SUMMARY:	
Accomplished IS professional with experiences in all areas of System Development
Life Cycle (SDLC) with knowledge of Structured and Object Oriented methodology
for pre-analysis, design, implementation, testing, and post-implementation
support.

Platforms:		Windows, Unix (Sun/Solaris), Linux
Languages:		Java, PLSQL, Unix scripts, JavaScript, SQL
Technologies:	J2EE, Java Beans, JSP, Struts, Spring framework, Spring WebFlow,
Spring MVC XML, JUnit. Familiar with Hibernate, Struts 2, MQ Series, JAXB,
XMLBeans, AJAX, Maven
Software:		Apache Tomcat, TOAD, Eclipse, MyEclipse, Ant, WebLogic, Websphere
Databases:		Oracle, MySQL


EXPERIENCE: 
SOFTWARE ENGINEER II
Present
Enhanced, supported, reduced technical debt, and maintained a content management
application.  

Lead the design and implementation of product cross selling as part of an
integrated attributes service sub-system between the web and the content
management systems.

Compiled, documented, designed, developed, and successfully deployed a product
sales tool. The system provided business partners the ability to reduce prices on
items that needed to be placed on sale.  The tool removed the need for developers
to manually load items to be placed on sale in a spreadsheet and can focus on
more value-added tasks and projects.  The system is a Java web application
running on tomcat 6 in a Linux Virtual Server, utilizing Spring MVC, Spring
Security, Ibatis, and Oracle as the technology stack. This internal system
integrates with the external facing ecommerce site.

Re-designed and re-implemented the content publish component to reduce and
eliminate non-value added support tasks. After implementation, non-value added
support tasks were reduced by more than 98%.  The enhancement also provided users
with the ability to perform tasks that were once done by the development staff. 
As a result, developers now have more time to focus on value-added tasks and
enhancement features.

Introduced and prototyped dragging and dropping features for the ecommerce site
using Scriptaculous and Prototype Javascripting framework.

Defined and created XSD for prototyping domain model of data to be published
between the disparate applications.

Investigated JBossESB for possible integration with various components within
the organization.

Designed, coded, and unit tested publish components to supply data to interface
with the web system and other potential consumers. Components leveraged xmlBeans,
Spring framework, Hibernate, and Ibatis.

Facilitated and made recommendations for coding standards, code review process,
and application architecture.  Introduced EasyMock testing framework to the code
base.  Lead efforts to integrate with Amazon’s Santana framework.  Introduced
release management methodology concept.  Introduced iterative development
concept.


SENIOR PROGRAMMER ANALYST
Sentry Insurance, Madison, WI ___________________________________ 01/2007 –
03/2008
Lead teams in the migration of the non-standard auto insurance system from the
mainframe to a web-based application.  The application provide agents the ability
to write non-standard auto policies to individuals in real-time.  The application
architecture involves various components running on IBM Websphere as web services
either through SOAP or RMI protocol.  Technology stack includes, Spring IOC, JS
Prototype, Spring MVC, Spring WebFlow, and Struts 2.

Analyzed and re-architected legacy non-standard auto insurance application. 

Successfully mentored/taught less experienced developer to utilize Hibernate,
Spring, and Spring Webflow to implement the PA Workbench Application. 
Successfully taught new IT developers the non-standard auto insurance application
Autolink.  Topics include existing architecture, technologies, and framework.
Worked closely with stake holders and business analysts to ensure team objectives
and deliverables align with the needs and requirements of the business.

Performed design review of application architecture to ensure that corporate
standards are followed.   Reviewed delivered code from contractors in other
portfolio projects to ensure corporate and industry standards are followed.  

Identified deliverables and assigned tasks to team members.  Monitored team
deliverable progression.  Developed test scripts for project deliverables. 
Monitor QA bug reports and assigned to team members for resolution.

Mentored less experienced developers, both in-house and off-shore, in design and
implementation of portfolio projects using leading edge technologies.  


SYSTEMS DEVELOPER III
MGIC, Milwaukee, WI _________________________________________ 12/2004 – 01/2007
Designed, built, and presented proto-type ordering process using Spring, Spring
MVC, and Spring WebFlow to REV Sales team.  Gathered requirements, developed
specifications, designed, and developed the order process with Spring MVC and
Spring WebFlow.

Designed and developed common on-demand document delivery features and
components using Spring.  The implementation provided customers with fast access
to orders. Designed, developed, and tested common domain model objects.  Design
and developed backend integration with EMC Centera File Storage.  The integration
removed the need to store files on the application server thus reducing disk
consumption.  The integration involved Java and Java-based technologies and MQ
Series.  The component handles loading, retrieving, and tracking files stored in
Centera. 

Analyzed and enhanced the Revamp, the Client, and the Broker web applications to
better meet customer needs. The Revamp application is the hub between the broker
and client applications which provide real estate brokers and clients the ability
to research properties in any part of the United States. These applications are
designed, developed and implemented using OOAD methodologies and implemented
using J2EE running on WebLogic.

Created and updated high and low level design documentations.  Created test
plans for all development.  Created, managed, and coordinated project activities
and code migration related to releases of these applications.


ANALYST - IT
Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee, WI _____________________________ 6/1999 –
12/2004
Lead development of re-writing an IT configuration management tool. The new
application included a more user friendly interface and provided support for all
IT objects. The new web based system was developed and implemented leveraging
Jakarta Struts running on Tomcat.

Designed and developed administration applications to support the Project
Management Office within IT.  These applications involved providing a
user-friendly web interface and back-end business components to interface with
the General Ledger systems.  

Lead, designed and developed the Management Surveys application which allows for
feedbacks from key business leaders on the performance of IT as a whole. Results
are used to determine annual IT member bonuses.  Consists of a web front-end,
Java backend, and Oracle database on a Unix platform. 

Customer eBusiness Solution Project.  Development of an eBusiness site which
allowed customers to place orders directly from the company instead of
distributors. Orders are routed to the distributor assigned to that territory for
fulfillment. Implemented real-time credit card processing and integration with
Cybersource Paymentech. 

Customer B2B Integration.  B2B integrations between various configured supply
customers’ purchasing system and Rockwell’s order management system. This project
allows for systems to place and fulfill orders 24 by 7 with little or no manual
intervention using webMethods and EAI tool set.  


EDUCATION:
Masters of Software Engineering
Carroll College

Post Baccalaureate Certificate Of Major - MIS
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Finance
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. Eau Claire, Wisconsin.