Les Vogel

About Les Vogel

It turns out Apple has the best Handwriting technology in the world right now.” and “Apple was the first computer company with a low cost WiFi device.” said Steve Jobs regarding two of my projects. The AirPort base station was named #34 top tech project of all time by PC World Magazine - I was technical lead. Before AirPort, 802.11 wireless was configured by entering the name of the network you wanted to join. I came up with the idea of using the Diagnostic Scan which had a list of networks the device could see, and displaying that in a list for the user to choose from.(Thus we had easy networking)Over thirty years of creating, developing and leading software engineering projects. Visible projects: AirPort, iBook, the Newton printed handwriting recognizer, Spreadsheet engine for Ashton Tate, distributed multi-processor OS for Motorola, a flood management telemetry system for the TVA, and a fail-safe system for Boeing Energy Systems. My projects have been reviewed by Time Magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal. Once asked to what does he do? Are you an Architect, Coder, Software Engineer? The Reply \"I make shit happen\"​, I still do.One of the differences between someone new and someone senior is the ability to know how long something takes to happen. I can usually do that, assuming the specifications don\'t change.I\'m always looking for projects that interest and challenge me. I\'m really not too concerned where I am on the totem pole as long as the work is interesting.Making things fast has an exponential benefit for the user, faster things use less battery, and it delights them.Specialties: Turning ideas into products, Small devices, Smart Websites, engines of all kinds, Debugging, Optimization, Building and managing teams, Android, Python, Java, C, Obj-C, C++, budgeting, scheduling, negotiating, contractor management, project/program management.NOTE: If you are going to reach out, please give me enough information to make a decision.(ie. just ask a question if that\'s why your contacting. Or if you want me to hire you, please provide your portfolio or a resume. If your a business, mention your website if it isn\'t obvious from the email address (or your using LinkedIn). If there isn\'t enough info in the ask, I\'m not going to respond.

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer

   Jetboost

   Sep 2024 — Present · Honolulu, HI, US

Education

• University of Utah

  BS, EE/CS

  1979 — 1980

Skills

• Sql
• Linux
• Software Development
• Python
• Scrum
• Software Engineering
• Device Drivers
• Tcp/Ip
• Apis
• Agile Methodologies
• Objective-C
• Embedded Systems
• Java
• Negotiation
• Operating Systems
• Scheduling
• Tomcat
• Software Design
• Databases
• Debugging
• Json
• Php
• Subversion
• Mysql
• Distributed Systems
• Go
• Algorithms
• Mobile Applications
• Android
• Xml
• Rest
• Object Oriented Design
• Open Source
• Web Services
• Technical Leadership
• Eclipse
• Apache
• Budgets
• Agile
• Javascript