My current focus is on managing the warehouse for a small Spanish and South American wine importer which entails receiving wine from international ports, shipping wines to domestic locations, and distribution of wine to local restaurants and wine shops. I am also responsible for inventory as well as other tasks as assigned. I’m also a part of the sales team and maintain accounts with clients in the eastern region of Virginia. Additionally, I conduct wine tastings, wine dinners, and staff… Show more My current focus is on managing the warehouse for a small Spanish and South American wine importer which entails receiving wine from international ports, shipping wines to domestic locations, and distribution of wine to local restaurants and wine shops. I am also responsible for inventory as well as other tasks as assigned. I’m also a part of the sales team and maintain accounts with clients in the eastern region of Virginia. Additionally, I conduct wine tastings, wine dinners, and staff training. Show less

As the Wine Director, I did all things wine related. From curating the most amazing wine list in the city of Richmond to being the primary buyer responsible for keeping the wine list fresh and up to date. I met with vendors to taste the latest in wine trends, consulted with guests and staff members to help them choose wines, and created training materials for the staff. I conducted training classes as well as hosted wine dinners and wine tastings.Being a bartender at Can Can was like… Show more As the Wine Director, I did all things wine related. From curating the most amazing wine list in the city of Richmond to being the primary buyer responsible for keeping the wine list fresh and up to date. I met with vendors to taste the latest in wine trends, consulted with guests and staff members to help them choose wines, and created training materials for the staff. I conducted training classes as well as hosted wine dinners and wine tastings.Being a bartender at Can Can was like being on stage. Our primary focus was on guest satisfaction. We had the largest selection of liquors in the city and a talented staff with creative cocktail ideas that we made come to life. Our cocktail lists were purely our creations. We all excelled at customizing drinks for specific tastes. Our wine and beer lists were unprecedented, and we were all truly knowledgeable with respect to our inventory. Show less

CineBistro was a movie theater that offered upscale dining during the show. I was the primary wine buyer and wine list curator. Because we were such a unique venue, I had the flexibility to provide a broad array of international wine selections. I also provided reserve selections for our guests. The wine program included wine dinners and wine tastings which I hosted as well as consulted with the chef for recommended food and wine pairings.

As a member of the TCTF development team I performed the following duties:- The TCTF application was built on the J2EE framework. We used JDBC to connect to the Oracle database and implemented an instant message system using JMS. Web services were provided by the customer. SOAP was the protocol of choice and we used JDOM to parse, manipulate, and package XML messages.- Designed a client that subscribes and publishes TADIL (Tactical Digital Information Link) messages through the… Show more As a member of the TCTF development team I performed the following duties:- The TCTF application was built on the J2EE framework. We used JDBC to connect to the Oracle database and implemented an instant message system using JMS. Web services were provided by the customer. SOAP was the protocol of choice and we used JDOM to parse, manipulate, and package XML messages.- Designed a client that subscribes and publishes TADIL (Tactical Digital Information Link) messages through the MTC Service (Multi-TADIL Capability).- Authored design document, uses cases, and class diagrams for the client.Implemented design (of the client) using the JAVA programming language.- Used XML to subscribe and publish J-Series messages and Link Tracks.- Implemented UI changes and helped fix bugs on other projects as assigned.- Participated in software testing and integration.- Helped maintain software user manuals, software description documents, version control documents, and version description documents.- Helped insure that individual software segments complied with DII COE standards.- Helped maintain build scripts and test system build procedures.Note: Laid off due to funding cuts related to the war debt (March 2006). Show less

As a software developer for the Army Training Information Architecture-Migrated (ATIA-M) project I performed the following duties:- Developed components for the ATIA-M project using the J2EE model with version 1.3.1 of the SDK. - Used JDOM to handle XML messaging. - Employed JSP and Servlets for the dynamic web pages. - Used JDBC to query the database.- Integrated components into the application.- Used Java? Swing package to develop user interfaces (UI) for ATIA-M.-… Show more As a software developer for the Army Training Information Architecture-Migrated (ATIA-M) project I performed the following duties:- Developed components for the ATIA-M project using the J2EE model with version 1.3.1 of the SDK. - Used JDOM to handle XML messaging. - Employed JSP and Servlets for the dynamic web pages. - Used JDBC to query the database.- Integrated components into the application.- Used Java? Swing package to develop user interfaces (UI) for ATIA-M.- Translated the use cases for the Lesson Plan portion of ATIA-M into a UML class diagram (using Rational Rose).- Developed unit tests using Cactus (Jakarta) and JUnit. Training at SAIC: UML CertificationXML CertificationNote: Laid off due to funding cuts after the declaration of war on Iraq (April 2003). Show less

As a software developer I implemented new features for the next version of the D-Six - - - Flight Simulation software package using C++.- Modified the programmer interface to allow the user to turn individual instruments on or off on the simulator? instrument panel.- Modified the source code so that the instrument panel was no longer recognized as an input/output device. This modification enhanced overall performance.- Added the ability to allow the software package to be… Show more As a software developer I implemented new features for the next version of the D-Six - - - Flight Simulation software package using C++.- Modified the programmer interface to allow the user to turn individual instruments on or off on the simulator? instrument panel.- Modified the source code so that the instrument panel was no longer recognized as an input/output device. This modification enhanced overall performance.- Added the ability to allow the software package to be initialized based on project settings.Note: Laid off due to funding cuts; . I was hired to do commercial flight simulation software. Commercial airline cash flow disappeared soon after the Show less

Developed Anti-virus and content filtering software. Integrated software systems.

Developed inventory software for the Air Force.