Richard Olson

8322 27th AVE NW

Seattle, WA 98117

(206)706-6208

Profile: iPhone / iPad Developer, IT Expert

iPhone Application Portfolio: http://www.nothinglabs.com/iphone

iPhone / iPad Developer (Independent) - October 2008 to Present

- Author of over two dozen applications currently for sale in the Apple App Store resulting in over 50 thousand paid downloads and 1.3 million free downloads

- See http://www.nothinglabs.com/iphone for full application portfolio with screenshots

- Over one year experience with Xcode / Objective C

- Solid understanding of iPhone application design, creation and App Store submission

- Manic Marble

Fast-paced 3D marble maze game

Native iPhone and iPad versions

Free version reached #2 most popular App Store download

Accelerometer-based control system

Realistic physics engine

Original soundtrack

- Toy Box Physics

3D play space with realistic physics

Create anything you like using dozens of different toys and blocks

Email pictures of your creation to others

Uses In App Purchase to let users add more toys and enable load / save functions

- LOLcatMaker

Allows users to create their own subtitled "LOLcat" images

Interfaces with icanhascheezburger.com - letting users upload their "LOLZ" online

Utilizes XML-based API set for authentication, metadata and image transfer

- Zombie Trade Wars

Classic turn-based trading game set in the impending zombie apocalypse

Six different cities and ten different commodities with fluctuating prices

Automatically saves and restores game state

SpamButcher (Sole Proprietor) - June 2002 to Present

- Conceptualized, developed and marketed anti-spam software written in Visual Basic

- Uses "fuzzy logic" technology to eliminate 95-98% of spam email

- Available for trial and purchase at http://www.spambutcher.com

- Implemented search engine optimization and online advertising campaigns yielding approximately 30,000 visitors per month to spambutcher.com

- Created sales tracking system using PHP and JavaScript to optimize advertising expenditures

- Related "Blacklist Patrol" service (http://www.blacklistpatrol.com/) monitors anti-spam DNS blacklists and notifies clients if their servers have been listed

The LUX Group / Seattle, WA

IT Director - April 2003 to November 2007

Senior IT Consultant (Contract) - November 2007 to November 2008

- Implemented and supported new development environments using Windows Server and Linux platforms

- Supported development and project management in the creation and deployment of websites for organizations such as Boeing Museum of Flight, Cray Inc., World Vision, Tommy Bahama, Valley Medical and Microsoft

- Provided all desktop support for over 25 Windows, Macintosh and Linux workstations

- Designed and deployed topology for internal and DMZ networks

- Coordinated off-site hosting for internal and client needs

- Migrated email system to Exchange Server 2003

- Attracted major clients via online marketing campaign utilizing Google Adwords

- Handled all IT aspects of multiple office moves

Microsoft Corporation / Issaquah, WA

Systems Engineer (Contract via Excell Data) - January 2003 to April 2003

- Analyzed and documented existing Windows 2000 Server environment for http://support.msn.com

- Re-deployed servers and content on new hardware utilizing Windows Server 2003

- Implemented Windows Load Balancing for improved redundancy and performance

- Provided ongoing support for http://support.msn.com development and production groups

Fisher Communications / Seattle, WA

Web Administrator (Contract via Excell Data) - March 2001 to March 2002

- Supported Windows NT / Internet Information Server based hosting and development of over twenty television and radio station web sites including KOMOTV.COM, STAR1015.COM and KOMORADIO.COM

- Appeared on KOMO 4 News as an expert on Internet security for multiple stories including an exposé on the State of Washington mishandling Social Security Numbers online

- Audited existing server configurations for security, performance and reliability issues

- Developed Wireless Web (WAP) content for KOMOTV.COM for viewing of live traffic and weather reports from cellular phones using Active Server Pages (ASP)

Saltmine LLC. / Seattle, WA

MIS Manager - April 1996 to August 2000

Senior Systems Administrator (Contract) - October 2000 to February 2001

- Deployed and supported over thirty-five web hosting and development servers utilizing Windows NT, Internet Information Server and Microsoft SQL Server for major web sites including PGATOUR.COM, SEATTLESBESTCOFFEE.COM and PIKEPLACEMARKET.ORG

- Provided development team support by evaluating new technologies and assistance with troubleshooting

- Managed MIS team to provide support for over 70 end-users

- Coordinated Y2K compliance effort

- Relocated web hosting operations to new office with minimal downtime

- Developed server monitoring and maintenance software, capable of automatically detecting and correcting many problems

Walt Disney Internet Group / Seattle, WA

MIS Lead - August 2000 to September 2000

- Supported Windows NT / Internet Information Server based hosting of Disney’s sports related sites such as NFL.COM and ESPN.COM

Microsoft Corporation / Redmond, WA

Technical Coordinator (Contract via Rho) - March 1994 to June 1995

Technical Assistant Intern - June 1991 to August 1993

- Responsible for design and deployment of Windows demonstrations for major industry events such as COMDEX and the Windows 3.1 launch

- Provided general hardware and software technical expertise to Personal Systems Group (Windows) Marketing

- Developed and documented process for performing "push" installations of Windows 95 from Novell Netware and Windows NT servers for inclusion in the "Windows 95 Resource Kit"

- Created scripted test system to determine optimum memory configurations for Windows 3.1

- Performed performance testing for and wrote technical comparison of OS/2 and Windows platforms

Skills

iPhone application development, Xcode / Objective C

Windows platform servers, Linux servers

PC server and desktop hardware

Network planning / deployment, firewall / router configuration

Server monitoring software

Internet Information Server, Apache

Exchange Server, ARCserve, BackupExec

Desktop support (Windows, Mac OS, Linux)

Visual Basic software development

Active Server Pages (ASP), PHP, Windows Scripting Host, Batch

Microcontroller development (Atmel / WinAVR, PIC, Arduino)

Search engine optimization / online advertising

Hobbies

- Combat robot design and construction ("Battlebots")

- Created first "autonomous" (computer controlled) combat robot to ever defeat a human controlled opponent

- Designed embedded software and hardware to implement accelerometer-based "translational drift" (aka "melty brain") robot control system. Released source code and documentation as open source under the "Open Melt" project (featured in March 2008 "Servo" Magazine).

- Designed peltier cooler based cloud chamber to visualize radioactivity (publicly documented on http://instructables.com)

- More information on all projects at http://www.nothinglabs.com

Education

Edmonds Community College - September 1991 to February 1994 (part-time)

University of Texas (Austin) - September 1993 to December 1993

Western Washington University - June 1995 to April 1996