Clay A. Maeckel

Phone (work): 1-408-987-7365
Phone (home): 1-408-559-7155
Email (work): clay@filemaker.com
Email (home): clay@maeckel.net

Objective

Technical career path in network and system level programming.

Education

August 1982 - May 1986
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
  • B.S. Computer Science
  • Summa Cum Laude
  • Economics minor

Employment

July 1987 - Present
FileMaker Inc. (formally known as Claris Corporation), Santa Clara, CA
  • Currently one of two Software Architects at FileMaker working on future versions of FileMaker Pro, the number one desktop database for Macintosh and number two desktop database for Windows.
  • Cross platform application FileMaker Pro versions 2.0 thru 8.0, mainly working on the low level database and networking sections. For the 4.0 version, was lead designer of the new Web related features.
  • Networking "plug-in" modules for FileMaker Pro that used AppleTalk, MacIPX, TCP/IP, and HTTP/HTML on the Macintosh version and AppleTalk, IPX/SPX, TCP/IP, HTTP/HTML, and NetBIOS for the Windows versions.
  • Also worked on MacDraw, an unreleased electronic mail product, and the Macintosh file, clipboard, and PICT manager emulation for FileMaker Pro for Windows 2.0.

January 1987 - Present
Maeckel's Garage, San Jose, CA

  • Macintosh desktop picture utility DeskPICT 1.1 - Freeware
  • DeskPicture 1.0-3.0.3, FunPicutres 1.0 - Commercial product sold by Now Software of Portland Oregon
  • DeskPicture 4.0-4.5 - Shareware distributed by Peirce Software

June 1986 - June 1987
Apple Computer, Cupertino, CA

  • Communication applications MacTerminal and Acknowledge.

May 1985 - August 1985
IBM Entry Systems Division, Austin, TX

  • Computer simulations of automated assembly lines

May 1984 - December 1984
IBM National Accounts Division, Boca Raton, FL

  • Host development tools for the IBM 9000
  • Printing support for an SNA package

Hobbies

Dog obedience training, driving, and role playing games.

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