I would love the opportunity to serve your organization in any of a variety of software design and engineering roles on a contract basis. For contract inquiries, please contact me by email or phone.

Bryan Ressler

I have 28 years of software industry experience that I can apply to your organization's applications. While I have worked across the gamut of software, from operating systems to embedded microcontrollers, I specialize in application programming

My most recent work has been web applications written in HTML5/CSS3/JavsScript and server-side code in JavaScript for Node.js, and mobile applications for iPhone, Android, and cross-platform mobile via PhoneGap.

Primary work areas

• User interface design and programming
• Mobile applications design and development
• Node.js server-side software
• Interaction design
• Software architecture

Specific expertise

• Web technologies
  • HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
  • jQuery, jQuery UI, jQuery Mobile
  • Node.js
• Mobile applications
  • iOS development
  • Android development
  • Windows Phone development
  • Cross-mobile-device development with PhoneGap

Additional knowledge

These are some more esoteric things I've had experience with over the years that might be of particular application to your organization. See also the Resumé page

• Audio
  • Digital signal processing
  • Electronic music production
• Video
  • Video image processing
  • Video editing
  • MPEG video
  • DVD disc formatting and authoring
• Still images
  • Image processing
  • Computer vision applications
• Embedded software
  • Arduino, Maple, and Processing in C++
  • Atmel, ARM processors
  • Basic hardware prototyping

Bryan Ressler

Professional Resumé

Experience

eBay Incorporated, 2011-2015

• meBay: UI design and implementation. HTML/CSS/JS, Node.js
• Image-based Search Ranking: Backend work in Node.js and C++
• Computer Vision Backend System: Backend work in Node.js and C++
• Fashion Kiosk: 10-foot UI with mobile remote control, WPF & HTML
• SensorSock: Hardware + embedded software instrumented sock for shoe fit
• Bushel: Grocery shopping with full iOS application, Objective-C

Microsoft Corporation, 2003-2012

• Bing Bar: Co-architect for Bing Bar, HTML/CSS/JS
• Schemata: Lead UI development for machine learning classifier authoring tool, Silverlight
• Image Composite Editor (ICE): UI design and implementation for panorama stitcher, C++
• Product transfer: Transferred MSR's stitching library to Windows Live, C++
• ImageLab library: Reusable component classes and UI element library, C++
• 3D Cinema Editor: UI implementation for cinema editing paper, WPF/C#/C++
• Photosynth: UI implementation in original Photosynth application, C++
• Windows Vista: UI implementation for Vista photo slideshow, C++/DirectX
• Vader: UI for prototype GPU-accelerated image editor, C++

Private Consulting, 2002-2003

• Adobe Systems: Adobe Premiere Pro
• IntelliDOT: PDF-to-SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) converter
• Kontiki: Windows app for creating product skins

Kontiki, 2001-2002

• Skinning System: Designed and implemented XML-based skinning system
• Media Platform: UI implementation

Private Consulting, 2001

• Adobe Systems: Cross-platform high-performance blitter

ePhysician, 1999-2001

• Management: Managed handheld developer organization
• ePrescription: Wrote entire handheld product
• ePhysician Reader: Wrote entire handheld product

Eloquent, 1997-1999

• Responsible for design and implementation of all client software and content creation tools. Managed client development organization

Private Consulting, 1996-1997

• Adobe Systems: Wrote all audio signal processing code in Adobe Premiere 5
• Claris Corporation: C++ PowerPlant wrapper Paige text editing library

Minerva Systems, 1994-1996

• Management: Managed two staff engineers, reported directly to VP engineering
• DVD Authoring: Designed UI and engine API in conjunction with Samsung
• Minerva Studio: Designed and implemented award-winning Minerva Studio

Adobe Systems, 1992-1994

• Adobe Premiere 3 & 4: One of the two-engineer team. Wrote titler, MIDI features, did PowerPC port
• Adobe Illustrator 5: Responsible for typography and hyphenation features

Claris Corporation, 1991-1992

• MacWrite Pro: Developed text engine, graphics handling, typographic controls

Apple Computer, 1988-1991

• System 7: Wrote LaserWriter Font Utility, Namer, StyleWriter Image Utility
• TrueType: Developed TrueType test tools, QuickDraw integration
• LaserWriter II NTX-J, NTX-A: Wrote PostScript interpreter tests, prepared fonts

Private Consulting, 1986-1988

• Korg USA: Developed ProEdit app for the Korg DW-8000 synthesizer

Education and Memberships

• University of California, Irvine: BSCS, 1987.
• Audio Engineering Society: Member.

References

• Available upon request

Here are some of the past clients for which I've carried out contract design and engineering work.

Publications

Im2Fit: Fast 3D Model Fitting and Anthropometrics using Single Consumer Depth Camera and Synthetic Data

International Conference on Information Processing
Qiaosong Wang, Vignesh Jagadeesh, Bryan Ressler, Robinson Piramuthu

A viewer-centric editor for 3D movies

IEEE Journal of Computer Graphics and Applications, January 1, 2011
Sanjeev J. Koppal, C. Lawrence Zitnick, Michael F. Cohen, Sing Bing Kang, Bryan Ressler, Alex Colburn

The Asynchronous Sound Helper

Apple Develop Magazine

Writing Localizable Applications

Apple Develop Magazine
Joseph Ternasky, Bryan Ressler

The Textbox You've Always Wanted

Apple Develop Magazine

Postscript Enhancements For The Laserwriter Font Utility

Apple Develop Magazine

Patents

Fast 3D Model Fitting and Anthropometrics Using Synthetic Data

United States 62/065,163, Filed October 17, 2014
A method for capturing accurate human body shape and anthropometrics from a single consumer grade depth sensor.

System and method for interactive and social shopping

United States US 20140052562 A1, Filed November 19, 2012
A method of providing assistance to a consumer.

Web page to toolbar communication

United States WO 2013096234 A1, Filed December 18, 2012
A web page may initiate communication with a browser toolbar.

Methods and systems utilizing an engagement code

United States US 20140006098 A1, Filed June 29, 2012
A system, method, and computer readable medium is provided to track consumer engagement with a product promotion.

User interface for navigating through images

United States US 7983489 B2, Issued July 9, 2010
A system, method, and computer-readable media are presented for presenting similar images of a selected image in a user interface.

Viewer-centric user interface for stereoscopic cinema

United States US 20100318914 A1, Filed June 16, 2009
Described is a user interface that displays a representation of a stereo scene, and includes interactive mechanisms for changing parameter values that determine the perceived appearance of that scene.

Stereo movie editing

United States US 2010/0142801 A1, Filed December 9, 2008
The stereo movie editing technique described herein combines knowledge of both multi-view stereo algorithms and human depth perception. The technique creates a digital editor, specifically for stereographic cinema.

Method and apparatus for transferring data between computing systems

United States 2002/0016853 A1, Issued January 24, 2001
A method for transferring data from a first computer system to a second computer system is provided.