SUMMARY:

• Over fourteen years of experience providing and supporting both private companies and government entities.
• Specialist in telecom, Java/JEE applications.
• Expertise includes adhering to full SDLC using Waterfall, Modified Waterfall and Agile Methodologies as well as customer interaction and team leadership.
• Strengths include analytical thinking, adaptation, design, development and communication for audiences consisting of seasoned IT professionals to novices.
• Extensive experience in design, development and tuning of Relational (RDBMS) and No - SQL Databases.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages: Java, Groovy, Pascal, C/C++, PL/SQL

Front End: Struts, DHTML, XHTML, HTML, Javascript, CSS, Ajax, Dojo, GWT/GXT, Kendo, Sencha ExtJS

Frameworks: Struts, JPA/Hibernate, Spring MVC, Grails

Tools: Pentaho, XML, Eclipse, Custom Tags, OneJar, VirtualBox

Servers: OC4J, Weblogic, Tomcat, Spark

Database: Oracle, HSQLDB, MongoDB, MySQL, SQL Server, Postgres

Services: AWS

Messaging: JMS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Rocky Point, FL

Senior Developer

Technology Used: Java, Hibernate, Dojo, ActiveMQ, Postgres, Spring, CSS, Tomcat, SQL, JSON

Methodology: Agile

Responsibilities:

• Design: Dojo Widgets to accommodate new business solutions
• Solution Implementation: Photo Download from Online system, reports, and Configuration using Java solutions and best practices, Dojo and Spring MVC
• Solution Improvement: Product research and conversion to best practices

Confidential, Annandale, VA

Principle Architect/Developer

Technology Used: Java, MySQL, JSON, SQL, VirtualBox

Methodology: Agile

Responsibilities:

• Design: Create custom Java-based ETL Tool
• Solution Implementation: Using a Java command-based architecture and command line menu, individual commands and chains of commands to solve various migration related challenges. This configurable chain of common actions that comprise the totality of a migration is currently in use and handles data migration/integration process.
• Documentation: Create various architectural documents and figures to capture current state and gaps in existing application.
• Client management: Frequent speaker in meetings to help bridge the gap between developers and management. Also, help manage expectations.
• Appliance Server: VM building (Linux, MySQL, Redmine, GitLab) hosted in AWS.
• Tool research and recommendation: Establish an Agile-ready environment to support project and office processes.
• Establish the presence of the Architecture team in a five sub-team group.

Principal Developer

Technology Used: Java, Hibernate, Kendo, ActiveMQ, Postgres, Spring, GRAILS, CSS, Tomcat, SQL, JSON, VirtualBox

Responsibilities:

• Solution Implementation: Drove the reimplementation of an inherited application using Grails and Kendo.
• Extension of Kendo Widgets: Built, using Closures, a new feature-rich Kendo widget extensions for use in the effort of code reuse and standardization.
• Code Reduction: Designed monolithic class and script reduction and reuse and moved to a functional unit model with an accompanying core set of functions
• Coding Standards enforcement: Created naming conventions, abstracted widget configurations, project structure and tool unification.
• Team Mentoring: Worked individually with junior and mid-level IT personnel to increase their understanding of technology and coding concepts.
• Documentation: Created various architectural documents and figures to capture current state and gaps in existing application.
• Technology Refresh lead: Implemented a base for a technology shift to simplify development and cater to team strengths.
• Solution re-Architecture plan: Wrote the Architectural Design document for the system and updated for the new technology stack.
• Lead Team of three.

Confidential, Northern VA

Software Engineer/Architect

Technology Used: Java, SQL, iMacros

Methodology: Agile

Responsibilities:

• Evaluated the product to determine as-is status.
• Designed a solution per client specifications.
• Oversaw implementation of solution.
• Created user-friendly browser automation.

Confidential, Northern, VA

Software Engineer/Java Developer

Technology Used: Java, Hibernate, Angular, RabbitMQ, MySQL, Spring, CSS, SQL, JSON, JPA

Methodology: Agile

Responsibilities:

• Provided production support.
• Developed Spring MVC.
• Developed and implemented new process.

Confidential, Northern, VA

Software Engineer/Java Developer

Technology Used: Java, Hibernate, Spring, SQL, JSON, ExtJS

Methodology: Agile

Responsibilities:

• Routed messages using Mirth and custom processors.
• Maintained “traffic cop” GUIs using ExtJS.
• Designed a Modular Date widget.

Confidential, Northern, VA

Java/DB Developer

Technology Used: Java, Hibernate, Struts, Oracle, Spring, CSS, Tomcat, Weblogic, SQL, JSON, MongoDB, JPA, OneJar, Pentaho, Spark

Methodology: Transitioned from Waterfall to Agile

Responsibilities:

• Designed MongoDB-based data models with supporting analysis, performance and stress tests.
• Modularized monolithic legacy applications into widgets using the Ozone Widget Framework to promote interaction and reuse as well as to reduce maintenance and redeployment.
• Created (modern) browser independent widgets utilizing GXT.
• Created a configurable test data generator to provide structured data for development testing.
• Migrated existing COGNOS reports into a new centralized Pentaho reporting system, saving millions of dollars in licensing fees.
• Customized the Pentaho reporting software.
• Reviewed and revised requirements.
• Designed internal standards for data formats and communications using XML and JSON.

Java/DB Developer

Responsibilities:

• Provided integration and SME support and designed slides that included use cases and process flows that were utilized during the integration process.
• Provided life-cycle support such as procurement/upgrade of hardware and documentation.
• Promoted to lead a three-member team in a follow-up integration effort due to success as developer and SME.
• Reduced maintenance and customer acceptance.
• Oversaw and participated in requirements gathering, concept designs, design review, implementation, documentation and deployment planning.

Java/DB Developer:

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a part of a 90+person team.
• Performed maintenance as well as a number of component research/startup duties.
• Created a Javascript widget that supported the construction of a proprietary classification marking string with CAPCO compliant visual representation.
• Retrofitted this widget across the entire system via its “auto-hookup” feature.
• Delivered a daily data import service using the previously implemented email polling application, and extended it to include new data sources, auditing and reporting.
• Developed a low cost entity extraction capability to handle CAPCO classification markings identification and parsing, utilizing regular expressions and standards specifications.

Java/DB Developer

Responsibilities:

• Created an email polling service to support automated daily import of critical data.
• Upgraded System Framework.
• Designed and briefed a seamless integration plan (front/back end components) which was immediately accepted by the client.
• Assessed the fitness of the legacy application and got it back online following a post integration direction change and shut down.
• Acted as developer and SME to a new team.
• Redesigned the previous email polling software to include a Windows service mode, new configuration model and repackaging to greatly simplify future deployments reducing maintenance and deployment costs and shifted to a framework approach.
• Added an RSS feature as well as push notifications by customizing and integrating a no-cost, open source product.
• Designed and developed a low cost entity extraction utility for name identification and extraction.

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Java Developer

Technology Used: Java, Hibernate, Struts, Oracle, Sybase, CSS, Tomcat, Websphere, SQL, JSON

Responsibilities:

• Designed, developed, tested and deployed web applications to workshop training.
• Interacted directly with clients as well as teaming up with contractors.
• Designed and implemented a web-based content management system to allow for creation, deletion, modification and automated lifecycle management.
• Designed and implemented a strategy to integrate a proprietary system over the network via a fail-safe proprietary protocol and bean-to-XML conversion
• Designed and implemented the user interface for a web-based search application using JSP and Servlet technology.
• Provided keyword searches, similar searches, pagination and search within features
• Implemented localization for the new services using CSS and configuration