PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 

Confidential Boulder, Colorado - Novi, Michigan
Senior Software Engineer, March 2012 - present

• Java developer on a cloud based Product Lifecycle Management application with a web-based front-end. Front-end technologies include Javascript, Struts, SpringMVC, and Jersey REST client. Back-end is in Java, with some Jersey based REST web services and an MS SQL Server database.

Confidential; Fort Collins, Colorado 
Systems / Software Engineer; April 2011 - March 2012

• Java developer on backend pricing and payment systems for the Snapfish online web-based photo sharing and photo printing service. Front-end technologies include a couple of different in-house developed Java/Servlet-based packages. Back-end is in Java with an Oracle database.

Confidential; Fort Collins, Colorado
Systems / Software Engineer; October 2007 - April 2011

• Designed and developed Java and C++ applications for the HP Enterprise Virtual Library System (VLS) and D2D SMB backup storage products.
• Produced UML based design documents using Borland Together, an Eclipse-based UML tool.
• Developed GUI components using Java, JSP, Struts, YUI (AJAX)
• Served as GUI consistency champion.
• Developed and worked with highly asynchronous and multi-threaded code.
• Extended synchronous GUI-based eject/load operations to asynchronous, job-based multiple eject/load operations. This required considerable re-architecting of the eject/load operation in the GUI as well as the core.
• Extended a single process, serial tape export operation, to support multiple, concurrent tape export operations in HP's SMB backup solution. This required considerable re-architecting of the tape export operation in the GUI as well as the core.
• Developed storage analysis tool that plugged into HP's enterprise storage solution. The application consists of a JSP/Struts front-end, and a Java back-end that resides on a separate JVM. Inter-process communication was implemented via XFire SOAP implementation.
• Responsible for meeting unit test coverage targets using JUnit/Easymock and Google Test/Google Mock.
• Advanced new technologies and techniques used on the team, including the introduction of Emma for Eclipse, various software design patterns, test driven development techniques and patterns, and a unit testing, mocking framework for C++ (Google Test/Google Mock).

Confidential; UK 
Visual Radio Solution Architect; April 2006 – October 2007

• Worked in a globally distributed team environment to analyze, install, integrate, and test HP Visual Radio, a new mobile content service for radio stations.
• Increased responsibility from 1 to 4 radio stations in under 6 months, including stations in Istanbul, Turkey and Helsinki, Finland.
• Analyzed customer requirements and technical architecture to understand requirements of installation and integration of the service.
• Prepared specification documentation to capture customer requirements and solution architecture
• Installed and Integrated the solution in radio station environment with very little lead time and an aggressive schedule.
• Developed java applications for automated testing and monitoring of mobile download content service.
• Developed java applications, and servlets to integrate the service with radio station legacy equipment.
• Interfaced with customer to handle requests and concerns.

Confidential; C&I London, UK 
Digital Media Technical Consultant; Nov 2005 - April 2006

• Built IPTV demonstration at the 2006 IPTV World Forum in London with a very tight deadline
• Analyzed customer requirements to architect solutions for broadcast production and IPTV environments
• Researched industry environment for IPTV opportunities

Confidential; Grenoble, France 
Digital Media Stagiaire– HP Intel Solution Center; July 2004 – May 2005

• Managed the transfer of technical solutions from the Grenoble Solution Center to a new Solution Center in Richardson, Texas, United States
• Researched and managed HP's worldwide partners to integrate IP set top boxes into the Center's Video on Demand over IP (VoDIP) and IP Broadcast solution
• Coordinated the integration of two Games on Demand solutions into HP's solutions portfolio, one of which was installed in time to include it in a proposal to a potential IPTV customer
• Conducted an extensive marketing and technical review of Digital Rights Management (DRM) helping to define HP's global strategy
• Coordinated the Solution Center presence at the International Broadcaster's Convention in Amsterdam, Netherlands to show newly developed rich media technical solutions to global broadcast companies
• Created marketing and technical collaterals for internal and public use

Confidential; Atlanta, Georgia 
Graduate Research Assistant; Sept 2002 – Aug 2003

• Developed and maintained an MS Access database to store mentor program participant information
• Developed web site for The Center for Global Business Leadership
• Developed a multi-tier database and web interface to enter and store study abroad information using ASP, MS Access, and SQL Server

Confidential; Atlanta, Georgia 
Supervisor, Accounting Technical; Nov 2000 – May 2001

• Developed MS Access/Visual Basic(VBA) applications to report and monitor the performance of national account contracts
• Generated reports from several different database sources including MS SQL Server, MS Access, and Intelligent Warehouse

Supervisor, Audit Technical; Oct 1998 – Nov 2000

• Worked in a dynamic team environment that included technical and non-technical personnel
• Directly supervised one temporary employee and one specialist
• Developed and distributed nationwide Oracle applications to generate the Credit, Payroll, and Billing audit reports.
• Applications used MS Access/Visual Basic (VBA) user interfaces and a centralized Oracle database
• Developed a web application using a Cold Fusion front-end and an SQL Server back-end to distribute nationwide reports for a Finance audit program
• Developed and administered the Internal Audit Department web site Installed, created, and administered an Oracle database on an MS Windows NT Server platform
• Assisted in the development of several distributed Oracle database applications

Audit Technical Specialist; July 1997 – Oct 1998

• Provided IS support for the Internal Audit Department
• Developed and administered the Internal Audit Department web site
• Developed reports for use on audits using JCL/EasyTrieve, MS Access and Oracle

EDUCATION:

M.S. Computer Science; Aug 2002
GRE Scores: Quantitative 740/800, Analytical 740/800, Verbal 520/800

Graduate Research Thesis

• Developed a parallel and distributed simulation system using the Java programming language on an SGI Origin 2000 multi-processor server running IRIX 6.5 (a version of Unix developed by SGI)
• Extensive use of Java threads and parallel execution
• Distributed communication using Java RMI
• Used object-oriented analysis and design methods and tools such as UML and design patterns
• Developed a Perl/CGI and XML front-end allowing a user to upload and execute a simulation model

Master's in International Business; May 2005

B.A. Computer Science; April 1997

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE:
Primary tool chain, Java:

• Eclipse (Windows/Ubuntu), Ant, Emma, JSP, Struts, Javascript, JUnit, Easymock/JMock, Web Services

Secondary tool chain, C++:

• Eclipse CDT (Linux dev/deploy, Managed Make), Make, Boost, Google Test, Google Mock

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES:

• Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform (SCJP)
• Sun Certified Web Component Developer (SCWCD)
• 2012 Developing Android application soon to be released in beta on Google Play. Includes a RESTful server component implemented with Jersey, and a MongoDBdocument store, hosted in a virtual environment.
• 2011 Developed OpenGL Android application, un-released.
• 2010 Developed WebOS application for internal development competition. Awarded free Palm Pre Plus mobile phone. Application consisted of HTML/Javascript/CSS interface to Yahoo Upcoming Web Service, and Google Maps API.
• 2004 Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars
• 2004 Nita Robinson Scholarship Recipient
• 2004 Business International Education Award Recipient
• 2003 Hermann Paris Scholarship Recipient
• 2003 Georgia Board of Regents Scholarship Recipient
• 2003 President of the GSU International Business Alliance