Apple Enterprises specializes in custom software for Windows XP and embedded software. Apple Enterprises was formed as a sole proprietorship by Chris Apple in 1981 to provide engineering consulting services - 22 years of experience as a consultant. He has over 28 years of experience developing software and firmware for microcontrollers, microprocessors, minicomputers and main frames. He has also designed microprocessor boards. Product Development Overview Developed IBM PC products: Http server for Netscape; remote product support for Microsoft; video teleconferencing for Voyant; Ofoto for Windows for Light Source; lap top portable for Chisholm; control TSR for Alps; Developed software tools: MPEG2 tools for Hyundai; VxGdb interface-Sun to PC for Hyundai; 386 operating system and debugger for Digital F/X; Emulator interfaces for Microtec Research's XRAY debugger. Designed embedded microprocessor products for: General Electric in nuclear power safety equipment (patent); Pinnacle Systems, Digital F/X and CMX in commercial broadcast equipment; Compumetric and GCA in semiconductor capital equipment; Rainin, Eldex and Critikon (Johnson and Johnson) in pumps. Success indicator - several products for same company: 4 products for Light Source, 3 products for GE, 3 products for Digital F/X, 2 products for CMX, 3 products for Compumetric and many products for Microtec Research. Technical Strengths Excellent written communication skills Proposals, functional specifications, man power and cost estimates High level product architectural design - software, hardware and mechanical Hardware/software tradeoffs, computer language selection Design of multi-processor hardware, software and firmware Design of real time, multi-tasking, interrupt and event driven operating systems Top down, modular, structured software design Well organized, maintainable, and documented software code Microprocessor and digital hardware design Development Systems: IntelliJ, Visual C++ 1.5 through Visual Studio .Net with MFC, MPW, Think C, Sun, Apollo Operating Systems: MS Windows, MAC, UNIX, MSDOS, RSX-11 Assembly languages: Pentium, 80486, 80186, 8088, TI MSP430, 68HC11, 8051, 8048, Z80, PDP 11 High level languages: Java, C++, C, PLM, Pascal, Basic, Fortran, PL/1, APL