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Information systems and e-business expert offering fresh insight and passion for innovation with a proven track record in planning, building, and launching successful e-commerce and business applications. Powerful strategist able to implement creative business vision, transform and empower organizations with tools, technologies, and strategies. Experienced in e-business start-up and expansion and the seamless integration of emerging technologies in a large user community. Keen, in-depth, and intuitive understanding of tools, infrastructures, software life-cycle methodologies, and technology trends. Solid leader and mentor, focused on building team cohesion and inspiring individuals to strive toward ever-higher levels of achievement.

Professional Experience

CONFIDENTIAL

Jun 2002 - Present

Principal Software Engineer

Design standards-driven, .NET based solutions for the next generation of data analysis products. Build the architectural foundation for an extensible and highly scaleable application framework, including localization, rich ASP.NET/DHTML Web controls, Windows Forms user controls, Web services, database modeling, RT/OLAP integration, security, and documentation. Originally hired to train the Win32 staff in .NET and Internet related technologies, now continue role as technology mentor. Participated in over-seas customer surveys to understand industry support and future plans for integrating Internet based technologies.

Primary Technologies: Windows Server 2003/XP, IIS 5.0/6.0, .NET, C#, ASP.NET, Web services, Windows Forms, XML/XSD, Oracle 9i and PL/SQL, OLAP and Microsoft Pivot Table Services. Familiar with 21 CFR Part 11 and ISO 9000.

Newmediary, Inc. - Newton, MA Jun 1999 - Jan 2002

Chief Technology Officer, Co-founder

Charged with sole responsibility for defining the technology infrastructure and product development strategies for a scaleable vendor directory and RFP/RFQ engine. The application supports a Web-based ASP with over 50 private-labeled partners spanning multiple industries. Built and managed a comprehensive technology team, including engineering, QA, and IT groups. Maintained role of principal software architect and technology mentor.

Focused on finding accretive and complimentary products and solutions to extend our offering and mature our USP. Built cohesive partnerships with appropriate vendors to accommodate tactical needs. Defined and enforced corporate electronic usage policies and aligned technology solutions to match business objectives while effectively controlling costs and meeting timelines.

Primary Technologies: Windows NT/2000, IIS 4.0/5.0, ASP with server-side JScript, WSH, MS-Java 4.0, and SQL Server 2000, Cisco, Alteon, Check Point FireWall-1, Windows 2000 Cluster, Compaq StorageWorks SAN, SOAP, XML, DHTML.

Selected Results:

Designed and developed the software platform, database design and architecture, proprietary middleware frameworks and user-interface design, and built the corporate and production infrastructures. Set standards for coding style, documentation, and development and release methodologies.

Authored a patent with 17 claims incorporating my work on Web site private labeling, a geographic radius-searching algorithm, and a system and method for connecting buyers and providers of business services.

Facilitated intra-departmental communication and administration through a comprehensive intranet, combining extensive applications such as Web-based software life-cycle tracking, financial and statistical reports using OLAP, technical and user libraries, HR integration, and employee development and enrichment resources.

Built and maintained proprietary tele-sales, e-commerce, and online advertising systems and supervised Pivotal CRM integration, network administration, security policies and help desk support.

Cross-functional responsibilities included strategic business planning and development, oversight of vendor selection and management process, contract negotiations, project management, change management strategies and senior level recruitment.

Directed the due diligence and procurement of all IT related areas and oversaw 24x7 operations, reliability, scalability, network design, security policies, system administration, and design and maintenance of co-location environments.

Boston Globe Newspaper - Dorchester, MA Jul 1990 - Jun 1999

Manager of Internet Development, Aug 1995 - Jun 1999
Principal Software Engineer, Jul 1990 - Aug 1996

Managed the R&D of new application and development technologies for the Intranet and Extranet, including Subscription and Advertising services and Single Sign-on solutions. Served as an active member of a cross-company consortium focused on integrating Intranet/Extranet resources for all of the New York Times Digital properties. Maintained a high level of availability and provided systems management and technical support of all critical servers. Designed authoring and publishing utilities for both content providers and operational support staff, such as page editors, tape backups, and statistical analyzers. Oversaw the development of all data-aware interactive pages, using primarily Microsoft technologies such as Visual InterDev, ActiveX/COM, and SQL Server. Recipient of 1996 Employee Outstanding Achievement Award for work involving our corporate intranet.

Deployed software solutions that provided process control, data acquisition, and factory automation/manufacturing strategies for the Boston Globe production environment. Systems included monitoring, intelligent process management, expert systems, development tools, and API libraries. Responsibilities included tight coordination between various departments within the company and third-party vendors to develop production control systems for all three Boston Globe plants.

Primary Technologies: Windows NT, IIS 4.0, ASP with VBScript, Java 2.0 & MS-Java 3.0, SQL Server 6.5, MFC, ActiveX, OpenVMS, DEC Unix, Netscape LDAP Directory Services, C, COBOL, Lisp, Macro, various network protocols.

Significant Development Projects:

Inserter Control System – A fully integrated, distributed factory automation system

Message Delivery Facility – A messaging subsystem based on Ethernet and non-transparent DECnet kernel

Integrated Mailroom Management System – An expert system for scheduling “very complicated” production runs

Boston Globe Newspaper - Dorchester, MA Apr 1986 - Dec 1989

Applications Developer, General Applications Group (1989)
Network Administrator, IT/Operations Group (1987 – 1989)
Database Administrator, DBA and Dev Support (1986 – 1987)

Maintained a mixed mode VAX cluster consisting of various architectures with 42Gb of on-line storage, supporting a user community of over 1500 users all managed by a MicroVAX LAVC. Responsibilities included system configuration, network management, user support, security, application and layered product support, technical training, and solving real-time problems. Honored with a Boston Globe Co-op Scholarship for outstanding performance.

etimes3 – Waltham, MA,
Software Consultant, FamiliesOfSeptember11.org
May 2002 – Oct 2002

Northeastern University – Boston, MA,
Instructor, State of the Art Continuing Education
Apr 1997 – Apr 1999

ConsulTec – Boston, MA,
Technical Consultant/Trainer
Dec 1998 – Mar 1999

Network World – Framingham, MA,
Freelance Writer
Dec 1997 – Apr 1998

Digital Review – Boston, MA,
Freelance Writer
Nov 1989 – Feb 1990

Education

Northeastern University – Boston, MA
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, 1990
Vice Chairman and Executive Counsel, NU Student Chapter of ACM

Professional Development:
Microsoft Windows Programming, Harvard Extension School
ART*Expert Systems, Inference Corporation
NetDynamics 3.1, NetDynamics, Inc.
RS/6000 AIX UNIX, IBM
VMS System Management, Internals, Device Drivers, DECwindows/OSF, Digital Equipment Corporation

Technologies:

Windows NT/2000/XP, IIS 5.0, ASP, JScript/VBScript/WSH, Java 2.0 & MS-Java 4.0, SQL Server 2000 and Analysis Services, Visual Studio 7.0/.NET/C#, MFC, C, COM, Active Directory, Exchange Server, Sendmail, Cisco IOS, Alteon WebOS, Check Point FireWall-1 and network security concepts, various Microsoft products and third party solutions, Oracle 7. VAX & Alpha Families, VAX/VMS & OpenVMS, DEC C, DEC UNIX, Ada, COBOL, FORTRAN, Lisp, Macro, Pascal, Message Router/MAILBUS, TCP/IP, UDP, FTP, Ethernet LAN and DECnet WAN, X.25. Allen Bradley 5 PLC, IBM RS/6000 AIX.