Holly Allen
                           hja@alum.mit.edu
                            (310) 210-4343

OBJECTIVE
Seeking a software application development position. Fast paced,
diverse project environment a plus.

SOFTWARE SKILLS
C#, .NET, VC++, MFC, ActiveX, COM, OLE, C

EXPERIENCE
GenSys Software Incorporated                          Santa Monica, CA
August 2002 to Present
Technical Lead of Client Engineering
Developing an enterprise-level thick-client electronic laboratory
notebook solution for Windows 2000/XP. Responsible for architecture and
design decisions for the client portion of the solution. Using C#/.NET
and VC++/MFC extensively to develop the client components. Using web
services to communicate with application server backend. Extensive
Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office, and PKI integration.

BioTrove Incorporated                                    Cambridge, MA
May 2001 to July 2002
Software Engineer
Worked as a software engineer in the Windows NT/2000 and Linux
environments.  Developed bioinformatic software applications to allow
in-house scientists to analyze a variety of images of microarray.
Developed machine control software for biomedical robots. Created
VC++/MFC applications utilizing ActiveX and other COM objects.
Administered a Windows and Linux network.  Used VC++, MFC, and COM
extensively.

PinPoint Corporation                                     Billerica, MA
August 2000 to March 2001
Software Engineer
Worked as an application developer in the Windows NT/2000 environment.
Developed applications and services to allow administration of a
network of radio frequency positioning hardware.  Developed software
to allow access to a large amount of data from the services and a
database. Used SQL and ADO/DAO connections to retrieve XML from a
Microsoft Access database.  Developed Win32 applications, ActiveX
objects, COM objects, and DLLs.  Used VB and VC++ extensively.

Deka Research and Development                           Manchester, NH
June 1998 to August 2000
Mechanical Engineer
Member of Stirling Engine project team.  The stirling engine is a
small, propane powered, low emissions portable power unit.
Responsibilities included packaging design and fabrication, fuel and
air systems design, testing, and fabrication, propane burner control
algorithm development, testing, and implementation. Interfaced with
other mechanical designers, industrial engineers, electrical
engineers, software developers, and vendors.  Developed and programmed
fuel and air flow control algorithms in C, working in both the Linux
and QNX environments.

EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1998 B.S. Mechanical Engineering