Summary

I enjoy working on both enterprise-backend and user-facing systems, as well as the unique and unpredictable challenges that sometimes arise within the high-tech marketplace. My main professional focus so far has been Health IT, so I’ve become aware and accustomed to some of the typical challenges and unique facets of the industry, but my general technical interest has led me into financial software solutions, AI projects, and even the music business. I enjoy multi-discipline roles, and I’m as comfortable in a datacenter working on hardware as I am developing software solutions at the most abstract level.

Experience

11/2012 – Present

JBS International, Inc.

North Bethesda, MD

Senior Solutions Architect

§    Leads the O&M team, consisting of a developer, technical writer, and technical assistance manager to handle user issues, perform system maintenance (and coordinate with the rest of the development team), and create the framework for O&M practices throughout the IT department. The O&M process includes TFS administration and creation of the deliverable package (software and documentation).

§    Architected multiple system components and full enterprise systems in .Net and Java, utilizing custom components, COTS and Open Source systems to create scalable systems and fulfill guaranteed delivery requirements. The primary business objective for these systems was data capture, analysis, and transformation.

§    Accompanies the business development group to conferences and client-facing events to explain and “evangelize” the technical approach and solution for potential clients and government representatives. Worked directly with CDC developers to assist them to develop their components and integrate with ours using the latest Health IT standards.

§    Formally recognized by FDA for the successful SRP effort.

2012 – Present

Polyteknic, LLC

Point of Rocks, MD

Owner

§    Maintains research and product development projects for potential marketing opportunities, as well as “pure research”:

o Created a software/hardware package for controlling virtual instruments (VSTI) using MIDI signals transferred in serial over USB. The multi-mode device allowed for mapping and input modes and included input modulation through a “data glove” interface in real time. (C++ and microcontroller)

o Created a 3d-printable, configurable, parameter-based prototype for generating a piano teaching and assistance tool.

o Created a configurable, lightweight application and framework for remotely discovering and configuring IOT devices.

o Research and software development and simulation for modeling the behavior of vehicles in traffic as cellular automata to create “traffic” as an emergent behavior, and examine how behavioral changes of the cell would influence the quality of the emergent traffic.

o Prototyped a framework for Adobe Flash and Air to create and deploy interactive, multimedia product tours for multiple environments.

§    Consulted with the development teams for Health IT and Financial software clients – provided code, documentation and ad-hoc problem solving. (ASP.Net, .Net Services, WCF)

§    Created the company website and company intranet for a Defense Contractor, including Google Applications SSO integration, blind comments. (Drupal, custom PHP and Open Source module integration).

09/2011 – 11/2012

KTL Solutions

Frederick, MD

Business Software Developer

§    Developed customizations for Microsoft Dynamics products, including CRM, GP, and Solomon.

§    Customizations included CRM forms, Sharepoint modules, SSO solutions using SAML, Direct customizations to GP, excel documents, etc using VBA, custom desktop application, services and components and web development. I enjoyed the occasional oddball problem that comes with a small, flexible environment (ask me about my “codebreaking” problem for a funny story).

§    Supported the Universal Services Administration Company’s financial mission in an on-site development role, architecting, developing and deploying a SOA pipeline for message processing and ETL with Dynamics GP. Worked directly with the team as part of their Agile process.

06/2008 – 10/2011

JBS International, Inc.

North Bethesda, MD

Software Engineer

§    Worked initially in a dual-role, both as a Business Analyst/Developer and as a network and hardware support specialist, leveraging my expertise in both disciplines.

§    Architected, prototyped and implemented message transportation and transmission components using MSMQ, BizTalk server, WCF, AS2 and the FDA ESG.

§    Provided system support as the primary O&M participant in a secure, access controlled client environment. Ensured that solutions complied with Agency practices and architectural requirements.

§    Provided end-user support for public-facing and Agency systems.

2004 – 2008

Mount St. Mary’s University

Emmitsburg, MD

Helpdesk Technician / Supervisor

§    Maintained student and faculty computers.

§    Maintained lab computers.

§    Performed network hardware and system maintenance.

§    Supported helpdesk requests for 1300+ computer users.

§    Created custom software for network configuration tracking and scripts to scan the network to examine and records its current configuration.

Skills / Technologies Used

§    C# / VB .Net (2.0 onward)

§    Java / J2EE

§    Glassfish, Oracle Application Server

§    HTML, Javascript, CSS

§    XML / XPath / XSLT, JSON

§    SQL Server, T-SQL, MongoDB, PostGRESql, Oracle

§    SOAP, REST (WCF and JAX-RS/JAX-WS)

§    C++

§    Windows Failover Cluster, Windows NLB, Kemp Technologies and F5 hardware load balancers

§    TFS, SVN, GIT, CVS

§    Sharepoint (Development and Administration)

§    Microsoft Biztalk Server 2006, 2009

§    EDIINT Applicability Standard 2

§    Amazon Web Services (AWS) – Cloud Architecture and “Forklift”

§    Drupal

§    IIS / Windows Server Configuration and Administration

§    Linux / Unix configuration and troubleshooting (Ubuntu, Raspbian, Solaris, etc)

§    Unity (Windows Desktop, Android)

§    Arduino, Raspberry Pi

§    Adobe Flash, Air, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects (CS2, 5.5, 6)

§    2D/3D CAD (multiple platforms)

§    Soldering iron, breadboard

Education

2004-2008

Mount St. Mary’s University

Emmitsburg, MD

B.S. Computer Science

§    George Henry Miles Honor Society

§    Association for Computing Machinery Chapter President

§    Specific training in JAVA, C++. Also used .Net for AI culmination project – Genetic Algorithm implementation.

Interests

Too many to list. Current priority interests in rotation include: Computer Hardware and Software, Electronics, UAV (and aviation), AI, Photography (and computer vision), Astronomy, Motorcycling and motorsport.

References

References are available on request.