Kazuhisa 'Kazu" Terasaki
San Jose, CA 95123
Technical skills
Software languages
Objective-C, C++, C
C#, Java (J2SE, J2ME), JavaScript
Python, PHP, Perl
SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
Assembler (x86, ARM, H8, PIC, 680x0, 6809, Z80)
Software platforms
iOS (iPhone, iPad), RTOS (NORTi/ITRON), Linux, Windows
Amazon EC2, Google App Engine
Hardware language
Verilog-HDL
Hardware
Electronics schematics, Mechanical control, Sensor signal processing
Experience
Mobile Application Engineer at Evernote Corporation, 3/2011 - Present
- Develop Evernote iOS client
- Develop Evernote Hello iOS client
- Develop Evernote Hello Android client
Senior Software Engineer at KTLaboratory, 10/2009 - 2/2011
- Develop photo management application for iPad (demonstration app at Fotokina 2010)
- Develop online shopping application for iPhone
- Develop on-demand computing cluster environment for Bioinformatics applications on Amazon EC2
- Develop Twitter marketing tools on Google App Engine (GAE)
- Develop iPhone / iPad / iPod nano based Walking Biped Robot for demonstration of
sound-based communication protocol (total 800k+ views hit on YouTube)
Senior Software Engineer at Memeo, Inc., 1/2008 - 10/2009
- Develop Twitter client application with photo sharing feature for iPhone
- Develop photo sharing software "Memeo Share" for iPhone / iPod touch
Memeo Share: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/memeo-share/id291112217
- Develop photo slide show application for photo sharing application (C#, .NET3.0)
Senior R&D Engineer at MediaTek USA, Inc. (NuCORE Technology, Inc.), 10/2004 - 1/2008
- Develop new algorithm for Vertical Voltage Drift Compensation (VVDC)
for analog front-end chip and implement as C-model
- Work directly for CTO to prototype new concepts of image processing systems
- Develop the eVJ (Electric Video Jockey) firmware
for consumer products (Digital Camera and Photo Storage Device)
- Improve performance of the JPEG transcoder software (YUV 4:2:0, 4:4:4 to 4:2:2)
Chief Architect at Twin Communications of America, Inc., 11/2003 - 9/2004
- Develop a PDA based I2C Bus Protocol Analyzer
- Maintain XOE (Java based Web Service Engine from Transvirtual Technologies, Inc.)
- Port Kaffe Pro (Java compatible runtime VM) to Linux based devices
Senior Software Engineer at Intellisync Corp. (Pumatech, Inc.), 6/1998 - 5/2003
- Port an existing RuntimeVM from Palm OS to Windows CE devices
- Develop the RAD tool for Windows CE devices
- Develop the RAD tool for Java-based devices (cellular phone, PDA)
- Develop the data synchronizing software for devices (cellular phone, PDA)
Unix Server Systems Engineer at Hewlett Packard Japan, Ltd., 4/1992 - 8/1995
- Develop OLTP system on distributed computing envionment (DCE/Encina)
- Develop systems to monitor phone-switching networks
- Develop systems to monitor submarine-cables
Education
B.S. Degree in Industrial Management (Information Technology) major, 3/1992
Osaka Institute of Technology, Osaka, Japan
Information Systems Design and Computer Programming
Additional Independent Developments
GlueMotor - Servo motor for smart phone and tablet, 2014
- License the GlueMotor Technology to electronics parts manufacturer in Japan
- Three times awarded at Maker Faire Bay Area 2012, 2013, 2014
Bioinformatics Software Development, 2003 - Present
- Help Bio Researchers to develop their own analysis software includes sh/siRNA
and miRNA prediction
Biped Walking Robot Kit, 2005
- License the Biped Robot Technology to robot kit manufacturer in Japan
- Manufactured by Kyohritsu Electronic Industry Co, Ltd.
Biped Walking Robot, 2003
- Built for Biped Robot Competition ROBO-ONE in Japan
- Got a special prize from BANDAI Corporation
- Sold in U.S. market by KoKoShop, LLC as complete robotics kit
ThumbType keyboard for Palm Devices, 1999
- Original idea and developed prototypes, device driver software
- U.S. Patent 6,876,354 (April 5, 2005), Japan and EU Patent Pending
- Develop and sold by Link Evolution Corporation
Passive 3port Ethernet HUB, 1998
- All electronics schematics design and develop prototypes
- U.S. Patent 6,281,605 (August 28, 2001)
- Develop and Marketing by S.K.International, Inc.
- Sold by RadioShack Corporation in US
HP 200LX Japanese Language Kit, 1994
- Develop and aquired copyright of a program to
display Japanese characters on HP 200LX PDA
- Purchased and marketed by Okaya Systemware Co.,Ltd.
- It had been bandled with HP 200LX product in Japan