| Support.com | Java, J2EE, JSP, WebLogic, WebSphere, XML, Oracle, DB2, iPlanet, Apache |
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| Internet, Technical Support | Redwood City, CA
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March 2001--July 2001 |
Contract Architect aiding with Solaris/WebLogic/Oracle and
AIX/WebSphere/DB2 customer deployments, and configuring the Unix
development environment under all platforms.
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Aided in customized customer deployments of
Solaris/WebLogic/Oracle implementations.
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Created AIX/WebSphere/DB2 development environment, keeping it
consistent with Solaris/WebLogic/Oracle.
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Wrote simplified Java database API, focusing on simplicity for
ASP developers transitioning to JSP.
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In 2000, I moved from Boston to San Francisco to join zipRealty.com
as their Chief Architect.
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| zipRealty.com | Java, J2EE, XML, Servlets, JSP, Octane, Oracle, Apache, Linux |
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| Internet, Real Estate | Berkeley, CA
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February 2000--January 2001 |
Chief Software Architect in charge of company's overall software
technology architecture.
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Led the technical design and implementation of the company's web
site, a complex project completed under intense time pressure and
coordinated with a separate team implementing the company's
Octane customer service platform.
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Designed and implemented most core Java functionality, including
the basic database access layer, generic form handling routines,
XML infrastructure, and most JSPs.
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Worked directly with product development, the I/S department, QA,
and the Executive Team in coordinating the company's software
direction.
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Led team of Java and Perl developers, supervising technical tasks
and ensuring a common, coherent architecture.
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Wrote the Unix build system used by Java and HTML developers to
create the web site.
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Used XML to allow Java or HTML developers to easily add or
modify web forms without code or database changes.
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Wrote XML and XSL infrastructure to abstract away JSP logic into
simple, data driven XML descriptions.
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Greatly enhanced web site performance by making static page
elements built at compile time instead of run time. This included
a simple but powerful templating mechanism which generates all
static content at build time.
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The following positions, from November 1995 to December 1999, were
independent contract
engagements under Cantara Consulting, the
consulting firm I started in October 1995.
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| Pharmatrak | Java, XML, Servlets, JSP, UML, PHP, Apache, Linux |
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| Internet, Healthcare | Boston, MA
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April 1999--December 1999 |
Contractor designing and implementing interactive web sites and
tools for web tracking, analysis, and configuration.
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Designed and implemented portal web site providing timely and
relevant pharmaceutical information for doctors.
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Wrote tools to validate code errors in static client web
pages.
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Wrote administrative front end for web tracking analysis tools.
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| Thomson & Thomson | Java, Perl, Netscape Publishing Xpert, Oracle, Unix |
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| Internet, Copyright & Trademark | Quincy, MA
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April 1998--April 1999 |
Contractor for Web site providing on-line access to Thomson &
Thomson's trademark and copyright database.
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Designed an end user pricing server supporting a wide range of
product billing models.
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Prototyped the administrative graphical front end.
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Improved billing process and performed significant
data integrity and revenue recovery against billing
database.
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| Wellington Management | C++, Visual Basic, Oracle, Windows NT |
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| Finance | Boston, MA
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September 1997--April 1998 |
Contractor aiding in maintenance and enhancements to existing financial
analysis tools and critical client/server applications. Worked on a
wide range of technologies, focusing on platform migration and
performance.
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| Thomson & Thomson | Perl, Netscape Publishing System, Oracle, Java, Unix |
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| Internet, Copyright & Trademark | Quincy, MA
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May 1997--August 1997 |
Contractor on web site providing access to company's trademark and
copyright database. Redesigned back end billing algorithm to
facilitate error handling, dynamic updating, and upgradability.
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| BBN Planet | Perl, Netscape Publishing System, Oracle, JavaScript, Unix |
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| Internet, Law, Consulting | Cambridge, MA
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January 1997--April 1997 |
Contractor for web site providing news, moderated discussion forums,
and searchable library archives for lawyers.
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Wrote CGI modules allowing site members to create and manage
private user areas.
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Wrote Perl SQL library querying the Oracle back end database.
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In charge of designing and implementing access control extensions, billing, and reporting.
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| Fidelity Investments | C++, Oracle, SQL, Perl, Unix |
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| Finance | Boston, MA
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July 1996--December 1996 |
Contractor for a client/server application gathering and manipulating
corporate action information.
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Performed extensive debugging and wrote enhancements to the C++
and Oracle SQL back end.
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Designed and implemented module for matching corporate action
payouts to existing data.
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Designed test engine generically grouping tests into
hierarchical categories for flexibility in exercising test
suites.
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| Teradyne | C++, X Window System, Unix, C, PostScript, Automated Testing |
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| Hardware | Boston, MA
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November 1995--June 1996 |
Contractor debugging and extending an X Window System application
for creating and editing hardware schematics.
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Designed and implemented algorithm thoroughly analyzing and
verifying the structure of a schematic.
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Added new user interface elements and functionality, including a
C++ PostScript print driver.
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Designed and implemented generic C and C++ window API for use by
main application and related products.
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After finishing MIT in 1992, I worked full-time at Sapient and GCC
Technologies,
receiving promotions to Lead Developer and
Engineering Manager respectively.
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| Sapient | PowerBuilder, Oracle, SQL, Visual Basic, SQLWindows |
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| Public Utility, Consulting | Cambridge, MA
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October 1994--October 1995 |
Used PowerBuilder and Oracle SQL on Unix to help implement an
automatic dispatching and order tracking system for a large gas
service company. Interacted heavily with clients and was
responsible for design and development of significant portions of
the system.
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Iteratively designed and modified screens with the client.
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Worked with clients on designing entire business subprocesses
essential to overall functionality.
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Implemented all of the above specifications in PowerBuilder and SQL.
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Supervised the testing phase, working with the client on test
scripts, fixing bugs, and the overall testing process.
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Primarily responsible for entire reporting portion, including design,
test, and client approval.
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Promoted to Lead Developer for assignment on subsequent projects.
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| GCC Technologies | C, Perl, Unix, PostScript, Embedded Systems |
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| Printers, Embedded Systems | Bedford, MA
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August 1992--October 1994 |
Developer for embedded, multi-tasking operating system driving
sophisticated PostScript printers.
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Responsible for system display, crash-proof firmware updates,
and cross-project build compatibility.
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Wrote Perl source control system providing individual sandboxes,
project-specific rules, and system-wide logging.
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Wrote parallel build system allowing multiple network hosts to be
used simultaneously for a single build.
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In charge of important software port contract with large
distribution company in Korea. Solely responsible for porting
design and implementation, and the primary technical contact for
the Korean distributor.
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Received GCC Engineering Recognition Award for outstanding effort
in Korean porting project.
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Promoted to Engineering Manager in charge of GCC's Core Engineering
team.
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Before graduating from MIT, I had several key internships in
research and private industry.
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| Digital Equipment Corporation | C++, X Window System, Unix |
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| Hardware | Littleton, MA
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June 1991--August 1991 |
Redesigned and extended the functionality of a flow graph viewer
produced by a machine code translator.
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Converted a purely Xlib application to Xlib and Xaw and greatly
enhanced the user interface.
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Completely rewrote Xlib C++ graphics code to yield a several fold
performance increase.
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| MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory | Common Lisp |
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| Artificial Intelligence | Cambridge, MA
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September 1989--April 1990 |
Implemented and aided in the design of a portable Common Lisp checkpoint
facility capable of saving and later restoring the current Lisp
environment in a machine-independent format.
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| Temple University Hospital | BASIC, x86 Assembler |
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| Medical | Philadelphia, PA
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June 1985--August 1985 |
Designed and implemented a radiological physics flashcard test
program for medical students. Used a hybrid approach embedding
fast graphic assembler routines into the core BASIC code.
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