THOMAS HU
Mountain View, CA 94040
thomashu@gmail.com
832.851.8650
www.linkedin.com/in/thomashu
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Effective Software Development, Support, and Packaging
Develop code with extensive background in Science and Engineering Applications. Communicate effectively to
Scientists and Engineers with enough background and domain knowledge. Specialize in application development
for digital data processing and interactive data visualization.
Hands on experiences in:
 Web Coding
 Graphical User Interface
 Acoustic Tomography
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Signal and Image Processing
Seismic Data Processing
Algorithm Development
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Problem Solving
Numerical Modelling
Wave Theory
Programming Skills:
Proficient: Java, C/C++/Qt, Fortran
Familiar with: JavaScript, HTML/CSS, JQuery, XWindows
Used in the past: SQL, Perl, PHP, Visual Basic
Interests & Curiosity with Bootcamp Training: Ruby on Rails, Python
EDUCATION
Cañada College/JobTrain Web Development Bootcamp (from April to July, 2015, Certificate expected)
a 16-week college-credited course, studying full stack web programming. The course is set in an intensive
group learning environment with hands-on project-based coding. Projects completed include HTML/CSS,
Bootstrap and jQuery mobile responsive design, content management, and map APIs. Agile methodology was
emphasized with JavaScript, Python, and Rails coding practices, under Git version control.
Ph.D. and M.S., Electrical Engineering, Seismic Acoustics Lab, Optics / Bioelectronics Lab,
University of Houston, Houston, TX
B.S., Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BAKER HUGHES, Houston, TX
2010 – 2015
Senior Developer
Led 3-person team redeveloping a large-size legacy seismic processing system from XWindows/C/Fortran to
Java environment, running on Linux / Solaris / Windows platforms.
 Built new system from scratch into production usage, with infrastructure, database, and application modules,
extending company’s lead of VSP technology in the industry.
 Served as software designer, architect, implementer, and debugger, using tools including Swing, AWT,
Eclipse, and INT GeoToolkit.
 Launched Project while delivering high-quality code, staying on time and within budget.
 Mentored 1 junior developer to foster skill set and to take over future code maintenance of the project.
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UNBOUND TECHNOLOGIES, Houston, TX
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2009
Software Developer Consultant (Through TechSource)
Developed applications for social network sites marketing analysis, using Perl, PHP, and SOAP.
 Wrote web service controller to automate existing web robots deployment and client-side load balance tasks,
reducing manual labor by 80%.
GEOTRACE TECHNOLOGIES, Houston, TX
2007 – 2009
Senior Developer
Developed applications for 3D geometry mapping, data viewing, and interactive processing modules, using C++,
Qt, INT and OpenGL in a Linux cluster environment.
 Accelerated traditional workflows and developed applications that were used extensively among data
processors.
EXXONMOBIL, Houston, TX
1998 – 2007
Application Support and Development, 1998 – 2002 and 2006 – 2007
Developed in-house applications for image correction, log analysis, reservoir simulation, and drilling facilities.
Created proprietary plug-ins for GOCAD visualization system, Petrel data management, and WesternGeco
Processing System.
 Designed and implemented porting of a legacy geological modeling application to Windows using modern
coding techniques, increasing user productivity 4-fold and reducing service calls by 90%.
 Supported installation and integration of vendor applications and licenses for Openworks, GeoFrame,
Geolog, OFM, Stratabugs, and DigiRule, maintaining global applications uptime and keeping customer
response time to 2 hours.
Application Packaging and Deployment, 2003 – 2005
Distributed Windows and UNIX applications worldwide through packaging, testing, verification, and
deployment.
 Developed scripts to automate monthly global site license inventory process, resulting in a 95% reduction
in processing time.
ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
SAUDI ARAMCO, Dharan, Saudi Arabia
Exploration System Analyst
CHEVRON (Former TEXACO), Houston, TX
Geophysical System Analyst and Interpretation Software Support
MARATHON OIL COMPANY, Houston, TX
Geophysical Software Support