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Taylors, Sc

I managed the web developers and internal application efforts at HomePoint. HomePoint was a B2B software and services vendor for the furniture industry, as well as an online retailer of furniture.

Architected and created portions of the AART software development environment. AART was composed of a visual development environment, Java monitoring screens, and a real-time runtime engine that controls automated manufacturing machinery.

Senior Project Manager for e-MRO™, an Internet procurement link to asset management software. Defined the architecture for providing a virtual catalog of MRO parts from multiple distributors. Director of Research. Evaluated new development tools, wrote high level product specifications, and examined the impact of new technologies on existing products.Project Manager for MP2 5.0 for SQL Server Scheduled and managed 29 developers. Involved in evaluation of development tools, estimating resource needs, interviewing developers, writing training materials, creating detailed schedules, tracking project progress, and maintaining code and design standards. Named Plant & Engineering Product of the Year for 1997.Functional Manager for MP2 for Windows versions 4.0, 4.01, 4.5 and 4.5 Client/Server. Named Plant & Engineering Product of the Year for 1994.Developer/Project Manager for SideArm for DOS version 2.0, a DOS based maintenance management package.