John Newton

Identify, establish and maintain IT standards of control systems that can be utilized across fiber and cable plants. Develop, implement and support iFIX SCADA systems that control production automation of optical fiber. Utilized Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Visual C++ applications to develop and implement a series of MS Windows applications that controls optical systems for measurement and data calculation of optical fiber. Maintain and supported PC systems and applications used across Corning Plant network. Used Six Sigma processes to improve software and production performance. Responsibilities included software support, production improvement, documentation and project leadership duties. Software was developed and tested on Hewlett Packard PCs.

Designed and implemented a subsystem (MS Windows NT Version) of LOGICMASTER software that monitors and controls GE 90-70 Series Programmable Logic Controllers via RS-232 cable. Also, maintained and tested (MS-DOS Version) of LOGICMASTER software. Developed and documented test methods and subsystem design for LOGICMASTER software. All software was developed and tested on Hewlett Packard UNIX workstations and Gateway Pentium PC's. Software was developed under the "C" and "C++" language along with SQL, ODBC and Microsoft Access and object-oriented programming (OOP).

Kodak Research Laboratories. Utilized "Think C" application to develop and test software to calibrate Polaroid print scanners. Also, developed software to verify image quality of Photo CD Discs. Software applications were developed on a Macintosh IICX. Also, utilized “Microsoft Word" and "Photo CD Toolkit" to develop software applications. Responsibilities included documentation and software performance review. Professional Photography Division. Maintained and tested software that reads and writes color images to and from the Kodak PREMIER Image Enhancement System, an image processing system, via 8mm and 9-track tape drives. Also, maintained and tested software that sends color images, in TIFF format, to and from the Kodak PREMIER Image Enhancement System via Macintosh IIFX computer and Ethernet cable. All UNIX-based software was developed and tested on Sun Microsystems workstations under the "C" language. Responsibilities included customer support and documentation. Mass Memory Division. Developed Robotics Control Library software that controls the Kodak Optical Disk System 6800 via SCSI and RS-232 cables. Also, developed SCSI diagnostic software application to diagnose optical disk drive of the Kodak Optical Disk System 6800. Responsibilities included documentation for Robotics Control Library and SCSI diagnostic software.