Kiosk Controller

Working with the Beaglebone Black and Debian, researched, developed, and documented unique solutions for interfacing with the MARS Bill Acceptor over RS232 in C++.

Researched and developed a Ruby interface for Magtek credit card reader.

Researched and documented configuring Debian running on the Beaglebone Black with auto-login, initialization of capes, and implementing a client interface to a Postgres database server (libpq).

Provided documentation for using Eclipse in a cross-platform compiler configuration supporting gcc-linaro for C and C++ development.

Impliemented custom kiosk user interfaces with Qt.

Video Kiosk System

Working with another contractor, developed a TIVO-like video distribution system

Utilized Cygwin, Avisynth, DirectShow.NET and VMR9 to implement MPEG2 movie encoding and distribution

Implemented a USB interface for bill acceptor and touch panel hardware

Designed and developed the back-office server and administration forms/reports to track system performance, income, and configure schedules and rate structures.

Entertainer Management System

Developed a 2-tier management system (C++/MFC/SQL Server)

Developed a proprietary UDP protocol to interface to bill acceptors, alarm modules, and check in/out modules

Implemented supporting management UI’s for customizing rate structures and managing personnel and cash outs

Designed and implemented interfaces to Dallas Semiconductor iButton hardware