Introduction:
Kent Thompson is a self-motivated, tenacious, energetic professional with proven abilities in software engineering, computer hardware interfaces, integration, implementation, and maintenance.

Mr. Thompson has twenty years management experience, twenty-nine years programming experience, twenty years MS-Windows programming experience, sixteen years business ownership experience and over twenty years C++ programming experience. He understands and has lived the Full Software Development Lifecycle.

Kent began programming with Basic in 1982. Over the years, Kent has studied, learned and successfully programmed in many computer languages, methodologies and systems. As a result, he has developed the ability to solve real world problems and discern design patterns, objects, and algorithms from real world situations that can be applied to a broad range of software. This includes engineering, communication, scientific, business, graphic, educational, and Internet applications.

Kent Thompson is seeking an opportunity that will offer diversity and professional challenge and growth. Over the years, Kent has obtained excellent management, writing and communication skills that are so essential for success. These skills can help your organization achieve its goals in a pleasant, efficient and profitable manner.

Objectives:
To help your organization grow and prosper by achieving its goals through Kent's engineering abilities and real life experiences. He strives for excellence in job performance, writing quality code, and to exceed company expectations through his efforts. Kent seeks to work with, and be a team member of a well-respected company with a positive growth oriented working environment. He is committed to a career with a company that values long-term client, contractor and employee relationships.

Philosophy:
Professional integrity is a must. Kent believes in honesty, loyalty and fairness. Kent Thompson is an enthusiastic, outgoing, hard working individual who believes in going the extra mile. You can expect him to follow through with his commitments and follow company policies and procedures. He understands knowledge, customer service and attention to detail are vital aspects to achieve success.

Kent eschews the compiler and operating system "religious wars." He understands that just as a master architect should choose the right materials and tools to complete a contract correctly, so too should a professional software engineer. OS's and compilers are just tools to achieve the goals and objectives of the client. Having worked extensively in hardware, Kent brings a unique perspective to his programming skills. Kent believes that to be ever the "student of technology" and never become set in ones ways is at least one path to growth, personally and professionally.

PROFILE OF QUALIFICATIONS:
With all the practical and applied knowledge Kent Thompson has acquired over the years it is estimated that he has far more than the equivalent of a BS degree in the computer sciences. From building VME/VXI mainframe based computers for radar simulation to building financial applications written completely in C++, Kent has experienced a wide range of situations in his career and learned from them, and hopes to continue to do so in the future. With over twenty years of C++ experience, Kent is more than prepared for most situations.

Design and Programming Philosophy:
In the quest to always learn and improve, Kent has developed a strong belief, understanding, and ability to work with Object-Oriented Design (OOD) and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) paradigms and techniques. To save space, yet give a clear sign of Kent's day to day programming practices, Kent implores the interviewer to please review a portion of the book "DESIGN PATTERNS, Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software" by Gamma et al. ISBN: 0-201-63361-2. Starting at Chapter One, page 11, until the end of the chapter, is a synopsis of many of Kent's beliefs and methodologies. It's not complete, to be sure, but it gives a very good indication of the way Mr. Thompson thinks and programs. Please note that Kent fully understands one ideology cannot be applied to all situations or corporate cultures. Kent is a flexible and adaptive person, but given his choice, OOD and OOP are usually a very good choice, especially for large modern multi-programmer Windows projects.

The Agile Development Process coupled with Design Patterns, OOD and OOP have been very effective in meeting deadlines and exceeding our customers expectations.

Further references and additional information available upon request.

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