Resume 1

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a management and/or technology consulting position within the South, Central, or Eastern United States that requires a Senior Java Technologist for managing, designing, developing, and supporting a Java project.

TARGET JOB

Target Job Title: Senior Java Consultant
Desired Job Type: Temporary/Contract/Project
Desired Status: Full-Time
Site Location: No Preference
Description of my perfect job: Prefer a company that requires a role managing and actively participating in Java software development. Build an information technology infrastructure and/or products utilizing Java technology.
Career Level: Management Manager/Director of Staff
Date of Availability: Immediately

TARGET COMPANY

Company Size: No Preference
Category: Computers, Software
Description of my ideal company: Looking for a progressive company that has a business initiative to deliver a software product and/or services requiring technology management and Java development skills.

TARGET LOCATIONS

Relocate: No
US-FL-Orlando US-FL-St. Petersburg US-FL-Tampa

WORK STATUS US

I am authorized to work in this country for any employer.

EXPERIENCE

Built, supported, and managed a team of 10 professionals within the product development area, including but not limited to: software requirements, analysis, engineering, design, product management, quality assurance, release management, deployment, and support. Informed the technical team members, senior managers, and executives the value of information technology architecture and implications of proposed changes or additions, thus maximizing engineering capital and resources, and minimizing costs. Implemented over 1.5 million in capital for product development, operations, and deployment. Mentored a development team and cultivated success from individual talent within the development organization. Provided an open format to discuss technical issues, designs, and open architecture strategies with the development team. Performed typical duties related to managing a successful development team. Supported the Sales team in formulation of an OEM sales channel and provided technical due diligence for potential partners. Attended numerous executive sales calls for many fortune 500 companies interested in the company s product. Provided the technical executive overview of the company s product offerings to various potential clients in the sales pipeline.

Planned, defined, developed, deployed, and supported an information technology architecture and product that maximized revenue, minimized costs, and kept product development aligned with business goals of the executive team and investors. Enforced standards and provided a firm foundation for product interoperability within product development. Ensured that all software releases and scheduled deployments were properly planned, managed, implemented, integrated, and supported, on-time and under budget. Became the corporate subject-matter expert on all business and information technology trends related to the Peer-to-Peer P2P market. Oversaw compliance of internal corporate information and development resources with relevant standards and appropriate best practices for distributed computing and Java technologies. Enforced a hybrid development methodology by combining the best of the Rational Unified Process RUP and other private methodologies, thus leveraging a streamlined approach in creating business requirements, technical requirements, architecture diagrams, use cases, sequence diagrams, and other UML artifacts.

Planned, designed, and created numerous software prototypes to determine viability of technology components related to the production code base. Recommended and selected various software components to integrate into the product based on an open systems approach. Worked with the development engineers to create a packaged and componentized source code repository. Automated the build and deploy process by utilizing Ant, Perl, CVS, and InstallAnywhere. Provided systems programming, systems administration, database administration, operations support, scripting, load testing, as required to support the development team.

Acted as the company s patent agent and was responsible for gathering and documenting detailed invention disclosures, preparing provisional and non-provisional patent applications, and registering trademarks and logos with the United States Patent and Trademark Office USPTO . Developed the company s intellectual property IP portfolio, strategy, and plan to protect IP. Coordinated with the executive team, technical team, and investors to record IP worthy of consideration for disclosure. Worked with patent attorneys to posture IP and inventions correctly during the application process to the USPTO. Held portfolio reviews with IP legal council and informed executive staff of the USPTO process for software invention disclosures. Created all necessary documentation, artwork, and disclosure items required by the USPTO application process. Utilized my prior drafting design skills to submit an organized and "easy to read" invention disclosure.

Technology utilized:

Development Environment

• Java Developers Kit JDK 1.2 and 1.3
• Visual Basic 6.0
• Visual C++
• HTML, Java Script, Struts
• Java Libraries
• Swing, AWT, JFC, RMI, HTTP, I/O, JDBC, XML, SOAP

Development Tools

• Ant, Perl, CVS, InstallAnywhere, JBuilder, TogetherJ, Rational Rose, Visual Studio
• Java Containers
• JBoss 3.X JNI, EJB, J2EE
• Weblogic 6.X EJB, J2EE
• Tomcat 3.X, 4.X J2EE

Databases

• Oracle 7.X, 8.X, 9.X
• MS SQL Server 6.5, 7.0, 2000
• DB2 7.X
• MySQL
• InstantDB

Platforms Supported

• Windows 98, NT, ME, 2000, XP
• Solaris 2.8
• Linux Red Hat 6.X, 7.X

Windowing Environment

• Windows, CDE, Gnome

Typical duties involved the following:

• Complete Intellectual Property/Patent Filings
• Formulate and enforce the Strategic Business and Technical Architecture
• Develop Technical Partnerships
• Provide the Strategic Vision with the Chief Executive Officer
• Review and Recommend Product Requirements for the Technical Team
• Facilitate Product Requirements meetings

Time Allocation was as follows:

• 35 Management
• 35 Engineering
• 30 Intellectual Property

Built, managed, and supported a team of 6 highly skilled information technologist and provided them leadership in obtaining strategic and tactical milestones in parallel efforts. Coordinated efforts with program managers and other executive staff to support the business and technical needs of their areas. Contributed and influenced business decisions based on sound facts related to my thorough understanding and dedication to learning new information technology as it evolves. Managed over a 2 million budget with the VP of Buyer Technology and the VP of Supplier Technology. Efficiently utilized this budget to support the information systems for the organization.

Planned, designed, and coordinated activities to setup corporate and Ariba Marketplace infrastructures for the company startup. Deployed numerous software systems and corporate servers utilizing the latest technology to support corporate activities. Planned, designed, deployed, and managed Internet/Intranet firewalls, UNIX servers, and E-Commerce infrastructure components to support the immediate and long-term needs of the business. Provided an infrastructure design for the portal to support customer facing services. Implemented a design that is flexible to change with fast changing business needs. Demonstrated the importance of reliable, scalable, and flexible information architectures that offer high performance and guaranteed service. Worked with the CEO and VP s to define a solid information architecture and technology strategy that will be utilized in a very competitive Business-to-Business E-Commerce market space. Supported the Chief methodologist in defining a solid business driven architecture methodology to support a detailed business plan. Provided corporate leadership related to "bet the business" technology decisions. Provided all solutions on-time and under budget.

Leveraged relationships with Tradex/Ariba to gain recognition in the Business-to-Business market space. Implemented numerous instances of the Ariba/Tradex Marketplace engine and E-Commerce solutions. Helped introduce strategic partnerships from previous relationships by conveying the importance of VAR opportunities.

Supported the executive team in developing a revenue model to support an Application Service Provider ASP effort. Analyzed the current ASP market space and broke down itemized costs to understand the pricing model related an ASP service offering. Designed and recommended a sound solution and approach to creating the ASP service offering. Provided infrastructure costing and technology comparisons to support the revenue model.

Tools and Technology utilized:

• DOORS Requirements management
• Mercury Interactive Test Tools Test Director, Load Runner, etc.
• Java Virtual Machine
• Ariba/Tradex Commerce Engine 6.03 through 7.0
• Weblogic Application Server
• Bluestone SapphireWeb and Application Server
• iPlanet/Netscape Web Server and Directory Server
• Oracle 8i RDBMS
• SUN/Solaris 7.0
• WindowsNT
• Various IDE s for Java

Time Allocation was as follows:

• 35 Management
• 65 Engineering

Provided financial, business, and technical consulting to three subsidiaries of United Capital. Developed and proposed executive Internet business plan, technical architecture, high level project plans, and infrastructure requirements to the CEO s, Vice President s, and CIO. Worked directly with the CIO to develop technology proposals for executive review. Documented and captured various "Problem Statements" from the business units and formulated an executive briefing that identified areas worthy of consideration to be included in the Internet initiative. Educated senior executives on the importance of development methodologies, Object Oriented Design OOD , distributed computing, and effective implementation techniques related to software business solutions. Worked with each project manager of the subsidiaries to schedule and coordinate resources for the Internet initiative. Facilitated and coordinated efforts with subordinates to execute and implement the business plan.

Provided a solution that is business and process driven. Justified the solution through ROI funding and potential capturing of new E-Commerce markets and new clients. Utilized the Rational Unified Process RUP , use case tools, round-trip engineering, and open systems standards to provide a complete and thoroughly thought out solution. Delivered UML diagrams, state diagrams, sequence diagram, and other artifacts to support this strategic initiative. Utilized open systems standards to promote a common enterprise architecture that is open and extensible.

Tools and Technology utilized:

• Rational Rose
• ClearCase
• Java Virtual Machine
• Java Web Server
• DB2 Database
• RS6000/AIX
• SUN/Solaris
• WindowsNT
• MS Visual InterDev
• Visual Age for Java

Reviewed Consumer/Supplier business models within various vertical industries and developed E-Commerce/E-Business technical recommendations for Business Analysts that supported their efforts at client locations. Planned, designed, and developed agent based software for a client of digitally network devices. Worked with the CEO and other executives to create a e-commerce business solution that met the current and future needs for the client. Worked with the executive management create a strategic technical vision and plan for the organization.

Developed business solutions for client companies of ABCWorks. Acted as Project leader and technology recommender for enterprise business solutions which are E-Commerce and E-Business related. Developed a prototype framework to support agent technology related to the enterprise. Broke-down and analyzed business processes to support remote monitoring of these agent devices. Developed an "in-house" component methodology derived from OMG standards to provide an infrastructure leveraging component and distributed methodologies. Utilized "Rational Rose" and the "Objectory Process" to create well defined business solutions that are realistic in time-frame via UML, "Use Cases", Sequence Diagrams, etc.

Helped to integrate ABCWorks and IMR Global work methodologies to capitalize on each other s core competencies. Developing and understanding new business processes that will leverage component technology by providing E-Commerce and E-Business solutions that are "fixed-priced" and "fixed-time" for clients. Worked with the executive management create a strategic technical vision and plan for the organization.

Provided Internet/Intranet business solutions to two Fortune 100 companies. Planned, developed, and implemented Software Designs to support Business functions required by Client companies listed below:

• Client: AT & T Universal Card Services
  Location: Jacksonville, Florida

  Planned, designed, developed, and implemented Electronic Statement system for AT & T Universal MasterCard clients. This system provided electronic access to printed statements for over 200,000 accounts via the Internet. Also, this system provided access to transactional data for Personal Finance Management Software.

  Technology utilized:

  • SUN Solaris
  • Java Web Server
  • Oracle RDBMS
  • Java Virtual Machine
  • Java Language
  • Iona s Orbix Server CORBA

• Client: IBM - Global Services
  Location: Atlanta, Georgia

  Planned, designed, configured, and installed Configuration Management Systems allowing for distributed development of Call Center Technology. Provided a development infrastructure supporting remote access to Configuration Management Systems and Version Control Systems. Developed Java/CORBA prototype Call Center Applications to support requests by new clients. Provided proposals to implement new technologies with existing information systems. Demonstrated the importance of new technologies evolving within the Java and CORBA horizontal markets.

  Setup a distributed workgroup computing environment that provided a common communication medium for Managers, Project Manager, System Architects, and Developers. Utilized the Internet/Intranet and new technologies demonstrating that Workgroup computing does work.

  Project advisor/technologist for CORBA, IIOP, and related new technologies. Advise on implementation details of a distributed World-wide Call Center application.

Planned, developed, and implemented a development infrastructure to support Electronic Commerce over the Internet utilizing cutting edge technologies related to advanced information systems. Designed and constructed multiple Internet/Intranet servers that integrated with back-end/gateway transaction architectures leveraging the utilization of local and remote legacy data. Installed multiple development, test, and production Oracle databases and Web servers acting as both windevelop and application developer. Wrote numerous PL/SQL i.e.. Stored Procedures , C, and CGI programs to support Electronic Commerce and Electronic Statements for a Fortune 100 company. Developed prototype applications for Intranet utilizing Java, Java script, PL/SQL, Oracle Web server, Oracle Web Request Broker, Orbix, CORBA, C++, and Oracle Developer 2000.

Recommended new evolving technologies, redesigns, and system upgrades to existing client/server environments for support of 3-tier client/server computing. Developed and installed Lotus Notes/Inter-Notes based Web servers running under WindowsNT. Installed various terminal servers utilizing PPP/SLIP, TCP/IP, IPX, RAS, NetBeui, NetBios, and other NOS software.

• Open Market Transact, SecureLink, and Access
• Oracle Server 7.X.X, Web server 1.0/2.0,
• Developer/Designer2000, SQLNet
• Netscape Commerce Server, Communications
• Server, Browser, SSL
• Microsoft SQL Server, Explorer, Frontpage
• SUN Java, Java Web server, JDBC
• IONA Orbix, OMG CORBA

Wrote numerous CGI programs utilizing PERL, C, C++, C-Shell, and PL/SQL for Internet/Intranet development. Installed, maintained, and operated multiple business Internet presence s in a 24x7 environment utilizing ISDN/Frame Relay technology. Developed multiple firewall/proxy servers and LAN s for client access to the Internet. Setup/installed routing, filtering, BIND, DNS, NIS+, NFS, News, Gopher, Archie, WAIS, Listserv, and other Internet software.

Strongly familiar UNIX, TCP/IP, and Internet technologies related to System Administration and Application Programming. Well seasoned in the Internet Web technologies. Developed Web sites that fully integrated with multiple gateways to other information systems. Designed, documented, and implemented these Web sites that adhered to the corporate strategies and standards of the client companies.

Planned, developed, integrated, and supported a Materials Management System for use of spare parts. This system made effective use of stock piled spare parts related to residential and commercial communications installations. Developed Informix databases, UNIX scripts, and other programs to support the system. Integrated the database with existing databases related to the project. Wrote documentation and procedures to install the system for use at seven regional sites.

Designed X-Window CAD System applications with Graphical User Interfaces for Fossil/Nuclear Engineering and Substation Design Engineering. Wrote "C", UNIX, SQL, LISP, VMS, and DOS programs to support various engineering systems related to power engineering. Implemented and networked numerous SUN/SPARC CAE/CAD workstations for Fossil and Substation Engineering using TCP/IP, Beame-Whiteside, PC-NFS, and other RPC software. Administered and monitored several networked devices for inter-departmental use. Developed UNIX shells/scripts to support and maintain the implementation. Utilized and maintained a PPP connection to Florida Power and installed a proxy gateway for Mosaic and Netscape.

Analyzed and recommended numerous software products to management. Installed numerous application software packages to support application programmers and end users utilizing ARPD, BOOTP, TFTP, and NIS+. Produced "Top-Down" interactive engineering systems within an X-Terminal and TCP/IP environment. Ported these engineering systems across four platforms to accommodate new evolving technology associated with CAD, UNIX, and X-Terminals. Wrote RPC programs to support applications that utilized TCP/IP within a client/server environment. Supported the following platforms: SUN/UNIX, HP/UNIX, WindowsNT, VAX/VMS, and PC/DOS with AutoCAD.

Wrote system specifications and system design methodologies for many distributed engineering systems and support applications. Documented and recorded procedures to design, implement, and support these engineering systems on the various platforms. Standardized multiple engineering tasks within Fossil Plant Engineering and Substation Design Engineering. Developed "C", "C++", "X", embedded SQL Oracle applications that automated BOM s, CAD drawings, and Design systems for new and existing Substation Engineering projects.

Reduced work load on Production engineering staff and expedited Substation development. Integrated Software Engineering and Power Engineering to create computer applications that produce accurate and efficient designs for the electrical power industry. Trained end users with all the newly developed software.

Co-designed a prototype Magneto-Hydrodynamic drive and propulsion system for the U.S. NAVY. Produced working mechanical designs of the machine to utilize the propulsion system. Designed and proposed needed electrical systems, superconductors, and hardware for the unit. Setup CAD work stations on a NOVELL LAN network to centralize engineering information. Setup VAX/VMS emulation software for PC access to the VMS operating system. Processed BOM applications on VMS for purchase orders and inventory control. Tracked project activity for the project engineer with VMS applications. Converted ANVIL drawings files to AutoCAD platform by developing various batch processing techniques for the conversion process. Performed typical engineering duties to fulfill contract.

Designed and developed proprietary computer applications for the Electrical and Mechanical Systems departments. Wrote developmental CAD software for AutoCad on UNIX and DOS platforms for piping controls and instruments of combustion turbine power plants. Integrated database management, "C" programs, and CAD programs to expedite redundant work tasks. Produced proprietary LISP and database programs to organize engineering tasks. Wrote specifications of piping flow processes and schematics for various mechanical subsystems of combustion turbines. Utilized CAD piping packages, PipePLUS and AutoPIPE to analyze data from piping manifolds and fluid systems of power plants.

Integrated software engineering and numerical methods with existing engineering techniques to develop applications which expedited completion of contracts by reducing man-hours. Designed and programmed various databases for flow analysis, instrumentation, and piping systems. Applied, integrated, and utilized many software packages to better refine the quality of work to clients. Provided various proposals and P & ID s to clients of the power industry.

Contract assignments were fulfilled with various manufacturers, both in house and on site. Designed, drafted, and proposed working mechanical and electrical CAD and/or manual drawings for various machines to clients. Installed and utilized numerous PC CAD workstations, databases, and other software. Wrote "C", windevelopse, AutoLISP, Assembler, Fortran, Pascal, and Basic code to perform engineering calculations related to engineering. Projects developed and completed: hydraulic press machinery, injection molding equipment, pneumatic controllers, felt machinery, automatic conveyor machinery, pallatizers, A10-LASTE avionics tester, automatic loader, and a post water treatment system.

EDUCATION

5/2004 University of South Florida US-Florida-Tampa
Master s Degree
Currently pursuing 30 complete the Executive Master s of Business Administration

5/1990 University of Central Florida US-Florida-Orlando
Bachelor s Degree
Computer Engineering with extra course work in Computer Science.

5/1987 Brevard Community College US-Florida-Melbourne
Associate Degree
Engineering Science

5/1984 Hudson Valley College US-New York-Troy
Associate Degree
Mechanical Design and Computer Aided Drafting