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Clark Everetts began programming in 1982 at the age of 15, on a TRS-80 Color Computer with PEEK and POKE commands.  He continued with academic training in Computer Science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach FL and The University of Alabama in Huntsville, working as a Student Assistant and Graduate Research Assistant.  For twelve years he was a System Analyst / Programmer / Software Engineer for Madison Research Corporation in Huntsville AL, developing systems for Army and NASA customers.  A part-time futures trader for ten years, in 2002 he exchanged a three-hour round-trip commute for a career as a Private Investor and Securities Trading System Developer.  This software development work led to his founding Everetts Consulting Services to provide private trading analysis tools and contract software development services to individuals and the business community.

In 2005 he succumbed to the siren call of the Internet, and now devotes most of his time to building dynamic, scalable desktop and internet software solutions.  

Project History

Volunteer Work

Creating Educational Opportunities Partner with East Middle School in Tullahoma: Online survey data-entry and reporting system for School Improvement Plan surveys of Students, Parents, Teachers, and Community members.  Also building an online reporting tool for the Tullahoma Area Chamber of Commerce to ease reporting paperwork for the Creating Educational Opportunities Program.

International Space Station Urine Processor Assembly Command Processing

Command and Data Handling software in C language under VxWorks real-time operating system to process MIL-STD-1553 commands from Hub Control Zone computer.  Retrieved and validated commands against Interface Control Document (ICD) criteria, current software state, and multiple-step command prerequisites.  Supplied appropriate responses of command receipt to Hub Control Zone computer.  Shared memory semaphore communication with other tasks to implement commands and gather telemetry.

International Space Station Propulsion Module

Assisted NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Avionics Department in Project Office oversight of life cycle software development and integration activities of Boeing Corporation.  Oversight included software requirements, trade study evaluation, planning for system and software test and verification, review of documentation for software controlling orbital propellant transfer, avionics, GN&C, and space station reboost to higher orbit.

Missile Interface Unit Communications Simulator

For Lockheed-Martin Missiles and Space, produced a representative copy of the Command Launch Equipment portion of the ground support software for the National Missile Defense Exo-atmospheric Kill Vehicle Payload Launch Vehicle (NMD-EKV PLV) for use in the Advanced Research Center (ARC). Implementation language was Ada 83, on Sun Microsystems Ultra II workstations. Developed modules to simulate the Missile Interface Unit Communications (MIU Comm) process.  Implemented CMM Level 2 software practices where appropriate and compatible with customer processes.

Ground Support Software (Launcher Operations) Maintenance

Maintained the Launcher Operations portion of the ground support software for the NMD-EKV PLV for Lockheed-Martin. Initiated software change requests, implemented and tested software changes, investigated software problems, maintained software development folders. Manned the Assistant Mission Controller console during Formal Qualification Testing. Supported successful mission flight test at U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll, in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Languages used were Modula-2, FORTRAN, and VAX Assembler. Supervised four personnel; wrote software development plan and other procedures and standards for project planning, tracking, reporting, and oversight. Received Superior Performance Award from the customer.

ADS Environmental Services

Developed custom software under independent contract.  Confidentiality Agreement precludes disclosure of further details. (I can say that the work led to an offer of full-time employment.)

Embedded Software Development

Developed, tested, and documented embedded flight software for the Space Station Furnace Facility (SSFF) in C and assembler using the Texas Instruments TMS320-C25 digital signal processor.  Setup the SSFF Simulation Laboratory, and provided requirements and design support for the Automated Rendezvous and Capture project.  Received award for Outstanding Technical Performance.

Software Standards

Refined standards for the development of embedded flight software at Marshall Space Flight Center.  Developed a tool for tailoring the standard Data Requirements List and Data Requirements Descriptions to a given software development effort, in accordance with MIL-STD-498 and NASA/MSFC practices.

Test Monitoring

Monitored tests for Joint Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle program, supporting round-the-clock simulations.

System Administration

For the Spatial Weapons System Analysis (SWSA) Center, U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, maintained a network of Sun Microsystems workstations, DEC VAXs, PCs, and Macintoshes.  Recommended, acquired, and installed: hardware, software, spatial (GIS) software and data products, and GPS equipment.  Applied software and operating system upgrades, conducted kernel modification / optimization and network performance tuning, maintained user accounts, and managed maintenance agreements.

Emergency Operations Centers Data Collection

Supported Disaster Preparedness Planning and Studies project by participating in site visits to the Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) of several military installations and the surrounding civilian communities.  Conducted interviews of EOC officials and collected various data for processing at the SWSA Center.  Data included maps and digital spatial data, emergency preparedness and response procedures, and the typical problems EOCs encountered.  Contributed to trip reports and other documentation efforts that resulted from the site visits.

Labor Reporting System

For the Weapon Systems Management Directorate of the U.S. Army Missile Command, designed, implemented, and maintained a Labor Reporting System that extracted data from multiple databases and generated program management charts.  Produced associated design documents, operator's manuals, and trained 120 users.  Developed this system using Empress (SQL-based database platform) and C language on the Sperry 5000 minicomputer, and Microsoft Excel macro language on PCs and Apple Macintoshes.

Intermediate Family of Test Equipment/Interconnect Assembly Design Aid (IFTE/ICA)

For Pentastar Electronics, Inc., wrote a tool in CLIPS to analyze cabling requirements between Automated Test Equipment signal and measurement resources to Unit Under Test requirements.  Used the Weapons Control Box for Bradley Fighting Vehicle and the Line of Sight unit for M1A1 Abrams Tank for validation test cases.

Hubble Space Telescope Design/Engineering Knowledgebase

Developed approaches for incorporating knowledge engineering methodologies into traditional NASA engineering activities.  Developed a prototype in LISP on the Texas Instruments Explorer to demonstrate feasibility using Hubble Space Telescope project data.

Air Traffic Control Radar Simulator Conversion; System Operator

Ported an air traffic control radar simulator from Automated Reasoning Tool (ART) on a Symbolics 3600 to VAX LISP on a MicroVAX II minicomputer.  Wrote the radar scope display simulation, and helped build the knowledgebase and inference engine. Developed file transfer and terminal emulation programs, managed student computer accounts, performed system operator duties on IBM 4361, Prime 400, and HP3000 computers.

Awards and Certifications

Training

Programming Languages

Related Development Skills

Database Management Systems

Operating Systems