David C. Slack has 25 years of experience as a principal software developer for a commercial CFD software package. He seeks a new position utilizing his extensive skills in C++, C, Fortran, algorithm development, software design, and parallel computing. As a senior developer, he was responsible for all phases of developing a million line software package, GASP, that efficiently solves complex fluid dynamics problems on parallel clusters.

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DAVID C. SLACK, Ph.D.
Phone: 919-929-5925 Email: slack@aerosft.com
OBJECTIVE
Work as a software developer for an innovative company utilizing the skills that I have acquired in 25
years as a principal author and lead designer of a commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
software package
SKILLS
 25 years coding experience in C++, C, and Fortran on Linux/Unix
 Developing algorithms to solve very complicated mathematical equations numerically
 Researching, designing and integrating robust algorithms into a commercial software package
 Designing software that will scale and run efficiently in a massively parallel environment
 Developing portable software that will compile and run on multiple platforms
 Knowledge of Java and Eclipse
EXPERIENCE
AEROSOFT,INC.,Blacksburg, Virginia 1/91 to 10/16
Senior Software Developer
 Principal author and lead designer for the GeneralAerodynamic Simulation Program (GASP)
 Performed all phases of commercial software development: concept, design, coding,
implementation, debugging, validation and documentation
 Developed highly integrated software with over a million lines of code including 3-D graphics
rendering, a graphical user interface (GUI), large file and data management, multiple complex
numerical solvers and algorithms designed to run efficiently on multiple platforms including
massively parallel distributed clusters
 Coded efficient parallel algorithms using numerous strategically placed MPI calls to solve highly
coupled systems of equations
 Designed and integrated software using numerous open sources libraries such as OpenGL, XML,
Gtk, Vtk, OpenMPI, Petsc
 Principal Investigator for multiple NASA and Department of Defense Small Business Innovative
Research (SBIR) contracts
 Wrote technical proposals that were awarded SBIR contracts ranging from 6-month/$50,000 to 2-
year $500,000
 Successfully completed all SBIR projects and tasks on time and on budget
 SBIR projects involved researching papers on cutting-edge technology, designing robust algorithms,
and then integrating the algorithms into our commercial software package
GASP SOFTWARE PACKAGE INFO
http://www.aerosoftinc.com/software/slides_1.php
EDUCATION
1991 Ph.D. - Aerospace Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg,
Virginia
(Dissertation Title: “The Development of Solution Algorithms for Compressible Flows”,
DoctoralAdvisor: Prof. R. W. Walters)
1987 B. S. - Aerospace and Ocean Engineering (Magna Cum Laude), Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia