Joel May
Computer Languages
Most Experience
C++, Macromedia Flash, Assembly (Intel), InstallShield, InstallerVise, REALbasic, C#.
Some Experience
VB6, PHP/MySQL, ASP.NET, Macromedia Director, Perl, Java, AppleScript, Unix shell scripts.
Certification
Employment History
| Harmonic Vision | Chicago, IL | 1992 - Present |
Co-Founder and CTO
- Conceived, designed and created multiple-award-winning Music Ace series of children’s educational software. Music Teachers continue to be enthusiastic about the series, and it remains a leader in its niche.
- Awards include the Golden Lamp Award, two Codie nominations, the Technology and Learning Award, and Children’s Software Revue 4.7 and 4.8 out of 5 stars (Music Ace and Music Ace 2 respectively).
- Developed a cross-platform, multimedia engine that interfaces to a proprietary script language.
- Involved in most aspects of the company – technical support, trade shows, teacher workshops, help files, installation guides, media interviews, package design, attracting investors, marketing strategies and customer testing.
- Worked with leading music educators from McGraw-Hill and DePaul University to design Music Ace 2 and other potential products.
| Neuros Audio | Chicago, IL | Feb-Aug 2003 |
Software Architect
- Developed code for an mp3 player. Added desktop coding practices to embedded development to improve code error detection.
- Developed a C#/C-based software simulator of the device UI, hard drive, Flash memory and other internals to enable embedded development with Microsoft Visual C++
| AT&T Bell Laboratories | Naperville, IL | 1987-1992 |
Member of the Technical Staff - I
- Developed features for MS-DOS and Windows based operator terminals.
- Designed and created a multimedia demo displaying new operator-services features. Used in a promotional video and at trade shows.
- Developed features for the 5ESS switch.
Education
| University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | 1984-1986 |
M.S. in Electrical Engineering
- Analyzed interaction of ultrasound with animal tissue for potential medical diagnostic uses.
- Designed and built a computer controlled apparatus for measuring ultrasound interaction with animal tissue.
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | 1980-1984 |
B.S. in Electrical Engineering
- Received several academic and music scholarships. Member of the Honors College. Graduated 3.95/4.0.
- Took graduate-level independent study in digital signal processing.
- Part time technician in the university’s computer repair shop.