Joseph F. Quinn
Contact Info:
Av. Rio Branco 4115/601, Bom Pastor
Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil - CEP: 36026-500
tel: 32-3216-4647 mobile: 32-9194-6621USA: (303) 242-5562
email: site:4give.com
Work Objective:Language translation;software and mediaproduction
Education: A.B., Applied Mathematics, BrownUniversity, 1975, Providence, RIUSA
Citizenship:USA Visa:Brazil, permanent resident
Languages: English (native), Portuguese (strong conversational, reading, writing)
Summary: 30+ years of experience in the software industry including product, application, and media development, marketing, technical support, and consulting. Market sector experience in computer systems management, telecommunications, public sector economics and banking, international software markets, and consumer education-entertainment. Technical background covers various commercial platforms.Media experience in the areas of video, audio, image enhancement, anddigital animation. Language translation and localization experience includes print and digital media, and business communication.
Employment:
2004 to present - JFQuinn Consulting
Senior Consultant
Provide language translation services and produce software and digital media applications. Established and currently operate the 4give.com project and web portal linking technical, artistic, and language talent with markets in various countries. I serve the project as the founder, translator, publisher, technical and business coordinator, and as a workingparticipant. Project members contribute in the areas ofdigital image enhancement, language translation, and web development. Successfully led and completed an international collaborative media project for the authors and publishers of a book recently launched in Brazil.
2000 to 2004 - Steele Technologies / XtremeX3
Director of Product Development, Director of Media Production, Development Engineer
Founding developer of the XtremeLens product line for auto racing and vehicle safety applications. Designed and implemented interactive entertainment and educational multimedia products, including media player software, and video, audio, and digital animation content. Implemented the product delivery and update mechanism for a distributed network of client site media production kiosks. Evolved products based on customer and staff requests for enhancements. Built and maintained user support website. Worked closely with on-vehicle hardware/software engineering staff to help troubleshoot data capture and quality issues. Also produced short promotional and entertainment video spots for company and client use.
1999 to 2000 - Trilogy Consulting
Consultant, Applications Developer
Consulting in data warehousing and data mining applications analysis, design, and implementation. Specialized in SAS/Unix-based Internet applications accessing and extending existing data base systems' functionality. Designed and implemented a corporate-wide management information application for a large telecommunications client, for thousands of end-users and hundreds of maintainers.
1995 to 1999 - JFQuinn Consulting
Senior Consultant
Consulting in software product marketing and development to Brazilian firms seeking business opportunities and partnerships in English-speaking markets, facilitating international business meetings and presentations, relationship management, localization of products and marketing strategies, and business presence on the Internet. Consulting member of the SOFTEX 2000 (Brazilian national software export program) review board for annual funding of member companies. Evaluated applicant company business plans on technical and business merits, in English and Portuguese. Advisor and representative of the Juiz de ForaGenesisCenter (for entrepreneurship) of the Brazilian Genesis Project.
1989 to 1995 - LEGENT Corporation (later acquired by Computer Associates)
Development Advisor, Senior Developer, Product Specialist
Developed new system management software products, and led product development projects. Performed onsite pre- and post-sales consulting. Negotiated product acquisitions, ensuring development and delivery of enhanced finished products to meet client and marketing requirements. As team leader and development advisor for a multi-platform product group, performed as liaison with development partner companies, advised product marketing, delivered sales and technical presentations. As a vendor representative and speaker at conferences, such as CMG (Computer Measurement Group), and company-sponsored events, presented product overviews, research findings, and product demonstrations.
1983 to 1989 - Morino Associates Inc./Morino Inc.
Developer, Product Designer, Senior Technical Associate
Designed an online documentation access system, and invented an automatic cross reference mechanism for retrieving online documents by subject matter. Automated the documentation development system, methodologies, and quality control processes. Developed and supported base architecture for a large computer measurement data warehouse application suite, including database access and product maintenance mechanisms. Provided client consulting, customer support, and training courses. GUIDE (IBM) contributor to project papers and task forces, such as the ISPF project, and the Online Documentation group.
1980 to 1982 - Datacrown Inc., Washington Branch
Applications Consultant, Systems Engineering Representative
1975 to 1980 - Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Division of Research and Statistics
Economic Systems Analyst, Programmer/Analyst, Programmer
Software Publications:
In vitro, in vivo, in silicio (CD) - multimedia CD for the book of the same title,organized by Leila Amaral and Amir Geiger (copyright Attar Editorial 2007)
ExtremeLens/XtremeX3 Player - educational-entertainment consumer software product for replaying and analyzing vehicle operator performance (copyright Steele Racing Enterprises 2000-2004)
MICS VAX/VMS Analyzer - software, database, and product documentation for VMS systems management (copyright Legent Corp. 1989-1995)
MICS AS/400 Analyzer - beta-level software product (copyright Legent Corp. 1992)
MICS Document Access - Online documentation retrieval and subject cross reference facility (copyright Morino Associates 1987)
Macro Data Language (MDL) - interactive language for economic analysis (co-author). (Property of the US Government)
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