David Hostetler

° Cover Letter °

° Performance Reviews °

Here are a few excerpts from my official performance reviews from previous employers.  Personal references provided upon request.

• "A highly competent engineer who implements fully analyzed systems which can be trusted to perform well now and in the future."
• "He was the manager's go-to guy. able to fix obscure bugs in different areas of code not written by him."
• "Dave's dedication to the quality of his work is fantastic."
• "Given a problem, he is likely to solve it with a timely, solid, and practical solution."
• "Working with a 3D artist... Dave made vast improvements to the application's performance, scalability, and aesthetic quality."
• "The management staff doesn't hesitate to throw him at any technical problem, for they know he will ramp up quickly and provide an appropriate solution."
• "His designs are well thought out, logical, and as complete as possible."
• "He always jumps in and does whatever is needed to bring the project to a successful completion."
• "Dave also cares about the team's goals. Whenever there was an area of the project that was in danger of falling behind schedule, Dave would not hesitate to volunteer his help..."
• "<his> code was of notable quality - stable, fast, flexible, and well-documented."
• "Excellent software design skills; became the go-to person for design questions."
• "Expertise in the C++ language made him a valuable resource to our C programmers."

° Technical Writing °

The following are examples of technical material that I've written (white papers, presentations, etc..). They may be of interest to you as being representative of my technical writing ability.