Gerald A. DiPalma

6 Wadsworth Farm Road 

Franklin, MA  02038

Home: (508) 541-3350 - e-mail: jdipalmajr@comcast.net

 

Summary

Information Technology Systems professional with both corporate full life cycle and Agile development experience with nine years of “Big 4” consulting experience.  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.  Proactive technology leader who thrives in a fast paced, team oriented environment.  Develops strong business-partner relationships which drive strategic solutions linked to business needs.  Excellent communication skills, including senior management reporting, presentations, and written correspondence.  Significant experience working with offshore development centers as part of a global delivery strategy.  Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP, MCAD, MCSD) for C# Web and Windows applications, XML Web Services development, and SQL Server.

 

Current Technology Skills

Languages: C#, ASP.NET MVC, HTML, Razor, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, Kendo, Knockout, Angular, React, SAPUI5, JSON, Java (Android), Flex 3, XML, C, PHP, COBOL

Databases: SQL Server, MySQL, SQLite

Frameworks: .NET, nHibernate, Spring, Pex, PureMVC, SharePoint, MSMQ, Android

Tools: Visual Studio, Firebug, Fiddler, Eclipse, SVN, log4net, ReSharper, LeadTools

Concepts: OOD, TDD, Design Patterns, Multi-Threaded, SDLC (Water Fall / Agile), MVC

 

Security Clearance: Top Secret (TS/SCI – 11/2006-2/2010 Active)

 

Professional Career

msg global solutions / BIT Solutions / Kogent Corporation (Corporate acquisition)
(February 21, 2011 – Present)

Senior Software Developer/Technical Architect

Responsible for .NET consulting services to clients.  Major assignments include:

 

TAI (September 2015 – Current)

Senior Software Developer/Technical Architect

Responsible for design and development of a proprietary data extraction and data transmission application for TAI’s core product suite.  Key responsibilities:

·  Screen development in ASP.NET MVC web, Razor, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, JSON, and Knockout

·  Design and development of end-to-end application to define data extraction templates and to extract and securely transmit data in a scalable, multi-threaded environment.

·  Design and development of core infrastructural components such as persistence using Entity Framework and logging using Common Logging (deployed using NuGet)

Putnam Investments (April 2015 – August 2015)

Senior Software Developer/Technical Architect

Responsible for design and development of a Trading Analyst Reporting Tool.  Key responsibilities:

·  Development of Microsoft Word Add-In’s to automate previously manual steps in periodic security analysis reporting.  Key features: inclusion of data from Putnam’s security performance data into periodic security analysis reports; Submission of completed reports directly from Word.

 

Guardian Life Insurance/BayernLB (February 2011 – March 2015)

Senior Software Developer/Technical Architect

Responsible for design and development of a disability insurance agent portal and a securities trading system.  Key responsibilities:

·  Screen development in ASP.NET MVC web, Razor, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, JSON, Kendo, and Knockout

·  Design and development of transactional screens for Disability Processing, Brokerage Record Keeping, and Commercial Banking Reporting Systems

·  Design and development of core infrastructural components such as persistence using nHibernate and logging using Common Logging (deployed using NuGet)

·  Design and development of State management and event processing using the State design pattern

 

Forensic Risk Alliance (February 24, 2010 – December 10, 2010)

Senior Software Developer/Lead Architect

Responsible for IT operations servicing law firms requiring E-Discovery and Forensic Accounting services. Also responsible for core development activities using C# .NET, SQL Server, and SharePoint.  Major accomplishments include:

·  Leadership (player/coach) of a 10 person development team

·  Architectural design for multi-threaded C# application that provides high volume (millions of documents) imaging of native documents (i.e. Word, Excel, text, etc)

·  Development of multi-threaded C# application capable of continuous monitoring and backup of multiple (IMAP capable) voice mail accounts.  Utilizes MSMQ and a POP e-mail service for creation of e-mail notifications of system status and issues.

·  Data analytics for various forensic accounting projects using SQL Server, custom developed analytical tools (C#), and integer linear programming tools

 

Booz Allen Hamilton (December 22, 2005 – February 24, 2010)

Senior Software Developer/Architect

Responsible for architecture, C# .NET and Flex development, technical staff recruitment, and subcontractor management.  Major accomplishments include:

·  Leadership (player/coach) of a 12 person development team

·  Architectural design and coding of Data Access (DAO) infrastructure using C#, custom code generation, nHibernate, and Spring

·  Architectural design and coding of core components of a web based, forensics application using C#, Flex 3, PureMVC, and WebORB.

·  Integration of finger print scanner and video card hardware into an existing biometrics collections system using multi-threaded C#

·  Design and coding of a stand-alone C# Windows Forms based process to import DNA lab results into a SQL Server database

·  Design and coding of custom algorithms to search database for DNA matches using SQL Server stored procedures and functions

·  Migration of multiple Windows Forms applications from C# .NET 1.1 to 2.0 including redesign of methods for cross-threaded, real-time updates to GUI

·  Management of recruitment efforts for all development and testing staff

·  Subcontractor management for key subcontracting relationship

 

A2B Tracking Solutions (November 10, 2005 – December 7, 2005)

Consultant - .NET Technology Consulting

Independent consultant, responsible for C# .NET web development.  Major accomplishments included:

·  Architectural design and coding of a new ASP.NET web business application in C# and SQL Server supporting trial license registration for A2B’s core software product.

 

Fidelity Investments (August 27, 1990 – December 31, 2004)

Vice President - Offshore Program Management - June 2002-December 2004

Vice President/Director/Senior Technical Lead - Development & Production Support - June 1993 - June 2002

Consultant - Operations Audit & Analysis (OAA) - August 1990 - June 1993

 

Responsible for technical and managerial leadership within Fidelity’s HR Services Systems Group.  Responsibilities included:

 

·  Technical and managerial leadership of the development and production support functions (70 staff) supporting the HR Service’s Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system.

·  Architectural direction and management of the development of a new 401k business transaction server (middleware) supporting the automated phone systems, web, and phone rep desktop applications.

·  Design and development of (in C) a call volume analysis reporting system for a mission critical interactive voice response (IVR) system supporting a Fortune 500 corporation (250,000 calls / day).

·  800 number routing, Intelligent Call Management (ICM), integration into CRM, and call center switch setup.

·  Senior liaisons into the HR Services call center management.

·  Definition and creation of the Offshore Development Program Management function and the deployment of the required supporting technology

·  Design and development of offshore reporting tools (using Visual Basic and Excel) to support the offshore program management team.

·  Development of multi-year Strategic Plan for Fidelity’s 401k Systems Group.  Core components of plan presented to Fidelity’s chairman, Ned Johnson, and implemented over 3 years.

 

Ernst & Young – Boston, MA (June 1987 - August 1990)

Consultant - Information Systems Consulting

Responsible for technical and managerial leadership of full life cycle systems development efforts for external clients.  Also responsible for systems support projects such as software selection, operations reviews, and specialized technical consulting.

Major accomplishments included:

·  Development of application tools (using C) to support importation of legacy code into reverse engineering code analysis tools

·  Leadership of a $500,000, six month analysis and conceptual systems design effort for a manufacturing planning, operations, and control system for a major fiber optics manufacturer.

·  Management of a seven month development effort of a corporate data model for a chemical information and environmental reporting system for an international chemical manufacturer covering fourteen plants nationwide.

 

Arthur Andersen & Company – Chicago, IL (July 1981 - May 1987)

Consultant - Information Systems Consulting

Responsible for full life cycle systems development efforts, technical consulting support and database design consulting.  Major accomplishments included:

·  Design and development of the core batch updating modules (COBOL) for a bank deposit and withdrawal process.

·  Technical leadership of a fifteen person project team during the analysis, design, and construction effort of a Grain Inventory Management System (COBOL, JCL, IMS).  Full project included 75 people over multiple years.

·  Management of a 10 person team through the system and user acceptance test phases of a custom developed, multi-user, PC based auditor’s workbench project.

·  Participation in numerous projects as lead technical consultant to assist with mainframe technology issue resolution.  Key technical consulting covered COBOL, JCL, database, and mainframe technology issues both in the design and development project life cycle phases.

 

Professional Development

GAD Software (June 2010 – Current)

Consultant – Android Phone Developer

Responsible for development of Android Phone applications.  All development activities are conducted during evenings and on weekends.  Major accomplishments include:

·  Development of Aviation Weather application (Aviation Weather by GADSoftware) which is currently offered in Android Market.  Includes both a Trial and Paid version.

 

Education

MBA in Business Analysis (1981) - Operations Research Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

BS in Applied Science (1980) - Manufacturing EngineeringMiami University, Oxford, Ohio             

 

Certifications

Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCP-MCAD-MCSD):

·  (Exam 70–315) - Developing and Implementing Web Applications (C#)

·  (Exam 70–316) - Developing and Implementing Windows-based Applications (C#)

·  (Exam 70–320) - Developing XML Web Services and Server Components (C#)

·  (Exam 70-229) - Designing and Implementing SQL Server Databases

·  (Exam 70-300) - Analyzing Reqmnts & Defining .NET Solution Architectures

 

Loma FLMI Level I: Insurance Fundamentals

·  LOMA 281 – Meeting Customer Needs with Insurance and Annuities

·  LOMA 291 – Improving the Bottom Line: Insurance Company Operations

 

Series 6 & 63 Certification

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