6/2003 – present

Team Partner

Lead developer in mid-scale Smalltalk team. We created a web-based server-side application that processes Stored Value, or Gift Card, transactions. The application generates funds movement instructions communicated directly to banks and the Federal Treasury using proprietary protocols. This application successfully processes millions of transactions, and over a billion dollars during peak season, every day all day long with high impact service level agreements. Customers using this system are some of the largest consumer brands known. The development of this application applies Smalltalk, Java, JavaScript, Unix Korn Shell and DB2 database technology. This product is the most successful key application operating in FDN today. Current activities are focused around adding full international currencies and funds movement reports.

6/2002 – 6/2003

Team Partner

All positions in FDN are “Team Partner”. Key contributor to the development of the “View” funds movement reconciliation and reporting product. “View” is a web-based server-side high volume reporting tool developed using Visual Age Smalltalk. Credit card and check transactions are reconciled against bank and owner level payment levels. Volume is in the millions of transactions processed per day. High impact application with requirements to generate all financial reports on a daily basis before specific times of day every day. Customers were both internal to First Data and external. I enhanced, repaired and provided production support as part of the small team developing this product. FDN is an agile software development shop using XP practices exclusively. We develop our code in pairs using test-driven practices.

10/1999 – 10/2001

Group Manager – Metaphase Division

Developed a team environment with collaboration tools, distributed responsibilities, and team knowledge-sharing meetings. Directed a team of Java developers producing a critical middleware application. The project began with a mostly untrained staff, no development tools, a defect backlog measured in hundreds, 40% of features completed, core code classes that were poorly designed and a 13 week schedule. The project completed on-time and with all required functionality. Initiated several SDRC "firsts", including Windows IDE-based development, and advanced Java and OO Design training. Introduced aspects of contemporary OO process methodologies such as XP and software refactoring.

5/1998 – 10/1999

Project Manager – I-DEAS Foundation Division

Managed the development team responsible for updating core foundation technology of SDRC's flagship CAD product. Duties included reviewing overall system architecture, assisting with work estimation efforts, definition of tasks, organization and prioritization into measureable milestones, coordination with 6 other related projects, and organization of defect tracking, test and work schedule to prioritize and complete a large backlog of defects. The development team met every milestone on schedule. I was awarded an “outstanding contributor" award for my accomplishments.

8/1997 –

5/1998

Object Systems Architect – Center for Object Excellence Team

Focused on OO development processes, frameworks and technology concepts to create new lines of consulting services and extend existing engagements. We developed an Internet Banking framework targeted at international customers. I was responsible for the GUI web-based front-end to the CORBA backend banking system.

12/1995 –

8/1997

Eastern US Regional Manager – Professional Services

The Eastern region was the highest revenue-generating services group within ParcPlace. Primary objectives were: recruitment, retention and revenue. Created a highly skilled consulting staff while improving morale and communications for the team. Established several long-term services clients. Worked closely with sales organization in pre-sales visits to assist in closure for product software licenses and services agreements. Provided hands-on high level consulting in OO project management, processes and team composition. Provided consulting on performance tuning and resolution of difficult technical problems. Performed audit of ParcPlace-Digitalk consulting engagements nationwide to ensure that we delivered successful projects. Provided creative strategic input at senior management level, contributing to how we significantly grew the services business and improved consultant retention.

9/1994 –

12/1995

Senior Technical Specialist – Professional Services

Helped clients in OOP project management and technical areas such as performance tuning, memory and resource leak investigations, and Virtual Machine troubleshooting. Conducted design and code reviews. Gave formal workshops at national conferences on advanced Smalltalk debugging techniques and performance tuning. Traveled extensively and helped to maintain many customers for Digitalk. Generated consulting income of 156% of target for first quarter of 1995 and consistently above 100% throughout. Awarded for highest services revenue generated in 1995.

8/1993 –

8/1994

Technology Scout – Systems Division

Introduced OO tools, methodologies, and related concepts to Engineering. Focused on product development goals that were strategic in nature and deployment. Introduced using Artificial Neural Network technology to solve an industry-wide process control problem. This successful technology deployment was written up in a leading plastics industry publication. Launched a project to adopt genetic algorithm technology to further advance Ohmart’s lead.

10/1985 –

8/1993

Product Manager – Systems Division

Supervised all aspects of product development. Primary focus on software development of advanced factory-floor distributed real-time process measurement and control system. I conceived, launched, coded major portions of, provided the vision for and managed the development team that produced “ConceptOne”. This product became the most successful control system in that entire market. Sales demand increased from 2 systems per month to over a system per day.

4/1982 –

10/1985

Senior Systems Analyst – Systems Division

Designed, coded and tested software as leader of the development team.

10/1981 –

4/1982

Software Engineer – Systems Division

Designed and implemented real-time system implemented on PDP-11s for distributed process control. Supervised consulting team working on project.

9/1993 –

6/1994

Adjunct Professor – Evening and Continuing Education

Part time position while at Ohmart. Taught class in introductory computer programming for one academic year. Was rated a strong performer by Administration and student feedback.