Vince Ulfig

Software Engineer III DevSecOps

SiriusXM

May 2023 - Aug 2024 (1 year 4 months)

I performed a Python-software-engineering-focused role plus Security, Operations, and SRE. I designed, developed, and operated the Enterprise Notification Service (ENS); optimized functionality, performance, scalability, reliability, security, observability, tests, and deployment. The ENS is a massively scaled event driven distributed application and data pipeline comprised of dozens of AWS technologies and components serving millions of internal and external clients and users. The ENS subscribes to events, validates, requests data from services, performs localization, composes messages, and sends email, text messages, push notifications, in-app messages, and in-vehicle messages between all OEM vehicle and part manufacturers, vehicle dealer

Senior Software Engineer Full Stack

SiriusXM

Dec 2019 - May 2023 (3 years 6 months)

I designed, developed, and optimized a distributed AWS app and data pipeline that subscribes to SNS Topics that serve all real-time fuel, charging, and parking location, price, and availability data for the United States and Canada. The app uses AWS SQS, Lambda, Python, and a Google Cloud Function to store data in PostGIS for use in APIs & apps. I designed, developed, and optimized a Google Cloud AppEngine API and pipeline that provides real-time fuel, charging, & parking data from the system described above. The API accepts parameters for location, speed, direction, and distance, or planned vehicle path. I also designed and developed client Javascript, Typescript, Java phone, and Java car apps to request and visualize the data. I designed,

Software Engineer IV

Insitu Inc

Jul 2017 - Aug 2019 (2 years 2 months)

Design and engineer commercial distributed computing platforms, servers, services, microservices, APIs, and software that ingest, analyze, convert, store, serve, query, report, download, display, and map data and information from UAVs, drones, sensors, and services, with Python, Flask, Pytest, NumPy, GDAL, Conda, virtualenv, pip, SQL, SQLAlchemy, Jupyter, JavaScript, Shell Script, Java, REST, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, SQLite, SpatiaLite, AWS, AWS SDK for Python, AWS CLI, Docker, Jenkins, Chef, Linux, Windows, SSH, Git, BitBucket, ESRI ArcGIS Server 10.7, ArcGIS Portal, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Image Server, ArcGIS Raster Analytics, GeoEvent Server, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS CloudBuilder CLI, GeoServer, GIS, multithreading, multiprocessing,

Python Data Engineer

OPENLANE

May 2017 - Jul 2017 (3 months)

Code ETL Big Data Pipeline for websites like cars.com with Python, SQL, SOQL, PostgreSQL, AWS, Redshift, MPP, Data Warehouse, Linux, ssh, multi-threading, and Git.

Senior Software Engineer

Bossa Nova

Aug 2016 - Oct 2016 (3 months)

• Write code with Python, SQL, Shell Script, PostgreSQL, and Ansible for RFSpot competitor. • Analyze system for scale up, and write requirements, concepts, specifications, and APIs. • Design, develop, and administer geospatial data storage, processing, QA, & delivery system.

GIS Engineer

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Apr 2016 - Jul 2016 (4 months)

I developed real time Smart Meter DASH system features with C#, .Net, SQL, and ArcGIS Server. I developed a real time Earthquake Early Warning, Destruction and Disruption Estimate system that accepted real time earthquake events and calculated infrastructure destruction and service disruption estimates and generated reports, graphs, charts, and maps with C#, .Net, SQL, ArcGIS Server, Map Services, ArcGIS, DevSecOps, and SQL Server. I designed, developed, and administered ArcGIS Server map services that provided data, maps, cartography, functions, and REST APIs that provide the system described above. This project was performed by a few engineers on a short contract. GIS work tends to be project-based and have relatively short contracts.

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GIS Architect

RFSpot

Jan 2014 - Jul 2016 (2 years 7 months)

RFSpot designed, engineered, and operated robots that autonomously create 4D HD Maps of indoor spaces and collect inventory data in retail stores. RFSpot integrated with the Beam telepresence robot platform and Robot Operating System (ROS), and worked with Scott Hassan, original programmer of Google search and founder of Willow Garage, Suitable, and Beam. The system I designed, developed, and optimized used location and time to fuse data from many sensors and data sources to identify and map store inventory. Tech included autonomous and remotely-controlled telepresence robots, LiDAR, SLAM, GPS, WIFI, RFID, Bluetooth, cellular, optical barcode scanning, and photography. This system included many distributed AWS components, on-board computers

GIS Engineer

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Apr 2013 - Dec 2013 (9 months)

I designed, developed, installed, configured, analyzed, and administered PG&E's Electric Distribution enterprise GIS infrastructure with Python, Javascript, SQL, Node.js, shell script, WSH, Oracle, TOAD, UC4, IIS, ESRI ArcGIS Server, ArcSDE, ArcGIS, ArcFM, Citrix, aerial imagery, geospatial data, and DevSecOps strategy. I designed, developed, implemented, administered, optimized, and operated the database maintenance and failover system for PG&E's Electric Distribution enterprise GIS infrastructure. I designed, developed, administered, and alpha tested observability system for GIS servers, services, and apps with Python, SQL, ESRI System Monitor, MongoDB, & Oracle. I optimized performance in OS, network, database, services, software, algori

Senior Software Engineer

Tyco

Feb 2012 - Apr 2013 (1 year 3 months)

I added GIS and mapping capability and features to Proximex Surveillint security software. This functionality provided real-time mapping of camera and sensor field of view, alarms, and incidents, as well as clicking and querying cameras, sensors, alarms, and incidents in map applications to view live and recorded data and metadata and remotely control sensors, and track people as they move through indoor and outdoor spaces. I designed, developed, implemented, administered, optimized, and operated GIS software, GUI, services, data, and cartography in Proximex software with Visual Studio, C#, Python, SQL Server, ESRI ArcGIS Runtime for WPF, algorithms, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Desktop, AutoCAD, and Bugzilla. These systems involved HiL (Hardware

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GIS Architect

RFSpot

Mar 2011 - Jul 2016 (5 years 5 months)

RFSpot designed, engineered, and operated robots that autonomously create 4D HD Maps of indoor spaces and collect inventory data in retail stores. RFSpot integrated with the Beam telepresence robot platform and Robot Operating System (ROS), and worked with Scott Hassan, original programmer of Google search and founder of Willow Garage, Suitable, and Beam. The system I designed, developed, and optimized used location and time to fuse data from many sensors and data sources to identify and map store inventory. Tech included autonomous and remotely-controlled telepresence robots, LiDAR, SLAM, GPS, WIFI, RFID, Bluetooth, cellular, optical barcode scanning, and photography. This system included many distributed AWS components, on-board computers

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GIS Architect

RFSpot

Mar 2011 - Jul 2016 (5 years 5 months)

• Write code with Python, SQL, JavaScript, ArcPy, NumPy, Shell Script, AWS, ESRI ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS, ArcSDE, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, SQLite, SpatiaLite, algorithms, Git. • Write algorithms that locate and map objects in 3D space via analysis and fusion of sensor signals with timestamps and mobile sensor locations and orientations (poses). • Design, deploy, operate, and maintain development and production infrastructure for geospatial and robotic sensor data ingestion, query, analysis, processing, editing, reporting, and mapping in AWS and analogous systems on premises, including, but not limited to IAM, EC2, AMIs, Ubuntu Linux, Windows, ECS, AWS CLI, Load Balancers, ELBs, Security Groups, Regions, Availability Zones, VPN, Route53 DNS, We

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GIS Architect

RFSpot

Mar 2011 - May 2011 (3 months)

• Research and advise tech stack for 3D indoor geospatial data collection, analysis, storage, processing, & map display. • Enroll in ESRI licensing programs, obtain, install, configure, test, and analyze systems. • Report system features, APIs, performance, quality, fit for use, cost, and licensing.

GIS Engineer

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Jul 2010 - Jul 2016 (6 years 1 month)

I developed real time Smart Meter DASH system features with C#, .Net, SQL, and ArcGIS Server. I developed a real time Earthquake Early Warning, Destruction and Disruption Estimate system that accepted real time earthquake events and calculated infrastructure destruction and service disruption estimates and generated reports, graphs, charts, and maps with C#, .Net, SQL, ArcGIS Server, Map Services, ArcGIS, DevSecOps, and SQL Server. I designed, developed, and administered ArcGIS Server map services that provided data, maps, cartography, functions, and REST APIs that provide the system described above. This project was performed by a few engineers on a short contract. GIS work tends to be project-based and have relatively short contracts.

GIS Engineer

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Jul 2010 - Dec 2013 (3 years 6 months)

I designed, developed, installed, configured, analyzed, and administered PG&E's Electric Distribution enterprise GIS infrastructure with Python, Javascript, SQL, Node.js, shell script, WSH, Oracle, TOAD, UC4, IIS, ESRI ArcGIS Server, ArcSDE, ArcGIS, ArcFM, Citrix, aerial imagery, geospatial data, and DevSecOps strategy. I designed, developed, implemented, administered, optimized, and operated the database maintenance and failover system for PG&E's Electric Distribution enterprise GIS infrastructure. I designed, developed, administered, and alpha tested observability system for GIS servers, services, and apps with Python, SQL, ESRI System Monitor, MongoDB, & Oracle. I optimized performance in OS, network, database, services, software, algori

GIS Engineer

Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Jul 2010 - Oct 2011 (1 year 4 months)

• Develop GIS with Python, Shell Script, C#, SQL, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS, ArcFM, & Oracle. • Create and administer ArcGIS Servers, Map Services, & ArcSDE Database for Gas Trans GIS. • Analyze business processes, collect customer requirements, interview stakeholders, write requirements, write specifications, write business processes, write algorithms, design features, design database, and design system with business and engineering representatives on a $65,000,000 project to implement an ESRI ArcGIS Server / ArcFM GIS to manage PG&E Gas Distribution assets. Show less

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GIS Web Applications Engineer

Sep 2009 - May 2010 (9 months)

• Design, develop, and administer BroadMap GIS web apps and services with Python, PHP, Flash, ArcGIS Server, ArcSDE, ArcGIS, PostgreSQL, Python, REST, Bing and Google Maps. • Administer GIS Web Application Servers OS, Network, Security, Database, & App Software. • Actively participate in formation of early stage startup as employee #5. • Administer and develop corporate website and Dot Net Nuke content management system.

GIS Team Lead

Cubic Corporation

Jun 2006 - Sep 2009 (3 years 4 months)

Startup Purpose: DARPA / In-Q-Tel Project: Create the Star Trek Holodeck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodeck DARPA Project Video: https://www.facebook.com/DARPA/videos/601637970535 DARPA Project Description: Create a realistic an immersive massively multiplayer 3D simulation system named RealWorld that ingests geospatial data and generates realistic 4D simulations for mission planning, mission rehearsal, and mission reenactment. I was employee number 8 with Top Secret Security Clearance. I researched, wrote requirements and specifications, designed, developed, administered, optimized, and operated a 4D terrain data generation, editing, and visualization pipeline for a project with many GOTS & COTS geospatial technologies including the Sk

GIS Engineer

City and County of San Francisco

Mar 2004 - Jun 2006 (2 years 4 months)

• Design, develop, and administer GIS web applications with JavaScript, Python, C#, Shell Script, ASP, Cold Fusion, DHTML, VBScript, ESRI ArcIMS, ArcGIS, and ArcSDE. • Design, implement, analyze, and administer GIS hardware, software, algorithms, and apps. • Interview customers, collect and analyze requirements, propose, design, develop, and implement systems, applications, services, databases, and procedures on many projects in many city departments, • Design, create, and publish maps and systems that publish and deliver maps. Show less

GIS Software Coordinator

Webfleet

Jan 2003 - Feb 2004 (1 year 2 months)

• Design, produce, and doc TomTom GIS products: • ESRI Shapefile, ESRI SDE Export, MapInfo Tab, Oracle Spatial, and ESRI StreetMap. • Lead GIS Product Team, create position descriptions, recruit, and hire. • Purchase and administer ESRI software for Tele Atlas North America. • Simultaneously perform GIS Engineer role described below.

GIS Engineer

Webfleet

Jul 2000 - Feb 2004 (3 years 8 months)

• Design, develop, administer, & operate systems that produce data products & sample apps. • Produce TomTom GIS products with Python, JavaScript, SQL, Apache, ArcPy, Shell Script, ArcSDE, ArcIMS, ArcGIS, GDAL, Informix, Oracle Spatial, UNIX, Linux, and Windows. • Design, develop, purchase, implement and administer website, content, applications, software, hardware, network, and security on systems that QA, demonstrate, and distribute TomTom geospatial data products and web services with JavaScript, ArcIMS, ArcSDE, and Oracle. • Develop system for analyzing, improving, reporting, and reformatting vehicular traffic data. • Analyzed data, software, and systems that involve international street networks, geocoding, routing, driving directions,

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President and Chief Executive Officer

Spatial Savvy

Jan 2000 - Aug 2000 (8 months)

I created and administered an S-Corporation and executed contracts with WSSC and NDOT.

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Vacation Real Estate Entrepreneur

TahoeHouses

Nov 1999 - Jul 2000 (9 months)

• 1999 - PRESENT: • As owner and manager of vacation rental properties near Lake Tahoe, I perform these activities:  Drive revenue, Manage of Staff and Services, Manage Operations, Purchasing, Accounting, Marketing, Website Dev, Create Content, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Recruiting, Architecture, General Contracting, Carpentry.

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GIS Application Developer

Sep 1999 - Jul 2000 (11 months)

• Interview customers, collect requirements, and translate requirements into design. • Design & develop geospatial data analysis and map publishing systems for managing water and land resources with AML, Avenue, shell script, ArcGIS, ArcSDE, ArcInfo, & ArcView.

Ski Instructor

Vail Resorts

Nov 1998 - Jan 1999 (3 months)

Assist and coach adults and kids with skiing in a safe, respectful, and congenial manner.

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GIS Application Developer

Aug 1998 - Oct 1999 (1 year 3 months)

• Design, develop, and implement pavement management mapping and data analysis applications with VB, SQL, PLSQL, Oracle, Access, algorithms, and Crystal reports. • Extract, Transform, & Load geodata into Oracle road management linear referencing system.

Senior GIS Database Analyst

Esri

Jul 1995 - Aug 1998 (3 years 2 months)

Applications Division • Design and develop ESRI PLTS product for geospatial aerial imagery feature extraction, editing, analysis, and QA with SQL, AML, Shell Script, big data, algorithms, Avenue, ArcInfo, and ArcView. • Configure PLTS editor and QA system for use with many military and civilian products. • Design, & develop QA GIS, tests, maps, and reports with ArcInfo AML, SQL, & UNIX Shell. • Design & develop GIS Applications for clients with ArcInfo, AML, Avenue, & UNIX Shell. • Designed & developed GIS land record edit & map display for City of Philadelphia. • Interview customers, analyze existing and design new business processes, write requirements, and train and support customers. • Write and review requirements, specifications, prop

Senior Technical Marketing Specialist

Esri

Dec 1994 - Jul 1995 (8 months)

Federal Marketing Group / Applications Prototype Lab • Engineer GIS demos with AML, SQL, UNIX Shell, big data, aerial imagery, ArcInfo & ArcView. • Demonstrate GIS prototypes to large audiences and prospective clients as a sales engineer.

GIS Data Analyst

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Jan 1994 - Dec 1994 (1 year)

I created, designed, developed, administered, optimized, and operated a geospatial data pipeline that extracted, analyzed, transformed, produced, and disseminated geospatial data products, data quality reports, maps, and metadata to dozens of state and federal organizations for the Department of Transportation and on behalf of other organizations. I built this pipeline with ESRI ArcInfo, AML, shell script, algorithms, UNIX, and DevSecOps strategy. My work was the start of the WisDOT Open Data Program. https://data-wisdot.opendata.arcgis.com

GIS Engineer

Dane County

Sep 1993 - Nov 1994 (1 year 3 months)

• Develop and use land records GUI and GIS with ESRI ArcInfo 6, AML, Shell Script, and UNIX. • Extract, analyze, edit, transform, and load land maps and records into ArcInfo database.

Surveyor

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

Jun 1991 - Aug 1991 (3 months)

• Survey University Arboretum wetlands and water levels on foot and canoe. • Collect and QA horizontal and elevation survey data. • Steadily operate EDM and Theodolite amidst myriads of ravenous swamp mosquitoes.

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