Paul T. Sprague, owner of Beorn Software, is a seasoned and strong (and good-humored!) engineer specializing in embedded software development. With a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 8 years of hardware development and 17 years of software development, Paul has matured his understanding of the whole system and its parts, and has broadened his strengths in technical leadership, architecture and design. In the past 8 years, Paul has been a key contributor and founding engineer for two networking start-ups in a Technical Lead position able to leverage his experience and strengths to facilitate quality product delivery.

• Clear and clean development of code for ease of maintenance
• Strong debug skills – focused on finding and fixing root cause
• Effective interpersonal skills – Cooperation, Team Effort, Mentoring
• In depth knowledge of the complete system
• Strong focus on efficient delivery of quality products
• Triage – First responder to complex defect reports to determine targeted area for resolution

• Linux development (Embedded, Real Time and Applications)
• Ethernet and IP networking
• Languages & APIs: C, Objective-C, C++, Assembly (x86, MIPS, PPC, Z80), OpenGL
• Development Tools: GNU tools, Eclipse, AccuRev, CVS, SVN
• Embedded OS: Linux, Network Processor Environment
• iPhone App Development