Gordon Fischer


Austin, TX 78727	fischer@sarken.org

Director of Technical Development	Sep 2004 - Sep 2006
Kozoru - Overland Park, Kansas

Successfully created and released a customizable chat-based search technology
Designed numerous protocols to interface with external search APIs and chat networks
Constructed and implemented natural language, statistical and hybrid parsers for extraction of key sentences
Developed distributed cluster management techniques for hundreds of nodes
Architected and deployed a template extraction for wikipedia chat buddy - similar to wikiseek.com
Managed a team of seven software engineers

Technical Team Lead	Mar 2004 - Aug 2004
21st Century Technologies - Austin, Texas

Embedded Software Developer	Aug 2000 - Sep 2003
Advent Networks - Austin, Texas

Developed multi-threaded initialization and software update programs for router firmware
Assembled and modified embedded operating systems for deployment on custom cable modems and switch routers
Created and modified Linux device drivers for a variety of hardware and software devices
Constructed communication and control programs and protocols across both internal and external interfaces of switch routers and modems
Maintained and continued product development of three lifecycles of hardware
Project lead of four software engineers

Server Developer	Mar 2000 - Aug 2000
Netpliance - Austin, Texas

Designed and implemented a distributed server architecture to control data flow between hundreds of thousands of remote clients

Artificial Intelligence Developer	Sep 1998 - Feb 2000
Cycorp - Austin, Texas

Created a semantic web search engine using information from the CYC knowledge base
Formulated and programmed methods of communication and computation for distributed knowledge bases
Developed core CYC technology for use in ontological searching, inferencing and caching
Participated in constructing an ontology used in augmenting answers for DARPA crisis scenarios

Real-Time Speech Algorithm Developer	Jan 1998- Apr 1998
Northern Telecom - Montreal, Quebec

Enhanced rejection and token handling of speech recognition software
Optimized speech recognition algorithms and co-developed a test tool for firmware based continuous speech recognition

Programmer / Analyst	May 1997 - Aug 1997
Allied Domecq - Windsor, Ontario	May 1994 - Aug 1994, Jan 1995 - Apr 1995

Established object oriented class libraries for use by developers world wide
Co-developed Windows based sales force automation program for North American deployment
Constructed automated procedures for conversion, replication and integration of mission critical data
Led standards development in object oriented programming and system analysis

Systems Programmer	May 1996 - Aug 1996
IBI Group - Toronto, Ontario

Participated in developing classes and debugging the real-time program for the Toronto Pearson Airport computerized taxi deployment system
Developed internal accounts receivable application for international use
Planned, constructed, tested and assisted in deploying the accounts receivable application

University of Waterloo
Honors Bachelor of Mathematics - Computer Science with Cognitive Science Option