Professional Summary

Software Engineer with experience in application and system design, development, and support. Additional experience includes distributed n-tier and web-based architectures. Self-motivated and detail-oriented with strong interpersonal skills and excellent problem solving abilities.

Technical Skills

Architecture

Multi-Tier and Client-Server, Web Development, J2EE, TCP/IP, Berkeley Sockets, IPC Mechanisms, Multithreading, Multiplexing, X-Windows, Message-Oriented-Middleware (MOM)

Languages

Java, JSP, Servlets, JavaBeans, Portlets (JSR168), Applets, JDBC, XML, Swing, C, C++, CGI, HTML, PHP, Tcl/Tk, SQL, UML

Platforms & Software

UNIX (Solaris/SunOS/Linux), Windows XP/NT/2000, OS/2, Oracle, MySQL, Apache Web Server, IBM WebSphere, JRun Application Server, Jakarta Struts, Apache Tomcat, TOAD, CVS, SCCS, Harvest, IBM RAD

Certifications

Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP)

• Designed and developed a new web architecture, extending the Apache Jakarta Struts v1.1 framework, to provide advanced functionality for development of web applications. The framework has been instrumental in implementing a number of major corporate systems, including the company’s industry leading credit card risk management system.  (Java, IBM WebSphere, Jakarta Struts, IBM RAD)
• Provided primary support for TIBCO-based application that maintained synchronization of customer data between NOVA and parent company, U.S. Bank. (TIBCO, Business Process Management, ActiveDatabase, Rendezvous, InConcert, Java, Oracle, WebSphere)
• Authored a corresponding 60-page technical manual detailing the installation, implementation, and use of the architecture.
• Constructed an internal portal web site to foster employee collaboration and communication. (Java, JSR-168 Portlets, Stringbeans)

• Designed and developed the online internet presence for several corporate clients. Sites included e-commerce capabilities, credit card processing, flash animation, and database management. (Apache Web Server, Linux, PHP, MySQL, osCommerce)

Web Architecture Consultant - NOVA Information Systems, Atlanta, GA, March, 2002 - April, 2003

• Spearheaded the development and integration of a multi-tier web architecture into the organization and trained developers in the use of the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design methodology. (Solaris, J2EE, WebSphere, Jakarta Struts)
• Designed and developed a web development framework, based upon Jakarta Struts v1.0, that provided enhanced capabilities in the areas of form validation, resource internationalization, application extension “plug-ins”, customer branding, tracking of user actions, and XML resource definition.
• Constructed a suite of Java-based user interface controls for displaying large quantities of data (10,000+ rows) in an efficient manner – significantly increasing developer productivity and reducing project development times. (JSP, Java Servlets, JavaBeans)

Web Architecture Consultant - InfiLink Corporation, Atlanta, GA, June, 2001 - December, 2001

• Transitioned the organization away from a proprietary, closed web environment to an open-systems, multi-tiered environment - thereby reducing overall development and support costs. (Win2000, Apache Web Server, Allaire JRun, JSP, J2EE, Oracle, Jakarta Struts)
• Designed and developed multiple internet-based financial lending applications based upon the new architecture.   By employing the Model-View-Controller II (MVC) design model, product-to-market time was decreased by 60%.
• Established a system of source code control within the organization to manage, control, and track resource revisions - thereby increasing overall code stability and programmer productivity. (Linux, CVS, WinCVS)

Web Systems Manager - ProAct Technologies, Inc., Atlanta, GA, August, 1997 - March, 2001

• Co-author of three corporate web architecture patent applications.
• Maintained company’s e-commerce web site, YouDecide.com, that consisted of four national points-of-presence (POP) running parallel Apache web servers on Solaris 2.6.  Configured new web servers, installed web applications, and monitored system activities.
• Designed and developed company’s core web architecture – including an XML-to-HTML scripting engine used for generating dynamic, personalized web content. (C, C++)
• Designed and developed a patented proprietary caching system to provide local caching of web application session data – thereby enabling a 50% increase in web application performance. (C, C++)
• Constructed a call-center eCRM tool used by consumer advisors to manage customer purchasing data and call center activities – increasing call-center productivity by 25%.  (Java, Applets, Swing, C, C++)

Internal Consultant - Equifax Services, Atlanta, GA, January, 1993 - August, 1997

• Produced core technologies used in the development of the company’s industry-leading insurance risk management system – including a messaging middleware framework employing TCP/IP sockets, semaphores, message queues, multiplexing I/O and pipes. (SunOS, Solaris, C)
• Designed and developed an interactive client-server testing tool used during user acceptance testing to verify several hundred complex insurance underwriting rules used in an automated insurance underwriting system. (C, C++, Tcl/Tk, Oracle, Solaris)
• Designed and developed an application monitoring system that provided automatic problem identification and notification via email and paging – reducing support costs by 50%. (C, Java, Tcl/Tk, Solaris)
• Constructed a database connection pooling system for a multi-tiered application providing instantaneous access to a remote Oracle database, decreasing interactive transaction times by 45%.

Software Engineer - PAR Microsystems, Atlanta, GA, January, 1989 - December, 1992

• Technical lead in the design and development of a suite of industrial data collection applications (e.g. time & attendance, labor reporting) used in the control of factory floor operations.  (OS/2, C, IBM Presentation Manager, IBM Database Manager, IBM 7527 Terminals)
• Developed a set (100+) of APIs that standardized and encapsulated access to the OS/2 Database Manager employing Embedded SQL.

Education

Masters of Business Administration (MBA) - Management Information Systems, Finance
University of Iowa

Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Economics, Political Science
University of Iowa

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