Gabriel Gajecki

Summary
Computer Scientist, always seeking new challenges in the field. Highly capable
of research and development, always thirsty for new knowledge. Highly effective
individual contributor, group collaborator and communicator.

Experience
Jun 2008  *  Present Thomsonreuters East Haven, CT
Principal Software Engineer
Conducted a study of Thomson patent retrieval system.
Identified system deficiencies and boundaries.
Engineered and implemented roadrunner patent caching framework.
Optimized Oracle configuration to obtain maximum data retrieval performance
Researched performance limits of DB2, Oracle, and Custom disk based storage.
Researched compression algorithms and techniques.
Implemented random sampling to improve accuracy of testing the systems
performance.
Build a data pump utility to measure the performable of the patent retrieval
system.

Skills Utilize
Java, J2EE, Servlets, Spring ,C, Perl, Eclipse, Oracle 10g, UML, XML, LINUX,
UNIX, Object Oriented Programming, tomcat, JAVA Profiler, database design, n-tier
development, multithreaded programming, network programming, low level
optimization, Jetty, Protocolbuffers, GWT
October 2007  *  Jun 2008 HartfordLife Simsbury, CT
Sr. Application Architect\Team Lead
Lead small team of talented engineers.
Designed software development process and established coding standards. 
Redesigned gird job submission process.
Porting liability model from JAVA to C++.
Researching possible uses of GPGPU and FPGA in financial modeling.
Researching sampling reduction techniques to reduce runtimes.
Designed Asset modeling and derivative valuations software.

Skills Utilize
Java, J2EE, Servlets, C++,C, Eclipse, IA-32 Assembler, Condor, Visual Studio,
J#, Oracle 10g, UML, XML, LINUX, UNIX, Object Oriented Programming, tomcat, JAVA
Profiler, Intel C++ compiler, Intel V-Tune, database design, n-tier development,
multithreaded programming, network programming, low level optimization.
October 2006  *  October 2007 Walt Disney Internet Group - ESPN.com     Bristol,
CT
Staff Software Engineer
Advised on future direction of the fantasy game engine.
Built a dynamic matchup scheduling algorithm.
Built a light weight JAVA profiler.
Design and implemented data normalization process.
Designed and implemented live stats for baseball.
Reduced hardware footprint by moving the application from 32bit to 64bit
architecture.

Skills Utilize
Java, Tea, Barista, C++, Eclipse, Visual Studio, SQL Server 2000, Jprofile, UML,
XML, Object Oriented Programming, multithreaded programming, Linux, Win2K3 

November 2004  *  October 2006 HartfordLife Simsbury, CT
Applications Architect/ Senior Software Engineer
Reversed engineered and made embarrassingly parallel stochastic liability
projection software, based on the FAS133 standard. 
Restructured and streamlined calculations to reduce CPU cycles and cache misses.
Yielding in 100 fold performance gains over the original software.
Implemented Mersenne Twister RNG in Java.
Re-engineered stochastic scenario generator.
Distributed the liability projections software onto a Condor based grid
consisting of more than 1000 virtual machines.
Designed authentication and authorization framework.
Experimented with C++ and IA-32 Assembler to obtain more performance gains.

Skills Utilized:
Java, J2EE, Servlets, C++,C, Eclipse, IA-32 Assembler, Condor, Visual Studio,
J#, Oracle 10g, UML, XML, LINUX, UNIX, Object Oriented Programming, tomcat, JAVA
Profiler, Intel C++ compiler, Intel V-Tune, database design, n-tier development,
multithreaded programming, network programming, low level optimization.

November, 2001-November 2004 Fleet Boston Financial/Bank of America Windsor ,
CT
Applications Architect/ Senior Software Engineer
Streamlined and Re-architected bank  's lockbox payment processing and imaging
system.
Redesigned and enhanced web based check image retrieval system. 
Evaluated enterprise image archiving systems, and cash flow systems.
Managed image archive hardware and software infrastructure.
Mentored junior developers..

Skills utilized: 
Java, J2EE, JSP, Servlets, RMI, SSL, sockets, Applets, XML, Websphere, MQSeries,
UNIX, LINUX, Oracle 9i, C, Object Oriented Programming, data warehouse design,
UML., Weblogic. VSS, MSSQL, Visual Basic 6.0, Erwin, UML, n-tier development.,
multithreaded programming, network programming.

April, 2001-October 2001 AMS  *  Rating Services Windsor, CT
Senior Software Engineer 
Responsible for maintenance and enhancement to socket based, insurance rating
application.

Skills utilized: 
Visual C++/COM, C++, ATL, MFC, VB 6.0/COM, Object Oriented Programming, Win32
multithreaded programming, TCP/IP, WinSock, UML.

February 1999- January 2001 Priceline.com Norwalk, CT
Software Engineer
Contributed to the design of Priceline offer processing system (POPS).
Migrated priceline  's airline product from PL\SQL to POPS.
Worked with Oracle expert to tune PL\SQL queries.
Designed and developed travel insurance product.
Lead a small team of developers.
 Streamlined performance of the airline product by eliminating data
bottlenecks.

Skills utilized:
Visual Basic 6.0\COM, J++, JAVA, DCOM, HTML, DHTML, XML, ASP, ADO, JavaScript,
VBScript, PL/SQL, Microsoft Transaction Server, Microsoft Message Queue, Data
modeling, Object Oriented Design, Advanced Application Optimization, n-tier
development., Rational Rose, Erwin

September 1996- February, 1999 MasterX Corp. Middletown, CT
Software Engineer
Designed and developed ABB  's firs company wide website, consisting of more
than 1000 html pages.
Developed web based n-tier, property management software for AIMS department
stores.
Co-designed and developed web based time management software.
Managed and enhanced corporate website.
Built workstations and servers for external customers.

Skills Utilized:
HTML, DHTM, CSS, CGI, ASP, JavaScript, VBScript, JAVA, Transact-SQL, ADO, Data
Modeling,
Visual Basic6.0, Microsoft Transaction Server, SQL-Server, Crystal Reports 6.0,
n-tier development,
Access Database, COM, IIS, ActiveX Controls, Microsoft Transaction Server, Data
Modeling.

Professional 
Certifications: 

Education:

Sun Certified Enterprise Architect for JAVA platform enterprise edition
technology.

BS in Computer Science, Central Connecticut State University (CSAB accredited),
May 2005.
MS in Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Estimated completion
April 2010.