SUMMARY:

Excellent programmer in many fields and languages. Creative problem solver who delivers. Team Leader, Mentor and Architect.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Java, J2EE/JEE, JSP, Servlet, JDBC, EJB, Struts, Spring, Portlet, SI, Acegi, JSF, SOA, SOAP, MVC, XML, XSL, XSLT, Ant, Maven, Hudson, Bugzilla, Redmine, Mantis, JIRA, Confluence, JUnit, Spock, Eclipse, IBM RAD, Jdeveloper, Groovy, Grails, DocBook, WebLogic, Glassfish, Tomcat, Jakarta, WebSphere, WebSphere Portlet Server, Pluto, Virgo, DataPower, Akismet, memcache
• C, C++, Perl, Python, HTML, AJAX, CGI, DHTML, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, PHP, Smarty, Apache, IIS, VB, Haskell, LISP, Scheme, Scala
• DBMS, Oracle, SQLServer, MySQL, Postgres, TOAD, Oracle Designer, PL/SQL, PL/SQL Developer, Crystal Reports, Btrieve, Hibernate, Toplink, iBatis, Endeca, Oracle BDD, ETL, NoSQL, MongoDB
• Web services, ad services, SOAP, JSON
• Crypto, DES, RSA, IDEA, ECC, RC4, RC5, MD5, SHA
• Windows, NT, UNIX, Linux, BSD, Solaris, HP/UX, AWS, Amazon Web Services
• RUP, CMM, XP, Scrum, Agile, UML, Design Patterns, Rational Rose, ClearCase, ClearQuest, Together Control Center, CVS, Subversion, git
• AI, Genetic Programming, Genetic Algorithms,

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Java Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed service tier and business logic layer for an application under evolution.
• Wrote unit tests in the Spock/Groovy framework.
• Wrote content to capture team knowledge in a wiki.
• Modified other developers' “proof of concept” code to make it production - quality.

Confidential

Java Architect and Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement extensions to a family of existing web applications
• Coordinate with other subteams on development and build issues. In particular, work with the core team developers to make sure extensions do not interfere with current functionality.
• Write and maintain Java business logic, web services, and web pages using Core Java, Java Persistence Architecture, Struts, and JavaScript
• Assist the Business Analyst in determining requirements
• Work with the database developers in designing the schema changes and in writing PL/SQL procedures for handling business logic
• Assist the Quality Assurance member in planning tests
• Evangelize for automated unit and functional testing
• Conduct training of team members as appropriate

Confidential

Java Developer

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and enhance a Java portlet application with many interfaces to other applications and databases, using SOAP and IBM Enterprise Service Bus
• Develop and run unit and integration tests for existing and new code
• Deploy applications and portlets to WebSphere and IBM portlet server. Help administer the servers.
• Explore ways to work around a very badly designed database schema
• Work with business analyst in interpreting poorly-thought-out legislative requirements

Confidential

Consulting Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Performed a wide variety of tasks, including custom programming, systems administration, and training.
• Worked on internet applications and dynamic web content using Java, J2EE (JDBC, JSP, servlets, Struts, and Javabeans/EJB), Perl, Python, and PHP. Web servers include Apache, Tomcat, Oracle’s OC4J, and IIS.
• Prototyped database applications in Groovy/Grails for two startups.
• Prototyped a J2EE application with Spring, Struts, JSPs, AJAX, and an SOA architecture for another startup.
• Developed business logic in Scala for two startups, with the goal that functionally-written business logic would be highly scalable.
• Used ad services from Google and other companies in advertising-supported websites.
• Developed applications and utilities in C, C++, Java, Groovy, Scala, Pythan, and Visual Basic.
• Developed front ends for databases, in particular accounting databases.
• Developed the architecture for several applications or modules, communicating the design with UML and design patterns if the client would accept those.
• Used XML in several ways, mainly for data store, but also for communications between applications and for presentation to end users using CSS or XSLT.
• Administered AWS and other cloud services for small companies, including provisioning, installing software, deploying web applications, and administering accounts.
• Updated and designed Oracle databases using Oracle tools (including Oracle Designer) and third-party tools such as TOAD.
• Wrote encryption packages, including implementation of cryptographic algorithms and a developing a web-based electronic money suite using blinded tokens.
• Consulted on several security issues, both technical and procedural.

Confidential

Java Developer

Responsibilities:

• Ported JEE applications from Java 5, Hibernate 2, and WebSphere 5 to Java 6, Hibernate 3, and Tomcat 7. Spring 3 was maintained but not updated or ported.
• Developed Java code for new functionality and bug fixes. Updated SOAP communications with other applications as they changed their interfaces. Maintain web service calls as both server and client.
• Reverse-engineered a large, undocumented application so that it could be ported and updated
• Performed other normal development tasks such as investigating bug reports and sharing knowledge with less-experienced developers
• Built and deployed to Test and Production tiers
• Supported Production operations, including emergency patches and routine monitoring with Jconsole
• Revised and streamlined development and operations procedures
• Wrote procedures in a department wiki so important information wasn't found only in one person's head
• Crafted work-arounds for overly restrictive security policies
• Worked on automating deployment operations
• Assisted in setup and configuration of JIRA and Confluence

Confidential, Latham, NY

Java Developer

Responsibilities:

• Maintain customizations for a Curam, a social enterprises package. This is a large-scale Java/JEE application using an Oracle database. The development process involves modeling in Rational Rose and generating Java and JSP code via XML processing called from Ant scripts.
• Create and maintain a wiki for team knowledge
• Create automated build, installation, and database update scripts
• Create and maintain scripts on the *NIX servers
• Train other developers

Confidential, Niskayuna, NY

Consulting Java Developer

Responsibilities:

• Reverse-engineered a Java web application and modified it for use in a cloud context
• Participated in Scrum planning sessions and development
• Developed web service clients and servers for use in a widely distributed context which used SOAP and other interprocess communications methods

Confidential, Burnsville, MN

Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Technical and managerial lead for a team developing several web applications
• On the technical side, made specific task assignments, helped design major features, and worked on coding tasks for the Customer interface for feature requests and diagnosing problems
• On the managerial side, performed all line management tasks including interviewing, counseling, performance reviews, hiring process, and terminations

Confidential, Albany, NY

Consulting J2EE Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Developed and deployed a J2EE/Struts application with AJAX for performance boost
• Designed the database and two web applications
• Redesigned and prototyped one application with Spring and an SOA backbone
• Enhanced the main application to communicate via SOAP with applications run by other government agencies
• Conducted extensive requirements-gathering sessions with users
• Worked with the project's business analysts in producing required UML documents
• Project's lead programmer
• Mentored junior developers; responsible for teaching the tools and languages used and good programming habits
• Participated in developing the schedule and project plan
• Evaluated JSF framework and IBM’s RAD, RSA, and BuildForge tools for NYS DOT

Confidential, Albany, NY

Consulting J2EE Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Brought a J2EE intranet web application to release
• Conducted requirements-gathering and design review meetings
• Wrote training materials and a user's manual
• Conducted user training
• Trained junior level programmers
• Performed various project management and team lead tasks

Confidential, Albany, NY

Operations shift manager and developer

Responsibilities:

• Managed a team of data processing workers
• Advised senior management on retention, placement, and training of contractors
• Automated several steps of a data processing operation, using a mix of languages and tools
• Documented the process as step-by-step procedures to minimize human error in the parts of the process which could not be automated
• Developed reports to show processing status and to demonstrate the audit trail for data batches

Confidential, Niskayuna, NY

Consulting Java Developer

Responsibilities:

• Programmed a large, mathematically-intensive scientific application and several smaller applications in Java using Eclipse, EMACS, JBuilder, and Ant.
• Used Together Control Center to make object-oriented designs with UML diagrams, support our RUP processes, generate Java code, and reverse engineer some Java code. The software design used the GoF design patterns as much as possible
• Used JProbe for optimization.
• Produced and parsed XML for application data, and transformed it with XSLT
• Produced HTML documentation both by hand and programmatically
• Wrote a short paper comparing and contrasting RUP with Waterfall and PSP/TSP
• Wrote use cases, user documentation, and many documents for developer use
• Interviewed users to elicit requirements and to check that interim builds worked correctly
• Conducted user training.

Confidential, Marlboro, MA

Cryptographic and Web Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed a web site for an electronic money company
• Maintained Windows systems, both the development units and the high-security bank systems
• Mentored interns

Confidential, Albany, NY

Consulting Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Maintained dynamic web pages for a very large financial services site, mainly using Perl and XML
• Connected to large databases running on mainframes or server clusters. Designed the applications for proper transaction management to ensure database integrity and acceptable performance
• Updated and released an Oracle Financials application using PL/SQL, Oracle Report Builder, and other tools
• Administered Solaris, Linux, and Win2K boxes and Oracle databases on two systems
• Prepared Java instructional materials