Jeff Jorczak
56 Brewster Road
South Windsor, CT 06074
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Objective

Seeking a lead, architect, or senior development position in Information
Technology leveraging 15 years of IT experience to help implement the goals of a
dynamic and growing organization.

Summary
 
Innovative thinker with a passion for technology, direct knowledge and
experience in all facets of an information technology organization and proven
ability to manage multiple large projects, build functional teams, and execute
process improvement. Work well under time constraints; excellent presentation
skills; comfortable communicating with C-level management. A published technical
author.

Demonstrated Skills

Technical:	
•	Architectures including Client Server, Distributed, and Service Oriented
(SOA)
•	Programming languages including C#, VB.NET, HTML, JavaScript, etc.
•	Development tools including Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server, VSS
•	Data technologies including SQL, XML, XSLT, XML Schemas
•	Reporting tools including SQL Server Reporting Services, Crystal Reports,
ActiveReports
•	Integration tools including SSIS, DTS, and BizTalk
•	Collaboration environments including SharePoint server
•	Programming APIs including .Net, WPF, AJAX, ASP.Net, Windows Mobile, iPhone
•	Platforms including Windows, MacOS, and Unix
•	Windows server technologies including Active Directory, IIS, SQL Server,
Exchange
•	Network Topologies (Routers, Switches, Wireless, etc.)

Team:	
•	Director level functional team management of up to 32 people
	•	Vendor contract review and negotiations
•	Project planning and implementation
•	Broad knowledge of IT systems and technologies
•	Ability to understand and create large systems architectures
•	Experience organizing systems and data into simplified logical designs
•	Strong technical writing and presentation skills

Process:	•	Strong experience with workflow analysis and process improvement
•	Proficient with project planning using Microsoft Project and some Project
Server
•	Proficient at business analysis including requirements, use cases, and screen
design
•	Experience with process modeling using Visio and some BPMN
•	Proficient with technical modeling using UML
•	Knowledge of both Waterfall and Agile (Scrum) development processes

Tools:	
•	Microsoft Office (Project, Visio, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
•	Adobe Acrobat, PhotoShop, Illustrator, InDesign, AfterEffects, Premiere,
Flash
•	Alias PowerAnimator (precursor to Maya), 3D Studio Max

Professional Experience


Director of Information Systems and Lead Software Architect	Sept 2003 -
present	
UConn Health Center, Farmington, CT

Provide vision and leadership for the Application Development Team, Patient
Safety System Team, Vendor Applications Team, Administrative Applications Team,
and Process and Quality Improvement Team. Supervisory responsibility for 32
employees. 

Accomplishments include:

•	Guided the development team from an unstructured environment to a new
development process based upon project planning, requirements gathering,
architecture and modeling, standardized development methods, design patterns, and
code/component reuse. New structure and tools resulted in shorter project
timeframes through a standardized requirements process.
•	Directed and guided the implementation of several new technologies internally
including .Net, BizTalk, Team Foundation Server (TFS), System Center Operations
Manager (SCOM), Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Windows Presentation
Foundation (WPF), and Silverlight.
•	Utilized both Waterfall and Agile (Scrum) methodologies where appropriate.
Created the original waterfall process in 2003 and began the process to migrate
the team to the Scrum process through a couple pilot projects in 2008.
Implemented all aspects including daily scrum meetings, bi-weekly sprint review
meetings, and team backlog self organization. Worked out a method to integrate
this concept with Microsoft Project to predict and report on project duration.
•	Managed the creation and release into production of over 40 applications,
ranging from 2 to 36 months of development.
•	Performed detailed code reviews of all developer work as the application
architect and formulated a signoff process including gated peer reviews.
•	Acted as an evangelist for unit testing and moved the entire team to implement
unit tests with NUnit which were later moved to Visual Studio’s unit testing
platform.
•	Coordinated the move of all legacy and in progress source code in Visual
Source Safe. We are in the process of utilizing Team Foundation Server for source
control going forward.
•	Architected and implemented a five environment server infrastructure
consisting of development, system test, user acceptance test, production and
training. Assured quality by implementing a QA and deployment process through
each environment.
•	Implemented a three physical tiered production environment with a multi-node
load balanced front and middle tier utilizing Windows 2008 NLB.
•	Improved communications and eliminated surprises to senior management and
customers through enhanced project planning and monitoring through the entire
development lifecycle.
•	Created a culture for embracing emerging technologies better serving the
company’s needs. Encouraged team collaboration, code reuse, standards, and best
practices.
•	Acted as liaison between development teams and customers. Customer
satisfaction improved significantly with enhanced project communication.
•	Improved customer business process workflows as part of several projects. 
•	Architected a solid enterprise framework upon which all applications are
constructed. 
•	Supported large server environment with over 200 websites, 40 custom
applications, and 800 SharePoint team sites. 
•	Marketed new development team to internal customers; resulting demand grew
team from 4 to 12.
•	Presented plans and results of new development to senior management and
customers on a regular basis.
•	Created an original artifact called the “Activity Matrix” used extensively and
very effectively in requirement documents to relate Activities to Actors.

Professional Experience, CONT.

Software Architecture and Media Consultant	January 1998 - September 2003
Freelance and contract work through consulting firms:

Worked as freelance technical architect with a focus on team leadership,
software development, web design, multimedia solutions, and technical writing.
Managed teams of 2-5 junior developers. Clients included: 

•	Cigna Healthcare		•	Mariah Vision 3 Entertainment Inc
•	MedSpan Health Services 		•	Westfield Public Schools
•	GE Industrial Systems 		•	Network Software Solutions
•	Massachusetts Electric		•	Jefferson Elliot Design Consulting
•	The Summit Group		•	Mixx Entertainment Japan


Designer/Artist/Scripter 	October 1995 - December 1997
Activision Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Worked as game designer, artist, and manager for this #2 video game publisher
and development studio. Exposed to all aspects of game development including
design and implementation of game levels, scripting logic AI, landscape mesh,
textures, geometry, animation, and video composition. Managed a staff of 7 junior
content artists. 

Released game titles include:

•	Heavy Gear 
•	Interstate ’76
•	MechWarrior II Direct 3D 
•	Zork Nemesis 


Interactive Media Designer/New Technologies Analyst 	January 1992 - October
1995
Stratus Computer, Incorporated, Marlboro, MA

Worked under the Marketing Department to analyze emerging technologies, assessed
suitability, and pitch software solutions to internal customers. Designed and
produced multimedia projects including web sites, interactive kiosks,
informational databases, presentations, and videos. Created original media assets
including graphics, icons, screens, animations, sound effects, music, and movies.
Integrated elements using multimedia authoring tools and high-level
object-oriented programming tools. 

Accomplishments include:

•	Produced and maintained the company’s first website in 1993.
•	Established a fully functional multimedia and 3D rendering center.
•	Evaluated and promoted visual programming languages such as Prograph.
•	Educated non-technical employees with computer training classes. 
 

Education/Training

Master of Business Administration; concentration in Entrepreneurship
September 2005 – present 
University of Connecticut School of Business, Hartford, CT

Relevant courses: Project Management, Managing Organizations, Information
Systems, Cyber Law, Market-Driven Management, and Business Venture Issues

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) Training	August 2009 
BigVisible / AdNet, Bloomfield, CT

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering with Honors	May 1993
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

Related Project Work: Worked in a group developing an interactive presentation
to teach the principles of flight. This presentation was performed daily with
test audiences of all ages for nearly a month during development. Project
completed in London, England for the Hendon Royal Air Force Museum.


Publications

Standardizing an ASP.NET Website using Web User Controls and Custom Page
Properties 	2003
.NET Developers Journal (Vol 1 No 2), February

Path Remapping in ASP.NET	2002
ASPToday (Online), December

Collecting Customer Order Information on an Internet Site using XML and Web
Forms 	2001
MSDN Magazine (Vol 16 No 9), September

Data Passing in a Multi-tier Environment to Achieve Optimal Performance	2001
ASPToday (Online), February


Additional Information

Project List available upon request
References available upon request