bayer Corp, Pharmaceutical Division, Berkeley, CA
Process R&D on cell clarification and ultra-filtration for mammalian cell culture to produce Factor VIII for hemophiliacs.
· Investigate how process variables affect filtration quality.
· Performed assays on proteins, DNA, and cellular properties.
· Discovered product recovery improvements that can save over $1 MM/year.
Petroleum Refinery Simulation Engineer June 91 - Feb 97 Chevron Technology Center, Richmond, CA
Chemical engineering work on process simulations using C/C++ programming to develop dynamic simulations for operator training
· Developed automatic tuning algorithm for process controllers
· Developed automatic trending of random simulation variables
· Developed dynamic training exercises with scoring features
· Improved vapor-liquid flash calculations (speed, accuracy, stability)
· Improved heat-exchanger modeling for better accuracy and faster speed
· Improved distillation simulations for control courses and operator training
· World record 1994 - completed detailed dynamic simulation of a crude unit in 4 weeks (normally a 6+ month project)
Electrical Engineering Student Aug 87 - June 91 University of California, Berkeley, CA
Ph.D. research on silicon-based Lamb-wave multi-sensors to measure liquid properties, including viscosity, density, temperature, pressure, mass deposition, and coagulation. 4.0 GPA, past preliminary examinations for Ph.D. with highest score. Did not complete Ph.D. thesis.
Chemical Engineer June 87 - Aug 87 Boeing Electronics Company, Bellevue, WA
Research on coated surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices for gas analysis
Laboratory Assistant Jan 85 - Aug 85 Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
Evaluate thermal stress and oxidation properties of silicon-solar-cell electrical contacts.
Refinery Simulation Engineer May 84 - Aug 84 Chevron Research Center, Richmond, CA
Chemical engineering computer modeling of distillation columns for refinery optimization.
Laboratory Technician July 82 - Oct 82 Stauffer Chemical Company, Richmond, CA
Operation and maintenance of a chemical pilot plant for pesticide and herbicide production.
REFERENCES
Fabrice Caporal, 1065 Windsor Avenue, Piedmont, Ca 510-333-2666 Davin Larson, 111 Sandy Lane, Walnut Creek, Ca
Lindsey Johnston, 20123 Pudding Creek, Fort Bragg, Ca 707-964-7797