SKILLSET:

• Professional programming experience in Java/J2EE, C, Unix shells, and Python, for Windows, Linux, and Unix (Solaris and HP - UX)
• Other technologies include Source Control (svn, cvs, Jira, Rational Team Concert), SQL Databases (Oracle, Informix, MySQL, MS SQL Server), Virtual Machines (VMWare, VirtualBox)
• Aptitude in mathematics, logic, problem solving and troubleshooting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Code Signing Engineer

Confidential, Austin, TX

Responsibilities:

• Supported code signing throughout the HP product space on multiple platforms such as Windows, Linux, Unix, Mobile, etc.
• Ensured that HP developed code has integrity, is cryptographically secure, validation of installation, and revocation processes if required.
• Wrote technical documentation for the installation and setup process, command - line interface, and validation of code signatures.
• Technologies include Microsoft Signtool and WHQL, Oracle Jarsigner, Gnu Privacy Guard, Hewlett-Packard HPBinarySigner, Redhat rpmsign.
• Assisted with support, development, deployment, and troubleshooting of HP s internal code-signing platform.

Confidential, Austin, TX

Responsibilities:

• Ownership, development, and maintenance of Tipping Point s Threat Management Center webserver
• Created Rest - like API for Multi-Service Router to query and download package updates
• Maintained, updated, and merged both Weblogic and JBOSS branches of code base
• Assisted Python and JSP developers,test team, database and system administrators, ran database updates and reporting scripts, updated software, and other developer tasks as needed.
• Technologies and languages include J2EE, Hibernate, Oracle 11i, Oracle Weblogic, Redhat JBOSS EAP

Confidential, Austin, TX

Responsibilities:

• Six month contract, extended one month
• Created Java module to reserve servers and virtual machines for unit testing using a non - standard REST-like inventory server interface
• Edited configurations on PXE server for OS booting and installations
• Created and configured VMWare Virtual Machines on ESX server
• Developed C++ module to convert SNMP Trap headers to rsyslogd messages
• Technologies and languages include Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Java, C++, SVN, VMWare

Confidential, Austin, TX

Responsibilities:

• Contract and Project Rescue software development
• Pace Americas (formerly 2Wire): Automated testing of both enterprise software and consumer DSL gateways, using Python in 2Wire s Advanced Regression Testing System (a superset of py.test) and Oracle 11i Database
• ACS (A Xerox Company): Developed J2EE software, on JBoss and Tomcat servers, for state governments to track subsidized child care and child support payments. Server backend processed nightly data updated delivered by the states in flatfile format, delivered by Point - of-Sale devices in encrypted format, and from telephone Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems in SOAP webservice format. Server also calculated and processed payments, including writing Automated Clearing House (ACH) files for payments, persisted data in an Oracle 11i database, and provided a web-based Java Server Page (JSP) interface for state operators.
• Ralph Lauren Polo: Developed and executed manual test cases for customer s internal data system, MSL+, which used Excel spreadsheets as a user interface, but stored data internally in a Microsoft SQL Server database.
• Technologies and languages include Java, J2EE, JSP, Spring, Struts, JDBC, Hibernate, Tomcat, JBoss, Oracle 11i, Eclipse/Rational Team Concert, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Python, VirtualBox
• Hired full-time after originally being contracted through Kforce (staffing service)
• 15-month gap in employment after the death of my wife 6/2009 - 9/2010

Confidential, Austin, TX

Responsibilities:

• Software development and maintenance for Linux telecom servers and web services
• Change requests and bug fixes on legacy Customer API, written in J2EE
• Change requests and bug fixes on legacy telecom platform, written in C
• Wrote new SOAP API in PHP, and server platform, for customers to update VOIP accounts
• Assisted with re - writing of telecom platform in Python, particularly the conference calling subsystem
• Designated Conferencing Guru, after finding and solving many race conditions and deadlocks in our most complicated, multi-threaded Python server application
• Improved DTMF (touch-tone) control of conferencing, and added a waiting room feature to the conferencing application
• Technologies and languages include Java/J2EE, Python, PHP4, PHP5, CVS, SVN, Apache Tomcat, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Informix 11 Database Server

Confidential, Austin, TX

Responsibilities:

• Provided post - sales telephone technical support of hardware, systems, subsystems and/or applications for customers and/or employees.
• Answered questions about installation, operation, configuration, customization, and usage of assigned products.

Confidential, Seguin, TX

Responsibilities:

• Provided first - line support for Computer-Aided Manufacturing equipment, on HP9000-series HP-UX (unix) servers and Oracle 8i Database servers, using Ethernet and serial communication
• On-site troubleshooting of any CAM application, database, server, Ethernet or serial communication issues, usually on late-night or weekend shifts
• Completed task requests as needed, including configuration changes and database queries
• Wrote sql-plus, pl-sql, ksh, Python and Perl scripts, to support manufacturing department s needs
• Hired full-time after originally being contracted through Olsten Staffing Service
• Tech support and College Computer lab positions
• Entry-level, non-programming computer work
• Began applying troubleshooting skills to software issues
• Details and references available on request
• Previous career in Air Conditioning repair
• Began life-long troubleshooting and customer service skills
• Developed interest in computers as office technology became more sophisticated
• Details and references available on request