David Knoernschild   
MugShot 

Technical Skills:

  •  Experienced developer using C/C++, Java, JavaScript, SQL, Perl, FORTRAN and Unix
  • Authored mission-critical applications for UNIX, NT, Win95, and MacOS
  • Java, X-Windows MOTIF, and WWW-based graphical user interface design and development
  • Extensive project management and development team leadership experience

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Work Experience:

FutureTek Net Services - 1994 to Present
  • Co-founder of custom software development firm specializing  in Java network-saavy apps
  • Authored Java network games and game administration tools
  • Developed custom SQL database administration tools with Java, CGI, and Perl
  • Created the internet's first database-driven web site for Sierra On-Line

The Boeing Company - High Speed Civil Transport Group - 1992 to Present

  • Developed web-based engineering system to automate complex engineering analysis and data storage/retrieval tasks 
  • Authored application to optimize performance of next-generation supersonic transport aircraft 
  • Integrated state-of-the-art numerical optimization methods with efficient, intuitive front ends 
  • Led cross-functional aircraft design process improvement team. Increased department productivity by a factor of 5 and reduced errors by over 85 percent. 

The Boeing Company - Renton Division - 1989 to 1992

  • Analysis and testing of jet aircraft performance capabilities 
  • Provided functional specifications for performance analysis applications used to evaluate in-service Boeing jet transports 
  • Led team to produce computer-aided documentation of aircraft performance capability
  • Developed new methods which reduced errors and production time by 50 percent 

Iowa State University - Aerospace Engineering Dept. - 1987 to 1988

  • Developed flight simulation code to predict and optimize performance of solar-electric-powered reconnaissance drone aircraft

Rockwell International - Collins Government Avionics Div. - 1986 to 1987

  • Hardware design and testing for Global Positioning System avionics 
  • Developed database software used to track $20 million annual budget 

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Education:

M.S. Aeronautics and Astronautics - University of Washington, 1994 

B.S. Aerospace Engineering - Iowa State University, 1989

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