* Founded Haptic Software with the goal to create health and fitness iOS apps that make a difference in people’s lives. * Researched, designed and implemented an iOS journaling app for migraineurs: MigraineMind Migraine Diary.* Created websites for Haptic Software and MigraineMind.

(NOTE: IBM acquired Cognos Inc. in 2008. )I worked with a team on the Cognos BI reporting software, specifically on the service responsible for generating reports from a report specification. Coding was a combination of C++ and Java with some Python for build scripts. The development was done on Windows but the product was also built and tested on several UNIX platforms. We used IBM Rational Team Concert to manage all the development assets.* Performed technical feasibility… Show more (NOTE: IBM acquired Cognos Inc. in 2008. )I worked with a team on the Cognos BI reporting software, specifically on the service responsible for generating reports from a report specification. Coding was a combination of C++ and Java with some Python for build scripts. The development was done on Windows but the product was also built and tested on several UNIX platforms. We used IBM Rational Team Concert to manage all the development assets.* Performed technical feasibility study to add statistical analysis features to the Cognos BI report service using SPSS and other statistics software.* Designed and implemented initial C++ framework enabling the report service to generate and execute SPSS programs and integrate the results in Cognos reports.* Created a separate Java statistics service to improve the performance, scalability and stability of statistics reports.* Applied Agile software development methods such as Scrum, code refactoring, planning poker, test driven development (TDD).* Promoted Agile development inside IBM Cognos (including the creation of a web site for Cognos Agile Community).* Mentored junior team members. Show less

As a member of the Cognos BI report service team:* Led a team of 3 developers that designed and implemented the C++ component that controlled the report service engine. This included decoding and encoding SOAP requests and responses, managing thread pools, interfacing with the core reporting engine and encoding report output.* Using a combination of XSLT and Java, wrote a complex report upgrade service when the design of the report specification changed from being query driven to… Show more As a member of the Cognos BI report service team:* Led a team of 3 developers that designed and implemented the C++ component that controlled the report service engine. This included decoding and encoding SOAP requests and responses, managing thread pools, interfacing with the core reporting engine and encoding report output.* Using a combination of XSLT and Java, wrote a complex report upgrade service when the design of the report specification changed from being query driven to being layout driven.* Delivered high quality and predictable results through a combination of code reviews, unit tests and functional tests that had to pass before code could be checked in. Show less