Martin Booyens

I am an EXPERIENCED multi-threaded, real-time software development contractor with a proven track record for delivering reliable and maintainable software solutions.

• I have some 25 years' experience with C/C++, mostly for embedded applications. I am also comfortable developing in Java (J2SE) and Google’s Go. Also a little Python.
• I like object oriented design and design patterns.
• I have a passion for protocol stack development.
• I have developed software (including low-power applications) for a NUMBER of microcontrollers. These include the TI3200, Cortex 3, ARM7, PowerPC, 8051 and more.
• I have experience with a number of RTOSs including Integrity, VxWorks, RTK and a number of proprietary ones. Also operating systems such as Linux and Windows.
• I have implemented a number of protocol stacks, including a TCP/IP stack. I have implemented SNMP on two devices.
• I have significant knowledge and practical experience with telephony protocols (SS7, ISDN and more) and other protocols (DNP3 and more).
• I have interfaced to MANY GSM and GPS engines during my career.
• I have extensive bare-metal programming experience. I such I have completed chip-drivers for I2C, SPI, ADCs, UARTs, FPGAs and more.
• I have served HTML pages from the embedded environment. 
• I have used many source control systems: SVN, CVS, GIT, and more.
• I understand the principles of cryptography, asymmetric and symmetric ciphers.
• I have recently been developing full-stack solutions to present situational awareness/common operational picture using micro-services implemented in Go, WASM, JavaScript, Bootstrap, Vue.js, HTML, CSS, HTTP(S) and REST APIs using Mapbox and Leaflet as map sources. In the process, I was also exposed to technologies such as Kafka, Cassandra, Docker, Docker Swarm, Ansible, VMs (VirtualBox) and ELK.

I am a South African expat with EU residency.

M.Sc Computer Science University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, 1983