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To obtain a management position that enables me to use and improve my strong problem-solving and organizational skills. I employ these skills to exceed customer expectations and enhance the capabilities and morale of my fellow engineers. It is also important for me to build a lasting relationship with my organization and my clients.
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I am an accomplished application development and Microsoft systems manager with over 20 years of experience. I've architected and driven projects for such industry giants as MCI, General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), United States Navy, Sylvan Learning Systems, and more. My projects are on time, at (or under) budget and complete according to the needs of the client. I strive for value added solutions, always aiming high with a commitment to quality. With unparalleled personal and business ethics, and a constant need to grow, I've become a valuable member of every team I've had the pleasure to working with.
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Development Operations Manager
Network Designs, Inc, United States of America, Washington, DC, Oct 2009 - Present
Network Designs is an industry leader in application development and cyber forensics. I am the Development Project Manager for the application team at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Along with the day-to-day operations of the contract such as the maintenance of the FAA.GOV site, we are also developing several applications that are sure to become industry firsts! LeaderNET is a one of a kind application aimed at bring the managers of FAA closer together. This bond or network of managers will allow more senior managers to mentor younger ones, and allow for the younger managers to breath fresh life into the organization. Another social based application is IdeaHUB. The IdeaHUB application is more than an application, it's a complete Department of Transportation initiative. This entire project is built on the application that has been architected, and built by my team. More to come…
Senior Application Developer / Special Projects Manager
Data Base Connections, Inc., United States of America, Washington, DC, Nov 2008 - Sep 2009
Contracted to General Services Administration / Public Building Services, I was responsible for complete application life-cycle support for 320+ servers nationwide (both physical hardware and VMWare virtual servers). Using a wide range of COTS tools, as well as personally developed management and productivity applications, I controlled and monitored the entire application stack-from the server hardware and operating systems to the applications. I was solely responsible for the office automation of our support team, developing applications that facilitated configuration and change management, ticketing and contact tracking. I maintained the master network and server device list, as well as coordinated day-to-day team operations (often in concert with peer support vendors).
Key Achievements
- Managed the design, completed the developed and deployed web based applications in ColdFusion MX and ASP .NET
- Designed, built and managed databases in MS SQL 7 and mySQL 5
- Designed, built and managed servers running Microsoft operating systems (Windows 2000, 2003) on VMware and physical platforms utilizing NetApp SANS systems via iSCSI connections.
IT Systems Manager / Special Projects Manager / Web Development Manager
Data Base Connections, Inc., United States of America, Washington, DC, Oct 1997 - Nov 2008
General Services Administration / Federal Acquisition Service provided a diverse collection of opportunities during my long tenure there. As Web Team Leader and Senior Application Developer, I was responsible for the design and development of many internal applications. In the position of Contract Representative I coordinated the day-to-day activities of the contract employees onsite. In the position of the NT Team Leader, I was responsible for the creation, administration, and maintenance for all NT servers in the primary GSA/FSS facility, and all of the facilities that we manage. I oversaw the contractor issues of the Windows 98/Lotus Notes rollout-over 12 national and international geographic regions, I was the primary programmer, master scheduler, and Special Projects Manager for the entire IT department. As manager of the Special Projects Team, I was responsible for the design and deployment of a state-of-the-art warehouse automation and parcel shipping system. This system encompasses automated belts, robotic pickers and stackers, and over 1 million square feet of bar-coded SKUs of product-everything that is sold in the GSA Advantage! catalog. I also managed the migration of our central office computer facility. Over 400 servers, NAS systems and tape libraries (many hand-carried and installed). These systems were inventoried automatically, utilizing software that I designed and developed. I am proud that this move was completed in just 12 days, with eight team members, and a minimum of system downtime.
Key Achievements
- Application Development Manager for the IT infrastructure team creating inventory management, office automation, and Configuration Management (CM) tools.
- Web and Server Teams Operations Manager
- Managed the developed and deployed web based applications in ColdFusion MX and ASP .NET
- Designed, built and managed databases in MS SQL 7 and mySQL 5
- Designed, built and managed the Microsoft AD Infrastructure
- Built and managed servers running Microsoft operating systems (Windows 2000, 2003) on physical platforms utilizing NetApp SANS systems via iSCSI connections
- Designed and implemented warehouse automation systems, with complete duplication/load balancing solutions
Instructor
George Washington University, United States of America, Washington, DC, Nov 1996 - Mar 2003
As an instructor of Internet Development for the Interactive Multimedia department of the university, coaching and grooming younger developers was my primary goal. The courses were: Server Development, Server Management, and Server Maintenance; Interactive Web Development; The Art of HTML; An Introduction to CGI Programming and E-Commerce Applications.
Senior Application Devleoper / Web Team Manager
Global Commerce & Information, United States of America, Washington, DC, Jun 1997 - Oct 1997
Contracted to the United States Postal Service I designed and developed a web application that managed the human resources information for every Federal USPS employee. This application is used globally, and contains all of the HR information for over 850,000 employees. I was the principle architect of this system and managed the implementation and team of developers.
Key Achievements
- Designed and built a massive system for the human resources department employee management needs
- Application languages included Cold Fusion, PERL, and ASP .NET on Windows and Linux servers
- Database schema creation was handled with ERwin in a Sybase environment
- Primary application is responsible for maintaining the employment records of the over 850,000 postal service employees
Development Team Lead / Senior Application Developer
Data Base Connections, Inc., United States of America, Washington, DC, Nov 1996 - May 1997
Contracted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) I was responsible for the development and implementation of an e-commerce web based application, one of the first of it's kind in the Federal Government. The system was written in Perl and Java Servlets. Being the primary Development Team Leader, and Senior Application Developer, I learned a great deal about e-commerce and credit card acceptance. This application allows clients of the FCC to process and pay for the forms that are required for licensing for radio stations, wireless connectivity, and vanity call signs.
Product Research & Development Specialist
VidTel Corporation, United States of America, Rockville, MD, Jun 1995 - Mar 1997
VidTel Corporation specialized in state of the art video teleconferencing solutions. The project entailed distance learning, distance medicine, and military applications for the public and encrypted versions of a desktop software.
Instructor
Delta Microsystems, Inc., United States of America, Rockville, MD, Oct 1996 - Feb 1997
I was an instructor of the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) exam preparation courses. These classes were outlined by Microsoft Professional Development and implemented as training by the select group of instructors licensed to teach these technologies.
Senior Application Developer / LAN Administrator
MCI Telecommunications Corporation, United States of America, Vienna, VA, Apr 1996 - Nov 1996
At MCI I was the departmental LAN administrator and WEB Application Developer. I was responsible for the 5 NT systems that operated our file and print services, as well as our Intranet and Internet web servers. I was solely responsible for the web sites published by our department, and the person responsible for architecting and implementing their IT platform (NT 3.51, O'Reilly's WebSite, Allure's ColdFusion, Net Shoppers NTMail (SMTP pop services) and Perl 5.001). I was responsible for training the other technicians in the department on the systems and languages that were employed. I had created and was managing a complete intranet solution on a Microsoft Platform. In April 1996 I received the "MCI All Star" award of excellence, and in second quarter of 1996 I received the "MCI Peak Achiever" award.
Instructor / IT Systems Engineer
Electronic Learning Facilitators, Inc., United States of America, Bethesda, MD, Sep 1994 - Feb 1996
ELF had contracted my services to The United States Navy, where I was traveling extensively and instructing classes on various software operation and administration procedures. The classes included advanced as well as introductory classes on NT Administration, Internet and Web, and more. During the times between classes I would provide technical support for the Medical Branch of The United States Navy, by serving on the National Medical Information Management Center (NMIMC) tier 2 support team. Here is where I created the need for them to be on the Web. After providing a proof of concept on how well a web presence would benefit them, the money was allocated to purchase servers and my position changed to webmaster. I was then responsible for the installation, configuration, and maintenance of the Windows NT Network. I had effectively created and managed a complete Internet solution on a Microsoft Platform. In January of 1996 I successfully completed the "ELF Training Wizard Program" and in February 1996 I successfully completed a "Microsoft Windows NT Training Program".
Senior Network Engineer
Asbuilt Information Systems, United States of America, Encino, CA, Aug 1992 - Aug 1994
Asbuilt Information Systems specialized in post construction drawing modifications. I was responsible for the migration from Windows For Workgroups networking to a complete Windows NT Domain structure. As the senior technician I was responsible for architecting and executing the migration plan. Once the migration was completed, I spent the next year implementing all of the standard infrastructure nodes. Network attached storage devices, network attached printers and plotters as well as the massive scanners used in transferring paper plan sets to digital were the more common nodes branched onto this network.
Chief Technical Officer
Grouppe B Design, United States of America, Los Angeles, CA, Aug 1992 - Aug 1994
Grouppe B Design was a small start up architectural company specializing in digital drawings. I architected and implemented an entire IT solution for them from internet network connection to the desktop. All desktops, servers, printers, and network infrastructure hardware was connected to an IP network and sub netted into a DMZ for enhanced security. Firewalls, routers, and the commercial AT&T fiber backbone connection were also part of this build.
Director of Computer Operations
Environecics, United States of America, Los Angeles, CA, Jan 1991 - Jul 1992
As the Directory of Computer Operations I was responsible for the required 9-9s of network uptime. Achieving a lofty goal such as this was accomplished solely by the team of engineers and Pacific Bell (for the public internet connection). I designed a monitoring and notification system that would alert the network team of pending issues, allow them to update systems (server and desktop) remotely, and track heuristic measurements.
Estimator
Acousticraft, United States of America, Riverside, CA, Mar 1990 - Dec 1990
With my primary education in architectural design and engineering I was very well versed in ceiling design, costs, and estimation techniques. Putting my practical experience to work for Acousticraft was a wonderful learning experience.
Software Developer / Space Accountant
Pace Compumetrics, United States of America, Los Angeles, CA, Jun 1989 - Feb 1990
Pace provided their clients (leasing agencies) with drawings of the properties that they managed. These drawings laid out exactly how much square footage each suite encompassed, essential information when determining the rent required for a tenant to pay for that space. I was responsible for the fieldwork, as well as the drawing and reporting of the buildings information. Buildings were measured by hand, in teams of two, then those measurements were transferred to computer where proprietary software was used to calculate the square footage that each tenant occupied. The application was called CASA16 it was written in Basic to run on HP hardware. I modified the CASA16 program to suit the needs of and expectations of Pace. The modifications became so popular in the industry at the time, that I was able to “share” them with other companies using the CASA16 platform.
CAD Designer / Architect
HMC Group, United States of America, Ontario, CA, Jun 1988 - Jun 1989
My primary education was in architectural design and structural engineering. Working with HMC afforded me the opportunity to learn the intricacies of the Intergraph VAX/VMS systems. Developing for those systems was complicated and still truly “client - server” with a dummy terminal backed up to a very large mainframe. The development consisted of customizing the Intergraph application by setting specifics and building custom scripts that were available to specific users based on permissions. Scripts were very specific and were used to accelerate very complicated manual tasks.
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Graphics Design and Layout - Having an architectural background lends itself to a good eye for color and design. Understanding how colors effect the human psyche is very important when trying to insure that your intentions are received by your target audience.
Network Infrastructure Knowledge - I have a well rounded knowledge of networking models, which is imperative to properly designing applications.
Project Management - My project management skills have led teams to great victories. Projects under my reign are completed on time and on budget.
Technical Documentation - Maintaining a complete understand of the project is of utmost importance. Project notes, task records, and application templates are all components of good Technical Documentation. I belive that the technical documents begin with the first notes from the first meeting and grow from there.
User Interface Design (UID) - Having developed user interfaces for customers from all social and economic standings has provided me with the understanding of how to get your information across properly.
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President's Special Recognition Award, Dec 2002
Extended to me by the Federal Real Property Association (FRPA) for "unselfishly volunteering his valuable time and talent to create and implement a professional interactive website for the FRPA 2002 PCD"
MCI Peak Achiever, May 1996
The MCI Peak Achiever award is an award given to those select employees that go above and beyond expected performance.
MCI All Star, Apr 1996
The MCI All Star award of excellence was given to me for completion of a project far better than expectations and before the deadline.
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Officer In Charge (OIC)
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary 5SR232 Detachemnt, United States of America, Oct 2006 - Present
As the Officer In Charge of the detachment I'm responsible for conducting the monthly meetings, planning our operations, and qualifying our members for duty.
Flotilla Staff Officer - Computer Specialist (FSO-CS)
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary 5SR232, United States of America, Jun 2002 - Present
As an Officer in the Coast Guard Auxiliary, it's my duty to maintain the flotilla IT infrastructure, and instruct our local members on it's purpose and use.
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Protecting Your Data on the Internet, Sep 2008
Internet Security Operations, Sep 2008
Avocent Systems Installation and Management, Jun 2007
Implementing Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and Server, Feb 2003
Software Estimation, Oct 2002
Configuration Management (CM) in Development, May 2002
Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0, Jan 1999
Clearance Information - by request, Oct 2009
Designing a Microsoft Windows Directory Services Infrastructure, Mar 2003
Risk Management, Aug 2002
Requirements Management, Jun 2002
Integrated Quality Systems (IQs) Introduction & Overview, May 2002
Integrated Quality Systems (IQs) Product Quality and Quality Assurance, Mar 2002
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