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‘RONALD S. HARTER
10604 OLIVER CIRCLE
AUSTIN, TX 78736
MOBILE (512) 413-7463 - HOME (512) 301-0944
RHARTER@AUSTIN.RR.COM
Objective
Join a company that is focused on innovation leveraging software technologies to develop new
and interesting features and products in today’s dynamic and constantly evolving industry.
Leverage my experience and skills to provide leadership and vision in driving development of
new products in a timely manner. Grow and expand my own skills and knowledge in development
methodologies and technologies.
Work experience
Motion Computing, Vice President of Software Development: 11/26/02 to Current. Austin,
TX.
Joined Motion Computing as a start-up focused on introducing a new category of tablet PC
products based on Microsoft’s then new Windows XP for Tablet PC operating system. Since,
deliveries have included the software for over a dozen iterations of products on multiple
generations of Intel chipset architectures and Microsoft operating systems. Responsibilities
include managing and coordinating a cross-functional team to define and deliver all software
components of the products from device firmware, system BIOS, device drivers, operating
system, Motion-developed through third-party software applications and utilities. Also drove
selection and integration of new technologies as appropriate.
Management responsibilities span the internal Software and System Test groups (direct reports),
two ODM Embedded Controller and System BIOS teams, all Independent Hardware Vendors ,
and strategic relationships with Intel, Microsoft, and othercompanies from a software perspective.
Motion’s environment is such that it requires leaders to wear multiple hats and fill a player-coach
role. In carrying out responsibilities I may be debugging issues on a lab bench, or meeting with
senior level Microsoft management to drive issues of strategic value to Motion.
Accomplishments:
 Delivered the software for Motion’s inaugural product, the M1200, and multiple
generations of Motion Computing Tablet PC models since – M1300, M1400, LE1600,
LE1700, LS800, C5 Medical Client Assistant,F5 derivative of the C5 targeted at field -
force automation, two subsequent generations of the C5 and F5 (C5v, F5v, C5t, F5t),
J3400, J3500, J3600, CL900, and CL910.
 Drove definition and construction of software factory image content for each platform
that including European language support, tablet valued add third party software,
internally development Motion drivers and software, and IHV drivers and software
applications and utilities.
 Definition of numerous Motion architectures to provide unique wireless, power, and
device management spanning embedded controller, BIOS, device driver and application
space.
 Negotiated terms and conditions for a major professionalservices engagement to deliver
a production-ready implementation of an Android-based operating system. Managed all
phases of the development effort including engaging IHVs to integrate device support
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was successfuland on time, company determined it was not in its core business to support
Android.
 Worked closely with thermal engineers to define thermal algorithms for both passive and
active cooling designs.
 Responsible for all software benchmarking and issue resolution, resulting in industry
leading performance and battery life for Motion’s class of devices.
 Developed and matured software development and test processes on an on-going basis
in a manner that is consistent with the organizations capabilities and maturity over time.
 Lead integration efforts for new and emerging technologies at all levels of the software
stack with internal and third-party resources. Examples include anti-theft, AMT
(Advanced Management Technologies),audio array microphones, ambient light sensors,
biometric finger print reader, RFID, barcode reader, and cameras.
Handheld Innovations, LLC Co-founder and CEO 5/11/2011 – Current. Austin, TX.
Co-designed,patented and tookto production a hand-held golf-cart device mount which interfaces
with the golf cart ball tray holder. See www.handheldinnovation.com for product overview.
CourseTrends, Inc. Co-founder and President 6/02 – 8/04. Austin, TX.
Developed the business and marketing models for a golf course on-line marketing business.
Designed and implemented the data models and software platform to launch and operate the
company. The software platform was implemented with PHP, HTML, JavaScript and MySQL.
The products enabled golf courses to quickly establish and easily maintain a web presence and
operate various style loyalty, awareness,and marketing programs. Platform rapidly published and
deployed websites with a rich content editing capability, site by site product configuration,
including customer aggregation and email campaign management utilizing SMNP. Partnered with
a sales/marketing executive and grew the start-up to over $200K revenue on a part-time basis.
Sold the business to partnerto pursue otherinterests.The company continues to be successfuland
grow.
The Cobalt Group Inc. Vice President of Product Development and Austin Site General
Manager 4/99 - 5/02. Austin, TX.
Joined as the Director of Product Development and was promoted to Vice President and an officer
of the corporation within six months. Opened and grew a new product development lab in Austin,
TX, from myself to over 60 developers within two years. In parallel, developed and grew the
Seattle development arm and lead the company through all phases ofdevelopment maturity while
delivering compelling products consistent with the company's mission and direction. I was a key
leader in defining the company’s technology strategy and successfully led the compan y’s
transition from gen-1 web technologies to a modern architecture. The two-site lab evolved to
develop Enterprise class applications in J2EE and Oracle, utilizing iterative development
methodologies and Object Oriented Design and Analysis. Accomplishments:
 Led the definition and development of a new technology platform and products (on-line
Web Site content management tools,Media Asset manager, and userand business entity
management) introduced in January 2002. The platform is J2EE-based consisting of
components and a service-based architecture to facilitate re-use and third party
integration. The platform is N-Tiered with Oracle in the back-end, WLS at the
application tier, Apache at the web server tier and a combination of technologies (e.g.,
DHTML, JSP, HTML, Swing) making up the presentation tier.
 Coordinated definition and delivery of a new on-line Lead Manager application (ASP)
and 5 subsequent enhancements and point releases over the next three years. This was
the first product developed by the new Austin development lab and grew from an initial
install base of 100 to over 4000. The business model is a recurring monthly license.
 Delivered numerous automotive portal sites with lead generation features by architecting
a framework of re-usable components with business logic and presentation separation to
enable a small creative and development team to rapidly produce private labels.
 Delivered numerous web site components to offer deeperand richer automotive web site
product offerings, including a sales-oriented web site use case.

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 Introduced program management as a discipline to facilitate inter-department
cooperation, organization and execution.
 Implemented reviews, goal setting, and employee career development planning.
 Researched and brought professional training for requirements analysis, use case
modeling, Object Oriented Analysis and Design to the company.
 Was responsible for software purchase and licensing (e.g., Together Soft Control Center,
BEA Weblogic Application server, Artesia TEAMS, WebGain TopLink) and vendor
relations.
Dell Computer Corporation Senior Technology Strategist 6/98 - 4/99. Austin, TX.
Led Dell Labs which was responsible for long-range technology strategy and planning for
technologies of potential relevance to Dell, and coordinating and integrating the disperse Dell
product development teams into a single technical community. Accomplishments:
 Delivered two quarterly executive technology reviews to the office of the CEO (Michael
Dell, Mort Topfler, Kevin Rollins) on a variety of topics, including broadband Internet
delivery to the home (cable/DSL), home networking, Voice Over IP, Virtual Private
Networking, state of USB and 1394, and low-cost, small form-factor, legacy-free PCs.
 Defined Dell’s home networking software technology strategy for Dimension product
group and influenced Microsoft to incorporate key features into Windows.
 Led technical evaluation of digital imaging technology assessment including evaluation
of Intel and Kodak’s digital imaging initiatives.
 Coordination of Intel and Microsoft technology relationships on next generation
technologies.
 Implementation and coordination of cross-product development technology processes,
including architecture consistency, strategic consistency, technology forums, and key
technology partners information sharing.
 Provided management, budgeting, staffing, and team leadership to group.
IBM Network Computer Division Program Manager 1/97 - 6/98. Austin, TX.
Responsible for technical and partnership strategies in implementing thin-client Internet devices.
Focus on overall systemenvironment, including client and server, as well as the Internet client
software environment. Accomplishments:
 Participated in the Blue Ribbon Task Force chartered to develop IBM's network
computing strategy at the corporate level. Co-authored the strategy document,which was
subsequently adopted by the IBM senior executive management team, including the
office of the CEO.
 Defined the IBM Java-based networkcomputer, consisting ofHTTP, HTML, SNMP and
associated MIB, POP3 and IMAP4, HNNP, Java, JavaScript, and Internet-based personal
productivity applications, server-side profile management, including DNS, DHCP, and
Intel Lean-Client specification.
 IBM technical lead on Java-based client technologies and strategy across multiple IBM
Lines of Business, including Lotus, Tivoli and various internal IBM groups.
 IBM evaluation of maturity of Java in client/server distributed environment, responsible
for identifying areas requiring additional IBM investments and negotiations with Sun on
Java development roadmap.
IBM Microelectronics Division Program Manager 4/96 - 1/97, Austin, TX.
Responsible to provide software architecture, strategy and business leadership across multiple
organizations to facilitate new opportunities for IBM semi-conductors. Specific focus area
included network computers and alternative Internet access devices. Accomplishments:
 Drove the definition of the Network Computer Reference Profile working with Sun,
Netscape,Oracle and Apple and authored the original draft (subsequently adopted by the
Open Group).
 Was a key member of the IBM negotiating team responsible for licensing Java
technologies from Sun Microsystems (particular focus was JavaOS).

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 Key member of the team that developed the IMD NC Reference Design, which included
board-level designs,enabling systemsoftware, graphical userinterface, and applications
components.
IBM Power Personal Systems x86 Emulation and Soft Multi-Media Manager 12/92 - 3/96,
Austin, TX.
Built a new software development organization to focus on software technologies demonstrating
advantages of the PowerPC micro-architecture. Held various first and second level management
positions within this organization, growing the team from approximately 5 individuals to over 30.
Accomplishments:
 Definition of a strategy for supporting x86-based applications on the PowerPC.
 Implementation of industry-leading x86 instruction set emulation and PC simulation
technology which was successfully integrated and shipped with WABI (Windows
Application Binary Interface) for AIX, and OS/2 for the PowerPC. Negotiated a cross -
licensing agreement with Sun Microsystems for IBM's emulation technology and Sun's
WABI technology, and oversaw joint development integrating these technologies.
 Led development of multimedia components for MS Windows/NT - PowerPC Edition
that included software-based MIDI wave-table syntheses,audio mixer, MPEG decoder,
and VideoCD player.
 Defined and led a prototype ofvoice/data telephony utilizing systemprocessorforsignal
processing tasks over existing data modems. Proved feasibility.
 Drove new PowerPC architectural concepts for assisting software emulation of the x86
instruction set.Managed development of a simulator and an operational environment to
demonstrate feasibility of the architecture. Worked with the Somerset design center on a
prototype implementation of the architecture on the PowerPC, and developed product
proposals with Apple and Insignia Solutions. Awarded a patent for definition of an
Emulation Assist Unit.
IBM Advanced Workstation Division/Graphics Systems Manager 2/90 - 12/92, Austin, TX.
Responsible for the AIXwindows and AIXwindows 3D packages on AIX for the IBM RISC
System/6000. Duties included defining product strategy, content, technical direction, schedules,
resources, project management, internationalization, and interfacing to marketing, business
planning and distribution. Led a team of approximately 60-plus developers and engineers.
Accomplishments:
 Delivered multiple versions of the AIXwindows products,including X11.4, X11.5, GL
3D graphics, PEX 3D graphics, and the IBM graPHIGS subsystemon multiple 2D and
3D graphics adapters.
 Negotiated and administered contracts with Adobe Systems Inc. for Display Postscript,
Silicon Graphics for OpenGL, Apple for Apple desktop technologies, and Hewlett
Packard for HP-VUE.
 Established strategy for ease-of-use UNIX desktop technologies that lead to the COSE
Common Desktop Environment initiative.
IBM X Window Development Manager 1/89 - 2/90, Austin, TX.
Managed a team of 18 programmers responsible for delivering the initial release of the X Window
System on the RISC System/6000.
IBM Display System Design Manager 9/87 - 12/89, Research Triangle Park, NC.
System design responsibilities for Display Business Unit. Deliveries included detailed system
designs and architectures for multi-user ASCII displays,3270 display attachment, userinterface,
and software structure.Negotiated joint detailed development/design relationship with IBM Japan
Display Development. Work resulted in the successful development of the InfoWindow line of
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IBM Manager of Technical Marketing Support for Advanced Terminal Products 8/86 - 9/87,
Research Triangle Park, NC.
Technical education and support of the 3194 intelligent display to customers and marketing,
including fast prototyping at customer sites.
IBM Lead programmer for 3194 2/86 - 7/86, Yamato, Japan.
Ported a multi-tasking operating system,DOS/BIOS, and multi-session 3270 support to an 80186-
based platform. Product was introduced as a special bid to Aetna and subsequently was
transitioned into a generally available product.
IBM 3174 Control Unit design 8/85 - 1/86, Kingston, NY.
Identified and corrected performance issues.Developed several performance tools, including the
ability to capture execution flow and map it to source software modules.
IBM 3270 PC developer and designer 7/83 - 7/85, Kingston, NY.
Chief designer and developer of the 3270 PC multi-tasking supervisor for IBM PC-XT and AT.
Miscellaneous prior to 7/83.
Taught various computer science courses at the university level. Worked for a variety of daily
newspapers throughout the Midwest.
Education
Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN, 1983 - MS, Computer Science.
Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN, 1978 - BS, Mass Communications (Journalism).
Awards & Patents
 “Accessory holder systemfor mounting to a golf ball holder in a golf cart” – May 14, 2013.
Patent No. 84339238
 “Software business platform with networked, association-based business entity access
management” - June 26, 2012. Patent No. 8209259
 Blue Ribbon award granted to top 2.5% of IBM contributors – 1995.
 Second Patent - "Method and System for Efficiently Mapping Guest Instruction in an
Emulation Assist Unit" - 1998. Patent No. 5,742,802
 Division Award for successful negotiations of a cross-licensing agreement with Sun
Microsystems Inc. for emulation technologies - 1993.
 Division Award for negotiations in the IBM/Apple user interface agreements - 1990.
 IBM Contribution Award for being in the top 10% of employee population - 1991.
 Division Award, "Excellence and Achievement" for 3194 display development - 1987.
 Corporate Outstanding Technical Achievement, "Multi-Tasking Supervisor with Preemptive
Dispatching" - 1986.
 Inventors of the Year for first invention plateau - 1985.
 First Patent - "Data Processing Apparatus With Fixed Address Space” - 1984. Patent No.
4,787,030
 Three Associated Press writing awards for contribution to the AP wire service.
Interests and activities
Golf, Reading, Writing, Personal Computers, Movies, Outdoors, Grand-daughter