michaelb@qbrundage.com

Excellent speaking and technical writing skills.

Expert in C/C++, C#, Java, XML, XQuery, and XSLT.

Adept in Perl, JavaScript, HTML, x86 and PPC assembly, SQL, and many others.

Proficient in Windows, Mac OS, Xbox, and Unix development.

Experienced in the design and development of operating systems, emulators, web sites, programming languages and APIs, collaborative virtual environments, query processors, media codecs, and scientific computing.

Emulation Ninja

Nov, 2005 – Present

Xbox Console & Consumer Software

Microsoft Corporation

• Responsible for the Xbox 360 kernel and operating system.
• Xbox performance lead.
• Shipped three system updates and four updates to backwards compatibility.
• Implemented MP4 support for Xbox Live Video Marketplace.
• Implemented parts of Zune/Xbox 360 connectivity.

Software Design Engineer

May, 2004 – Nov, 2005

Xbox Software Team

Microsoft Corporation

• Responsible for major parts of Xbox backwards compatibility, including file systems, networking, Xbox Live, and performance.
• Shipped the Xbox 360.
• Created the Xbox backwards compatibility beta program.
• Wrote the FAQ, customer support articles, and other pages on xbox.com.
• Implemented parts of the Xbox 360 Dashboard and Guide.

Technical Lead

Jan, 2002 – May, 2004

WebData XML Team

Microsoft Corporation

• Invented the .NET XML query architecture and System.Xml.Query namespace.
• Responsible for Microsoft’s XML query optimizer for XQuery and XSLT.
• Shipped SQL Server 2000 & 2005, Visual Studio 2005, Windows XP, and Office 2007.
• Advised many other Microsoft teams and external customers.
• Presented on Microsoft technologies at major industry conferences.

Software Design Engineer

Oct, 1999 – Jan, 2002

SQLXML Team

Microsoft Corporation

• Responsible for XPath to SQL translation.
• Shipped SQL Server 2000 and four SQLXML updates.
• Prototyped early XQuery functionality.

Senior Software Engineer

Sep, 1998 – Sep, 1999

NASA Interferometry Science Center (ISC)

Caltech / JPL

• Managed the ISC software development team.
• Responsible for software supporting the Keck Interferometer in Hawaii and the Space Interferometer Mission, and also contributed to the Spitzer Space Telescope.
• Implemented terabyte-scale data archives, user interfaces, and numerical algorithms.
• Created the ISC software development environment and processes.

Computing Analyst

Jun, 1996 – Sep, 1998

Infrared Processing Analysis Center (IPAC)

Caltech

• Responsible for astrophysics simulation software still in use today.
• Implemented parts of AstroVR, a pioneering and influential early Internet project.
• Created the IPAC software technology seminar series.
• Contributed to the 2-Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS) project.

• Microsoft Gold Star

  2006

• US Patent 7146352, Query Optimizer System and Method

  2003

• Microsoft Gold Star

  2003

• US Patent Pending 10/601445, Common Query Runtime System and API

  2003

• US Patent Pending 10/601480, Query Intermediate Language Method and System

  2003

• US Patent 6853997, System and Method for Viewing Relational Data Using a Hierarchical Schema

  2002

• NASA Grant NRA-96-10-OSS-055, A Collaborative Environment for the Space Interferometer Mission

  1996

• Caltech Hinrichs Leadership Award (outstanding graduating senior)

  1994

• Caltech Don Shepard Essay Contest Winner

  1993

• Caltech Robert Andrews Millikan Scholar (distinguished underclassman)

  1992

• Caltech Robert Andrews Millikan Scholar (distinguished underclassman)

  1991

• National Merit Scholar

  1990