SUMMARY

Senior Java Developer/Architect with over 10 years of experience building solutions ranging from mobile applications to complex system integrations. Experience in all aspects of software development including working with business stakeholders to identify requirements, formulating project proposals and plans, developing enterprise level system architectures as well as component level designs, collaborating and coordinating with other IT stakeholders, and hands-on development, testing, deployment and support.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

API/Frameworks/Languages:

Ajax, Android SDK, Apache (Axis, Digester, log4j, etc.), CSS, EJB, Hibernate, HTML, iPhone SDK, Java, J2EE, JavaMail, JavaScript, JAXB, JDBC, JMS, JNI, jQuery, JSON, JSP, JUnit, Objective-C, REST, Servlets, SOAP, Spring, Struts, SQL, WSDL, XML

Databases:

MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server

Methods:

Agile/Scrum, OOAD, SOA

Operating Systems:

Windows, Mac OS X, Unix

Servers:

Apache, JBoss, Tomcat, WebLogic, WebSphere

Source Control:

Git, Perforce, SVN

Tools:

Ant, CruiseControl, Eclipse, Fortify, JMeter, Jtest, Maven, Optimizeit, soapUI, SQL Navigator, TOAD, Xcode, XMLSpy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential,Alpharetta, Georgia

September 2011 – April 2012

Java Architect

• Designed and developed system enhancements to provide the ability to sale bundled products (Wireless, U-verse HSIA/IPTV/Voice and/or DirecTV) through existing retail channels. Worked with Product Managers and Analysts to understand the requirements, and worked with other Architects and Development Teams to develop and document screens, interfaces, business rules, etc. Technologies included Ajax, Java, JDBC, jQuery, JSP/Servlets, Oracle 10g, WebLogic 9.2 and Web Services.

Confidential,Tampa, Florida

November 2002 – December 2010

Senior Manager – Project Architect/Technical Lead

• Led teams in development of iPhone and BlackBerry applications to promote the firm\'s publications or \'Thought Leadership\' to C-suite execs. Technologies included iPhone SDK and Objective-C for iPhone, and HTML, Java and the BlackBerry Java SDK for BlackBerry. Worked directly with our CIO, RIM and Apple representatives to help define our firm\'s mobile strategy and bring in on-site developer training.
• Led team in development of a portal workflow solution that tracks the lifecycle of an engagement, pulling data/events from various sources including .NET, Notes, Oracle and SAP. Led onshore/offshore resources and collaborated with source system development teams to design SOA strategies. The system reduced the amount of time it took engagement teams to find out the status of an engagement and automated the processing of tasks that merely depended on the outcome of other tasks. Enhanced metrics were also realized. Technologies included EJB (session, timer), Java, JDBC, JNI, Oracle 10g, Portlets and WebSphere 6.1(Process Server, Portal).
• Provided technical leadership through the development and delivery of an Enterprise Architecture Blueprint for Knowledge Management including the data and applications to support Content Management, Taxonomy Management, Expertise Management, Parametric Search and Portal Integration with Reporting and Analytical capabilities. These systems are used by our consultants to help them research/obtain information for their engagements and to win new clients. Prior to having this capability, they had to search through internal and external sources on their own (including 100+ Notes databases) and/or depend on any experts in the field they personally knew. Technologies included Ajax, Documentum 5, EJB (session), Java, JDBC, JSP/Servlets, Tomcat, Oracle 9i, Vignette Portal, WebLogic 8.1 and Web Services.
• Co-developed the firm’s J2EE security approach including integration with Apache, WebLogic, SiteMinder and LDAP. Created a sample application for other developers to use as a guide including all securable components (JSP/Servlets, EJBs, web services, queues/topics, data sources, JNDI lookups/bindings, etc.). Also co-developed the firm\'s \'light\' security approach for tracking the users of certain pieces of content on pwc.com.
• Led team in development of a News Headline Retrieval Web Portal consuming Factiva content and metadata feeds and providing enhanced browse/search capabilities. Technologies included EJB (message-driven), Hibernate, Java, JAXB, JMS, JSP/Servlets, Oracle 8i, Spring, Web Services and WebLogic Integration 7.
• Resource Manager for other Tech Leads and Senior Developers - responsible for Performance Reviews, Project Assignments and Coaching/Mentoring.

Confidential,Orlando, Florida

August 2002 – October 2002

Senior Java Developer/Consultant

• Developed an airplane maintenance tracking and reporting application using Java, JavaMail, JAXB, JSP/Servlets, Tomcat 4.1, Oracle 9i and XML.

Confidential,Dallas, Texas

September 2000 – January 2002

Senior Java Developer/Team Lead

Led team in co-development effort to build a web-based Retail Fuel Management System used to manage gas products, storage and island card readers for one of the largest retail gas chains in the United States. Developed the capability to capture data from and publish price change notifications to remote sales applications written in C via JNI and JMS. Technologies included C, EJB (entity, message-driven, session), Java, JSP/Servlets, JMS, JNI, SQL Server 7.0, WebLogic 6 and XML. Led team in development of an application for telecom service providers giving cell phone users the ability to maintain prepaid phone accounts via a standard web browser interface as well as the user’s cell phone via WAP. Abstracted common services such as security, transaction logging and an asynchronous messaging component into a separate application to provide a common processing environment for future application integration. The asynchronous messaging component provides a separate gateway to intelligent network components and enables applications to specify a maximum number of threads and blackout periods for those processes in addition to background processing. Technologies included EJB (entity, message-driven, session), Java, JSP/Servlets, JMS, Oracle 8i, WebLogic 5.1 and WML. Developed a B2B Shipment Tracking Application used to maintain and track the shipment of computer parts between various entities. Technologies included ASP, IIS, SQL Server 7, Visual Basic 6 (ActiveX DLLs) and XML. It was developed in conjunction with Marconi, who supplied the RF hardware communication devices and interface.

Confidential, Irving, Texas

May 2000 – September 2000

Senior e-Business Consultant

• Worked on the development of an application used to track warranty repairs for OEMs. Technologies included Java, JDBC, JRun, JSP/Servlets, Struts and Oracle 8i.

Confidential,Dallas, Texas

October 1997 – May 2000

Associate IT Consultant

• Developed a B2B Shipment Visibility Application used to maintain and track the status of shipments for all parties to a shipment (shipper, carrier, third party, etc). Technologies included EJB (entity, session), Java, JDBC, JSP/Servlets, Oracle 8i, WebLogic 4.5.1 and XML.
• Developed a Business Systems Plan for a global utilities company seeking strategic direction as it prepared for deregulation in Texas. Performed an assessment of other companies participating in deregulated markets worldwide and developed and prioritized business cases to identify the people and technology required to comply and be competitive in the deregulated market.
• Developed workflow applications including a Project Management Toolkit used by bank transition teams handling mergers and acquisitions for one of the largest banks in the United States, and an Engagement Management System for a national cabling company and general contracting firm used to track the entire life cycle of a contract or engagement.

Confidential,Dallas, Texas

July 1995 – October 1997

Programmer/Analyst – Front-end Team Lead

• Led the front-end development team for a client/server application used to announce and maintain product pricing information for one of the largest manufacturers of computer hardware and software in the world.

EDUCATION

Bachelor\'s in Business Computer Information Systems.