John Gerald Griffith III
7 Trappist Circle, Mont Vernon, NH 03057 - [Send email to request phone number] 01-0305 - [Send email using
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OBJECTIVE
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER/LEAD ENGINEER/DEVELOPER
SUMMARY
* Solutions-oriented software development manager with broad UNIX and Windows
experience.
* Hands-on - actively working with Java, C, C++, Ant, PKI, SSL, security and Web
technologies.
* Led commercial product development teams at Apollo Computers, Hewlett Packard,
and
Entegrity Solutions:
=> 10 person team porting kernel and user-space code for a distributed, secure
file system
based on RPC technology from 32 bit to 64 bit UNIX environment.
=> 12 person team delivering distributed Java-based Access Control & Single Sign
On system
in Web environments - including SunOne, IIS, WebLogic, WebSphere, Tomcat &
JBoss.
=> 10 person team delivering tools & object-oriented C++ libraries for secure,
distributed, heterogeneous middleware across both Windows and UNIX systems.
* Senior/Principal Consultant for secure distributed applications and systems in
a variety
of industries:
=> $700K in deployment & testing services to the New York Stock Exchange.
=> $500K in project management services to Dow Jones.
=> Numerous engagements in financial, telecommunications and leasing
industries.
* Strong background in open source tools and applications.
* Government systems engineering and development experience at MITRE and for
U.S. Army.
* MBA (High Tech Program) Northeastern; MSEE Johns Hopkins; BS U.S. Military
Academy
* A leader with substantial hands-on experience in both large and small
organizations.
* An individual whose personal philosophy and values have enabled him to succeed
in
positions of increasing responsibility and to inspire and lead others.
EXPERIENCE
Entegrity Solutions Corporation, Nashua, NH 1998 - Present
Vice President, Development; (2004 - Present)
* Delivered multiple releases of 2 separate product lines on 6 operating systems
to more
than 600 customers worldwide.
* Hands-on developer - Java, J2EE, Swing, C, C++, Shells, Installers using
Netbeans & Visual Studio, some Eclipse.
* Managed 14 developers divided into 4 teams.
* Coached developers and team leaders through full set of FSDM practices.
* Coordinated and prioritized support activities with sales and support teams
* Developed & delivered estimates and proposals in support of 3 potential
acquisitions.
* Maximized the use of open software development tools and environments in a
tight
financial situation.
* Key Customers: US Department of Transportation, Omgeo, US Small Business
Administration,
Rolls Royce, EDS, Pennsylvania State University, Swedish Post, Deutsche Telekom,
SwissRail.
Director, Applications Security Group (2003 – 2004)
* Delivered 2 releases of AssureAccess – including one major release – using
combinations
of Waterfall and agile development models.
* Product Manager – collaborated with Marketing, Sales & Support to identify and
prioritize customer needs and schedule features and defect repairs into
releases.
* Coached team through FSDM cycles and Configuration Management practices.
* Increased use of field force to identify and gather customer needs.
* Designed and developed support for U.S. Government E-Authentication SAML
program.
* Streamlined and automated build and release process, enabling any developer to
build
product CD from source at any time for testing and release purposes.
* Developed and prototyped XML-based configuration store for AssureAccess
product.
* Provided second level support for AssureAccess customers & third level support
for
DCE/DFS.
* Key Customers: Rolls Royce, EDS, Mitretek, BBC, SwedishPost.
Director, Secure Systems Group (2000 – 2003)
* Successfully bid for assuming responsibility of Compaq DCE/DFS for Windows and
Compaq
DCE/DFS for Tru64.
* Transitioned software development and support from Compaq to Entegrity,
coordinating
with Compaq and Entegrity management teams as project proceeded through planned
milestones.
* Merged Compaq source base into ClearCase-based configuration management and
build
system.
* Developed marketing case for porting Tru64 code base to Linux and delivered
1st release.
* Won bid to port HP DFS product from HP-UX version 10 to HPUX 11. In response
to new
customer need, re-planned and re-scoped project to pull in delivery date by 30%.
Led team
of 10 employees and contractors to accomplish new milestones on time and within
budget.
* Completed ports of DCE to Sequent Dynix/ptx and SCO UNIX.
* Key Customers: HP Workstations Division, SwissRail, Deutsche Telekom, Omgeo,
Compaq,
Republic National Bank.
Gradient Technologies, Incorporated, Marlborough, MA (acquired 2000) 1998-2000
Principal Technical Consultant (1998 – 2000)
* Delivered consulting and advanced field support services for DCE/DFS to
customers
worldwide.
* Served as ‘eyes for the team’ for troubleshooting product issues in the field
and
identifying root causes of customer problems. Communicated findings and status
of fix (if
any) with customer senior management.
* Developed DCE-based communications backbone replacement for Pennsylvania State
University outward-facing Web infrastructure (E-Lion). Resulting product
exceeded
performance and reliability expectations of the customer.
Key Customers: Pennsylvania State University, FundTech, PKN Telecom, British
Telecom,
Reuters, Republic National Bank, British Post, Perfect TV (Japan), AllTel, Swiss
Railways.
Hewlett Packard Company, Chelmsford, MA 1989 - 1998
Senior Technical Consultant 1994 - 1998
* Delivered design, development, implementation, and troubleshooting services
for DCE/DFS
-based secure, distributed applications worldwide.
Project Manager 1991 - 1994
* Led Development team for the DCE Development Tools product.
Senior Software Engineer 1989 - 1991
* Project/Lead Engineer for OSF/1 System commands and Libraries.
* Domain/OS Kernel Engineer
Apollo Computers, Incorporated, Chelmsford, MA 1986 - 1989
* Security Engineer for Domain/OS Operating System
The MITRE Corporation, Bedford, MA 1983 - 1986
* Security Engineer for U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command Digital Information
Network
U.S. Army 1978 - 1983
* Chief, Technical Security Branch, Fort Shafter, HI
* Electrical Engineer, National Security Agency, Fort Meade, MD
EDUCATION
* MBA (High Technology Program), Northeastern University, Boston, MA
* MS in EE, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
* BS, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY
AFFILIATIONS
* Member, IEEE & ACM
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