Bob Strom
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Cumming, Georgia
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Skills Summary Skills Summary
Proven senior architect, senior developer, DBA, Director of R&D as well as CTO
level experience in aligning technology vision with business strategy by
integrating company processes with the appropriate technologies.
More than 8 years of direct hands on development and architecture of enterprise
applications for Insurance, University, and Healthcare institutions as well as 8+
years design code and test RDBMS middleware communications commercial software
and RDBMS statistical monitoring commercial software on all software platforms
from PC to mainframe. Currently coding windows projects in VS2008 C#3.0 Net3.5,
WCF, ASP.net with SQL Server RDBMS 2005.
Demonstrated excellence in managing all aspects of software R&D as well has
hands-on architecture, design, code and unit testing for RDBMS middleware
communications software. Timely adoption of new key technologies within the
organization with over 10 years of proven ability to maintain existing commercial
software product lines while providing direction in all technology related issues
in support of information operations and core company values.
Development team management included both onshore and offshore team management
in the U.S, South Korea, India, France and Belgium. My role requires management
of direct reports, managing $5M+ R&D budgets for over 150 FTEs as well as project
coordination across all levels of senior management including corporate
executives and business unit general managers.
15+ years in direct hands-on software engineering on both Mainframe and PC
platforms with 10+ years as an accomplished R&D senior management including my
role as CTO managing distributed software R&D teams conducting detail design
reviews and conducting architecture and design strategy sessions.
R&D technology areas included RDBMS middleware software and client server
communications driver development of ODBC, JDBC and ADO client-side drivers as
well as the development of rules engines, healthcare procedure scheduling engines
and anesthesia vital signs device telemetry drivers as well writing HL7 interface
servers.
In-depth multi-product, multi-release management of all aspects of software
development life-cycle processes employed formal SDLC methodologies including
RUP, ISO9001 certification and participation in the RTPRUG (RTP Rational User’s
Group).
Strong RDBMS and application development skills, development of an early
rules-based inference engine, complex rules-based automatic scheduling engines
and middleware communications software. Projects include large-scale OLTP
multi-year projects as well as 6-month small scale development cycles.
Software Environments
Languages and frameworks
C#.NET3.5 (VS 2008) Windows Forms, Console Apps, WCF, - MVC for .NET Preview5,
LinQ, AJAX, ASP.NET3.5 WebForms, WebServices,
C++ (Visual Studio 2005), Java, (Struts - MVC), C, Assembler, (Multi-threaded
application dev), SAS, COBOL, Basic, VB, Centura (Gupta), PLI/APL/Fortran
Config and REL Mgt
PVCS,, Visual Source Safe (VSS), Subversion (SVN), ClearCase, (Borland)
Caliber-RM, Installshield, JIRA, Vantive (PeopleSoft)
QA Test Mgt
WinRunner, (HP) QuickTest Pro, TestDirector, NUnit, CPPUnit, JUnit
Platforms
Windows (all), MVC, WCF, SOA, Citrix, LINUX, UNIX
Mainframe (all), JBoss, IIS, VMWare
RDBMS SQL Server 2005, ORACLE 10 and DB2
Networks and Protocols
TCP/IP , WAP, SNMP/MiB, XML/XAML/HTML/SHTML, NetBios, Lu 6.2
(SDLC) - Ethernet (802..3), Token Ring (802.5) SNA,
Novell SPX/IPX
Mgt Tools
MS Project, MS Visio, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Word,
CoCoMo Budgeting model
Articles Authored
“DB2 and the Internet Architecture: Untangling the Web”
IDUG Solutions Journal 4/97
"DRDA Application Servers for Single Logical Data Domains"
Data Management Review 12/94.
"DB2 to PC Gateways: It Pays To Have Good Connections"
DB2 Journal 11/92.
Prof. Milestones
Former Member of Board of Directors for IBM Rational Unified
Process RUP) RTP Users Group.
Member of Software Process Improvement Network
Member of Triangle Technology Executive and Leadership
Council
“Managing Software Requirements” (RUP) - Paragon Systems
“Pinnacle of Excellence Award” -- XDB Systems
Education B.S. Engineering : Computer Science 1986 University of Tenn.
Work Status US Citizen, Current Passport, Visa for India
Professional Experience
President and CTO
StromTek 1/2008 – Current
Founder and owner of consulting company startup specializing in CTO-for-contract
engagements as well as state-of-the-art VS2008.NET3.5 MVC Preview-5 based
application architecture, design and coding for e-commerce and VS2008 Net3.5
client-server against SQL Server.
Chief Technology Officer
Surgical Information Systems: 8/2005 – 1/2008
The Company is a leading healthcare software vendor specializing in scheduling,
clinical documentation and Anesthesia monitoring applications for major US
healthcare facilities.
The CTO serves on the Executive Committee and has complete budget and management
ownership of our software development group in Atlanta as well as the entire Off
Shore group (India) software R&D company. The CTO group consists of 130+
individuals working in Application R&D, QA, DBAs, technical writers, Crystal
Report writers, Business Analysts, Product Managers, and the Company IT group
located in Atlanta and in India.
Technologies used in our software group include C#, C++, Centura, ASP, VB,
Flash, and PL/SQL. StatCom rules engine (Patient Tracking in OR), Business
Objects Crystal Reports, SIS Analytics – BMC:Identify AppSight (BlackBox)
QlikTech (now QlikView http://www.qlikview.com – PowerMetrics –> SIS Analytics
Our database is Oracle and our SCM is (VSS) Visual Source Safe, and Subversion
(SVN)
Major initiatives -
• Created SIS’s first stable anesthesia vital sign monitoring application.
• Creating an ESX based internal IT network.
• Conversion to C# for primary SIS application.
• Reorganizing and restructuring India and US R&D teams for maximum efficiency
• Creating a formal SDLC document for process delivery
• Mentoring the VP of R&D as well as Directors of R&D
• Hiring and managing the General Manager of our India operations.
• Organizing a Technical Design Group for our product’s next generation data
model and software architecture.
• Built and reorganized the Product Management department
• Created Customer Advisory Boards for all major product lines
• IP Security through Citrix-based IDE strategy in India and the U.S.
• Creating a new Beta process for software delivery
• Creating a Systems Integration Team in India and the U.S
Director of R&D 2002- 3/2005,
Per-Se Technologies, Durham, NC
Position reports to business unit R&D SVP.
Primary technical product owner in development, responsible for the overall
“success” of the Patient Scheduling software product line. Direct Software
Development team of 30 individuals consisting of software developers, software
project managers, QA Managers, Business Analyst managers and other specialists.
Interacted with other groups within my business unit such as VP of Tech Support,
VP of Sales, Director of customer software training and the Platform Integration
manager. Coordinate and managed cross team project plans for Development, QA and
business requirements analysts. Interact with other groups outside of
Development such as Product Management, VP of sales and VP of Customer Support,
Systems Engineering, SVP of Development, and Implementations. Established and
maintained communication with executives and other managers to ensure most
effective product direction, technology advancement and proper sensitivity to the
needs of software development personnel. Created budget and budget controls for
software development teams. Determined resource requirements based on projected
release workload. Manage product design meetings and assisted in advisory
capacity in technical design reviews. Coordinated high-level product direction
decisions between senior architects, lead developers and product management.
Verify that corporate policies are followed within development. Responsible for
the overall quality of each product release. Promote advancement of sound RUP
product development process methodologies throughout cross domain R&D team
management and staff.
• Developed web based remote scheduling software and Webservices based access
management software.
• Our new feature and roadmap development achieved Gartner magic quadrant
position for our rules-based scheduling engine.
• Software quality and customer support management achieved top 3
customer-rating for scheduling products with our late version RDBMS software.
• Developed 3 year internal department goals/objectives for QA, Business
Analysts and Development teams.
• Software developed using C++ and Java to access Oracle and SQL Server
databases in using both client/server and N-tier web based architectures.
Environment:
Rational ClearCase, Jboss, Java (RMI, Struts), C++, Oracle, SQL Server, Stored
procedures, Citrix, WinRunner, TestDirector, Caliber, Visio, MS Project, Excel,
PowerPoint, VMWare, Windows XP, Vantive, ODBC, JDBC, XML, Visual Studio for C++,
HL7, Web Services. Pervasive (Btrieve) to ORACLE / SQL Server ETL
President – Wide Area Data Systems/Cary, NC 2 years
Widearea Data Systems is an innovative fast-track startup company organized in
April 2001. WDS specializes in Java and XML based, Peer-to-Peer file sharing
software products for Home Networking and office networks. As a co-founder I
contribute over 20 years to the 40 years of total software development expertise
in IBM systems and middleware development for WDS.
Position Held: President, co-founder.
Responsibilities;
• Create R+D budget plan. Create Business Plan for Investors.
• Determine product direction, features, enhancements and company strategy
• Build Web site using Web design and publishing tools, javascript, DHTML, DOM,
FTP client software etc.
• Create both product and partnering strategy for Community Works.
• Research product plans for development in wireless, B2B and EAI systems.
Product Manager - MERANT/DataDirect, Morrisville, NC 2 years
Position reports to VP of Product Management. Responsible for RBMS
communications middleware (JDBC, ODBC, ADO drivers) product roadmap, competitive
analysis, M&A opportunity evaluations, Coordinating technology research in matrix
organization, SDLC product rollout to sales and technical staff, sales kickoff
presentations and coordination of project with local and offshore development
groups.
• Managed 40+ million dollar DataDirect product line consisting of multithreaded
middleware products (ODBC, JDBC, ADO, DataDirect Integrator) specific to
DataDirect SequeLink and CONNECT product lines.
• Implement formal SDLC process across development, QA, support, documentation
and marketing groups.
• Lead role in cross-BU wireless strategy and middleware strategic directions,
product proposals, partnerships and acquisition strategy etc.
Environment:
Windows, OS390, Linux (Red Hat, SuSe), Unix, PVCS, DB2, C, Visual Studio C++,
Java, Oracle, RACF, Top Secret, SQL Server, Sybase, WinRunner, MS Project, Excel,
PowerPoint, ODBC, JDBC, ADO, XML
Network Protocols: Ethernet (802.3), Novell Netware (SPX/IPX)
Application Comm Protocols; TCP/IP
Product Owner and Director of R&D (Middleware) - 1991-1999 MERANT/XDB, Rockville
MD
Position reports to VP of R&D. Responsible for middleware and precompiler-IDE
projects, budgets and staffing product development cross domain teams of more
than 35 individuals consisting of developers for language compiler and database
communications middleware software, QA, Publications, IT managers, technical
writers, and Product mangers. Developed systems level middleware software on
Windows and IBM Mainframes for XDB RDBMS (created as an IBM DB2/OS390
compatibility environment for PCs). Developed security system (Password
Expiration Monitor) for mainframe to PC sessions.
• Create formal SDLC processes using “Best Practices” as outlined in the “Rapid
Development” methodology publication.
• Also contributed to lead architect and technical product management roles for
middleware intra-DBMS communications (DRDA), OS390 C and assembler based security
server and access list manager for TCP/IP clients.
• Conduct training seminars for internal development, technical staff, sales and
customers regarding our middleware technology and EAI applications.
• Participation with IBM DRDA implementers’ council, as well as IBM technology
disclosures for Partners-in-Development groups.
• Built the first non-IBM PC-based DRDA AR and AS.
• First DRDA based middleware to allow both static and dynamic SQL for ODBC
clients via DRDA.
Environment:
Windows, OS390, Linux, Unix, OS/2, PVCS, DB2, RACF, Top Secret, BAL, C, C++,
Java, WinRunner, MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint - ODBC, JDBC, XML, SNMP (MIB),
Visual Studio for C and C++,
Network Protocols: Ethernet (802.3), Token Ring (802.5) and Novell Netware
SPX/IPX, SNA
Application Comm Protocols; TCP/IP, Named Pipes, NetBios, LU 6.2 (SDLC)
DB2 WLM address spaces, DB2 utilities, stored procedures, DB2 Connect, Cobol,
MVS, JCL, Systems utils,
Software Architect - LEGENT, Vienna VA 2 years
Develop and maintain LEGENT's MICS DB2 (SAS based) monitoring software for IBM
DB2 mainframe databases. Software functions included monitoring performance,
facilitating charge-back billing and capacity planning for DB2 databases.
Environment:
Windows, OS390, TSO/ISPF, CICS, IMS, DB2, SAS, MS Project, Excel,
Senior Developer and DB2 SYSADM 5 years
– Provident (UNUM) Insurance, Tenn
Research and development for a large scale DB2/IMS mainframe application. 150
programs, 200 tables plus legacy data storage file systems.
• DB2/DBA and application programmer building a rules based inference engine for
a large IMS/DB2 system
• Monitor and tuning for large 2million+ Transactions /day OLTP systems
• Design and code transaction oriented RDBMS AI rules based inference engine for
dynamically created new insurance products, Multi-year project.
• Design and code a worklist-based Workflow manager for insurance claims and
application processing
• Close work with end-user “knowledge experts” to determine system
requirements.
Environments:
MVS/OS390, TSO/ISPF, Telon, CICS, IMS, DB2, Cobol, DB2 utilities, stored
procedures, DB2 SQL tuning in high volume environment
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