OBJECTIVE

Seeking custom software development projects requiring expertise in subsystem design and integration, data organization and access

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Current Position

• Enhancing a Linux-based contract management system written in PHP, JavaScript and MySQL. Modifications include DB schema enhancement, automated baseline PDF report generation, user alerts and custom data export. Migrated version control from subversion to git, refactored application for use by partner companies.
• Developing data portal websites in Wordpress using custom PHP template code and CSS formatting.
• Writing test plans, regression test harnesses, and integration analysis utilities. Assisting in bug and enhancement analysis and requirements definition.
• Collecting and articulating requirements for future cost projection and analysis systems, designing software to meet new requirements.

Confidential

• Refactored and rehabilitated PHP and MS-SQL codebase for the online coupon administration and generation system of a 100M/year flu vaccination provider.
• Wrote levels-of-effort, detailed design, and the code for new functionality as specified in existing requirements. Demonstrated new features to business end-users as functionality was implemented.

Confidential

• Developed new functionality and rehabilitated existing codebase for an internet radio/podcast aggregation system built on PHP, Perl and MySQL.
• Responsible for design and development of custom system functionality such as station reliability tracking, foreign language accommodation, and cross-domain web session tracking.
• Developed automated regression testers for web and external device interaction server scripts. Added logging, reporting and critical alarm functionality to backend processing. Introduced source-code control Subversion to the web development process.

Confidential

• Performed extensive development, troubleshooting and repair of Perl process management library for a high-volume mortgage data processing system on Solaris interacting with Oracle and AutoSys job scheduler.
• Extended C interface into GNU Unix cryptographic library to provide AES 256 password encryption, developed Perl interface into encryption utility.
• Designed and coded distributed ticket id generator to serve as the source of system identifiers for large system.
• Developed automated build and deployment scripts for Perl interpreter and custom encryption library coordinated release with build, deploy and ClearCase teams.
• Wrote high level and detailed design documentation, held design review meetings.

Confidential

• Implemented web-based network and database risk management system in PHP/MySQL using the Smarty template system.
• Developed XML-based vulnerability scan translator in Perl.
• Developed internet protocol emulators HTTP, SSL for logging security attacks in a honeyd honeypot installation.

Confidential

• Designed and implemented extensible image management framework in Perl and Oracle/RDB SQL for large Electronic Toll Collection system.
• Improved performance and exception handling.
• Tailored framework to address agency-specific deployments.
• Designed and implemented Java applet to display, select and dispatch forms for print, fax or mail.

Confidential

Senior Developer

• Designed and implemented database server and remote components for a handheld eBay bid proxy service based on MySQL and J2ME-enabled cellphones i-bid.com
• Integrated Nextel GPS-enabled phones into the Mirus wireless tracking system mirustech.com . Managed and enhanced the back end of the Mirus wireless asset tracking system using PHP and MySQL.
• Wrote alarm handlers, location request scheduler and proxy to network message gateway in Java.
• Conceived and implemented the NetHesive internet remote procedure call system, exposing legacy object code via popular web servers Apache, IIS and offering improved wire data flexibility compared to SOAP and XML-RPC.
• Used NetHesive to incorporate desktop utility applications into web service.
• Enhanced the SCSI Tape Storage Management Console product for Compaq, using Java for the client GUI and C for the back end server. Migrated server portion to NetHesive under Apache to end reliance on proprietary web server.
• Prototyped applications for SCSI diagnostic and wireless service product offerings achieved rapid turnaround of prototypes through use of scripting languages such as Python and open source infrastructure tools.
• Crafted numerous test applications and utilities in Python.

Confidential

Senior Systems Engineer

• Developed an advanced data reporting product featuring sophisticated ad-hoc table layout, graphing pie, line, bar, plot and form overlay based on the vector line fill primitives described in the Adobe Acrobat specification, without need to license Adobe software.
• Developed numerous integration interfaces to the reporting toolkit, including Java Native Interface, VB, command line, and XML through Java servlets.
• Abstracted programming constructs into hierarchical flat-file scripting language, extended via utilities in Perl, C and Java.
• Developed an automated report processing system based on NT and Sybase which currently prints 10,000 pages of reports every night.

Confidential

Software Consultant

Developed an event-driven Dynamic Data Exchange bridge between the MAXM Operator Workstation and automated trouble ticket generation handlers. Created DOS-based reporting engine.

Confidential

Software Engineer

Designed and developed TCP/IP-based messaging and failover system for an FAA air traffic control R D project. Project was accepted by the FAA and is installed in Oakland and New York.

Confidential

Software Development Engineer

Assisted in the transformation of a small system status window into a stand-alone system monitor workstation console through use of X Windows and UNIX system programming.

SKILLS

• Languages, Databases and Operating Systems:
• Perl, PHP, Java, Python, C, regular expressions, MySQL, Wordpress, Oracle PL/SQL, PostgreSQL, Apache/Tomcat, XML/XSL, JavaScript/AJAX, cvs, Subversion, Git, PDF, Win32, Linux, Solaris