Germany |
Maya Posch |
I’m an experienced software developer, technology journalist and author of technical reference books. My interests primarily lie in software & hardware development, robotics, AI, game development and related fields.
Published works
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2019 |
Packt Publishing |
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2017 |
Packt Publishing |
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2015 |
Packt Publishing |
Technologies and Languages
Natural languages: English, Dutch, German, Japanese.
Programming languages: C++ (98, 11+), C (89, 11), Ada (2012), Objective-C, PHP (4+), Java.
Libraries/Frameworks: Qt, LibPoco, LibSDL, ffmpeg, SQLite, Boost, OpenCL, OpenMP.
HDLs: VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog.
Work experience
Science, tech journalist Contributor |
Hackaday Remote, hackaday.com |
Sep 2018 – Present |
Covering current affairs and new technologies.
Researching and writing background articles on specific technologies, standards and people of importance in science and technology.
Software, game-developer Co-founder |
Nyanko Remote, Netherlands/Canada |
Jun 2006 – Present |
Developed 3D game engine based on OpenGL, OpenAL, PhysX with colleague.
Created 3D models and textures/maps in Photoshop CS5+, 3DS Max, Genetica.
Development of a 3D game using Unreal Engine 4 and primarily 3DS Max 2017 and Substance Painter.
Android & iOS application development.
Website development in PHP, SQL, HTML/CSS.
Senior Software Developer
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Synyx Karlsruhe, Germany |
Mar 2013 – Dec 2017 |
Debugged and extended existing iOS mobile applications.
Refactored and extended existing Android application.
Creating a cross-compiling build system for Linux and QNX (embedded) targets.
Developing embedded QNX and Linux-based C/C++ applications.
Senior Developer
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VARA Hilversum, Netherlands |
Aug 2012 – Dec 2012 |
Maintained the existing backend systems written in PHP.
Projects (personal)
NymphCast: multimedia streaming solution.
C++, NymphRPC, ffmpeg, libSDL.
Client-server protocol for multimedia streaming.
Uses AngelScript to extend functionality with ‘apps’.
Designed and developed protocol and reference implementation.
Sarge: Simple command line option parser.
Feature-rich command line option parser written in C++ and Ada.
Compact and fast.
Implemented and ported to Ada.
NymphRPC remote procedure call library
Hybrid client/server architecture with peer-to-peer characteristics.
Compact binary protocol, implemented in C++ using LibPoco.
Universal Data Share: Peer-to-peer data sharing application and custom protocol.
Allows file sharing without the need for a server.
Uses automatic port-forwarding via UPnP library.
Designed and developed the entire application and protocol in C++.
Projects (Synyx)
KulturApp
Cultural app for the city of Karlsruhe.
Updated the Objective-C-based iOS version for better iOS 5/6 support.
Refactored the Java-based Android version and fixed bugs.
Fixed bug in third-party OSM library related to Android garbage collection handling.
BMW RemoteApp
Remote car control app for BMW customers in Objective-C.
Added features, improved app together with colleagues.
Car infotainment system
Primary developer on C/C++ component.
Creating Makefile-based cross-build system for a wide variety of targets, including Linux (ARMv7 & x86), MacOS and Windows targets.
Debugging and expanding existing testing infrastructure.
Tracking down and fixing of bugs found by testers.
Communicating with other developers on the project.
Reimplemented the Apache Etch RPC protocol (server & client-side) in C++.