Ron Dixon

DXN Solutions, Inc.

972-897-4202 (mobile)

ron.dixon@dxnsolutions.com

www.dxnsolutions.com

DXN SOLUTIONS, INC. (07/2001 - PRESENT)

SR. SOFTWARE ENGINEER / CONSULTANT / OWNER

  · A senior software engineer with “hands-on” experience in multiple projects,

architectures and industries.

  · Specializing in the design and development of full-stack enterprise solutions using

MEAN (MongoDB, Express.js, Angular.js & Node.js) and Java/JEE technologies.

  · Responsive Web Designs, Single-Page Applications, REST-ful Services, Cloud

deployments and Agile development.

  · Focusing upon customer needs and requirements while enforcing sound design

principles and best practices.

  · Promoting decoupled, modular designs for effective deployment, orchestration,

scalability and support.

LANGUAGES, FRAMEWORKS & PLATFORMS

  · Node.js, Angular.js, Bootstrap, jQuery, Express.js …

  · JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, AJAX ...

  · Java, Java EE (J2EE/JEE), Spring/MVC, EJB, JMS, JSP …

  · Annotations, Hibernate, Generics, Apache …

  · Groovy/Grails, Plugins ...

  · Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB, HSQLDB, H2, MS SQL, …

  · Linux, Windows …

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Ron Dixon

DXN Solutions, Inc.

972-897-4202 (mobile)

ron.dixon@dxnsolutions.com

www.dxnsolutions.com

PROJECTS @ DXN SOLUTIONS, INC.

Tektronix Communications (04/2013 – 12/2014):

• Technologies: Angular.js, Bootstrap, Express.js, Node.js, MongoDB, AWS, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5,

CSS3, Tomcat, Groovy/Grails, MySQL, Subversion, Linux.

• Duties: Software engineer for iBuild – platforms managing customer orders and pricing for

telecommunication equipment. Performed complete redesign of the user interface for usability,

internationalization and custom themes. Upgraded Grails 1.3 to 2.2 and MySQL 5.0 to 5.7. Created

reusable components to enhance user interfaces while reducing overall complexity. Developed

Intersect, a MEAN stack application for AWS cloud deployments.

Copart – Online Auctions (07/2013 – 10/2014):

• Technologies: Angular.js, Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery, Node.js, HTML5, CSS3, Java, Resin, MySQL,

DB2, Atlassian JIRA/Bamboo/Fisheye/Crucible, CVS, Linux.

• Duties: Software engineer for the Virtual Bidding (VB3), On The Block (OTB) and Aurora platforms.

Developed single-page applications using Angular.js with REST-ful web services and Nirvana

messaging. Refactored existing applications for performance, usability and theming.

Fidelity Investments (05/2012 – 02/2013):

• Technologies: Groovy/Grails, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, Java, Tomcat, Oracle, Atlassian

JIRA/Bamboo/Fisheye/Crucible, Subversion.

• Duties: Software engineer for the Fidelity Pricing & Cash Management Services (FPCMS) division.

Member of the Rapid Application Development (RAD) team supporting over 20 applications and

plugins written in Groovy/Grails. Followed established agile development best practices using Epic /

User Story development, continuous integration and testing (unit, integration and functional).

Raytheon IIS – CENTAUR (11/2010 – 02/2012):

• Technologies: Java, Spring MVC and Spring Security, JPA, Hibernate, JDBC, Tiles, JavaScript, JQuery,

HTML, CSS, MySQL, Tomcat, Linux.

• Duties: Software engineer for the Cross-Domain Enterprise All-Source User Repository (CENTAUR), a

suite of products for machine-to-machine, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information

sharing between U.S. security domains and multi-national partners. Designed and developed the

CENTAUR Console, a web-based dashboard for event monitoring and metric reporting.

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Ron Dixon

DXN Solutions, Inc.

972-897-4202 (mobile)

ron.dixon@dxnsolutions.com

www.dxnsolutions.com

PROJECTS @ DXN SOLUTIONS, INC. (CONT)

Raytheon IIS – Trusted Borders (07/2007 – 10/2010):

• Technologies: Java, Java EE (JEE), Web Services, Annotations, EJB3, JMS, JSP, JSF, JNDI, Servlets,

Apache, ANT, Spring, XML, XSD, JAXB, XSL/T, JPA, Hibernate, JDBC, SQL, PL/SQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS,

Oracle, HSQLDB, H2, WebLogic, Clearcase, Windows and Linux.

• Duties: Software engineer with top secret clearance for the Trusted Borders program delivering

large-scale border control systems to the UK Government. Designed and developed high-volume,

multi-threaded transformation services for distributed, n-tier architectures deployed within clustered

WebLogic environments. Developed canonical message models and web services supporting

passenger clearance transactions initiated by UK clearance officers. Developed XML message

schemas (XSD) and generated supporting message artifacts using JAXB. Services were implemented

as annotated EJB3 stateless session beans and document-centric SOAP interfaces. Services were

orchestrated by WebLogic AuqaLogic Service Bus (ALSB).

MedSynergies – Data Warehouse (12/2004 – 12/2006):

• Technologies: Java, Java EE (JEE), EJB2, JSP, JNDI, Servlets, Apache, ANT, Struts, Templates, XML, XSD,

JDBC, SQL, T-SQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, JBoss and Windows Server.

• Duties: Consolidated 50+ disparate Microsoft SQL Server databases into one centralized data

warehouse. Designed and developed web-based applications providing easy access to the data

warehouse and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) metrics.

KnowledgeBase Marketing – Data Warehouse (06/2004 – 11/2004):

• Technologies: Java, Java EE (JEE), EJB2, JSP, JNDI, Servlets, Apache, ANT, Struts, Templates, XML, XSD,

JDBC, SQL, T-SQL, C, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Windows, Solaris, Oracle, Informix, WebSphere.

• Duties: Supported the design and development of high-volume transformation services for a large

consumer-oriented data warehouse based upon Informix. Developed batch-oriented Java and C

components running on Solaris.

Tetra Pak – Supply Chain Management (04/2003 – present):

• Technologies: Java, Java EE (JEE), EJB2, JSP, JNDI, Servlets, Apache, Struts, Templates, JDBC, SQL,

PL/SQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Windows, Linux, Oracle, WebLogic.

• Duties: Designed and developed Supplier Portal, a web-based application for managing supplier

relationships and manufacturing data. Developed data management and security architecture giving

customer control over supplier information taxonomies, data classification schemes and supplier-tosupplier

relationships. The application was released in 2004 and is still in use today. Currently

providing ongoing sustainment and support.

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Ron Dixon

DXN Solutions, Inc.

972-897-4202 (mobile)

ron.dixon@dxnsolutions.com

www.dxnsolutions.com

Verizon – Supply Chain Management (11/2002 – 04/2003):

• Technologies: Java, Java EE (JEE), EJB2, JSP, JNDI, Servlets, Apache, Struts, Templates, JDBC, SQL,

PL/SQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Windows, Linux, Oracle, WebLogic.

• Duties: Designed and developed web-based applications for managing supplier registration,

agreements and ongoing relationships.

TRIMODUS, INC. (10/2000 - 07/2001)

SR. MANAGER / SR. ENGINEER

• Technologies: Java, J2EE, EJB2, Servlet, JDBC, JNDI, JMS, JSP, EDI, XML/XSL/XSLT, HTML, CSS, JavaScript,

Applet, Swing, ANT, JBoss, Struts, WebLogic, UML, Visual SourceSafe, Windows.

• Duties: Managed team of 15+ engineers in design and development of the VirtualRailcar, a logistics

management application providing tracking, tracing and optimization for the bulk/rail shipper

industry.

PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION (11/1989 - 10/2000)

SR. MANAGER / SR. ENGINEER

• Technologies: Java, C/C++, ObjectiveC, Lotus Notes, UML, MTS, COM, ASP, XML/XSL/XSLT, HTML, CSS,

JavaScript, JScript, VBScript, Visual J++, IIS, MS SQL Server, Visual SourceSafe, Windows NT Server,

IBM Assembler, CLIST, REXX, TSO, ISPF, JES2/JES3, SMF, VSAM, ISAM, TCP/IP, DF/HSM, MVS/XA,

MVS/ESA.

• Duties: Manager and lead software engineer on multiple projects and client engagements. Systems

engineer for mainframe Operating Systems and Storage Management teams. Performed large-scale,

coast-to-coast system migrations and conversions to Perot data centers in Richardson, TX.

ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS (03/1986 - 11/1989)

TEAM LEAD / SYSTEMS ENGINEER

• Duties: Team Lead for mainframe Storage Systems Team proving 24x7 support. Developed software

maintenance, packaging and distribution systems to standardize hundreds of software components

across multiple mainframe images and data center operations. Performed large-scale, coast-to-coast

system migrations and conversions to EDS data centers in Plano, TX.

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Ron Dixon

DXN Solutions, Inc.

972-897-4202 (mobile)

ron.dixon@dxnsolutions.com

www.dxnsolutions.com

TG&Y STORES, INC. (01/1982 - 03/1986)

OPERATIONS MANAGER

• Duties: From entry-level operator to operations manager in corporate headquarters IT data center.

Responsible for daily batch operations including point-of-sale, inventory, billing and accounts

payable processing for over 600 retail stores nation wide.

EDUCATION

1982 – 1985

University of Central Oklahoma

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