SUMMARY

More than 25 years of experience in software development, database design development, system administration, system design and architecture.  Experience spans many industries and disciplines. Most recent experience is as a .Net Architect and developer and Cloud Solutions Architect, primarily with AWS

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

XCentium, Los Angeles, CA 7/11 - present

Enterprise Architect

RESPONSIBILITIES

·   XCentium specializes custom development and cloud deployments.  As such, my responsibilities run the full range of the software development life cycle, from requirements gathering and project documentation and system architecture/design to significant hands on development using any number of technologies.

·   Interfacing directly with clients to kick projects off

·   Interfacing with some off-shore components for different projects

·   Research and Development for new tools, technologies and strategies.

·   The primary focus has been using the Microsoft stack (.Net, Sql Server, etc). 

·   I’m also the primary Amazon AWS administrator and have delved heavily into the entire AWS framework utilizing most of Amazon’s service offerings in one form or another.

·   Involved in full SDLC from requirements gathering, to system and software architecture, development, testing, maintenance, documentation, etc.

·   Amazon AWS System Administrator and Solutions Architect.

PROJECTS

·   Nerium International – Team Lead, Software Developer : This project is a complete rewrite of the Nerium.com website.  The new site will utilize a fusion of Sitecore, Insight and Exigo.   Technologies include the standard enterprise level tools: Sql Server, Web Services, Silo’d and layered SOA type architecture. Front end includes Foundation CSS and Angular.js (along with a smattering of support tools like SASS/Compass, etc).  Middle Tier includes Asynchronous programming using Microsoft MVC and Web API inside a Sitecore container with integration points to Exigo and Insight.  Back end is Sql Server, Web Services and Async programming using Entity Framework w/Code First. Source Control is Git via TFS. SDLC methodology is a Nerium customized version of Agile/Scrum.  Total project size is about 6 teams of 6-10 developers per team. Team members are cross functional. Scheduled Production rollout in first part of April 2015.

·   Allergan (Maker of Botox) – Cloud Architect:  Responsible for planning, designing and implementing a move from legacy data centers to the Amazon AWS Cloud platform.  Included merging resources from 3 different data centers into a single AWS Cloud implementation.  Transition included moving not only the infrastructure based assets in the data centers, but migrating from other technologies to AWS based technologies. Examples include migrating from BigIP F5 Load Balancers to Elastic Load Balancers and from Akamai, a content delivery network (CDN) to CloudFront (AWS’s CDN).  Involved designing the entire network, then costing it out to show how much of a savings could be had by moving to AWS from the other data centers.  I had to work closely with Allergans Info-Sec, Enterprise Architecture, Web Services, and other groups to ensure the resources in the AWS environment maintained corporate and regulatory compliance with respect to security, performance, cost and maintainability.  In addition to designing the AWS environment, I was also instrumental (the lead resource) in migrating from the other data centers to the new AWS environment.  These tasks included creating a High Availability solution for Sql Server on EC2 in AWS. This utilized Microsoft’s Sql 2012 Always On solution.  Standard AWS best practices were used by separating different nodes in clusters into different availability zones, utilizing security groups and Network Access Control Lists (NACL, ACL) for heightened security, jump boxes and management boxes for key management, a defined backup and restore process utilizing S3 and Glacier that included options for Disaster Recovery.  Total environment ended up consisting of more than 50 heterogeneous servers and technologies, numerous load balancers (ELB), Sql Server RDS instances, CloudFront, Simple Notification Services (SNS), Simple Email Services (SES), CloudWatch, CloudTrail (for auditing), Amazon AWS Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), with VPN and Customer Gateway.

·   Castle Payday – Payday Lending Site: Responsible for architecture and design of an Orchard CMS based business application that integrates with multiple Loan Management Systems (LMS) and Risk Management Systems (RMS) to evaluate both web-based and lead-based short term, high-APR loan applications and provide a responsive web interface to the end user to manage the loan application and repayment process.  Involved integrating with a merchant gateway to validate debit card and bank information, as well as numerous other web services in a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) design.  CMS design also included a provider model to allow us to swap out different LMS back ends.  In addition to design, I was the technical lead for a very small group of developers (2-3) and was responsible for significant portions of software development and Orchard Customization.  We also built custom themes so that we can stand up multiple versions of the site with the same essential functionality.  http://www.castlepayday.com, http://www.peppercash.com

·   Exactuals:  System Architecture and Design for a cloud (AWS) based secure residuals processing application. SOA/Service API design.  Groovy/Grails with Oracle and MySql as back end. Oracle Apps as middle tier.  Highly complex heterogeneous enterprise system utilizing an array of secure AWS offerings.  Technologies include XML and Schema Design, Cloud Formation Template generation, provisioning AWS services (EC2, Route 53, VPC, ACLs, AutoScaling and Load Balancing, etc).  Development and drafting of standard operating principles for the entire SDLC including coding standards, change management policies, source code and repository control, etc. Unix System Administration (CentOS and Amazon). Shell Scripting, batch processing, cron. http://www.exactuals.com/

·   GolfNow.com: Involved in multiple projects with numerous technologies.  Classic ASP, Visual Studio 2008-2012, Dot Net Framework 2-4.5, Web Services & SOA (including classic asmx and WCF), design patterns, MVC3 and MVC4, Javascript & jquery.  Sql Server 2008 and 2012, stored procedure development and optimization. IIS5-IIS7.5 configuration. http://www.golfnow.com, http://reservations.teetimes.com, other intranet based sites. Interface with 3^rd party golf inventory providers to maintain tee time inventory in near real time. Utlize multiple 3^rd party libraries and platforms (Infragistics, Telerik, jquery, Postsharp, GeoIP, etc).

·   Caps Payroll: Work on custom built abstract CRM and Accounting system.  .Net 4.5, IIS 7.5, extensive Sql Server stored procedures using SqlXml and Sql Server 2008 custom built rules engine.  http://www.capspayroll.com/live/home/softwaresolutions/LAjit

·   Bellicose VI/Phenomenon: Lead Developer, team of 5.  Project involves maintenance, enhancements and production support of legacy ASP.Net (VB.Net) websites, and migration plan to move them to Orchard CMS. Involves interfacing with WCF and Web Services, website performance audit and tuning, database design, web analytics.

 

Revere Group, Chicago, IL 4/10 – 7/11

Senior Technical Specialist (Architect)

RESPONSIBILITIES

·   Software Developer Consultant for The Revere Group: various programming and technology related projects.  Tasks include new development projects involving the full SDLC in an agile environment, both WinForms and ASP.(all versions). 

·   Responsible for engineering support on sales, including development of proposals, responses to RFPs, System architecture and design documentation, Requirements documents, technical specifications and design specifications. 

·   Western Region Core Team Lead – Responsible for development of standard operating procedures, standards documents, SDLC practices, team development and mentoring.  Worked closely with 2 other leads to advance and progress the Western Regions Microsoft practice so as to use best practices in all projects.

·   Technologies

·        Microsoft .Net Stack. All version of VS2008-VS2012. Microsoft .Net 2-4.5 with C#.

·        Sql Server 2005-2012 (including database design and stored procedure development)

·        Single Sign-on design and implementation

·        3^rd party .Net controls (Telerik, Infragistics, ComponentArt)

 

Directors Guild of America, Los Angeles CA 4/09 – 4/10

Sr. Consultant

RESPONSIBILITIES

·   Senior Consultant for Directors Guild of America: various programming and technology related roles derived from time as the Software Development Manager at the DGA.  Tasks include new development projects involving the full SDLC in an agile environment, both WinForms and ASP.Net for Framework 3.5.  Primary technologies are Microsoft .Net (C#) and Sql Server 2005.  Also responsible for occasional help with the DGA’s public facing website including system administration and upkeep of the site’s server, software updates and fixes (LAMP stack), backup and restoration of the site and database, etc.  Responsible for production support and database maintenance and optimization. Responsible for code maintenance, optimization and refactoring where necessary. Source code control is CVS. Software development environment is Telecommuting and VPN access.

 

KRT Industries, Los Angeles CA 5/08 – 4/10

Consultant

RESPONSIBILITIES

·   Senior Consultant for KRT Industries: various programming and system administration roles for a number of websites that implement a LAMP stack on the FreeBSD platform.  Responsible for site and database backup scripts, system maintenance and optimization, code refactoring as needed and implementing new software functionalities utilizing the full SDLC.

 

Directors Guild of America, Los Angeles, CA 1/06 – 3/09

Manager of Software Development

RESPONSIBILITIES

·   Technical Lead focusing on C#(CSharp) .Net (Dot Net) all versions with working knowledge of Perl, PHP, Javascript, AJAX, HTML, CSS, XML, web services

·   RDBMS development: Sql/T-Sql, stored procs, functions, performance tuning and optimization

·   system, software and database architecture and design

·   DBA: Sql Server 2000, Sql Server 2005, MySql

·   data migration from legacy mainframe to 4^th Gen system

·   systems admin: Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Enterprise Linux (Suse, Redhat)

·   mentoring and training

 

L-Squared Technologies (Startup, Partner), Los Angeles CA 3/03 – 1/06

Principle Consultant, Managing Partner

RESPONSIBILITIES

·   systems integration, application architecture and design, software & systems architecture

·   Open Systems (Solaris, Linux), Windows C# .Net, database)

·   RDBMS – DBA, Design, Development (Sql Server, Oracle, Mysql), query & system performance tuning, troubleshooting, integration & migration

 

US Software, PVT LTD, Trivandrum, Kerala, India 1/03 – 8/03

Technical Architect

RESPONSIBILITIES

·   Architecture team lead

·   Training and mentoring

·   open source Unix development (perl, C/C++, PHP, C#, scripting)

·   DBA :Sql Server 2000, Oracle

·   Systems administration(Solaris, Linux, Win2k, Win2k3)

·   Custom enterprise email (Linux 2.4, C/C++, LDAP, Courier)

·   Architect and build enterprise Collaboration/UM system(Oracle Collaboration Suite)

 

US Technology Resources (Startup), Laguna CA 1/00 – 12/02

Project Manager - Senior Software/System Architect – Technologist

RESPONSIBILITIES:

·   Oracle, data modeling, database design, Solaris & LDAP, Oracle DB performance and scalability

·   AIX, Sql Server(Sybase) & data migration & integration specialist

·   Project Manager, project documentation: engagement documents, SDLC, proposals, RFP & responses 

·   India interface: code review and approval of all offshore code

·   Unix and Windows development, DBA, DB Developer (Sybase, Oracle, MS Sql)

 

 

Watson McAndrew Associates, Irvine CA 10/00 – 3/01

Senior Developer, Database Design

RESPONSIBILITIES

·   Team Lead

·   architecture, design, development, implementation, beta & UAT of an event based system implemented in Solaris,Linux(RH 6.x,7.x), Oracle/MySql, Perl, Apache/Tomcat, Flash, Javascript & Asynchronous XML calls (precursor to Ajax).

·   Data modeling, database design, database development

·   Lead back end developer, Oracle & MySql DBA & Developer, system admin, security, scripting(perl, tcsh, bash), TCP/IP, DNS, Apache, PHP, XML/XSL, Microsoft Digital DNA(.Net Framework)

·   Testing coordinator

 

Aelix, Inc. (Startup), Los Angeles CA 3/99 – 10/00

DIRECTOR SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

RESPONSIBILITIES: Management of all aspects of the IT department.

·   Started as Perl, C/C++ developer and Open Systems Admin. Eventually promoted to Director. Lots of hard work and long hours.

·   Northwestern Airlines online reservation system (Oracle, ImageMagick, FaxLiason, Perl, Visual Basic, Windows, Solaris)

·   Carrier grade fax and email broadcast system (Java, Perl, C/C++, Oracle RDBMS, Oracle Apps, Netscape Global, Enterprise Sun Systems, 4500s, 6500s, EMC, Communigate Pro, High Availability )

·   R&D, Technical strategies for company

·   Oracle DBA, Data modeling, Database design (Oracle Designer, Erwin, Embarcadero)

 

 

HSB Reliability Technologies, Alexandria VA 1/96 – 3/99

SR. DEVELOPER

RESPONSIBILITIES:

·               PC Technician, Mainframe Operator – IBM OS/390 (entry level)

·               Promoted to developer - entry level.  Some DB development. Oracle & Sybase, PowerBuilder, Y2K prep, Mainframe to client/server migration, project planning, manpower scoping, budgeting, some Java (Silversteam)

·               Promoted to Sr. Developer & Team Lead. Software architecture, data modeling, client/server design & implementation.

 

Erols Internet, Springfield VA 3/97 – 10/97

Systems Admin(Prod & Dev)/3^rd & 4^th Level Tech Support/B2B Support

RESPONSIBILITIES

·   Open Systems Admin (Solaris, HP/UX, R&D Linux) & Dialup Servers: Account creation/management, System Configuration & Management, Capacity Planning, Performance Monitoring & Tuning, Shell scripting and C/C++ development of sockets applications and servers.

·   Level 1-4 Tech support, Bind, NIS, TCP/IP, DNS, Apache, Sendmail, Backup/Restore

 

Interaccess ISP, Chicago, IL 1/96 – 11/96

Entry Level Systems Admin/Systems Operator/Developer

RESPONSIBILITIES

UNIX (Unixware2) System Administrator – Level 1, TCP/IP, Networking, Shell Scripting, System Monitoring & Performance Monitoring, Network Monitoring, Tech Support for Dialup & B2B customers, Write Unix C/C++ applications and servers to support the business needs

 

 

US Navy1/89 – 9/93Norfolk, VA

NUCLEAR OPERATOR/PROJECT MANAGER : Secret Security Clearance

RESPONSIBILITIES

·   Nuclear mechanic on U.S. Fast Attack Submarine. Information Technology R&D.

·   Qualified Submarine Warfare

 

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

COLLEGES

American Military University,Online2008-2014

Degree, Political ScienceGPA 3.96

Northern Virginia Community College,Alexandria, VA1997             

CSCI ClassesGPA 4.0

Western State College of Colorado,Gunnison, CO1994-1995

CSCI Major(no degree 30 credits) GPA 3.6