Experience Summary

Mr. Nagy is an accomplished hands-on Architect / Mentor / Project Manager & Principle with extensive experience with comparative Cloud Architectures, SOA, ESB, and Enterprise Integration (EIA.)  Business development experience include RFP / ITN creation, as well as response.

Platform experience includes LAMP / Linux / Unix, Microsoft Windows Servers, Mobile Devices, Embedded, and Mainframe. Experience with asset management, compliance, & secured designs.

Project approach experience spans RUP, Agile, Waterfall, and custom process creation. Documentation skills include UML, Use Cases, and Rational Rose. Over 20 years experience interwoven with mentoring, lecturing, and consulting assignments.

 

Security Background: SECRET (expired 10/2012)

 

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Technical Summary

Documentaiton: DoDAF, Unified Modeling Language (UML), Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office Suite, Rational Rose, Together Control Center, Argo UML, and LbreOffice.

Platforms: Cloud, Big Data (Hadoop), Virtualization (VMWare), Microsoft Server, Linux (LAMP), OS X, & MSDOS / PCDOS / FreeDOS. Hands-on and facilitative experience creating award-winning user interface (GUI/TUI) design. Embedded platforms include Atmel & Texas Instruments (TI.) Experience in Windows CE, BlackBerry, and Android SDK / NDK (Native Code).

Security: PKI Infrastructures based upon OpenSSL.

Microsoft Related: Entity Frameworks, .NET Frameworks, C#, VB.NET, WCF, WPF, SharePoint Services, IIS 6 & 7, ASP.NET, WinForms, Web Forms, .NET Remoting, MSMQ, ADO.NET, Windows Server 2003, 2005, 2008, SQL Server 2005, ActiveX, COM, DCOM, DLLs (Windows and Posix.) NUnit & TFS.

Java: JSON & GSON, NetBeans, Eclipse, JBuilder, Axis2, Log4J, JUnit, JSF, JSP, JSTL, JAX-WS, JAX-RPC. JAX-RS, JEE/JME/CLDC/CDC, Spring, Spring Integration (ESI), Hibernate, iBATIS/MyBATIS, libGDX, and JIRA.

C/C++: STL, gcc, g++, Trolltech/Nokia Qt, log4cxx, DJGPP, CPPUNIT, WinInet, gSOAP, libjpeg

Borland: VCL, CLX, Delphi, VisiBroker, InterBase, & BDE

Internet Related: PHP, Python, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, and Dojo; SOAP/WSDL, CGI, XML, XPath, HTML 5, ASP.NET; Extensive RFC implementation experience includes POP, SMTP, ESMTP, NNTP, RFC 822, and MIME. Hands-on experience with Apache, Tomcat, and IIS. Exposure to WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances.

Other Technologies: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Informix, CORBA, HLLAPI, APPC (LU6.2), CICS, Internet Spiders, ethical hacking, search robots, encryption, security, and Berkeley Sockets; Compression strategies; COBOL; Ruby/Ruby on Rails; Ethereal / Wireshark. Linux distributions include Red Hat/CentOS, Slackware, and Ubuntu.

Open Source Participant: Author of over 26 projects. Includes PHP CRUD, as well as the STDNOJ C++ Namespace with over 163 classes. C/C++ classes include RFC Support; Portability targets include WIN32, Unix/Linux, and OS X.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Soft9000.com (present)

Independent consulting, mentoring, & training service. Architecture, collaboration & software troubleshooting / review services.

Noteworthy Accomplishments DBA Soft9000.com:

·               Contract to remedy mission-critical wireless software defects results in long-term oilfield-automation project. Project harvests & monitors data from national satellite network. Solution provides near real-time visualization and notifications via company network. Personally recommended & installed products, built servers, created virtual machines, and wrote all software. Software included front-end JAVA Interface to LINQ routines / oilfield business processes. Also the creation of IIS hosted (1) web-services (2) Java Applet & stand-alone Application with (3) DLL encapsulated support for (4) over 8 .NET Projects. Technologies included UML, VB.NET, TSQL, LINQ, SSMS, Visual Studio, Netbeans, Java Applets & Applications, SQL Server 2008, IIS, ASP.NET, Microsoft Exchange, Visualization (VMWare as well as VirtualBox), Wireshark / Etherial, and SOAP.

·               Updated the website for a Florida-based cell phone monitoring company. Updates included the addition of PayPal Recurring Payments, Google Earth LatLng-based Services, as well as JQuery & Javascript support under ASP.NET. Activities required numerous SQL Server updates to support payment-processing and work-flow. Additional distributed support for phone location, usage, as well as hand-held / PDA logging events (Android). Support included Geofence monitoring, timezone management, and automated email notifications.

·               Selected to create & present Collegian Training for Lumneson, Gogo, and VTI.  Training topics included Java 7, Modern Testing Parctices, Web Services, Big Data, Networking Essentials & Security, as well as Cloud-based / Converged Integrated Data Center Architecture.

·               Over 600 training days for LearnQuest, Global Knowledge, The Training Associates, CGI, IBM, Borland & AT&T. Custom & “canned” topics include C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, Windows Server 2012, TFS, JIRA, HTML 5, CSS3, Entity Frameworks, Spring, Hibernate, jQuery, DOJO, JEE, REST, BEST and SOAP. Created C#, VB.NET, PHP & JavaScript Training offerings. Selected UML & VB.NET Training presentations available on YouTube. Average trainer evaluations 4.8 out of 5.0.

·               Presented 9 week Java Bootcamp at Blue Cross / Blue Shield in Chicago. Pilot program included “welfare to work” students with United States Military backgrounds, as well as Mainframe COBOL Programmers. Topics included both basic & advanced Java Concepts, MyEclipse Blue (MEB), HTML, XML, SQL, JEE, JSP, JDBC, Spring, and Hibernate.

·               Created & presented a 5-Day Virtual Training presentation for the United States Army. Student-directed / on-demand customized sessions covered training on UML, Web Services (REST, SOAP, Java & C# Labs), Project Management, Requirement Gathering, Visualization, Engineering Best-Practices, SCRUM + Waterfall Approach, ISO/OSI RM, IPV4, IPV6, Microsoft code-signing tools, Security, Creating AGILE / Better Contractual Relationships, and SSL. Resources included "SOA for Dummies" (IBM Special Edition), Magic Draw, Visual Studio 2010, Netbeans 7.x, WSO2 ESB, XMethods.org, and Oracle VirtualBox

·               Created Android-based touch-screen application for venture capital firm. Application included the ability to display and / or map both prepaid and non-paid advertisers via company-hosted web services; Required using Java, JavaScript, KML, SOAP, and open-sourced geo-coding software

·               Competitively selected to help prepare & present "Mobilizing the Modern Enterprise" seminar for AT&T; Trained all Mobility Access Consultants for AT&T across the United States

·               Worked with MVCI to integrate legacy .NET IVR Application into a purpose-built IBM DataPower IVR Appliance (WebSphere / XSLT / WSDL / SOA / C#.) Experience with Camel ESB. Included work with VXML

·               Lectured on SOA to large (500+) attendee audiences (video available)

 

SOFT9000 PROJECTS (2004 – Present)

Verzion Telecommunications: Consulting Analyst / Architect

Hired specifically to document the operation, integration, and installation of HP Asset Manager. Included the creation of Data Flows (DF0, etc.) and UML Diagrams to support the detailed design. Interviewed software developers & support personnel to capture voice & video teleconferences. Identified and documented a separate initiative to support email notification of data extraction failures. Troubleshooting of Apache / Tomcat / IIS R&D issues. Red Hat Linux, Windows XP. 

Unites States Army: Consulting Technical Section Leader

Responsible for the adoption and integration of new technologies. Included RICS, Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS), Georgia Technology Research Institute (GTRI's) Voice and Video Testing Tool (VETT), and software development on virtual (VMWare) Linux and Microsoft Windows Servers. Products include Microsoft SharePoint, IIS6/7, Magic Draw (DODAF & UML), Google Earth, Python, Visual Studio (C#, VB.NET), and NetBeans (Java); Developed a Service-Oriented GPS demonstration program and architecture. Included testable, textual transformations for KML for use on Google Earth; Authored video to discuss the use of new architecture to internal Army resources. Included WSO2 (Java, C#, Axis2, WCF) and integration of Linux Servers into Microsoft Networks. Python & C/C++ used to test, maintain, and integrate VETT GUI (winpython), Web Interface (Snakelets) & monitoring software into the testing inventory of the United States Electronic Proving Ground (EPG.)

Baker Hughes: Mentor / Consulting Architect 

Lead a UML centric design effort for this major Oil and Gas Tool Manufacturer based in Houston, Texas. Focus was to maximize software re-use across several micro-controllers using IBM's Rhapsody. Created custom training. On-demand lessons included compare/contrast sessions on C –v- C++, OXF –v- IDF, adapters, and using Rhapsody. Hands-on experience with TI's Code Composer Studio. Also setup both a project server and blog site for the firmware modeling team. Demonstrated competence in UML, C, and C++ in the embedded DSP/micro-controller environment, as well as PHP and CGI under Apache; CENTOS Servers (LAMP), and Microsoft Windows.

Southern California DMV

Created a SOAP Interface into the California Department of Motor Vehicles (APPC/LU6.2) Mainframe. The resulting SOA included the design, coding, and integration of a .NET web-server interface to manage both synchronous and asynchronous service calls to a handcrafted external  ("CPIC") session manager; Demonstrated competence in C#, C++, C, CPI-C, .NET, APPC, and the WIN32 IPC sub-system.

Fiserve / Banklink: Consultant

Troubleshooter for this major check processor/ACH interface provider based in NYC. Work included the creation of a WIN32 FTP service manager in C# .NET. Project was designed to replace a service that suddenly began to fail as peak utilization failures caused an average of $350 Million worth of nightly deposits to require manual routing. Also included the maintenance and troubleshooting of a device-level, networked C++ multi-device (check scanner) monitoring facility.

FDLE: Consulting Architect / Project Manager

Served as the Product Manager for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE.) Activities at this state agency included the training of FDLE members, as well as the creation of UML Models, procedures, and documents to support the creation of an ITN. Trained and managed a team of 3 full-time state employees; Ad-hoc software development to provide requirement management interfaces to DOORS. TCC-DOORS.

Bell South: Hands-On Architect

Java and C++. Architected and delivered a distributed logging, messaging, and SOAP based services framework for Bell South in Atlanta, Georgia. Project provided Log4J -style support for C++. Documented in UML with XP Stories/tasks using XPlanner and Together Control Center; Leveraged Java experience to implement capabilities in C++ using STL for use under Qt 3; WinINET interfaces used for FTP and other protocols. Ported to Qt4 for compatibility with Apple OS X; JNI supported Java re-use of resulting framework adapters.

 

OTHER EMPLOYMENT (1978 – 2004)

Principal Trainer (11/00 – 01/04)

Served as the Principal Trainer and lead content developer for Borland Software Corporation, a major software development concern based in Scotts Valley, CA. Promoted to the position of Principal Trainer during the first 3 months of employment.

·                     Researched and authored the first training and certification offering for Borland's C# Builder. Included research and/or creating training sessions for CLR/CTS, WinForms, Web Forms, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, MSMQ, COM/DCOM, and .NET Remoting.

·                     In-depth knowledge of Borland VCL and CLX component frameworks. Includes the ability to create and deploy highly customized tool interfaces for the Borland Integrated Development Environments (IDE)

·                     Hands-on experience with all Borland products. Served as “Build Master” for Delphi 5 and 6, C#Builder, C++Builder X, and C++Builder training offerings. Included complete certification and sales presentations. Self-learned .NET and created the first .NET training offering for the company (C#).

·                     Authored additional developer-level training, certification exams and study guides for JBuilder, Delphi, VisiBroker, and other Borland Technologies. Content development experience with C++, Java, CORBA and J2EE.

·                     Specialized in visionary planning, process creation, comparative product and architectural assessment, and training/certification design and development.

Independent Consultant (10/93 - 10/00)

President of Soft9000.com. Responsible for business development and hands-on delivery of proposed systems. Responsibilities include requirement collection, analysis, architecture, detailed design, coding, testing, deployment, and support. Full software development life cycle (SDLC) experience using UML. Clients include Sprint, Tarrant County Legal Services, United Dominion, and Laidlaw Environmental Services.

Principal Software Development Engineer (10/91 - 10/93)

Contract leads to position as Principal Software Development Engineer. Designed a platform-independent IPC (inter-process communications) mechanism for Informix Corporation, a major software developer based in Menlo Park, California. The IPC mechanism was designed to work under UNIX, MS Windows, OS/2, and the Apple Macintosh. Coded and implemented the paradigm for the award-winning Wingz spreadsheet. Re-wrote the printer interface logic for STORM, Wingz, and other products. Designed an extensible, portable, and graphical object-oriented "application painter" product. Wrote several articles for BYTE and other trade magazines.

Independent Consultant (9/90 - 12/92)

Owner, Network Data Processing Systems. Software Design / Development Services.

·                     Designed and delivered the first Windows User Interface for Informix Corporation, a major software developer based in Menlo Park, California. Updated INET/PC interface to work asynchronously under Windows 3.1 with Novell, NFS, AT&T RFS, DOS and Windows drivers. Extensive programming using Unix, DOS, and Windows Sockets (WINSOCK).

·                     Managed the design, directed, and participated in the coding activities for the field-service representative dispatch system (PACER) for Southern California Gas Company, the largest natural gas provider in the United States. The 35-million dollar PACER project collects orders and dispatches field service representatives via hand-held packet radio computers in-the-field.

Telecommunications Consultant (10/87 - 09/90)

Highly visible, international consulting for CTG Corporation, a major consulting firm based in Buffalo, N.Y. Project management and "hands-on" work with both marketing and technical personnel to design, develop, test, interface, and deliver state-of-the art telecommunications projects for the Fortune 500. Experience with CASE design methodologies and procedures. Experience with James Martin & Associates techniques. Spoke at "Communications Strategies '90" in Toronto on computer viruses.  Wrote several articles for Network World, Data Pro, and other trade magazines and books. Clients included IBM, AT&T, and Imperial Oil of Canada.

Logistics Support Specialist (12/85 - 10/87) 

Responsible for all ADP logistical activities for UTL Corporation, a defense contractor: Responsible for the data processing operations of the department of Logistical Support (ILS.) Responsibilities included the design, procurement, and support of new UNIX and DOS LAN systems for new clientele, code porting of standard Department of Defense programs, and coordinating contracted deliveries of the contents of these databases to the United States Government. SECRET security clearance level.

Consultant/Operations Manager (04/85 - 12/85)

Manager, Operations Center. Responsible for technical support and management of all data-processing systems for Blythe-Nelson, a consulting firm based in Dallas, Texas. Responsible for both request for proposal (RFP) generation, proposal review, and final vendor recommendation to clientele. Clients included General Portland, the State of Utah, and Texas Instruments.

Systems Analyst/Programmer (09/83 - 02/85)

Installation, trouble-shooting, and analysis of LAN and telecommunications equipment for Datapoint Corporation, a Fortune 500 network/mini-computer manufacturer. Also responsible for manufacturing and standard accounting programming in the ARC, and International Direct Distance Dialing (DDD), networked environments.

Computer Operator (01/78 - 01/80)

Responsible for the operations of an IBM DOS/VS mainframe in the RJE telecommunications environment for the mining equipment division of Dresser Industries (while attending college.) Experience with DOS JCL, JES2 and second-generation computing equipment policies, procedures, and equipment. Experience with TSO and RJE.

 

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Personal & Educational Information

Career Summary: Mr. Nagy has served as a Principal at two major software research and development companies. His experience spans large scale R&D Solutions, as well as virtualized training experiences. He has both written and spoken on many technical topics.

 

Education Secure Address

The Ohio State University P.O. Box 1770

Columbus, OH NPR, Florida, 34656

B.A, International Relations, 1983 r.a.nagy@gmail.com